2007 Tulane Green Wave football team

American college football season

2007 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest
Record4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Bob Toledo (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorDan Dodd (1st season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorThom Kaumeyer (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLouisiana Superdome
Seasons
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2007 Conference USA football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
UCF x$   7 – 1     10 – 4  
East Carolina   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Memphis   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Marshall   3 – 5     3 – 9  
UAB   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Tulsa xy   6 – 2     10 – 4  
Houston x   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Tulane   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Rice   3 – 5     3 – 9  
UTEP   2 – 6     4 – 8  
SMU   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Green Wave played their home games at the Louisiana Superdome. They competed in the West Division of Conference USA. The team was coached by first-year head coach Bob Toledo. The team finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in C-USA - tied for third place in the West Division.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 86:00 pmMississippi State*CSSL 17–3831,076
September 156:00 pmHouston
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 10–3421,311
September 227:00 pmSE Louisiana*
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 35–2717,611
September 2911:00 amNo. 2 LSU*
ESPN2L 9–3458,769
October 66:00 pmat Army*ESPNUL 17–20 OT30,022
October 136:00 pmat UABL 21–2624,144
October 207:00 pmat SMUFSSWW 41–34 OT14,901
October 272:00 pmMemphisdagger
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 27–2823,267
November 36:30 pmTulsa
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
CSTVL 25–4915,271
November 106:00 pmUTEP
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 34–1915,479
November 172:00 pmat Rice
W 45–3111,539
November 2412:00 pmat East CarolinaMASNL 12–3535,362
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Personnel

2007 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 32 André Anderson So
FB 36 Cody Blackwelder Fr
WR 3 Chris Dunn  So
QB 4 Scott Elliott  Jr
RB 25 Matt Forte Sr
OL 74 Scott Holt  Sr
QB 7 Joe Kemp Fr
TE 80 Justin Kessler Jr
OL 71 Troy Kropog  Jr
QB 2 Kevin Moore  Fr
QB 9 Anthony Scelfo So
WR 82 Evan Smith Sr
WR 13 Fred Smith  Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 27 O'Lindsey Brown Sr
DT 96 Tony Bryant Fr
S 24 Chinonso Echebelem So
LB 44 Jordan Ellis Jr
S Joe Goosby Sr
S 31 Devin Holland Fr
LB David Kirksey So
DE Adam Kwentua So
LB 34 Evan Lee Jr
CB Josh Lumar Jr
DT 99 Frank Morton Sr
DE 92 Reggie Scott Jr
S 18 Louis Thomas Sr
CB 8 Alex Wacha So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Ross Thevenot So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Season summary

At Army

Tulane Green Wave (1–3) at Army Black Knights (2–3)
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Tulane 0 10 70017
Army 0 7 010320

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

  • Date: October 6, 2007
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 30,022
  • TV: ESPNU
  • Box Score, Box Score
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing Anthony Scelfo 16/25, 154 Yds
Rushing Matt Forte 32 Rush, 202 Yds, 2 TD
Receiving Jeremy Williams 4 Rec, 52 Yds
Army Passing Carson Williams 15/21, 113 Yds, TD
Rushing Patrick Mealy 15 Rush, 41 Yds
Receiving Mike Wright 2 Rec, 63 Yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP TUL ARMY
2 11:28 12 80 4:58 Tulane Matt Forte 2-yard touchdown run, Ross Thevenot kick good 7 0
2 6:39 10 60 4:40 Army Jeremy Trimble 27-yard touchdown reception from Carson Williams, Adam Demarco kick good 7 7
2 0:19 9 40 1:41 Tulane 46-yard field goal by Ross Thevenot 10 7
3 7:48 8 90 3:50 Tulane Matt Forte 33-yard touchdown run, Ross Thevenot kick good 17 7
4 1:40 Army 36-yard field goal by Owen Tolson 17 10
4 0:00 5 80 0:29 Army Mike Wright 36-yard touchdown reception from Kevin Dunn, Adam Demarco kick good 17 17
OT 5 17 Army 25-yard field goal by Owen Tolson 17 20
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 20

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