2019 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 2019 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Green Wave played their home games at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Willie Fritz.

2019 Tulane Green Wave football
Armed Forces Bowl champion
Armed Forces Bowl, W 30–13 vs. Southern Miss
Conference	American Athletic Conference
	West Division
2019 record	7–6 (3–5 The American)
Head coach	Willie Fritz (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Will Hall (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jack Curtis (4th season)
Home stadium	Yulman Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2019 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 24 UCF		6	–	2					10	–	3
Temple		5	–	3					8	–	5
South Florida		2	–	6					4	–	8
East Carolina		1	–	7					4	–	8
UConn		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 20 Navy x		7	–	1					11	–	2
SMU		6	–	2					10	–	3
Tulane		3	–	5					7	–	6
Houston		2	–	6					4	–	8
Tulsa		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Green Wave finished the 2018 season 7–6, 5–3 in AAC play to finish as co-champions of the West Division. They received an invitation to the Cure Bowl where they defeated Louisiana 41–24.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Chuck Bednarik Award[1]	Patrick Johnson	DE	JR
Doak Walker Award[2]	Darius Bradwell	RB	SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[3]	Darnell Mooney	WR	SR
Rimington Trophy[4]	Christian Montano	C	GRAD
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[5]	Patrick Johnson	DE	JR
Patrick Mannelly Award[6]	Geron Eatherly	LS	SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[7]	Justin McMillan	QB	GRAD

AAC media poll

The preseason poll was released at the 2019 AAC Media Day on July 16, 2019. The Green Wave were predicted to finish in third place in the AAC West Division.[8]

West

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Memphis	165 (15)
2	Houston	162 (14)
3	Tulane	108
4	SMU	87 (1)
5	Navy	70
6	Tulsa	38

East

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	UCF	169 (19)
2	Cincinnati	157 (11)
3	South Florida	107
4	Temple	101
5	East Carolina	66
6	Connecticut	30

American Champion Voting

• UCF (12)
• Cincinnati (8)
• Memphis (6)
• Houston (4)

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29, 2019	7:00 p.m.	FIU*	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN3	W 42–14	16,361
September 7	6:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 6–24	85,317
September 14	7:00 p.m.	Missouri State*	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN3	W 58–6	18,746
September 19	7:00 p.m.	Houston	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN	W 38–31	21,032
October 5	11:00 a.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 42–33	38,019
October 12	2:45 p.m.	UConn	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPNU	W 49–7	17,040
October 19	6:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN2	L 17–47	30,221
October 26	2:30 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 38–41	31,118
November 2	2:30 p.m.	Tulsa	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN2	W 38–26	27,417
November 16	11:00 a.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	L 21–29	27,850
November 23	11:00 a.m.	UCF	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	CBSSN	L 31–34	21,032
November 30	3:00 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPNU	L 20–37	20,761
January 4, 2020	10:30 a.m.	vs. Southern Miss*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Forth Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl, Battle for the Bell)	ESPN	W 30–13	38,513
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and College Football Playoff Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:[9]

