| 2021 Tulane Green Wave football | |
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| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Record | 2–10 (1–7 American) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Chip Long (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Hampton (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Yulman Stadium Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Legion Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
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| Bednarik Award [4] | Dorian Williams | LB | JR |
| Doak Walker Award [5] | Cameron Carroll | RB | SO |
| Rimington Trophy [6] | Sincere Haynesworth | OL | JR |
| Ray Guy Award [7] | Ryan Wright | P | SR |
| Paul Hornung Award [8] | Jha'Quan Jackson | WR | JR |
| Wuerffel Trophy [9] | Richard Carthon | S | SR |
| Manning Award [10] | Michael Pratt | QB | SO |
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 finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Cincinnati | 262 (22) |
| 2 | UCF | 241 (2) |
| 3 | SMU | 188 |
| 4 | Houston | 181 |
| 5 | Memphis | 168 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 153 |
| 7 | Tulane | 132 |
| т-8 | East Carolina | 85 |
| т-8 | Navy | 85 |
| 10 | Temple | 46 |
| 11 | South Florida | 43 |
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 2 Oklahoma * | ABC | L 35–40 | 42,206 | |
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Morgan State * | ESPN+ | W 69–20 | 2,100 | |
| September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Ole Miss * | ESPN2 | L 21–61 | 54,198 | |
| September 25 | 7:00 p.m. | UAB * | ESPN+ | L 21–28 | 16,023 | |
| October 2 | 2:30 p.m. | at East Carolina | ESPN+ | L 29–52 | 33,475 | |
| October 7 | 6:30 p.m. | Houston |
| ESPN | L 22–40 | 15,026 |
| October 21 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 21 SMU | ESPN | L 26–55 | 22,843 | |
| October 30 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 2 Cincinnati |
| ESPN2 | L 12–31 | 17,012 |
| November 6 | 3:00 p.m. | at UCF | ESPNU | L 10–14 | 41,030 | |
| November 13 | 3:00 p.m. | Tulsa |
| ESPNU | L 13–20 OT | 22,784 |
| November 20 | 11:00 a.m. | South Florida |
| ESPN+ | W 45–14 | 14,496 |
| November 27 | 6:30 p.m. | at Memphis | ESPNU | L 28–33 | 27,416 | |
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| •No. 2 Sooners | 14 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
| Green Wave | 14 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 35 |
| 1 | 11:15 | TULN | Cameron Carroll 6-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Graham Dable kick) (8 plays, 55 yards, 3:08) | TULN 7–0 |
| 05:59 | OU | Spencer Rattler 1-yard rush (Gabe Brkic kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 5:16) | TIE 7–7 | |
| 04:44 | TULN | Jaetavian Toles 15-yard rush (Graham Dable kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:15) | TULN 14–7 | |
| 02:38 | OU | Caleb Williams 1-yard rush (Gabe Brkic kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:06) | TIE 14–14 | |
| 2 | 10:00 | OU | Kennedy Brooks 1-yard rush (Gabe Brkic kick) (9 plays, 84 yards, 4:53) | OU 21–14 |
| 08:59 | OU | Gabe Brkic 26-yard field goal (4 plays, 2 yards, 0:49) | OU 24–14 | |
| 07:58 | OU | Gabe Brkic 51-yard field goal (4 plays, 0 yards, 0:53) | OU 27–14 | |
| 03:01 | OU | Mario Williams 6-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Gabe Brkic kick) (7 plays, 78 yards, 3:03) | OU 34–14 | |
| 00:00 | OU | Gabe Brkic 56-yard field goal (3 plays, 2 yards, 0:30) | OU 37–14 | |
| 3 | 03:31 | TULN | Michael Pratt 4-yard rush (Duece Watts two-point conversion rush) (11 plays, 42 yards, 3:44) | OU 37–22 |
| 01:01 | OU | Gabe Brkic 55-yard field goal (7 plays, 37 yards, 2:30) | OU 40–22 | |
| 4 | 11:28 | TULN | Cameron Carroll 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (two-point conversion rush attempt failed) (8 plays, 47 yards, 2:23) | OU 40–28 |
| 02:18 | TULN | Will Wallace 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (8 plays, 80 yards, 2:45) | OU 40–35 | |
| Line | Over/under |
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| OU –31.5 | 67 |
| Statistics | Oklahoma | Tulane |
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| First downs | 24 | 24 |
| Total yards | 430 | 396 |
| Rushing yards | 116 | 100 |
| Passing yards | 314 | 296 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 33:22 | 26:38 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Oklahoma | Passing | Spencer Rattler | 30/39, 304 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Kennedy Brooks | 14 rushes, 87 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Marvin Mims | 5 receptions, 117 yards | |
| Tulane | Passing | Michael Pratt | 27/44, 296 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Michael Pratt | 15 rushes, 34 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Tyrick James | 6 receptions, 93 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Green Wave | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 17 Rebels | 19 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 61 |
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*Originally scheduled to kickoff at 7:00 p.m. CST but was delayed due to inclement weather.
