Green Wave is the nickname of the sports teams of Tulane University, and it was adopted during the 1920 season. Prior to that, the teams were known officially as "The Olive and Blue" and unofficially referred to as "The Greenies" or "The Greenbacks." Tulane's earliest athletic traditions are tied to its football team, which began playing in 1893 and hit its stride in 1900 with a perfect 5-0 season, beating the Southern Athletic Club, Alabama, Millsaps, LSU, and Ole Miss, and in a 1912 game against Southwestern Louisiana, they set records of 15 rushing touchdowns and 95 points that still stand. Tulane's third and fourth perfect regular seasons came in 1929 and 1931, with a single loss to Northwestern in Chicago, Illinois in the 1930 campaign, and the 1931 team did go to the Rose Bowl, losing 21-12 to USC. >> More