Roster

2019 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Jalen McCleskey  Sr WR 3 Darnell Mooney Sr WR 4 Jha'Quan Jackson Fr RB 5 Stephon Huderson Jr RB 6 Corey Dauphine  Sr QB 8 Josh Coltrin Fr QB 9 Keon Howard  Jr RB 10 Darius Bradwell Sr RB 11 Amare Jones So QB 12 Justin McMillan  Sr QB 14 Christian Daniels  Fr WR 15 Jacob Robertson Jr.  Jr QB 16 P.J. Hurst  Jr WR 17 Jorien Vallien So QB 19 Josh Holl  Fr RB 20 Cameron Carroll  Fr RB 22 Tyjae Spears Fr RB 27 Ygenio Booker  Fr WR 30 Logan Ammons  So TE 40 Connor Prouet  So RB 45 James Poche  Fr WR 47 Andrew Zuckerman  Jr WR 48 Nick Toppino  Fr OL 50 Tyler Johnson Sr OL 51 Stephen Lewerenz  Fr OL 52 Sincere Haynesworth Fr OL 53 Keyshawn McLeod  Sr OL 58 Christian Montano  Sr OL 61 Colby Orgeron Fr OL 63 Cameron Jackel  So OL 64 Corey Dublin Jr OL 65 Ben Knutson  Sr OL 66 Nik Hogan  Fr OL 70 Timothy Shafter  So OL 71 Ben Bratcher  Fr OL 72 Caleb Thomas Fr OL 74 Jackson Fort Fr OL 76 Michael Remondet  Fr OL 78 Trace Oldner Fr OL 79 Joey Claybrook  So OL 80 Tyrick James So WR 81 Tyrek Presley Fr WR 82 Jaetavian Toles Jr WR 83 Dane Ledford  So TE 84 Will Wallace  So WR 85 Ryan Thompson  Fr WR 86 Sorrell Brown  Fr WR 87 Kevin LeDee  So TE 88 Keshon Williams Fr WR 89 Conner Richardson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 2 P.J. Hall Sr DE 5 Cameron Sample Jr S 6 Larry Bryant Sr DE 7 Patrick Johnson Jr CB 8 Willie Langham  So S 9 Jaylon Monroe Jr S 12 Ton'Quez Ball Fr DB 14 Jacquez Norman Fr DB 16 Levi Williams Fr DB 19 Kiland Harrison Fr DB 21 Chris Joyce So S 23 Tyler Judson Fr LB 24 Dorian Williams Fr S 25 Will Harper Sr CB 26 Thakarius Keyes Sr LB 28 Marvin Moody Jr LB 29 Quentin Brown  So S 30 Jonathan Mestayer II Fr S 31 Larry Brooks So S 32 Grant Hamel  Fr S 33 Tirise Barge Jr S 34 Kanyon Walker Fr LB 35 Lawrence Graham Sr S 36 Chase Kuerschen Jr S 37 Macon Clark So LB 38 KJ Vault  So S 39 Sean Harper  Jr LB 40 Nick Anderson So LB 41 Darius Hodges Fr DE 42 Torri Singletary Jr.  So DE 44 Juan Monjarres So LB 45 Malik Lawal  Sr LB 46 Keitha Jones Jr. So NT 48 De'Andre Williams  Jr LB 49 Armoni Dixon Fr DE 54 Carlos Hatcher So DL 55 Mike Hinton  Sr LB 56 Nick Martorell  Fr LB 59 Sam Bruchhaus  So DL 73 Dane Ziegler So NT 77 Jeffery Johnson So DE 90 Davon Wright So DE 91 Noah Seiden  Fr NT 93 Jamiran James  Fr DL 94 Eric Hicks Jr. Fr DL 95 Jeremiah Hernandez So DE 98 Nick Kubiet  So DE 99 Alfred Thomas So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K, P 43 Coby Neenan  Jr K 45 Randy Harvey  Sr LS 57 Ethan Hudak Fr LS 60 Geron Eatherly Sr K 62 Merek Glover  Jr LS 67 Matt Smith  Jr K 92 Sterling Stockwell  Fr K 96 Casey Glover  Fr P 97 Ryan Wright So	Head coach Willie Fritz (Pittsburg State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Will Hall (North Alabama) Offensive Coordinator Jack Curtis (Evangel) Defensive Coordinator, Safeties Jamaal Fobbs (Oklahoma State) Running Backs Kevin Peoples (Carroll College) Defensive Line Slade Nagle (McNeese State) Tight Ends Michael Mutz (Colorado Mesa) Linebackers Chris Hampton (South Carolina) Defensive Backs Jeff Conway (Northwest Missouri State) Wide Receivers J. J. McCleskey (Tennessee) Secondary Cody Kennedy (Southeastern Louisiana) Offensive Line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Statistics	FIU	Tulane
First downs	16	28
Total yards	267	545
Rushing yards	59	350
Passing yards	208	195
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	26:18	33:42

FIU

Pregame line	Over/under
Tulane	-3.0

Florida International at Tulane – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	7	0	14
Green Wave	7	21	14	0	42

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

• Date: August 29
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C); clear, fair
• Game attendance: 16,361
• Referee: Jonathan Noll
• TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter (05:34) TULN TD – Tyrick James 18-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick Tulane 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:25 Second quarter (14:54) TULN TD – Amare Jones 7-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tulane 14–0; Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:03 (10:05) TULN TD – Corey Dauphine 14-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tulane 21–0; Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:58 (03:50) FIU TD – Anthony Jones 1-yard rush, Jose Borregales kick Tulane 21–7; Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:15 (00:28) TULN TD – Justin McMillan 17-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tulane 28–7; Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:43 Third quarter (10:04) TULN TD – Darnell Mooney 42-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick Tulane 35–7; Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:38 (07:57) TULN TD – Corey Dauphine 50-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tulane 42–7; Drive: 1 play, 50 yards, 0:12 (04:44) FIU TD – Shemar Thornton 17-yard pass from James Morgan, Jose Borregales kick Tulane 42–14; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:13 Top passers FIU – James Morgan – 19/34, 208 yards, TD, INT TULN – Justin McMillan – 14/18, 199 yards, 2 TD Top rushers FIU – Anthony Jones – 14 carries, 48 yards, TD TULN – Darius Bradwell – 13 carries, 90 yards Top receivers FIU – Sterling Palmer – 2 receptions, 49 yards TULN – Darnell Mooney – 4 receptions, 84 yards, TD

Statistics	Tulane	Auburn
First downs	12	20
Total yards	223	379
Rushing yards	120	172
Passing yards	103	207
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	25:27	34:33

at Auburn

Pregame line	Over/under
Auburn	-16.5

Tulane at Auburn – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	3	3	0	0	6
No. 10 Tigers	0	14	7	3	24

at Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 85,317
• Referee: Lee Hendrick
• TV: ESPN2

Game information

First quarter (10:13) TULN FG – Merek Glover 44-yard field goal Tulane 3–0; Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 3:17 Second quarter (12:54) AUB TD – Will Hastings 31-yard pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick Auburn 7–3; Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:48 (09:37) AUB TD – Eli Stove 4-yard rush, Anders Carlson kick Auburn 14–3; Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:11 (00:40) TULN FG – Merek Glover 32-yard field goal Auburn 14–6; Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 1:54 Third quarter (01:51) AUB TD – JaTarvious Whitlow 14-yard rush, Anders Carlson kick Auburn 21–6; Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:20 Fourth quarter (12:36) AUB FG – Anders Carlson 22-yard field goal Auburn 24–6; Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 3:44 Top passers TULN – Justin McMillan – 10/33, 103 yards, INT AUB – Bo Nix – 19/37, 207 yards, TD Top rushers TULN – Justin McMillan – 7 carries, 54 yards AUB – JaTarvious Whitlow – 23 carries, 96 yards, TD Top receivers TULN – Darnell Mooney – 3 receptions, 48 yards AUB – Will Hastings – 5 receptions, 75 yards, TD

Statistics	Missouri State	Tulane
First downs	11	26
Total yards	182	540
Rushing yards	54	298
Passing yards	128	242
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	26:43	33:17

Missouri State

Pregame line	Over/under
Tulane	-31.5

Missouri State at Tulane – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	6	0	0	6
Green Wave	10	28	13	7	58

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 18,746
• Referee: Mike Roche
• TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter (11:37) TULN FG – Merek Glover 23-yard field goal Tulane 3–0; Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:23 (04:37) TULN TD – Amare Jones 3-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tulane 10–0; Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:28 Second quarter (14:42) TULN TD – Amare Jones 57-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tulane 17–0; Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:34 (11:49) TULN TD – P. J. Hall 30-yard interception returned, Merek Glover kick Tulane 24–0; Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, 0:54 (09:51) MOST TD – D. J. Frost 11-yard pass from Peyton Huslig, Parker Lacina PAT blocked Tulane 24–6; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:58 (06:58) TULN TD – Justin McMillan 4-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tulane 31–6; Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 2:47 (02:02) TULN TD – Justin McMillan 1-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tulane 38–6; Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:24 Third quarter (05:58) TULN TD – Tyjae Spears 68-yard pass from Keon Howard, Randy Harvey PAT failed Tulane 44–6; Drive: 1 play, 88 yards, 0:15 (02:21) TULN TD – Ygenio Booker 3-yard rush, Randy Harvey kick Tulane 51–6; Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 1:10 Fourth quarter (03:15) TULN TD – Tyjae Spears 52-yard rush, Randy Harvey kick Tulane 58–6; Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:53 Top passers MOST – Peyton Huslig – 14/25, 128 yards, TD, 3 INT TULN – Justin McMillan – 13/16, 122 yards, INT Top rushers MOST – Donovan Daniels – 11 carries, 29 yards TULN – Tyjae Spears – 8 carries, 89 yards, TD Top receivers MOST – Donovan Daniels – 2 receptions, 46 yards TULN – Tyjae Spears – 1 reception, 88 yards, TD

