2005 Tulane Green Wave football team

2005 Conference USA football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Tulsa 44, Central Florida 27
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Their home stadium, the Louisiana Superdome, was damaged by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and forced the Green Wave to play the entire season on the road.^[1] They competed in the West Division of Conference USA. The team was coached by head coach Chris Scelfo.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 17	7:00 PM	Mississippi State*	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	CSTV	L 14–21	16,421
September 24	7:00 PM	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX		W 31–10	15,681
October 1	2:30 PM	SE Louisiana*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 28–21	16,826
October 8	5:00 PM	Houston	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	iTV	L 14–35	15,454
October 14	7:00 PM	UTEP	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	ESPN	L 21–45	13,153
October 21	6:00 PM	at UCF	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL	CSTV	L 24–34	15,009
October 29	6:00 PM	Marshall	Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	CSTV	L 26–27	13,290
November 5	12:30 PM	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CSTV	L 21–49	33,608
November 12	2:00 PM	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		L 34–42	9,162
November 19	1:00 PM	Tulsa	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		L 14–38	10,306
November 26	2:00 PM	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		L 7–26	28,730
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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2005 Conference USA football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
UCF x		7	–	1		8	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3		7	–	5
Memphis		5	–	3		7	–	5
East Carolina		4	–	4		5	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5		4	–	7
UAB		3	–	5		5	–	6
West Division
Tulsa x$		6	–	2		9	–	4
UTEP		5	–	3		8	–	4
Houston		4	–	4		6	–	6
SMU		4	–	4		5	–	6
Tulane		1	–	7		2	–	9
Rice		1	–	7		1	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 44, Central Florida 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll