American college football season
The 2020 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Green Wave played their home games at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana , and competed in the American Athletic Conference . They were led by fifth-year head coach Willie Fritz .
On December 10, Fritz announced the firing of defensive coordinator Jack Curtis.[1] The Green Wave went on to complete their regular season with a 6–5 record (3–5 in conference). They subsequently lost to Nevada in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl .
Preseason [ edit ] Recruiting class [ edit ] US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date Angelo Anderson Defensive Line New Orleans, LA John Curtis Christian HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 260 lb (120 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Brandon Brown Defensive Tackle Katy, TX Morton Ranch HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 310 lb (140 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Reggie Brown Tight End Houston, TX Legacy School of Sports Science 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 250 lb (110 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Cornelius Dyson Defensive Back Kentwood, LA Kentwood HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Adonis Friloux Defensive Line Hahnville, LA Hahnville HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 280 lb (130 kg) – Feb 5, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Rashad Green Offensive Line Baton Rouge, LA University Lab HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 305 lb (138 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Kevaris Hall Defensive Back Red Oak, TX Red Oak HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Kevin Henry Linebacker Baton Rouge, LA Central HS Oklahoma State 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 240 lb (110 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Matthew Hightower Linebacker Palos Heights, IL Shepard HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Justin Ibieta Quarterback Metairie, LA Metairie Park Country Day 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Mykel Jones Wide Receiver Patterson, LA Patterson HS Oklahoma 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Shi'Keem Laister Defensive Back Clanton, AL Clinton County HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Matt Lombardi Offensive Line Philadelphia, PA St. Joseph's Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 280 lb (130 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jesus Machado Linebacker Miami, FL Champagnat Catholic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Reggie Neely Defensive Back Shelby County, TN Briarcrest Christian 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN : Michael Pratt Quarterback Boca Raton, FL Deerfield Beach HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Josh Remetich offensive Line New Orleans, LA Holy Cross HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 270 lb (120 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Joseph Solomon Offensive Line Indianapolis, IN Bishop Chatard HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 270 lb (120 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Noah Taliancich Defensive Line Destrehan, LA Destrehan HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 280 lb (130 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Trey Tuggle Defensive Line Mize, MS Mize Attendance Center 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 315 lb (143 kg) – Feb 5, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Duece Watts Wide Receiver Richton, MS Petal HSJones County JC 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Phat Watts Wide Receiver Richton, MS Petal HSJones County JC 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
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Award watch lists [ edit ] Listed in the order that they were released
AAC preseason media poll [ edit ] The preseason Poll was released September 1[7]
Media poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 UCF 204 (10) 2 Cincinnati 201 (7) 3 Memphis 192 (2) 4 SMU 146 5 Navy 125 (1) 6 Tulane 118 7 Houston 114 8 Temple 88 9 Tulsa 49 10 East Carolina 42 11 South Florida 41