Statistics	Houston	Tulane
First downs	28	23
Total yards	533	511
Rushing yards	304	325
Passing yards	229	186
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	31:36	28:24

Houston

Pregame line	Over/under
Tulane	-4.0

Houston at Tulane – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	14	14	0	7	35
Green Wave	7	7	7	17	38

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

• Date: September 19
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 21,032
• Referee: A. Calabrese
• TV: ESPN

Game information

First quarter (14:46) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 75-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 7–0; Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:14 (07:24) TULN TD – Jalen McCleskey 38-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:08 (03:25) HOU TD – Kyle Porter 1-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 14–7; Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:59 Second quarter (14:35) HOU TD – Keith Corbin 28-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 21–7; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:40 (13:16) HOU TD – D'Eriq King 35-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Houston 28–7; Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 0:20 (10:11) TULN TD – Stephon Huderson 9-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Houston 28–14; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:05 Third quarter (12:53) TULN TD – Darnell Mooney 48-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick Houston 28–21; Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:07 Fourth quarter (14:22) TULN TD – Justin McMillan 15-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tied 28–28; Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 4:19 (06:10) TULN FG – Merek Glover 44-yard field goal Tulane 31–28; Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:22 (00:21) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 24-yard field goal Tied 31–31; Drive: 16 plays, 68 yards, 5:49 (00:03) TULN TD – Jalen McCleskey 53-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick Tulane 38–31; Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:18 Top passers HOU – D'Eriq King – 16/33, 229 yards, 2 TD, INT TULN – Justin McMillan – 7/20, 186 yards, 3 TD Top rushers HOU – D'Eriq King – 17 carries, 116 yards, TD TULN – Darius Bradwell – 20 carries, 113 yards Top receivers HOU – Marquez Stevenson – 2 receptions, 95 yards, TD TULN – Jalen McCleskey – 4 receptions, 120 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	Tulane	Army
First downs	28	21
Total yards	525	363
Rushing yards	324	193
Passing yards	201	170
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	31:07	28:53

at Army

Pregame line	Over/under
Tulane	-2.0

Tulane at Army – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	14	7	7	14	42
Black Knights	7	7	7	12	33

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

• Date: October 5
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 38,019
• Referee: Duane Heydt
• TV: CBS Sports Network

Game information

First quarter (13:41) ARMY TD – Connor Slomka 2-yard rush, David Cooper kick Army 7–0; Drive: 2 plays, 38 yards, 0:38 (10:53) TULN TD – Amare Jones 15-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 2:39 (05:00) TULN TD – Corey Dauphine 30-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tulane 14–7; Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 4:11 Second quarter (13:12) TULN TD – Justin McMillan 1-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tulane 21–7; Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 2:52 (04:26) ARMY TD – Kelvin Hopkins Jr. 1-yard rush, David Cooper kick Tulane 21–14; Drive: 15 plays, 77 yards, 8:39 Third quarter (11:31) ARMY TD – Kelvin Hopkins Jr. 4-yard rush, David Cooper kick Tied 21–21; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:29 (07:38) TULN TD – Darius Bradwell 13-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tulane 28–21; Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:46 Fourth quarter (10:27) TULN TD – Amare Jones 1-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tulane 35–21; Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 5:03 (05:46) TULN TD – Cameron Carroll 41-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tulane 42–21; Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:54 (02:55) ARMY TD – Camden Harrison 11-yard pass from Kelvin Hopkins Jr., two-point conversion rush attempt failed Tulane 42–27; Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 0:44 (02:36) ARMY TD – Jabari Moore 54-yard fumble returned, two-point conversion rush attempt failed Tulane 42–33; Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:18 Top passers TULN – Justin McMillan – 15/21, 201 yards, TD AMRY – Kelvin Hopkins Jr. – 9/24, 170 yards, TD, INT Top rushers TULN – Corey Dauphine – 9 carries, 75 yards, TD ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins Jr. – 24 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD Top receivers TULN – Amare Jones – 6 receptions, 104 yards, TD ARMY – Camden Harrison – 5 receptions, 103 yards, TD

