1978 Tulane Green Wave football team

1978 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Larry Smith (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Moe Ankney (3rd season)
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome

1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
North Texas State		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 7 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Florida State		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Temple		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Hawaii		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
William & Mary		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Memphis State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Air Force		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Colgate		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Boston College		–		–				0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their third year under head coach Larry Smith, the team compiled a 4–7 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 7–31	31,458
September 16	No. 14 Pittsburgh	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 6–24	32,658
September 23	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 17–27	25,805
September 30	at No. 20 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 14–17	40,111
October 7	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 38–3	27,600
October 14	Boston College	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 9–3	27,177
October 21	TCU	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 7–13	22,748
October 28	Memphis State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 41–24	19,127
November 4	Miami (FL)	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 20–16	20,045
November 11	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 3–13	28,500
November 25	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 21–40	75,876
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game