2024 Tulane Green Wave football team

2024 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	6–2 (4–0 AAC)
Head coach	Jon Sumrall (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Craddock (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Evan McKissack (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Greg Gasparato (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tayler Polk (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Yulman Stadium
Seasons ←  2023 2025 →

2024 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Army		6	–	0					7	–	0
Navy		4	–	0					6	–	1
Tulane		4	–	0					6	–	2
Memphis		3	–	1					7	–	1
North Texas		2	–	2					5	–	3
Charlotte		2	–	2					3	–	5
East Carolina		2	–	2					4	–	4
South Florida		1	–	2					3	–	4
Tulsa		1	–	3					3	–	5
UTSA		1	–	3					3	–	5
Rice		1	–	3					2	–	6
Temple		1	–	3					2	–	6
Florida Atlantic		0	–	3					2	–	5
UAB		0	–	4					1	–	6
Championship: December 6, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of October 30, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Tulane Green Wave football team will represent Tulane University in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Green Wave are led by Jon Sumrall in his first year as the head coach. The Green Wave will play home games at Yulman Stadium, located in New Orleans.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing Player Position Destination Phat Watts WR Withdrawn Carson Haggard QB Abilene Christian Chris Brazzell II WR Tennessee D.J. Douglas CB Florida Devean Deal DL TCU Kentrell Webb CB Houston Kai Horton QB Withdrawn Corey Platt Jr. LB Houston Keith Cooper Jr. DL Houston Alex Bauman TE Withdrawn Iverson Celestine RB South Alabama Hunter Summers WR Arkansas State AJ Thomas EDGE McNeese Jai Eugene Jr. S Western Kentucky Noah Gardner OT Missouri State RJ Whitehead IOL UTEP Taylor Love LB Tennessee Tech Jalen Rogers WR Florida A&M Lajuan Owens IOL New Mexico Sully Burns OT Texas State Maxie Baudoin IV DL Louisiana Chadwick Bailey CB Bentley Isaiah Boyd DL Albany Pierson Parent LS Houston Jared Small LB Arizona Terez Traynor WR Charlotte Yash Gupta WR Amherst Kiland Harrison CB TBD Gabe Liu CB TBD DK McGruder CB TBD Tyrek Presley WR TBD

Incoming Player Position Previous School Jalen Geiger S Kentucky Lucius Tillery CB Louisiana–Monroe Jaylon Griffin WR UCF Ty Thompson QB Oregon Micah Robinson CB Furman Chris Rodgers LB Troy Jack Tchienchou CB Troy Terez Traynor WR Idaho Mario Williams WR USC Deshaun Batiste DL Troy Caleb Ransaw CB Troy Shazz Preston WR Alabama Vincent Murphy C Western Kentucky Ronan Chambers OT Akron Khai Prean WR LSU Johnathan Edwards CB Indiana State Derrick Graham IOL Texas A&M Sidney Mbanasor WR Utah Anthony Miller TE Indiana Terrell Allen DL Tennessee State Jacob Barnes K Louisiana Tech Gabe Fortson IOL Georgia Tech Jaylon Griffin WR UCF Sam Howard LB Austin Peay Adin Huntington DL Louisiana–Monroe Javon Carter DL Grambling State

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana *	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	W 52–0	20,143
September 7	11:00 a.m.	No. 17 Kansas State *	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN	L 27–34	25,034
September 14	2:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Oklahoma *	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ESPN	L 19–34	83,325
September 21	11:00 a.m.	at Louisiana *	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPNU	W 41–33	22,534
September 28	11:00 a.m.	South Florida	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPNU	W 45–10	20,783
October 5	12:00 p.m.	at UAB	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	W 71–20	19,724
October 19	2:30 p.m.	Rice	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	W 24–10	22,897
October 26	11:00 a.m.	at North Texas	DATCU Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN2	W 45–37	23,138
October 31	6:30 p.m.	at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN
November 9	3:00 p.m.	Temple	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPNU
November 16	11:00 a.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	ESPN Networks
November 28	6:30 p.m.	Memphis	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Roster

