The Vikings played in their second straight Super Bowl, Super Bowl IX ( 3rd overall ), losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 16 – 6, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans on January 12, 1975.

The Saints began play at Tulane Stadium in 1967.

They played their home games in Tulane Stadium through the 1974 NFL season.

That first season started with a 94 yard opening kickoff return for a touchdown by John Gilliam ( No other team in NFL history has ever returned a kickoff for a touchdown on its first attempt as a new franchise ), but the Saints lost that game 27 – 13 to the Los Angeles Rams at Tulane Stadium.

The Saints predominantly wore white at home when the club played at Tulane Stadium from 1967 through 1974 ( except in 1969 and 1970 ), forcing opponents to wear dark colors in the subtropical climate of New Orleans.

When the surface at Tulane Stadium switched from natural grass to PolyTurf in 1971, field temperatures became hotter still.

The Saints switched to white pants in 1975, coinciding with the team's move from Tulane Stadium to the Superdome, and have worn white at home numerous times since then.

Tulane Stadium was the site of Super Bowls IV, VI, and IX ; while the Louisiana Superdome previously hosted XII and XV.

Super Bowl IV, the fourth AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, was played on a January 11, 1970, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana.

While the game was sold out at Tulane Stadium, the NFL's unconditional blackout rules prohibited the live telecast from being shown in the New Orleans area.

The game was played on January 16, 1972, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, the second time the Super Bowl was played in that city.

The Cowboys were 4 – 3 at the season midpoint, including a 24 – 14 loss to the New Orleans Saints at Tulane Stadium.

This game was originally scheduled to be the last to be played in Tulane Stadium.

The Superdome was not completed until August 1975, forcing Super Bowl IX to be moved to Tulane Stadium.

Although Tulane Stadium was sold out for the game, unconditional blackout rules in the NFL prohibited the live telecast from being shown in the New Orleans area.

The game was played on January 12, 1975 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, the last pro game at that venue ( the game was originally planned to be held at the Louisiana Superdome, but that stadium was not completed yet ).

Because construction on the dome was not yet finished, the game had to be moved to Tulane Stadium, home field for Tulane University.

The last minute change of venue meant this was not only the last of three Super Bowls played at Tulane Stadium, but the last professional game ever played in the stadium, which was demolished five years later and replaced for the 1975 NFL season by the Louisiana Superdome, which has hosted every Super Bowl held in New Orleans since.

It became the fourth primarily college stadium to host a Super Bowl, following Tulane Stadium, then the home of the New Orleans Saints ( 1970, 1972, and 1975 ), Rice Stadium ( 1974 ) and the Rose Bowl.

Tulane Stadium was the site of Super Bowls IV, VI, and IX ; while the Louisiana Superdome previously hosted XII, XV, and XX.

Staubach played at the United States Naval Academy and was the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl VI, which was played 30 years prior at New Orleans ' Tulane Stadium.

** Tom Dempsey, who was born with a deformed right foot and right hand, set a National Football League record by kicking a 63-yard field goal to lift the New Orleans Saints to a 19-17 victory over the Detroit Lions at Tulane Stadium.

From 1915 through 1957, they played home games at Heinemann Park ( later known as Pelican Stadium ), formerly located at the riverside downriver ( Southeastern ) corner of Carrollton Avenue's intersection with Tulane Avenue in Mid-City New Orleans.

Tulane University Sports Law Program Director Gabe Feldman ( who attended the hearing in court ) said, " Clearly the judge, by her questions, indicated she thinks Goodell overstepped his authority, and this case was always going to be about if he executed his power fairly ...

He next was accepted to the University of Louisiana ( now Tulane University ) to study law.

Reese Witherspoon was born at the former Southern Baptist Hospital ( now the Ochsner Baptist Medical Center ) in New Orleans, Louisiana, while her father was a student at Tulane University medical school.

John M. Barry, Distinguished Visiting Scholar, the Center for Bioenvironmental Research of Tulane and Xavier Universities, New Orleans, Louisiana, concluded that Haskell County was the location of the first outbreak of the Spanish flu of 1918, which killed between 21 and 100 million people.

Clark began taking night courses at Tulane University's University College where, despite his lack of a high school diploma, he was able to earn enough credits to be admitted to the University of New Orleans.

In 1975, the day the new Louisiana Superdome was opened, Tulane Stadium was condemned.

* Eason Weinmann Center for Comparative Law at Tulane University Law School

A study at the Tulane School of Public Health conducted by James P. Carter and others reported significant improvement in cancer patient longevity ( 177 months compared to 91 months ) when patients practiced the macrobiotic diet, although an analysis stated about this paper, " Scientific evidence on the potential benefits of macrobiotic diets for patients with cancer is limited to two retrospective studies with serious methodologic flaws.

each donated $ 30 million to Tulane University's School of Engineering for merit-based scholarships to provide education to deserving students regardless of financial situation in the discipline of engineering.

When Wood died, he left a bequest to Tulane University on the condition that it preserve and display his sailing boat, the Nydia, for 99 years.

* Matt Forté, running back for Chicago Bears ; played at Tulane University in New Orleans and at Slidell High School

Paul Tulane, owner of a prospering dry goods and clothing business, donated extensive real estate within New Orleans for the support of education.

The Middle American Research Institute was established in 1925 at Tulane " for the purpose of advanced research into the history ( both Indian and colonial ), archaeology, tropical botany ( both economic and medical ), the natural resources and products, of the countries facing New Orleans across the waters to the south ; to gather, index and disseminate data thereupon ; and to aid in the upbuilding of the best commercial and friendly relations between these Trans-Caribbean peoples and the United States.

In April 2010, the Tulane admissions office reported that it had received 44, 000 applications for the class of 2014, breaking the previous record set by the class of 2013.

In May 2006, graduation ceremonies included commencement speakers former Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton, who commended the students for their desire to return to Tulane and serve New Orleans in its renewal.

The facilities for the Freeman School of Business line McAlister Place and sit next to the Tulane Law School.

Tulane hosted an Environmental Summit at its law school in April 2009, an event that all students could attend for free.

Newcomb-Tulane College serves as an administrative center for all aspects of undergraduate life at Tulane, thus it is similar to Yale and Harvard universities in this type of undergraduate organization.

The Tulane School of Architecture ranks 32nd nationally for its research performance.

In 2001 the Tulane Center for Gene Therapy started as the first major center in the U. S. to focus on research using adult stem cells.

* Tulane has several academic and research institutes and centers including The Murphy Institute, Newcomb College Center for Research on Women, The Roger Thayer Stone Center for Latin American Studies, and the Law School's Payson Center for International Development.

* Forbes magazine ranked Tulane 58th overall in a study conducted by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity.