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1970 Tulane Green Wave football
1970 Tulane Green Wave football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 17–3 vs. Colorado
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 17
Record	8–4
Head coach	Jim Pittman (5th season);
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium
	Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame		–		10	–	1	–	0
Villanova		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Air Force		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech		–		9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Houston		–		8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tulane		–		8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Penn State		–		7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State		–		7	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati		–		7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		6	–	4	–	0
Dayton		–		5	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		5	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		5	–	5	–	0
Utah State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss		–		5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		3	–	7	–	0
Marshall		–		3	–	6	–	0
Buffalo		–		2	–	9	–	0
Navy		–		2	–	9	–	0
Army		–		1	–	9	–	1
Xavier		–		1	–	9	–	0
Holy Cross		–		0	–	10	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season as an independent. In their fifth year under head coach Jim Pittman, the team compiled a 8–4 record and defeated Colorado in the Liberty Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		L 14–21	42,250	^[1]
September 19	No. 19 Georgia	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA		W 17–14	30,924	^[2]
September 26	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		W 23–9	27,864	^[3]
October 2	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 6–3	11,324	^[4]
October 10	at No. 8 Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		L 3–24	31,508	^[5]
October 17	North Carolina	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA		W 24–17	23,900	^[6]
October 24	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 6–20	32,129	^[7]
October 31	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN		W 10–7	19,000	^[8]
November 7	Miami (FL)	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA		W 31–16	23,250	^[9]
November 21	NC State	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA		W 31–0	19,542	^[10]
November 28	No. 6 LSU	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)		L 14–26	81,233	^[11]
December 12	vs. Colorado	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	W 17–3	44,640	^[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1970 Tulane Green Wave football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`11`	David Abercrombie	Sr
OT	`69`	Rob Foley	So
QB	`10`	Greg Gleason	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`50`	Ray Hester	Sr
LB	`32`	Rick Kingrea	Sr
DE	`80`	Rusty Lee	So
DE	`77`	Mike Walker	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Jim Pittman

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Raiders pull plug on Green Wave". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. September 13, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia upset by Tulane 17–14". Tallahassee Democrat. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane steals five passes, stings Wells, Illinois, 23–9". Herald and Review. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane edges UC, 6–3". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 3, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Greenie fumbles help Air Force win". Sun Herald. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane's passing zips UNC, 24–17". The Charlotte Observer. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tech torments Tulane, 20–6". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Commodores sunk by Wave". The Tennessean. November 1, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Green Wave swamps Hurricanes". The Palm Beach Post. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane rolls by Wolfpack". The News and Observer. November 22, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane loses to LSU, but comes up winner". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 29, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Abercrombie leads Tulane over Colorado in Liberty". The Clarion-Ledger. December 13, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.