2024 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Dontae Fleming Sr RB 2 Shaadie Clayton-Johnson Sr WR 3 Phat Watts GS WR 4 Mario Williams Jr WR 5 Yulkeith Brown Sr WR 6 Shazz Preston So QB 7 Ty Thompson Jr QB 8 Kellen Tasby Fr TE 9 Reggie Brown Sr QB 10 Darian Mensah  Fr WR 11 Sidney Mbanasor  Fr QB 12 Kai Horton  Jr QB 13 Jakson Judge Fr QB 14 Dagan Bruno Fr WR 15 Zycarl Lewis Jr. Fr QB 16 Garrett Mmahat  So WR 17 Khai Prean  Fr WR 19 Shaun Nicholas Fr RB 20 Arnold Barnes III So RB 21 Makhi Hughes  So WR 22 Alex Wigginton So RB 24 Trey Cornist So RB 25 Jamauri McClure Fr WR 26 Walker Davis Fr RB 27 Chase Rudin Fr WR 28 Seth Gale Fr WR 39 Trevor Evans  Jr RB 40 George Arata  So TE 45 Jackson Stewart Fr RB 46 Tate Jernigan  Sr TE 48 Jonathan Kahn  Jr OL 52 Tristen Fortenberry Fr OL 55 Dominic Steward Fr OL 56 Shadre Hurst  So OL 58 Caleb Thomas  Sr OL 60 Jaxon Ducre Fr OL 61 Leo Wulffraat Fr OL 62 Gabe Fortson  Fr OL 64 Vincent Murphy GS OL 68 Josh Remetich Sr OL 69 Rashad Green Sr OL 71 Jayce Mitchell Fr OL 72 Trey Tuggle  Jr OL 73 Elijah Baker Fr OL 74 Landry Cannon So OL 75 Colin O'Carroll Fr OL 76 Derrick Graham  Jr OL 77 Darion Reed So OL 78 Reese Baker Fr TE 80 Joshua Goines  Fr WR 81 Luke Besh  Jr OL 82 Erik Urbaniak Fr WR 83 Bryce Bohanon  Jr WR 84 Lucas Desjardins  Jr TE 85 Antony Miller  Fr TE 86 Guiseann Mirtil Fr TE 87 Alex Bauman Jr TE 88 Blake Gunter  So TE 89 DJ Cicero Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 0 Patrick Jenkins Sr S 2 Jalen Geiger GS LB 4 Chris Rodgers So DB 5 Rayshawn Pleasant  So DB 6 Micah Robinson Jr SPR 7 Caleb Ransaw Jr DB 8 Johnathan Edwards Sr BAN 9 Terrell Allen Sr DB 10 Lu Tillery Jr DB 11 E'zaiah Shine Fr SPR 12 Javion White Fr LB 13 Tyler Grubbs Sr DB 14 Armani Cargo Fr LB 15 Sam Howard Jr DB 20 Jahiem Johnson So DB 21 Jayden Lewis Fr DB 23 Kevin Adams III So SPR 26 Shi'Keem Laister Sr S 27 Chase Green Fr LB 28 Dickson Agu So S 29 Jack Tchienchou Fr DB 30 Joshua Moore So S 31 Carson Klein Fr S 32 Bailey Despanie  Jr DB 33 Rodrek Williams II  Jr DE 35 Matthew Fobbs-White So LB 36 Mandel Eugene Jr.  Jr LB 37 Harold Lawson  So S 38 Jared Moorer  Jr CB 39 Brandon Kim  Jr LB 41 Makai Williams So LB 42 Jean Claude Joseph III So SPR 43 Rishi Rattan  Jr BAN 44 Michael Lunz  Jr DL 45 Adin Huntington Sr BAN 48 Michael Guruli  Fr BAN 48 Jah'rie Garner So BAN 50 Bryce Boutte Fr DL 51 Jack Stivers So LB 54 Adam Uppuluri  Jr BAN 59 Dante De Rosa Jr DL 70 Kameron Hamilton Jr DE 91 Deshaun Batiste  Fr DE 92 Gerrod Henderson  So NT 93 Elijah Champaigne  Jr NT 94 Eric Hicks Jr.  Sr NT 95 Adonis Friloux  Jr DL 96 Geordan Guidry Fr BAN 97 Javon Carter Sr DL 98 Parker Petersen  Jr LB 99 Jesus Machado Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 34 William Hudlow So K 35 Jacob Barnes Sr P 49 Will Karoll So K/P 53 Bobby Noel  Jr LS 57 Ethan Hudak  Sr P 62 Brice Busch  So K 63 Ethan Head Fr LS 65 Andrew Goodman  So LS 70 Thomas Peterson Sr K 90 Zach Marini Fr K 91 Patrick Durkin Fr P 92 Ethan Greenberg  So	Head coach Jon Sumrall Coordinators/assistant coaches Joe Craddock – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Greg Gasparato – Defensive coordinator/safeties Evan McKissack – Co-offensive coordinator/offensive line Tayler Polk – Co-defensive coordinator/inside linebackers Bam Hardmon – Run game coordinator/outside linebackers Brock Hays – Running backs J. J. McCleskey – Defensive backs Dan Roushar – Offensive line Carter Sheridan – Wide receivers Greg McMahon – Special teams coordinator Landius Wilkerson – Defensive line Tyler Spotts-Orgeron – Offensive analyst/tight ends coach Collin D'Angelo – Offensive analyst/quarterbacks coach Caleb Ross – Offensive analyst/wide receivers coach Brayden Berezowitz – Defensive analyst/spears and nickels coach Rob Greene – Defensive analyst/safeties coach Gunner Hudspeth – Analyst/assistant special teams coach Rusty Whitt – Director, strength and conditioning Colin Kenyon – Assistant, strength and conditioning Nick Bell – Assistant, strength and conditioning Jonathan Davis – Assistant, strength and conditioning Jeremiah Cartwright – Director, football operations Derick Bugg – Director, player development Rodney Saulsberry – Graduate assistant Peter Hontas – Graduate assistant Justin Herrup – Graduate assistant Tyler Kelley – Graduate assistant Logan Self – Graduate assistant Chris Wurl – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 9/30/24