Statistics	UConn	Tulane
First downs	14	31
Total yards	234	634
Rushing yards	100	311
Passing yards	134	323
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	30:49	29:11

UConn

Pregame line	Over/under
Tulane	-33.5

Connecticut at Tulane – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	7	7
Green Wave	14	14	14	7	49

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

• Date: October 12
• Game time: 2:45 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); cloudy
• Game attendance: 17,040
• Referee: Henry Johns
• TV: ESPNU

Game information

First quarter (08:51) TULN TD – Corey Dauphine 57-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tulane 7–0; Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 1:34 (03:55) TULN TD – Darnell Mooney 22-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick Tulane 14–0; Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:41 Second quarter (10:57) TULN TD – Macon Clark 20-yard interception returned, Merek Glover kick Tulane 21–0; Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:49 (05:40) TULN TD – Justin McMillan 14-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tulane 28–0; Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:01 Third quarter (07:22) TULN TD – Cameron Carroll 2-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick Tulane 35–0; Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:25 (03:07) TULN TD – Keon Howard 9-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tulane 42–0; Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 2:46 Fourth quarter (06:43) TULN TD – Jha'Quan Jackson 14-yard pass from Keon Howard, Merek Glover kick Tulane 49–0; Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:29 (02:27) UCONN TD – Cameron Hairston 16-yard pass from Jack Zergiotis, Clayton Harris kick Tulane 49–7; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:16 Top passers UCONN – Mike Beaudry – 15/24, 101 yards, INT TULN – Justin McMillan – 18/24, 231 yards, 2 TD Top rushers UCONN – Kevin Mensah – 15 carries, 41 yards TULN – Corey Dauphine – 5 carries, 85 yards, TD Top receivers UCONN – Jayce Medlock – 3 receptions, 42 yards TULN – Darnell Mooney – 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD

Statistics	Tulane	Memphis
First downs	16	28
Total yards	267	545
Rushing yards	59	350
Passing yards	208	195
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	26:18	33:42

at Memphis

Pregame line	Over/under
Memphis	-2.0

Tulane at Memphis – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	3	7	0	7	17
Tigers	13	21	6	7	47

at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 30,221
• Referee: C. Lamertina
• TV: ESPN2

Game information

First quarter (12:03) TULN FG – Merek Glover 31-yard field goal Tulane 3–0; Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:57 (08:04) MEM TD – Kenneth Gainwell 32-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 7–3; Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:50 (03:20) MEM TD – Calvin Austin III 11-yard pass from Brady White, two-point conversion pass attempt failed Memphis 13–3; Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:47 Second quarter (13:08) TULN TD – Justin McMillan 7-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Memphis 13–10; Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:12 (09:08) MEM TD – Joe Magnifico 3-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 20–10; Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:50 (01:49) MEM TD – Calvin Austin III 46-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 27–10; Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 4:49 (00:19) MEM TD – Kenneth Gainwell 1-yard rush, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 34–10; Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 1:16 Third quarter (12:54) MEM FG – Riley Patterson 29-yard field goal Memphis 37–10; Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:58 (07:53) MEM FG – Riley Patterson 34-yard field goal Memphis 40–10; Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:38 Fourth quarter (09:47) MEM TD – Kenneth Gainwell 27-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 47–10; Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 3:09 (08:07) TULN TD – Darnell Mooney 32-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Sterling Stockwell kick Memphis 47–17; Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:35 Top passers TULN – Justin McMillan – 15/28, 187 yards, TD, 3 INT MEM – Brady White – 21/29, 358, 5 TD Top rushers TULN – Justin McMillan – 15 carries, 89 yards, TD MEM – Kenneth Gainwell – 18 carries, 104 yards, TD Top receivers TULN – Darnell Mooney – 5 receptions, 65 yards, TD MEM – Kenneth Gainwell – 9 receptions, 203 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	Tulane	Navy
First downs	24	21
Total yards	477	453
Rushing yards	187	385
Passing yards	290	68
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	28:35	31:25

at Navy

Pregame line	Over/under
Navy	-4.0

Tulane at Navy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	14	14	10	38
Midshipmen	21	10	0	10	41