Schedule [ edit ] Tulane had games scheduled against Mississippi State , Northwestern and Southeastern Louisiana , which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[8] [9]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 12 6:30 p.m. at South Alabama * ESPN2 W 27–246,000 September 19 11:00 a.m. Navy ABC L 24–270 September 26 1:30 p.m. at Southern Miss * Stadium W 66–240 6:30 p.m. at Houston ESPN L 31–498,164 5:00 p.m. No. 17 SMU Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPN L 34–37 OT 0 October 24 1:00 p.m. at UCF ESPN2 L 34–519,148 October 31 11:00 a.m. Temple Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPN+ W 38–31,200 November 7 11:00 a.m. at East Carolina ESPN+ W 38–213,500 November 14 11:00 a.m. Army * Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPN2 W 38–121,200 6:30 p.m. at No. 25 Tulsa ESPN L 24–30 2OT N/A December 5 11:00 a.m. Memphis Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPN+ W 35–212,400 December 22 2:30 p.m. vs. Nevada * ESPN L 27–380
Schedule Source: [10] [11] Game summaries [ edit ] At South Alabama [ edit ] Tulane at South Alabama 1 2 3 4 Total • Green Wave 0 6 7 14 27 Jaguars 0 14 10 0 24
Date: September 12, 2020Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 36 minutesGame attendance: 6,000Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 0 MPH Referee: Marshall LewisTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Mike Couzens (play–by–play), Dustin Fox (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 2 10:51 USA Kawaan Baker 34-yard pass from Chance Lovertich (Diego Guajardo kick)(9 plays, 80 yards, 2:46) USA 0–7 09:27 TULN Cameron Carroll 6-yard rush (Merek Glover PAT failed)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:24) USA 6–7 06:46 USA Jalen Wayne 13-yard pass from Chance Lovertich (Diego Guajardo kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:41) USA 6–14 3 12:15 USA Carlos Davis 2-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:45) USA 6–21 07:38 USA Diego Guajardo 49-yard field goal(7 plays, 24 yards, 2:54) USA 6–24 05:07 TULN Cameron Carroll 12-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(6 plays, 60 yards, 2:31) USA 13–24 4 14:42 TULN Keon Howard 1-yard rush (two-point conversion rush attempt failed)(5 plays, 42 yards, 1:48) USA 19–24 03:18 TULN Amare Jones 16-yard rush (Keon Howard two-point conversion pass to Tyrick James)(6 plays, 67 yards, 1:48) TULN 27–24
Pregame line Over/under TULN −8 52.5[12]
Statistics Tulane South Alabama First downs 22 21 Total yards 394 386 Rushing yards 203 65 Passing yards 191 321 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 26:02 33:58
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Keon Howard 14/30, 190 yards Rushing Tyjae Spears 11 carries, 106 yards Receiving Jha'Quan Jackson 3 receptions, 44 yards South Alabama Passing Chase Lovertich 18/30, 249 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Carlos Davis 17 carries, 89 yards, 1 TD Receiving Kawaan Baker 7 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD
Navy at Tulane 1 2 3 4 Total • Midshipmen 0 0 16 11 27 Green Wave 10 14 0 0 24
Scoring summary 1 09:59 TULN Cameron Carroll 3-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(5 plays, 66 yards, 1:49) TULN 0–7 02:04 TULN Merek Glover 22-yard field goal(14 plays, 54 yards, 5:55) TULN 0–10 2 11:43 TULN Phat Watts 3-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(11 plays, 63 yards, 3:31) TULN 0–17 03:03 TULN Cameron Carroll 24-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(7 plays, 93 yards, 3:01) TULN 0–24 3 06:43 NAVY Nelson Smith 1-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick)(3 plays, 69 yards, 0:53) TULN 7–24 02:46 NAVY Nelson Smith 1-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick)(6 plays, 61 yards, 2:23) TULN 14–24 00:32 NAVY Team Safety(1 play, −1 yard, 0:06) TULN 16–24 4 13:22 NAVY Mychal Cooper 32-yard pass from Dalen Morris (Dalen Morris two-point converison pass to Devin Matthews)(6 plays, 57 yards, 2:01) TIE 24–24 00:00 NAVY Bijan Nichols 33-yard field goal(10 plays, 52 yards, 4:41) NAVY 27–24
Pregame line Over/under TULN −7 45
Statistics Navy Tulane First downs 17 18 Total yards 350 373 Rushing yards 204 265 Passing yards 146 108 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 32:35 27:25
Team Category Player Statistics Navy Passing Dalen Morris 6/11, 139 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jamale Carothers 25 carries, 127 yards Receiving Mychal Cooper 3 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD Tulane Passing Keon Howard 10/25, 108 yards, 1 INT Rushing Tyjae Spears 18 carries, 119 yards Receiving Tyrick James 2 receptions, 38 yards