Game summaries

Southeastern Louisiana (FCS)

See also: 2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Southeastern Louisiana Lions (FCS) (0–0) at Tulane Green Wave (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions (FCS)	0	0	0	0	0
Green Wave	7	14	14	17	52

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: August 29th
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 20,143
• Referee: Darryl DeBerry
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Sherman (play-by-play), Tyoka Jackson (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (3:30) TUL – Yulkeith Brown 11 yard pass from Darian Mensah, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:59; Tulane 7–0) Second quarter (9:45) TUL – Makhi Hughes 2 yard run, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:10; Tulane 14–0) (0:42) TUL – Rayshawn Pleasant 100 yard interception return, Jacob Barnes kick (Tulane 21–0) Third quarter (11:20) TUL – Ty Thompson 8 yard run, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:40; Tulane 28–0) (3:40) TUL – Arnold Barnes III 1 yard run, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:59; Tulane 35–0) Fourth quarter (14:54) TUL – Alex Bauman 12 yard pass from Darian Mensah, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 1:11; Tulane 42–0) (10:02) TUL – Ty Thompson 4 yard run, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 3:33; Tulane 49–0) (2:06) TUL – Jacob Barnes 38 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:37; Tulane 52–0)

Statistics	SELA	TULN
First downs	14	25
Plays–yards	53–201	56–472
Rushes–yards	32–102	39–241
Passing yards	99	231
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–21–1	13–17–0
Time of possession	29:47	30:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing	Eli Sawyer	14/19, 99 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Antonio Martin Jr.	13 carries, 68 yards
	Receiving	Darius Lewis	5 receptions, 44 yards
Tulane	Passing	Darian Mensah	10/12, 205 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Makhi Hughes	14 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Mario Williams	4 receptions, 124 yards

No. 17 Kansas State

See also: 2024 Kansas State Wildcats football team

No. 17 Kansas State Wildcats (1–0) at Tulane Green Wave (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Wildcats	3	7	10	14	34
Green Wave	7	13	0	7	27

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: September 7th
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
• Game attendance: 25,034
• Referee: Kevin Boitmann
• TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter (3:05) KSU – Chris Tennant 48 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:59; Kansas State 3–0) (0:49) TUL – Makhi Hughes 3 yard run, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:09; Tulane 7–3) Second quarter (13:17) TUL – Alex Bauman 36 yard pass from Darian Mensah, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 2 plays, 38 yards, 1:03; Tulane 14–3) (10:16) KSU – Will Swanson 7 yard pass from Avery Johnson, Chris Tennant kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; Tulane 14–10) (4:57) TUL – Jacob Barnes 40 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:12; Tulane 17–10) (1:01) TUL – Jacob Barnes 41 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:44; Tulane 20–10) Third quarter (7:49) KSU – Chris Tennant 28 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:38; Tulane 20–13) (2:26) KSU – DJ Giddens 45 yard pass from Avery Johnson, Chris Tennant kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:50; Tied 20–20) Fourth quarter (14:01) TUL – Alex Bauman 13 yard pass from Darian Mensah, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:17; Tulane 27–20) (11:20) KSU – Dylan Edwards 13 yard run, Chris Tennant kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:41; Tied 27–27) (8:13) KSU – Jack Fabris 60 yard fumble recovery, Chris Tennant kick (Kansas State 34–27)

