The 1996 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of Conference USA. In their fifth year under head coach Buddy Teevens, the team compiled an overall record of 2âÂÂ9, with a mark of 1âÂÂ4 in conference play, placing sixth in C-USA.