At Southern Miss [ edit ] Tulane at Southern Mississippi 1 2 3 4 Total • Green Wave 7 24 21 14 66 Golden Eagles 14 7 3 0 24
Date: September 26, 2020Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Game start: 1:36 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 44 minutesGame attendance: 0Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Partly SunnyReferee: Joe LehringTV announcers (Stadium ): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and A. J. Hawk (analyst) Scoring summary 1 11:26 USM Kevin Perkins 2-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:34) USM 0–7 10:31 USM Jason Brownlee 88-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(1 play, 88 yards, 0:14) USM 0–14 06:58 TULN Tyjae Spears 15-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(12 play, 77 yards, 5:46) USM 7–14 2 14:01 TULN Tyjae Spears 15-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(12 play, 77 yards, 5:46) TIE 14–14 12:57 USM Naricuss Driver 61-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(3 play, 75 yards, 1:04) USM 14–21 06:14 TULN Cameron Carroll 16-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(3 play, 35 yards, 1:00) TIE 21–21 01:41 TULN Merek Glover 41-yard field goal(10 play, 36 yards, 3:35) TULN 24–21 00:41 TULN Cameron Carroll 30-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(3 play, 52 yards, 0:25) TULN 31–21 3 14:36 TULN Cameron Carroll 52-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(2 play, 65 yards, 0:19) TULN 38–21 10:18 USM Briggs Bourgeois 49-yard field goal(10 play, 52 yards, 4:13) TULN 38–24 04:49 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 42-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(5 play, 75 yards, 1:15) TULN 45–24 01:57 TULN Stephon Huderson 47-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(2 play, 47 yards, 0:15) TULN 52–24 4 08:03 TULN Michael Pratt 1-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(13 play, 59 yards, 6:50) TULN 59–24 03:03 TULN Cameron Carroll 19-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(6 play, 40 yards, 3:02) TULN 66–24
Pregame line Over/under TULN −3.5 54.5[13]
Statistics Tulane Southern Miss First downs 27 19 Total yards 572 369 Rushing yards 430 70 Passing yards 142 299 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 29:08 30:52
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 8/18, 142 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Cameron Carroll 15 carries, 163 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Jha'Quan Jackson 1 reception, 42 yards, 1 TD Southern Miss Passing Jack Abraham 23/38, 299 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Dee Baker 6 carries, 44 yards Receiving Jason Brownlee 3 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD
At Houston [ edit ] Tulane at Houston 1 2 3 4 Total Green Wave 17 7 7 0 31 • Cougars 7 14 21 7 49
Scoring summary 1 13:42 TULN Macon Clark 64-yard interception returned (Merek Glover kick)(5 plays, 36 yards, 1:18) TULN 7–0 11:07 HOU Mulbah Car 5-yard rush (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:35) TIE 7–7 09:23 TULN Jeffrey Johnson 1-yard fumble returned (Merek Glover kick)(2 plays, −13 yards, 0:38) TULN 14–7 03:50 TULN Merek Glover 39-yard field goal(10 plays, 36 yards, 4:43) TULN 17–7 2 13:50 TULN Michael Pratt 1-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(9 plays, 50 yards, 4:26) TULN 24–7 09:47 HOU Clayton Tune 1-yard rush (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:03) TULN 24–14 03:53 HOU Ke'Andre Street 23-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(11 plays, 68 yards, 3:48) TULN 24–21 3 07:53 HOU Mulbah Car 3-yard rush (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(10 plays, 57 yards, 5:09) HOU 24–28 05:53 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 8-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:00) TULN 31–28 05:36 HOU Marquez Stevenson 97-yard kickoff returned (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) HOU 31–35 00:46 HOU Kyle Porter 1-yard rush (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(8 plays, 60 yards, 3:21) HOU 31–42 4 14:03 HOU Marquez Stevenson 41-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(2 plays, 43 yards, 0:38) HOU 31–49
Pregame line Over/under HOU −6.5 58[14]