Statistics	KSU	TULN
First downs	19	21
Plays–yards	56–396	66–491
Rushes–yards	33–215	37–149
Passing yards	181	342
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–23–0	19–29–1
Time of possession	26:44	33:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing	Avery Johnson	15/23, 181 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	DJ Giddens	19 carries, 114 yards
	Receiving	DJ Giddens	4 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD
Tulane	Passing	Darian Mensah	19/29, 342 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Makhi Hughes	21 carries, 128 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Mario Williams	6 receptions, 128 yards

at No. 15 Oklahoma

See also: 2024 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Tulane Green Wave (1–1) at No. 15 Oklahoma Sooners (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	6	7	6	19
No. 15 Sooners	7	14	3	10	34

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

• Date: September 14th
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: SE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 83,325
• Referee: Chris Lamertina
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter (7:36) OU – Jackson Arnold 1 yard run, Tyler Keltner kick (Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 5:46; Oklahoma 7–0) Second quarter (10:02) OU – Taylor Tatum 9 yard pass from Jackson Arnold, Tyler Keltner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 1:58; Oklahoma 14–0) (3:39) OU – Taylor Tatum 1 yard run, Tyler Keltner kick (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 1:36; Oklahoma 21–0) (0:19) TULN – Reggie Brown 7 yard pass from Ty Thompson, kick failed (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:20; Oklahoma 21–6) Third quarter (9:20) OU – Tyler Keltner 29 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:40; Oklahoma 24–6) (4:45) TULN – Makhi Hughes 8 yard pass from Darian Mensah, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:35; Oklahoma 24–13) Fourth quarter (14:20) TULN – Tyler Grubbs 22 yard interception return, 2-point pass failed (Oklahoma 24–19) (6:05) OU – Jackson Arnold 24 yard run, Tyler Keltner kick (Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 2:13; Oklahoma 31–19) (2:55) OU – Tyler Keltner 39 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:39; Oklahoma 34–19)

Statistics	TULN	OU
First downs	16	23
Plays–yards	67–279	75–349
Rushes–yards	34–106	45–182
Passing yards	173	167
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–33–1	19–30–1
Time of possession	28:18	31:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Darian Mensah	14/32, 166 yards ,1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Makhi Hughes	19 carries, 71 yards
	Receiving	Dontae Fleming	4 receptions, 59 yards
Oklahoma	Passing	Jackson Arnold	18/29, 169 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jackson Arnold	14 carries, 97 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Deion Burks	7 receptions, 80 yards

at Louisiana

See also: 2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

Tulane Green Wave (1–2) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	17	21	3	41
Ragin' Cajuns	7	6	13	7	33

at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana

• Date: September 21st
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C) • Wind: SE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
• Game attendance: 22,534
• Referee: Trennis Livingston
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (7:26) UL – Ben Wooldridge 1-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:53; Louisiana 7–0) Second quarter (14:57) TUL – Ty Thompson 2-yard run, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 7:29; Tied 7–7) (9:14) UL – Kenneth Almendares 20-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:43; Louisiana 10–7) (2:02) TUL – Ethan Head 37-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 7:08; Tied 10–10) (1:40) TUL – Jack Tchienchou 38-yard interception, Ethan Head kick (Tulane 17–10) (0:03) UL – Kenneth Almendares 31-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 1:37; Tulane 17–13) Third quarter (14:47) TUL – Rayshawn Pleasant 94-yard kickoff return, Ethan Head kick (Tulane 24–13) (13:06) UL – Caden Jensen 1-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:41; Tulane 24–19) (8:57) TUL – Reggie Brown 33-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:05; Tulane 31–19) (6:42) UL – Terrance Carter 36-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 2:04; Tulane 31–26) (3:11) TUL – Makhi Hughes 1-yard run, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:26; Tulane 38–26) Fourth quarter (13:17) UL – Ben Wooldridge 2-yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:54; Tulane 38–33) (5:42) TUL – Ethan Head 38-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 7:35; Tulane 41–33)

Statistics	TULN	UL
First downs	18	22
Plays–yards	64–355	63–413
Rushes–yards	47–272	28–175
Passing yards	83	238
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–17–0	19–35–2
Time of possession	33:57	26:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Darian Mensah	11/17, 83 yards, TD
	Rushing	Makhi Hughes	23 carries, 166 yards, TD
	Receiving	Reggie Brown	1 reception, 33 yards, TD
Louisiana	Passing	Ben Wooldridge	19/34, 238 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Bill Davis	9 carries, 103 yards
	Receiving	Terrance Carter	4 receptions, 79 yards, TD

South Florida

See also: 2024 South Florida Bulls football team

South Florida Bulls (2–2) at Tulane Green Wave (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	7	3	0	10
Green Wave	14	17	0	14	45

