2000 Tulane Green Wave football team

2000 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	6–5 (3–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Chris Scelfo (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Pete McGinnis (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome

2000 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Louisville $		6	–	1					9	–	3
East Carolina		5	–	2					8	–	4
Cincinnati		5	–	2					7	–	5
Southern Miss		4	–	3					8	–	4
UAB		3	–	3					7	–	4
Tulane		3	–	4					6	–	5
Memphis		2	–	5					4	–	7
Houston		2	–	5					3	–	8
Army		1	–	6					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Green Wave played their home games at the Louisiana Superdome. They competed in Conference USA. The team was coached by head coach Chris Scelfo.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	11:30 am	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	JPS	L 20–49	46,847	[1]
September 16	2:30 pm	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	FSN	L 17–37	38,517	[2]
September 23	6:00 pm	at SMU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 29–17	26,375
September 30	5:00 pm	Cincinnati	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 24–19	22,446
October 7	4:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		W 38–37	20,113
October 14	11:00 am	No. 16 Southern Miss	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Bell)	FSN	L 24–56	27,645	[3]
October 21	11:00 am	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, New York	FSN	L 17–21	40,107
October 28	1:00 pm	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		L 32–35	30,387
November 4	5:00 pm	Houston	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 41–23	16,785
November 11	5:00 pm	Navy*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 50–38	20,081
November 18	5:00 pm	Memphis	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 37–14	17,269
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2000 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Patrick Ramsey Jr OL 60 Seth Zaunbrecher So OT 74 Bernard Robertson Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 John Wilson Sr DB 3 Jeff Sanchez So CB 15 Tim Carter Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 47 Seth Marler So P 36 Casey Roussel Jr	Head coach Chris Scelfo Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2000-12-06

NFL draft

The 2001 NFL draft was held on April 21–22, 2001. The following Green Wave player was selected.^[4]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
5	138	Bernard Robertson	Offensive tackle	Chicago Bears

References

1. "Tulane gets overpowered by Ole Miss, 49–20". Daily News. September 3, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tulane bombed 37–17". The Times. September 17, 2000. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "USM pounds Green Wave". Daily World. October 15, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2021.