The SEC basically kicked out Tulane...
Tulane University left the Southeastern Conference (SEC) at the end of 1965 for a number of reasons, including:
Playing a more national schedule: Tulane's president at the time, Herbert Longenecker, said the school wanted to accommodate its diverse student body by playing a more national schedule.
De-emphasis of football: Some say Tulane had de-emphasized football.
Budget deficit: Others say the university was cutting scholarships due to a large budget deficit.
Over-signing of players: Some say other schools were over-signing players in each recruiting class.
Record: From 1953β1964, Tulane's record was 28β82β8, and they only won more than one SEC game in two of those seasons.
Tulane joined the American Athletic Conference in 2022.
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