Statistics Tulane Houston First downs 16 22 Total yards 211 476 Rushing yards 70 157 Passing yards 141 319 Turnovers 0 5 Time of possession 28:47 31:13
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 11/25, 141 yards, 1 TD Rushing Cameron Carroll 18 carries, 34 yards Receiving Duece Watts 2 receptions, 50 yards Houston Passing Clayton Tune 20/33, 319 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Kyle Porter 11 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD Receiving Marquez Stevenson 5 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD
Southern Methodist at Tulane 1 2 3 4 OT Total • No. 17 Mustangs 10 7 10 7 3 37 Green Wave 7 10 7 10 0 34
Date: October 16, 2020Location: Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA Game start: 5:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 45 minutesGame attendance: 0Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: N 14 MPH Referee: Anthony CalabreTV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play–by–play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 11:32 TULN Mykel Jones 31-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(4 plays, 45 yards, 1:35) TULN 0–7 09:59 SMU Danny Gray 32-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick)(5 plays, 91 yards, 1:33) TIE 7–7 05:32 SMU Chris Naggar 48-yard field goal(7 plays, 43 yards, 2:00) SMU 10–7 2 06:26 TULN Michael Pratt 1-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(11 plays, 72 yards, 5:29) TULN 10–14 02:43 SMU Rashee Rice 10-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:43) SMU 17–14 00:44 TULN Merek Glover 34-yard field goal(10 plays, 63 yards, 1:59) TIE 17–17 3 11:38 TULN Stephon Huderson 22-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(6 plays, 49 yards, 1:38) TULN 17–24 10:26 SMU Ulysses Bentley IV 2-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick)(3 plays, 75 yards, 1:12) TIE 24–24 03:17 SMU Chris Naggar 33-yard field goal(11 plays, 74 yards, 6:16) SMU 27–24 4 12:59 TULN Michael Pratt 7-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(6 plays, 37 yards, 2:21) TULN 27–31 07:12 SMU Danny Gray 10-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick)(14 plays, 81 yards, 5:47) SMU 34–31 01:30 TULN Merek Glover 27-yard field goal(13 plays, 65 yards, 5:42) TIE 34–34 1OT SMU Chris Naggar 34-yard field goal(4 plays, 8 yards) SMU 37–34
Pregame line Over/under SMU −6.5 65[15]
Statistics SMU Tulane First downs 25 23 Total yards 581 387 Rushing yards 142 195 Passing yards 439 192 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 31:01 28:59
Team Category Player Statistics SMU Passing Shane Buechele 23/37, 384 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 25 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD Receiving Rashee Rice 7 receptions, 139 yards, 1 TD Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 12/29, 192 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Stephon Huderson 19 carries, 132 yards, 1 TD Receiving Duece Watts 3 receptions, 56 yards
Tulane at Central Florida 1 2 3 4 Total Green Wave 14 0 14 6 34 • Knights 10 27 14 0 51
Date: October 24, 2020Location: Spectrum Stadium Orlando, FL Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 40 minutesGame attendance: 9,148Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: W 7 MPH TV announcers (ESPN2 ): Roy Philpott (play–by–play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), and Eric Wood (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 11:35 UCF Daniel Obarski 23-yard field goal(8 plays, 69 yards, 3:25) UCF 3–0 09:22 TULN Deuce Watts 28-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(7 plays, 69 yards, 2:05) TULN 7–3 08:04 UCF Marlon Williams 54-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)(5 plays, 79 yards, 1:12) UCF 10–7 04:15 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 20-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(8 plays, 79 yards, 3:43) TULN 14–10 2 13:41 UCF Greg McCrae 3-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick)(5 plays, 89 yards, 1:12) UCF 17–14 09:20 UCF Bentavious Thompson 2-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick)(10 plays, 71 yards, 2:30) UCF 24–14 03:13 UCF Jake Hescock 4-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)(14 plays, 83 yards, 3:58) UCF 31–14 00:05 UCF Marlon Williams 7-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)(8 plays, 67 yards, 1:21) UCF 37–14 3 09:22 TULN Tyrick James 0-yard fumble returned (Merek Glover kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:38) UCF 37–21 07:47 UCF Marlon Williams 35-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)(6 plays, 49 yards, 1:33) UCF 44–21 03:56 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 8-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:51) UCF 44–28 03:26 UCF Jacob Harris 41-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)(3 plays, 43 yards, 0:29) UCF 51–28 4 08:30 TULN Stephon Huderson 9-yard rush (two-point conversion rush attempt failed)(2 plays, 9 yards, 0:47) UCF 51–34