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

• Date: October 26
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 31,118
• Referee: Mike Roche
• TV: CBS Sports Network

Game information

First quarter (11:49) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 52-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Navy 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:11 (05:09) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 35-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Navy 14–0; Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 5:14 (00:17) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 31-yard pass from Malcolm Perry, Bijan Nichols kick Navy 21–0; Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 3:18 Second quarter (09:40) NAVY FG – Bijan Nichols 31-yard field goal Navy 24–0; Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 4:00 (07:45) TULN TD – Justin McMillan 1-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Navy 24–7; Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:55 (04:19) TULN TD – Darnell Mooney 22-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick Navy 24–14; Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:54 (02:03) NAVY TD – Diego Fagot 17-yard interception returned, Bijan Nichols kick Navy 31–14; Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:02 Third quarter (07:43) TULN TD – Jaetavian Toles 5-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick Navy 31–21; Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:08 (01:59) TULN TD – Ygenio Booker 2-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick Navy 31–28; Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 4:20 Fourth quarter (10:17) TULN FG – Merek Glover 39-yard field goal Tied 31–31; Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:16 (05:23) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 15-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Navy 38–31; Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:54 (01:01) TULN TD – Justin McMillan 1-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tied 38–38; Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 4:23 (00:00) NAVY FG – Bijan Nichols 48-yard field goal Navy 41–38; Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 1:01 Top passers TULN – Justin McMillan – 20/29, 290 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT NAVY – Malcolm Perry – 2/7, 68 yards, TD, INT Top rushers TULN – Cameron Carroll – 8 carries, 71 yards NAVY – Jamale Carothers – 14 carries, 154 yards, 3 TD Top receivers TULN – Darnell Mooney – 5 receptions, 112 yards, TD NAVY – Mychal Cooper – 1 reception, 37 yards

Statistics	Tulsa	Tulane
First downs	22	20
Total yards	398	474
Rushing yards	128	290
Passing yards	270	184
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	29:09	30:51

Tulsa

Pregame line	Over/under
Tulane	-10.0

Tulsa at Tulane – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	16	0	10	26
Green Wave	10	14	7	7	38

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

• Date: November 2
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 27,417
• Referee: C. Lamertina
• TV: ESPN2

Game information

First quarter (09:05) TULN FG – Merek Glover 31-yard field goal Tulane 3–0; Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:03 (01:23) TULN TD – Justin McMillan 5-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tulane 10–0; Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:43 Second quarter (13:11) TUL TD – Corey Taylor II 1-yard rush, Jacob Rainey kick Tulane 10–7; Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:12 (08:33) TUL FG – Jacob Rainey 40-yard field goal Tied 10–10; Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:46 (04:30) TUL FG – Jacob Rainey 32-yard field goal Tulsa 13–10; Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 3:04 (02:05) TULN TD – Justin McMillan 1-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tulane 17–13; Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:17 (01:52) TULN TD – Willie Langham 13-yard fumble returned, Merek Glover kick Tulane 24–13; Drive: 1 plays, -5 yards, 0:08 (00:47) TUL FG – Jacob Rainey 37-yard field goal Tulane 24–16; Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 1:05 Third quarter (10:40) TULN TD – Stephon Huderson 32-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick Tulane 31–16; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:20 Fourth quarter (14:54) TUL TD – Keylon Stokes 16-yard pass from Zach Smith, Jacob Rainey kick Tulane 31–23; Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 4:56 (10:00) TUL FG – Jacob Rainey 38-yard field goal Tulane 31–26; Drive: 9 plays, 16 yards, 4:11 (04:53) TULN TD – Justin McMillan 1-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Tulane 38–26; Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:02 Top passers TUL – Zach Smith – 17/33, 270 yards, TD TULN – Justin McMillan – 12/16, 184 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers TUL – Shamari Brooks – 17 carries, 65 yards TULN – Stephon Huderson – 7 carries, 100 yards Top receivers TUL – Keylon Stokes – 3 receptions, 78 yards, TD TULN – Jalen McCleskey – 2 receptions, 53 yards

