Tulane Green Wave
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| University | Tulane University |
| Conference | The American |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Troy Dannen |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Varsity teams | 17 |
| Football stadium | Yulman Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Devlin Fieldhouse |
| Baseball stadium | Turchin Stadium |
| Other arenas | Reily Natatorium |
| Mascot | Riptide |
| Nickname | Green Wave |
| Fight song | The Olive and the Blue |
| Cheer | The Hullabaloo |
| Colors | Olive Green and Sky Blue |
| Website | www |
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The Tulane Green Wave are the athletic teams representing Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 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. In 1919 the Tulane Weekly, one of Tulane's many student newspapers at the time and the predecessor of the Tulane Hullabaloo, began referring to the football team as the "Greenbacks," an unofficial nickname that also led to another: the "Greenies."
Tulane competes in NCAA Division I as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The university was a charter member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), in which it competed until 1966. Tulane, along with other academically-oriented, private schools had considered forming the Southern Ivy League (a.k.a. Magnolia Conference) in the 1950s. It joined the newly formed Conference USA in 1995. In 2012 the university announced it would move to the Big East Conference (later renamed the American Athletic Conference) in all sports in July 2014. There are 17 Green Wave intercollegiate programs.
Tulane sponsors teams in seven men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports:
Men's Intercollegiate Sports
Women's Intercollegiate Sports
The Tulane football team, established in 1893, compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. Green Wave football teams have won 9 conference championships, including 3 in the SEC and 1 in C-USA, and have appeared in 12 postseason bowl games. They are coached by Willie Fritz and play home games in Yulman Stadium.
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