Pregame line Over/under UCF −21 71[16]
Statistics Tulane UCF First downs 21 36 Total yards 340 689 Rushing yards 125 267 Passing yards 215 422 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 25:46 34:14
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 14/24, 215 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Stephon Huderson 14 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jha'Quan Jackson 4 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TDs UCF Passing Dillon Gabriel 26/40, 422 yards, 5 TDs Rushing Greg McCrae 25 carries, 162 yards, 1 TD Receiving Marlon Williams 9 receptions, 174 yards, 3 TDs
Temple at Tulane 1 2 3 4 Total Owls 3 0 0 0 3 • Green Wave 0 10 14 14 38
Date: October 31, 2020Location: Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA Game start: 11:05 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hoursGame attendance: 1,200Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: NE 5 MPH Referee: Henry JohnsTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst) Scoring summary 1 10:37 TEM Rory Bell 22-yard field goal(8 plays, 54 yards, 3:17) TEM 3–0 2 11:55 TULN Merek Glover 40-yard field goal(10 plays, 67 yards, 4:12) TIE 3–3 06:50 TULN Cameron Carroll 13-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(6 plays, 93 yards, 2:27) TULN 10–3 3 05:36 TULN Deuce Watts 31-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(6 plays, 65 yards, 2:27) TULN 17–3 01:43 TULN Deuce Watts 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(5 plays, 30 yards, 2:32) TULN 24–3 4 12:01 TULN Michael Pratt 9-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(3 plays, 40 yards, 1:15) TULN 31–3 03:53 TULN Jaetavian Toles 15-yard pass from Keon Howard (Merek Glover kick)(10 plays, 55 yards, 6:05) TULN 38–3
Pregame line Over/under TULN −7 56[17]
Statistics Temple Tulane First downs 11 28 Total yards 222 504 Rushing yards 77 284 Passing yards 145 220 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 28:15 31:45
Team Category Player Statistics Temple Passing Trad Beatty 11/18, 122 yards, 1 INT Rushing Re-al Mitchell 7 carries, 37 yards Receiving Branden Mack 3 receptions, 54 yards Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 12/21, 205 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Amare Jones 12 carries, 92 yards Receiving Deuce Watts 5 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TDs
At East Carolina [ edit ] Tulane at East Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total • Green Wave 7 14 10 7 38 Pirates 7 0 0 14 21
Date: November 7, 2020Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC Game start: 11:05 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutesGame attendance: 3,500Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Mostly Clear • Wind: E 5 MPH Referee: Luke RichmondTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Evan Lepler (play–by–play) and Jay Sonnhalter (analyst) Scoring summary 1 11:09 TULN Deuce Watts 35-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(9 plays, 78 yards, 3:51) TULN 7–0 06:48 ECU Tyler Snead 10-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:21) TIE 7–7 2 07:28 TULN Tyrick James 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(4 plays, 54 yards, 1:58) TULN 14–7 00:38 TULN Deuce Watts 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(7 plays, 65 yards, 2:58) TULN 21–7 3 05:49 TULN Cameron Carroll 48-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(4 plays, 65 yards, 1:57) TULN 28–7 00:38 TULN Merek Glover 42-yard field goal(7 plays, 37 yards, 3:15) TULN 31–7 4 10:37 ECU Blake Proehl 30-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Holton Ahlers two-point conversion pass to Tyler Snead)(4 plays, 35 yards, 1:53) TULN 31–15 05:17 TULN Cameron Carroll 28-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(1 play, 28 yards, 0:06) TULN 38–15 05:07 ECU Blake Proehl 75-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (two-point conversion pass attempt failed)(1 play, 75 yards, 0:10) TULN 38–21