| Statistics | TULN | MISS |
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| First downs | 14 | 41 |
| Total yards | 305 | 707 |
| Passing yards | 166 | 335 |
| Rushing yards | 139 | 372 |
| Penalties | 11–109 | 9–65 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:43 | 32:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Tulane | Passing | Michael Pratt | 10/18, 166 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Devin Brumfield | 9 carries, 47 yards | |
| Receiving | Duece Watts | 2 receptions, 51 yards | |
| Ole Miss | Passing | Matt Corral | 23/31, 335 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Jerrion Ealy | 15 carries, 103 yards | |
| Receiving | Jonathan Mingo | 6 receptions, 136 yards, 1 TD |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Green Wave | 0 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 29 |
| •Pirates | 17 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 52 |
| 1 | 10:49 | ECU | Owen Daffer 23-yard field goal (10 plays, 70 yards, 4:11) | ECU 3–0 |
| 5:03 | ECU | Holton Ahlers 17-yard run (Owen Daffer kick) (7 plays, 55 yards, 3:55) | ECU 10–0 | |
| 1:21 | ECU | Keaton Mitchell 68-yard run (Owen Daffer kick) (2 plays, 80 yards, 0:40) | ECU 17–0 | |
| 2 | 13:18 | ECU | Tyler Snead 53-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (4 plays, 61 yards, 1:28) | ECU 24–0 |
| 9:38 | TUL | Ygenio Booker 16-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:40) | ECU 24–7 | |
| 0:36 | ECU | Rahjai Harris 3-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (11 plays, 76 yards, 3:27) | ECU 31–7 | |
| 3 | 10:43 | TUL | Michael Pratt 7-yard run (Michael Pratt pass to Tyrick James for two-point conversion) (7 plays, 75 yards, 4:17) | ECU 31–15 |
| 3:39 | TUL | Cameron Carroll 1-yard run (Michael Pratt run for two-point conversion) (10 plays, 91 yards, 3:22) | ECU 31–23 | |
| 4 | 13:33 | ECU | Rahjai Harris 1-yard run (Owen Daffer kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 5:06) | ECU 38–23 |
| 8:15 | ECU | Ryan Jones 14-yards pass from Mason Garcia (Owen Daffer kick) (7 plays, 30 yards, 3:51) | ECU 45–23 | |
| 6:53 | TUL | Michael Pratt 2-yard run (two-point run conversion failed) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:22) | ECU 45–29 | |
| 1:06 | ECU | Keaton Mitchell 30-yard run 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:34) | ECU 52–29 | |
| Statistics | Tulane | East Carolina |
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| First downs | 19 | 25 |
| Total yards | 404 | 612 |
| Rushing yards | 124 | 310 |
| Passing yards | 280 | 302 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 25:41 | 34:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Tulane | Passing | Michael Pratt | 22/36, 268 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Cameron Carroll | 9 car, 80 yds, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Duece Watts | 4 rec, 79 yds | |
| East Carolina | Passing | Holton Ahlers | 21/32, 288 yds, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Keaton Mitchell | 15 car, 222 yds, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Tyler Snead | 4 rec, 78 yds, 1 TD |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| •Cougars | 14 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 40 |
| Green Wave | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 1 | 8:04 | HOU | Christian Trahan 11-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (11 plays, 76 yards, 5:14) | HOU 7–0 |
| 0:22 | HOU | Jeremy Singleton 17-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (7 plays, 64 yards, 2:58) | HOU 14–0 | |
| 2 | 10:45 | TULN | Tyrick James 13-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Christian Daniels Pass to Michael Pratt for two-point conversion) (5 plays, 73 yards, 1:53) | HOU 14–8 |
| 3:33 | HOU | Dalton Witherspoon 46-yard field goal (7 plays, 20 yards, 2:26) | HOU 17–8 | |
| 2:11 | TULN | Tyjae Spears 39-yard run (Merek Glover kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 1:22) | HOU 17–15 | |
