2008 Tulane Green Wave football team

American college football season

2008 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest
Record2–10 (1–7 C–USA)
Head coach
  • Bob Toledo (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorDan Dodd (2nd season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorO’Neil Gilbert (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSuperdome
Tad Gormley Stadium
Seasons
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2008 Conference USA football standings
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Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
East Carolina x$   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Memphis   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Southern Miss   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UAB   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UCF   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Marshall   3 – 5     4 – 8  
West Division
Tulsa xy   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Rice x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Houston   6 – 2     8 – 5  
UTEP   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Tulane   1 – 7     2 – 10  
SMU   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Tulane competed as a member of the Conference USA.

The team was led by second-year head coach Bob Toledo. Tulane finished the season with a 2–10 record. Despite this, sports columnist King Kaufman declared the Green Wave the national champions. In a Salon article, meant more to point out the flaws in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) than make a real argument in Tulane's favor, he wrote:[1]

"Tulane beat Louisiana-Monroe, who beat Troy, who beat Middle Tennessee, who beat Maryland, who beat Wake Forest, who beat Mississippi ... [who beat BCS champions] Florida ... [and] also beat Texas Tech, who beat Texas, who beat [BCS runners-up] Oklahoma."

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 66:00 pmat No. 13 Alabama*ESPN360L 6–2092,138
September 132:00 pmNo. 14 East CarolinaWITNL 24–2827,189
September 202:00 pmLouisiana–Monroe*
  • Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
CSTW 24–1023,419
September 257:00 pmSMU
  • Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
CBSCSW 34–2725,643
October 42:00 pmArmy*dagger
CSTL 13–4423,794
October 118:05 pmat UTEPL 21–2433,121
October 252:00 pmRice
  • Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 17–4217,841
November 17:00 pmat No. 15 LSU*GamePlanL 10–3592,136
November 87:00 pmat HoustonCBSCSL 14–4223,522
November 152:00 pmUAB
  • Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 24–4118,614
November 222:00 pmat TulsaL 7–5620,391
November 291:00 pmat MemphisL 6–4515,012
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. ^ "The real national champion – and it isn't Utah". Salon.com. January 6, 2009. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
  2. ^ 2008 Green Wave Football Schedule, ESPN
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