Statistics	Tulane	Temple
First downs	22	22
Total yards	333	402
Rushing yards	203	105
Passing yards	130	297
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	30:41	29:19

at Temple

Pregame line	Over/under
Tulane	-6.5

Tulane at Temple – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	7	0	14	21
Owls	3	10	9	7	29

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

• Date: November 16
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 27,850
• Referee: Adam Savoie
• TV: ESPNU

Game information

First quarter (11:05) TEM FG – Will Mobley 35-yard field goal Temple 3–0; Drive: 5 plays, 1 yard, 1:51 Second quarter (11:23) TEM TD – Kenny Yeboah 4-yard pass from Todd Centeio, Will Mobley kick Temple 10–0; Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:58 (08:13) TEM FG – Will Mobley 27-yard field goal Temple 13–0; Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:12 (02:20) TULN TD – Cameron Carroll 5-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Temple 13–7; Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:08 Third quarter (06:24) TEM FG – Will Mobley 20-yard field goal Temple 16–7; Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 4:33 (01:40) TEM TD – Kenny Yeboah 8-yard pass from Anthony Russo, Will Mobley PAT failed Temple 22–7; Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:41 Fourth quarter (13:57) TULN TD – Darius Bradwell 4-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Temple 22–14; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:43 (09:56) TEM TD – Jadan Blue 16-yard pass from Anthony Russo, Wil Mobley kick Temple 29–14; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:01 (06:48) TULN TD – Cameron Carroll 1-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Temple 29–21; Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 3:08 Top passers TULN – Justin McMillan – 11/27, 103 yards, INT TEM – Anthony Russo – 22/38, 221 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers TULN – Justin McMillan – 17 carries, 64 yards TEM – Re'Mahn Davis – 13 carries, 69 yards Top receivers TULN – Darnell Mooney – 3 receptions, 38 yards TEM – Jadan Blue – 12 receptions, 131 yards, TD

Statistics	UCF	Tulane
First downs	23	21
Total yards	484	402
Rushing yards	165	221
Passing yards	319	181
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	29:15	30:45

UCF

Pregame line	Over/under
UCF	-7.0

Central Florida at Tulane – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	10	7	14	3	34
Green Wave	0	7	10	14	31

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

• Date: November 23
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); partly sunny
• Game attendance: 21,032
• Referee: Anthony Calabre
• TV: CBS Sports Network

Game information

First quarter (08:04) UCF FG – Dylan Barnas 35-yard field goal Central Florida 3–0; Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 2:12 (03:58) UCF TD – Marlon Williams 23-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Dylan Barnas kick Central Florida 10–0; Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 1:46 Second quarter (09:53) TULN TD – Corey Dauphine 14-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Central Florida 10–7; Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 2:10 (06:19) UCF TD – Otis Anderson 44-yard rush, Dylan Barnas kick Central Florida 17–7; Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:26 Third quarter (10:40) UCF TD – Darriel Mack Jr. 1-yard rush, Dylan Barnas kick Central Florida 24–7; Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 4:20 (10:25) TULN TD – Stephon Huderson 98-yard kickoff returned, Merek Glover kick Central Florida 24–14; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 (04:50) TULN FG – Merek Glover 29-yard field goal Central Florida 24–17; Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:43 (02:04) UCF TD – Anthony Robertson 2-yard pass from Darriel Mack Jr., Dylan Barnas kick Central Florida 31–17; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:46 Fourth quarter (10:43) UCF FG – Dylan Barnas 26-yard field goal Central Florida 34–17; Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:05 (07:03) TULN TD – Corey Dauphine 7-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Central Florida 34–24; Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:40 (00:26) TULN TD – Jalen McCleskey 7-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick Central Florida 34–31; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:23 Top passers UCF – Dillon Gabriel – 24/46, 317 yards, TD TULN – Justin McMillan – 13/27, 181 yards, TD Top rushers UCF – Dillon Gabriel – 12 carries, 58 yards TULN – Justin McMillan – 23 carries, 102 yards Top receivers UCF – Marlon Williams – 9 receptions, 119 yards, TD TULN – Jalen McCleskey – 3 receptions, 77 yards, TD