| 3 | 13:18 | TULN | Will Wallace 29-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (1 play, 29 yards, 0:08) | TULN 22–17 |
| 8:16 | HOU | Dalton Witherspoon 24-yard field goal (5 plays, 28 yards, 1:17) | TULN 22–20 | |
| 1:20 | HOU | Jeremy Singleton 29-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Two-point pass conversion failed) (11 plays, 80 yards, 4:40) | HOU 26–22 | |
| 4 | 9:28 | HOU | Ta'Zhawn Henry 8-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (6 plays, 39 yards, 3:20) | HOU 33–22 |
| 1:03 | HOU | Alton McCaskill 35-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (6 plays, 53 yards, 1:59) | HOU 40–22 | |
| Line | Over/under |
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| HOU –6.5 | 60 |
| Statistics | Houston | Tulane |
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| First downs | 18 | 17 |
| Total yards | 435 | 308 |
| Rushing yards | 147 | 94 |
| Passing yards | 288 | 214 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:34 | 28:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Houston | Passing | Clayton Tune | 23/36, 288 yards, 3 TDs |
| Rushing | Alton McCaskill | 18 rushes, 93 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | KeSean Carter | 6 receptions, 69 yards | |
| Tulane | Passing | Michael Pratt | 20/30, 214 yards, 2 TDs |
| Rushing | Cameron Carroll | 13 rushes, 68 yards | |
| Receiving | Will Wallace | 2 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Green Wave | 7 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 26 |
| •No. 21 Mustangs | 17 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 55 |
| 1 | 9:56 | SMU | Blake Mazza 22-yard field goal (14 plays, 50 yards, 5:04) | SMU 3–0 |
| 6:08 | SMU | Tre Siggers 1-yard run (Blake Mazza kick) (6 plays, 81 yards, 2:30) | SMU 10–0 | |
| 1:04 | SMU | Tanner Mordecai 1-yard run (Blake Mazza kick) (11 plays, 88 yards, 3:07) | SMU 17–0 | |
| 0:22 | TULN | Shae Wyatt 10-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:42) | SMU 17–7 | |
| 2 | 13:25 | SMU | Tommy McIntyre 24-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick) (6 plays, 96 yards, 1:57) | SMU 24–7 |
| 0:53 | SMU | Reggie Roberson Jr. 22-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick) (9 plays, 91 yards, 4:24) | SMU 31–7 | |
| 3 | 12:18 | TULN | Shae Wyatt 11-yard pass from Michael Pratt (pass failed) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:42) | SMU 31–13 |
| 3:33 | SMU | Tre Siggers 9-yard run (Blake Mazza kick) (11 plays, 91 yards, 5:04) | SMU 38–13 | |
| 1:28 | TULN | Duece Watts 4-yard pass from Michael Pratt (pass failed) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:05) | SMU 38–19 | |
| 4 | 9:05 | SMU | Blake Mazza 38-yard field goal (6 plays, 13 yards, 3:56) | SMU 41–19 |
| 6:50 | TULN | Tyjae Spears 9-yard run (Merek Glover kick) (8 plays, 82 yards, 2:15) | SMU 41–26 | |
| 6:01 | SMU | Tyler Lavine 44-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick) (2 plays, 44 yards, 0:49) | SMU 48–26 | |
| 2:39 | SMU | Brandon Epton Jr. 9-yard run (Blake Mazza kick) (6 plays, 37 yards, 2:47) | SMU 55–26 | |
| Statistics | TULN | SMU |
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| First downs | 18 | 31 |
| Total yards | 428 | 612 |
| Rushing yards | 194 | 174 |
| Passing yards | 234 | 438 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 25:37 | 34:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Tulane | Passing | Michael Pratt | 11/22, 234 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Tyjae Spears | 14 rushes, 85 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Jha'Quan Jackson | 2 receptions, 93 yards | |
| SMU | Passing | Tanner Mordecai | 30/42, 427 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Tre Siggers | 15 rushes, 81 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Danny Gray | 8 receptions, 140 yards |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| •No. 2 Bearcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Green Wave | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1 | 1:14 | CIN | Josh Whyle 16-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick) (16 plays, 99 yards, 7:25) | CIN 7–0 |