Pregame line Over/under TULN −3.5 63.5[18]
Statistics Tulane East Carolina First downs 24 20 Total yards 493 386 Rushing yards 277 35 Passing yards 216 351 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 30:59 29:01
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 22/34, 216 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Cameron Carroll 6 carries, 129 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Deuce Watts 5 receptions, 57 yards, 2 TDs East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 27/43, 351 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Rahjai Harris 13 carries, 27 yards Receiving Blake Proehl 13 receptions, 182 yards, 2 TDs
Army at Tulane 1 2 3 4 Total RV Black Knights 0 12 0 0 12 • Green Wave 14 0 10 14 38
Scoring summary 1 08:55 TULN Tyrick James 4-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(10 plays, 53 yards, 4:48) TULN 7–0 00:47 TULN Amare Jones 50-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(1 play, 50 yards, 0:11) TULN 14–0 2 10:25 ARMY Tyrell Robinson 10-yard pass from Christian Anderson (Landon Salyers PAT blocked)(10 plays, 75 yards, 5:22) TULN 14–6 04:12 ARMY Christian Anderson 19-yard rush (two-point converison rush attempt failed)(8 plays, 59 yards, 4:36) TULN 14–12 3 10:23 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 21-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:37) TULN 21–12 05:38 TULN Merek Glover 26-yard field goal(8 plays, 45 yards, 3:27) TULN 24–12 4 04:26 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 4-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(2 plays, 17 yards, 0:58) TULN 31–12 04:20 TULN Jaetavian Toles 8-yard fumble returned (Merek Glover kick)(0 plays, −2 yards, 0:06) TULN 38–12
Pregame line Over/under TULN −3 46.5[19]
Statistics Army Tulane First downs 17 17 Total yards 303 368 Rushing yards 270 171 Passing yards 33 197 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 32:27 27:33
Team Category Player Statistics Army Passing Christian Anderson 4/12, 36 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Rushing Christian Anderson 17 carries, 77 yards, 1 TD Receiving Michael Roberts 1 reception, 12 yards Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 19/27, 197 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Amare Jones 5 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD Receiving Deuce Watts 6 receptions, 85 yards
At Tulsa [ edit ] Tulane at Tulsa 1 2 3 4 Total Green Wave 0 0 14 7 21 No. 25 Golden Hurricane 0 0 0 21 21
Scoring summary 3 05:25 TULN Stephon Huderson 5-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(7 plays, 50 yards, 2:47) TULN 7–0 03:07 TULN Will Wallace 27-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(2 plays, 27 yards, 0:44) TULN 14–0 4 09:17 TUL Davis Brin 18-yard rush (Zach Long kick)(10 plays, 84 yards, 3:01) TULN 14–7 03:16 TUL Josh Johnson 19-yard pass from Davis Brin (Zack Long kick)(11 plays, 71 yards, 3:18) TIE 14–14 01:38 TULN Tyrick James 19-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(5 plays, 28 yards, 1:38) TULN 21–14 00:00 TUL JuanCarlos Santana 37-yard pass from Davis Brin (Zack Long kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 1:38) TIE 21–21 1OT TUL Zack Long 27-yard field goal(6 plays, 16 yards TUL 24–21 TULN Merek Glover 39-yard field goal(5 plays, 3 yards TIE 24–24 2OT TUL Zaven Collins 96-yard interception return(5 plays, 22 yards TUL 30–24
Pregame line Over/under TUL −5 56[20]
Statistics Tulane Tulsa First downs 18 26 Total yards 302 522 Rushing yards 226 179 Passing yards 76 343 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 29:20 30:40
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 8/17, 76 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Stephon Huderson 25 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD Receiving Will Wallace 2 receptions, 34 yards, 1 TD Tulsa Passing Davis Brin 18/28, 266 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Corey Taylor II 19 carries, 132 yards Receiving JuanCarlos Santana 8 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD
Memphis [ edit ] Memphis at Tulane 1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 7 7 7 0 21 • Green Wave 14 7 7 7 35
