2021 Tulane Green Wave football team

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2021 Tulane Green Wave football
Tulane Green Wave wordmark.svg
Conference American Athletic Conference
Record2–10 (1–7 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Chip Long (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Chris Hampton (1st season)
Home stadium Yulman Stadium
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
←  2020
2022  →
2021 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Cincinnati y$^  8 –0   13 –1  
No. 17 Houston y  8 –0   12 –2  
UCF  5 –3   9 –4  
East Carolina  5 –3   7 –5  
Tulsa  5 –3   7 –6  
SMU  4 –4   8 –4  
Memphis  3 –5   6 –6  
Navy  3 –5   4 –8  
Tulane  1 –7   2 –10  
South Florida  1 –7   2 –10  
Temple  1 –7   3 –9  
Championship: Cincinnati 35, Houston 20
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2021 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 sixth-year head coach Willie Fritz.

Contents

Preseason

Coaching changes

Prior to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in December 2020, offensive coordinator Will Hall accepted the head coaching role at Southern Miss. Chip Long was hired to replace Hall. [1] On December 10, Fritz announced the firing of defensive coordinator Jack Curtis. [2] Chris Hampton was named the new defensive coordinator on December 18. [3]

In March 2021, it was announced that Chris Watt would be the offensive line coach for Tulane.

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Bednarik Award [4] Dorian Williams LBJR
Doak Walker Award [5] Cameron CarrollRBSO
Rimington Trophy [6] Sincere HaynesworthOLJR
Ray Guy Award [7] Ryan Wright PSR
Paul Hornung Award [8] Jha’Quan JacksonWRJR
Wuerffel Trophy [9] Richard CarthonSSR
Manning Award [10] Michael Pratt QBSO

American Athletic Conference preseason media poll

The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at the virtual media day held August 4, 2021. [11] Cincinnati, who finished the 2020 season ranked No. 8 nationally, was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2021 preseason media poll.

Media poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Cincinnati262 (22)
2UCF241 (2)
3SMU188
4Houston181
5Memphis168
6Tulsa153
7Tulane132
т-8East Carolina85
т-8Navy85
10Temple46
11South Florida43

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 411:00 a.m.No. 2 Oklahoma *
 ABC L 35–4042,206
September 116:00 p.m. Morgan State *
 ESPN+ W 69–202,100
September 187:00 p.m.at No. 17 Ole Miss *
 ESPN2 L 21–6154,198
September 257:00 p.m. UAB *
ESPN+L 21–2816,023
October 22:30 p.m.at East Carolina
ESPN+L 29–5233,475
October 76:30 p.m. Houston
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
 ESPN L 22–4015,026
October 216:30 p.m.at No. 21 SMU
ESPNL 26–5522,843
October 3011:00 a.m.No. 2 Cincinnati
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
 ESPN2 L 12–3117,012
November 63:00 p.m.at UCF
ESPNU L 10–1441,030
November 133:00 p.m. Tulsa
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPNUL 13–20 OT22,784
November 2011:00 a.m. South Florida
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPN+W 45–1414,496
November 276:30 p.m.at Memphis
ESPNUL 28–3327,416
Schedule Source: [14] [15]
  1. ↑ Originally scheduled to be played as a home game, the game against Oklahoma was moved to Norman, Oklahoma on August 30, 2021, due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Ida. Tulane remained the designated home team despite Oklahoma hosting the game. [12]
  2. ↑ Originally scheduled to be played as a home game, the game against Morgan State was moved to Birmingham, Alabama on September 2, 2021, due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Ida. Tulane remained the designated home team despite the neutral site. [13]

Game summaries

No. 2 Oklahoma

Oklahoma at Tulane
1234Total
•No. 2 Sooners14233040
Green Wave14081335
         
Scoring summary
111:15TULNCameron Carroll 6-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Graham Dable kick)
(8 plays, 55 yards, 3:08)		TULN 7–0
05:59OU Spencer Rattler 1-yard rush (Gabe Brkic kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 5:16)		TIE 7–7
04:44TULNJaetavian Toles 15-yard rush (Graham Dable kick)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:15)		TULN 14–7
02:38OU Caleb Williams 1-yard rush (Gabe Brkic kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:06)		TIE 14–14
210:00OU Kennedy Brooks 1-yard rush (Gabe Brkic kick)
(9 plays, 84 yards, 4:53)		OU 21–14
08:59OUGabe Brkic 26-yard field goal
(4 plays, 2 yards, 0:49)		OU 24–14
07:58OUGabe Brkic 51-yard field goal
(4 plays, 0 yards, 0:53)		OU 27–14
03:01OU Mario Williams 6-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Gabe Brkic kick)
(7 plays, 78 yards, 3:03)		OU 34–14
00:00OUGabe Brkic 56-yard field goal
(3 plays, 2 yards, 0:30)		OU 37–14
303:31TULNMichael Pratt 4-yard rush (Duece Watts two-point conversion rush)
(11 plays, 42 yards, 3:44)		OU 37–22
01:01OUGabe Brkic 55-yard field goal
(7 plays, 37 yards, 2:30)		OU 40–22
411:28TULNCameron Carroll 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (two-point conversion rush attempt failed)
(8 plays, 47 yards, 2:23)		OU 40–28
02:18TULNWill Wallace 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)
(8 plays, 80 yards, 2:45)		OU 40–35
LineOver/under
OU –31.567
StatisticsOklahomaTulane
First downs2424
Total yards430396
Rushing yards116100
Passing yards314296
Turnovers23
Time of possession33:2226:38
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
OklahomaPassing Spencer Rattler 30/39, 304 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Kennedy Brooks 14 rushes, 87 yards, TD
Receiving Marvin Mims 5 receptions, 117 yards
TulanePassing Michael Pratt 27/44, 296 yards, 3 TD
RushingMichael Pratt15 rushes, 34 yards, TD
ReceivingTyrick James6 receptions, 93 yards

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