Beach volleyball and bowling, women's sports that are not sponsored by The American, compete in Conference USA (CUSA).

[7] That year, Harris reduced the number of football athletic scholarships from 100—an average amount in the SEC at the time—to 75.

[7] However, Tulane under Harris reclassified PE as an academic minor, further requiring college athletes to pursue bachelor's degrees.

[6] Tommy O'Boyle, the head coach of the football team at the time, said of the departure, "It sure can't do us any harm.

[6] Following its departure, Tulane continued its in-state rivalry with the LSU Tigers, who had remained in the SEC.

[7] However, increased costs associated with university athletics, such as Title IX compliance and increased salaries for coaches, hurt the athletics department, and its status as an independent damaged several longstanding conference rivalries and eliminated the possibility of competing for conference championships, which hurt public interest.

[8]: 183–210 The Tulane baseball team, also established in 1893, is managed by head coach Jay Uhlman.

They play their home games in Avron B. Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse, named after a donation that enabled extensive renovations in 2012–13.

They play their home games in Avron B. Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse, named after a donation that enabled extensive renovations in 2012–13.

Green Wave football teams have won 10 conference championships, including three in the SEC and one each in CUSA and The American, and have appeared in 12 postseason bowl games.

[28] One national team title was bestowed by USA Rugby: Nine national team titles were bestowed by the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association and other sailing associations: Tulane officials commissioned John Chase in 1945 to illustrate the covers of its football game programs.

In 2017, Tulane announced that the "T-Wave" would be replaced as the primary logo by a redesigned "Angry Wave".

[48] In 2011 it spearheaded the "Home Field Advantage" campaign to fully fund the $73 million construction of Yulman Stadium on the Uptown campus through private donations.

When the news leaked, the outrage by fans, alumni, and boosters forced the Board of Trustees to pivot and claim it actually intended to undertake a comprehensive "review" of athletics.

Scott Cowen began a dialog with other university presidents calling for a change to the existing system that rewards established powers at the expense of less successful programs.

As a member of the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee, Cowen was active in decision-making regarding the future of college football.

[51] As a result of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, Tulane's varsity sports teams, with the exception of cross country and track and field, moved to four universities in Texas and Louisiana for the remainder of that academic semester, while continuing to represent Tulane in competition:[52] For its fortitude in the face of Katrina, the 2005 Tulane football team received Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award and the Football Writers Association of America Annual Courage Award.

[53] The university's Renewal Plan called for the suspension of some of its sports, and it did not return to a full 16 teams until the 2011–12 school year.