| 2 | 10:43 | TULN | Marvin Moody 8-yard safety (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) | CIN 7–2 |
| 7:58 | TULN | Tyjae Spears 47-yard run (Merek Glover kick) (6 plays, 66 yards, 2:34) | TULN 7–9 | |
| 6:19 | CIN | Jerome Ford 3-yard run (Christian Lowery kick) (5 plays, 80 yards, 1:33) | CIN 14–9 | |
| 0:00 | TULN | Merek Glover 41-yard field goal (4 plays, 26 yards, 0:30) | CIN 14–12 | |
| 3 | 3:12 | CIN | Josh Whyle 5-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick) (13 plays, 66 yards, 5:55) | CIN 21–12 |
| 4 | 6:16 | CIN | Christian Lowery 27-yard field goal (4 plays, 1 yard, 1:09) | CIN 24–12 |
| 4:13 | CIN | Jerome Ford 26-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick) (2 plays, 29 yards, 0:49) | CIN 31–12 | |
| Statistics | CIN | TULN |
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| First downs | 18 | 17 |
| Total yards | 351 | 280 |
| Rushing yards | 124 | 187 |
| Passing yards | 227 | 93 |
| Time of possession | 28:12 | 31:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| CIN | Passing | Desmond Ridder | 17/27, 227 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Jerome Ford | 18 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Josh Whyle | 4 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD | |
| TULN | Passing | Kai Horton | 7/16, 79 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Tyjae Spears | 19 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jha'Quan Jackson | 3 receptions, 34 yards |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Green Wave | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Knights | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Bulls | 0 | ||
| Green Wave | 0 |
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| Statistics | South Florida | Tulane |
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Green Wave | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| •Tigers | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 33 |
| 1 | 8:17 | TULN | Michael Pratt 14-yard run (Merek Glover kick) (12 plays, 84 yards, 5:29) | TULN 7–0 |
| 2:02 | MEM | Gabriel Rogers 13-yard pass from Seth Henigan (David Kemp kick) (16 plays, 75 yards, 6:15) | TIED 7–7 | |
| 2 | 12:34 | TULN | Tyjae Spears 7-yard run (Merek Glover kick) (10 plays, 52 yards, 4:23) | TULN 14–7 |
| 10:52 | MEM | Rodrigues Clark 15-yard pass from Seth Henigan (David Kemp kick) (5 plays, 72 yards, 1:37) | TIED 14–14 | |
| 3 | 10:29 | MEM | David Kemp 27-yard field goal (11 plays, 44 yards, 3:49) | MEM 17–14 |
| 4:38 | MEM | David Kemp 40-yard field goal (8 plays, 39 yards, 2:24) | MEM 20–14 | |
| 2:11 | TULN | Tyjae Spears 2-yard run (Merek Glover kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:27) | TULN 21–20 | |
| 4 | 14:57 | MEM | Asa Martin 1-yard run (Roc Taylor pass failed) (6 plays, 70 yards, 2:14) | MEM 26–21 |
| 13:31 | MEM | Eddie Lewis 25-yard pass from Seth Henigan (David Kemp kick) (3 plays, 29 yards, 1:20) | MEM 33–21 | |
| 1:55 | TULN | Duece Watts 21-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (8 plays, 64 yards, 2:22) | MEM 33–28 | |
| Statistics | Tulane | Memphis |
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| First downs | 25 | 24 |
| Total yards | 452 | 392 |
| Rushing yards | 305 | 56 |
| Passing yards | 147 | 336 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 28:58 | 31:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Tulane | Passing | Michael Pratt | 15/34, 147 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Tyjae Spears | 30 carries, 264 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Shae Wyatt | 5 receptions, 47 yards | |
| Memphis | Passing | Seth Henigan | 27/42, 336 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Rodrigues Clark | 11 carries, 28 yards | |
| Receiving | Sean Dykes | 7 receptions, 89 yards |