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Tulane's nickname was adopted during the 1920 season, after a song titled "The Rolling Green Wave" was published in the Tulane Hullabaloo in 1920. From 1893 to 1919 the athletic teams of Tulane were officially known as "The Olive and Blue", for the official school colors.
Tulane has played in 17 official bowl games, with the Green Wave garnering a record of 7–10. Tulane also played in the Bacardi Bowl in 1909, playing the Havana Athletic Club, losing 11–0. This was not sanctioned by the NCAA, and thus the Green Wave do not recognize the bowl appearance. Notably, Tulane's first bowl win was the inaugural ...
The Green Wave won its first six games for the school's best start since 1934, but the highlight of the year was the season finale with LSU. In that game, the Green Wave beat the Tigers for the first time since 1948, taking a 14–0 win before a beyond-capacity crowd of 86,598 in old Tulane Stadium.
A month later, after the new nickname gained acceptance, the student newspaper referred to the team as the Green Wave in a game report for Tulane-Mississippi A&M. By the end of the 1920 season ...
Tulane Green Wave men's basketball at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse. Tulane's men's basketball team played its first game on December 9, 1905. [3]In March 1976, the Green Wave enticed Syracuse coach Roy Danforth--one year removed from taking the Orange to their first Final Four--to succeed Charles Moir as Green Wave coach when Moir left for the same position at Virginia Tech.
The Tulane Green Wave football team, representing Tulane University, has had 138 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936. [1] [A 1] This includes four players taken in the first round, and one overall number one pick, Tommy Mason in 1961. [4]
The 2024 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Green Wave were led by Jon Sumrall in his first year as the head coach. The Green Wave played their home games at Yulman Stadium, located in New Orleans.
The Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team represents Tulane University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team competes in the American Athletic Conference . They play home games on campus in Avron B. Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse , the 9th-oldest active basketball venue in the nation. [ 2 ]