In June 2003, Tulane nearly dropped football. In Aug. 2005, Mother Nature nearly dropped the sport for the university, forcing the Green Wave on the road for a season on the heels of Hurricane Katrina.
Now, a generation later, Tulane is the class of the mid-major football world. The Green Wave downed North Texas 34–21 to win the American championship, likely locking up their first trip the College Football Playoff as a representative (though not necessarily the only representative) of the Group of 5.