Date: December 5, 2020Location: Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA Game start: 11:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutesGame attendance: 2,400Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NE 10 MPH Referee: Charles LamertiTV announcers (ESPN+ ): David Saltzman (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst) Scoring summary 1 10:58 TULN Duece Watts 15-yard pas from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:02) TULN 7–0 10:05 MEM Calvin Austin 59-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 0:53) TIE 7–7 04:00 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 42-yard pas from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(7 plays, 65 yards, 3:20) TULN 14–7 2 11:09 TULN Michael Pratt 3-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(9 plays, 83 yards, 3:55) TULN 21–7 01:18 MEM Tahj Washington 2-yard rush (Riley Patterson kick)(13 plays, 67 yards, 4:38) TULN 21–14 3 08:59 TULN Michael Pratt 10-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(7 plays, 57 yards, 3:09) TULN 28–14 05:13 MEM Sean Dykes 6-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(9 plays, 70 yards, 3:38) TULN 28–21 4 11:34 TULN Cameron Carroll 9-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(11 plays, 80 yards, 4:13) TULN 35–21
Pregame line Over/under TULN –3.0 64
Statistics Memphis Tulane First downs 20 26 Total yards 300 419 Rushing yards 45 165 Passing yards 255 254 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 25:56 34:04
Team Category Player Statistics Memphis Passing Brady White 19/38, 248 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Asa Martin 13 carries, 39 yards Receiving Calvin Austin 5 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 21/33, 254 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Stephon Huderson 10 carries, 67 yards Receiving Jha'Quan Jackson 3 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD
Vs. Nevada (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) [ edit ] 2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 1 2 3 4 Total Green Wave 0 7 13 7 27 • Wolf Pack 6 20 0 12 38
Date: December 22, 2020Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutesGame attendance: 0Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: W 22 MPH Referee: Steve StrimlingTV announcers (ESPN ): Chris Cotter (play–by–play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 04:58 NEV Cole Turner 11-yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton PAT failed)(2 plays, 8 yards, 0:43) NEV 6–0 2 14:52 NEV Justin Lockhart 23-yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)(7 plays, 71 yards, 3:15) NEV 13–0 12:42 NEV Toa Taua 44-yard pass from Carson Strong (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(3 plays, 55 yards, 1:18) NEV 19–0 10:38 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 41-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(6 plays, 60 yards, 2:04) NEV 19–7 07:44 NEV Toa Taua 50-yard rush (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(8 plays, 82 yards, 2:54) NEV 26–7 3 10:03 TULN Michael Pratt 6-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 4:57) NEV 26–13 06:30 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 28-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(4 plays, 45 yards, 1:16) NEV 26–20 4 13:22 NEV Cole Turner 2-yard pass from Carson Strong (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(3 plays, 20 yards, 1:21) NEV 32–20 04:19 NEV Jamaal Bell 21-yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton PAT failed)(6 plays, 87 yards, 2:21) NEV 38–20 00:07 TULN Cameron Carroll 65-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(1 play, 80 yards, 0:10) NEV 38–27
Pregame line Over/under TULN –1.0 57[21]
Statistics Tulane Nevada First downs 18 21 Total yards 365 480 Rushing yards 197 209 Passing yards 168 271 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 23:50 36:10
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 12/25, 168 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs Rushing Cameron Carroll 10 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jha'Quan Jackson 2 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TDs Nevada Passing Carson Strong 22/28, 271 yards, 5 TDs Rushing Devonte Lee 18 carries, 105 yards Receiving Toa Taua 6 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — —* — Coaches RV RV* RV CFP Not released Not released
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