Statistics	Tulane	SMU
First downs	26	18
Total yards	465	377
Rushing yards	223	197
Passing yards	242	180
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	36:09	23:51

at SMU

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU	-3.0

Tulane at Southern Methodist – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	7	3	7	3	20
Mustangs	14	7	0	16	37

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

• Date: November 30
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 20,761
• Referee: Adam Savoie
• TV: ESPNU

Game information

First quarter (07:57) SMU TD – Myron Gailliard 30-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robeldo kick Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:38 (03:49) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 8-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robeldo kick Southern Methodist 14–0; Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:12 (00:01) TULN TD – Cameron Carroll 3-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Southern Methodist 14–7; Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:41 Second quarter (02:32) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 1-yard rush, Kevin Robeldo kick Southern Methodist 21–7; Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:20 (00:00) TULN FG – Merek Glover 33-yard field goal Southern Methodist 21–10; Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 2:21 Third quarter (06:46) TULN TD – Corey Dauphine 35-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Southern Methodist 21–17; Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 1:45 Fourth quarter (10:23) SMU TD – James Proche 26-yard pass from Shane Buechele, two-point rush attempt failed Southern Methodist 27–17; Drive: 13 plays, 93 yards, 4:32 (07:28) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 25-yard rush, Kevin Robeldo kick Southern Methodist 34–17; Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:30 (04:48) TULN FG – Merek Glover 42-yard field goal Southern Methodist 34–20; Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:33 (03:02) SMU FG – Kevin Robeldo 25-yard field goal Southern Methodist 37–20; Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 1:41 Top passers TULN – Justin McMillan – 22/37, 242 yards SMU – Shane Buechele – 15/27, 180 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers TULN – Corey Dauphine – 10 carries, 52 yards, TD SMU – Xavier Jones – 18 carries, 125 yards, 2 TD Top receivers TULN – Tyrick James – 5 receptions, 62 yards SMU – James Proche – 7 receptions, 71 yards, TD

Statistics	Southern Miss	Tulane
First downs	15	19
Total yards	359	379
Rushing yards	58	164
Passing yards	301	215
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	26:07	33:53

vs. Southern Miss (Armed Forces Bowl)

Pregame line	Over/under
Tulane	-7.0

Southern Mississippi vs. Tulane – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	13	0	0	0	13
Green Wave	0	6	24	0	30

at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX

• Date: January 4
• Game time: 10:30 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 38,513
• Referee: Kevin Mar
• TV: ESPN

Game information

First quarter (12:07) USM TD – Quez Watkins 44-yard pass from Jack Abraham, Andrew Stein PAT failed Southern Miss 6–0; Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 2:53 (05:23) USM TD – Jack Abraham 3-yard rush, Andrew Stein kick Southern Miss 13–0; Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:31 Second quarter (12:41) TULN FG – Merek Glover 31-yard field goal Southern Miss 13–3; Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:47 (04:37) TULN FG – Merek Glover 31-yard field goal Southern Miss 13–6; Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:12 Third quarter (13:20) TULN TD – Jalen McCleskey 52-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick Tied 13–13; Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 1:40 (06:16) TULN FG – Merek Glover 36-yard field goal Tulane 16–13; Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:20 (05:37) TULN TD – Jacob Robertson Jr. 7-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick Tulane 23–13; Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:05 (01:54) TULN TD – Amare Jones 20-yard pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick Tulane 30–13; Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:40 Top passers USM – Jack Abraham – 17/23, 167 yards, TD TULN – Justin McMillan – 13/18, 215 yards, 3 TD Top rushers USM – Trivenskey Mosley – 7 carries, 43 yards TULN – Cameron Carroll – 9 carries, 48 yards Top receivers USM – Quez Watkins – 9 receptions, 154 yards, TD TULN – Jalen McCleskey – 2 receptions, 87 yards, TD

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
5	173	Darnell Mooney	WR	Chicago Bears
7	237	Thakarius Keyes	CB	Kansas City Chiefs

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