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: September 28th
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: W at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 20,783
• Referee: Kevin Randall
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (10:37) TULN – Makhi Hughes 5-yard run, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 3:13; Tulane 7–0) (4:39) TULN – Dontae Fleming 15-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 4:17; Tulane 14–0) Second quarter (8:50) TULN – Ethan Head 35-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 8:20; Tulane 17–0) (4:18) TULN – Mario Williams 53-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:35; Tulane 24–0) (1:54) TULN – Mario Williams 27-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:31; Tulane 31–0) (0:34) USF – Byrum Brown 10-yard run, John Cannon kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:20; Tulane 31–7) Third quarter (6:19) USF – John Cannon 45-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 4:58; Tulane 31–10) Fourth quarter (14:54) TULN – Makhi Hughes 9-yard run, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:25; Tulane 38–10) (12:28) TULN – Trey Cornist 2-yard run, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 2 plays, 51 yards, 0:28; Tulane 45–10)

Statistics	USF	TULN
First downs	12	30
Plays–yards	53–201	73–528
Rushes–yards	25–26	50–198
Passing yards	175	330
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–28–0	19–23–0
Time of possession	17:59	42:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing	Byrum Brown	12/18, 134 yards
	Rushing	Nay'Quan Wright	7 carries, 38 yards
	Receiving	Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen	5 receptions, 84 yards
Tulane	Passing	Darian Mensah	18/22, 326 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Makhi Hughes	17 carries, 61 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Dontae Fleming	7 receptions, 128 yards, TD

at UAB

See also: 2024 UAB Blazers football team

Tulane Green Wave (3–2) at UAB Blazers (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	20	17	20	14	71
Blazers	6	0	0	14	20

at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama

• Date: October 5th
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 19,724
• Referee: Edwin Lee
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Fozzy Whittaker (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (7:33) TUL – Ty Thompson 3-yard run, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:26; Tulane 7–0) (4:34) UAB – Jonah Delange 33-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:59; Tulane 7–3) (4:21) TUL – Rayshawn Pleasant 100-yard kickoff return (Tulane 13–3) (3:02) TUL – Makhi Hughes 1-yard run, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 1:05; Tulane 20–3) (0:44) UAB – Jonah Delange 32-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:13; Tulane 20–6) Second quarter (14:46) TUL – Makhi Hughes 51-yard run, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:58; Tulane 27–6) (6:24) TUL – Ethan Head 25-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 6:37; Tulane 30–6) (1:11) TUL – Arnold Barnes III 1-yard run, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:15; Tulane 37–6) Third quarter (11:13) TUL – Yulkeith Brown 14-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:47; Tulane 44–6) (5:32) TUL – Yulkeith Brown 22-yard pass from Ty Thompson (Drive: 1 play, 22 yards, 0:06; Tulane 50–6) (5:18) TUL – Chris Rodgers 29-yard interception, Jacob Barnes kick (Tulane 57–6) Fourth quarter (13:28) UAB – Amare Thomas 73-yard pass from Jalen Kitna, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:28; Tulane 57–13) (8:21) TUL – Arnold Barnes III 14-yard run, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:07; Tulane 64–13) (7:04) TUL – Jamauri McClure 29-yard run, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 1 play, 29 yards, 0:09; Tulane 71–13) (1:22) UAB – Solomon Beebe 6-yard run, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:42; Tulane 71–20)

Statistics	TULN	UAB
First downs	24	13
Plays–yards	68–497	65–305
Rushes–yards	50–317	22–75
Passing yards	180	230
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–18–0	21–43–3
Time of possession	33:27	26:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Darian Mensah	12/15, 134 yards, TD
	Rushing	Makhi Hughes	15 carries, 119 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Yulkeith Brown	4 receptions, 60 yards, 2 TD
UAB	Passing	Jalen Kitna	20/41, 239 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Lee Beebe Jr.	9 carries, 78 yards
	Receiving	Amare Thomas	5 receptions, 98 yards, TD

Rice

See also: 2024 Rice Owls football team

Rice Owls (2–4) at Tulane Green Wave (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	7	3	0	10
Green Wave	3	7	0	14	24

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: October 19th
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: NE 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
• Game attendance: 22,897
• Referee: Charles Lamertina
• TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play) and Leger Douzable (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (1:43) TULN – Jacob Barnes 28-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 6:33; Tulane 3–0) Second quarter (14:12) RICE – Elijah Mojarro 31-yard pass from E. J. Warner, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:31; Rice 7–3) (1:04) TULN – Makhi Hughes 29-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:18; Tulane 10–7) Third quarter (6:48) RICE – Tim Horn 35-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:23; Tied 10–10) Fourth quarter (8:22) TULN – Makhi Hughes 1-yard run, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 4:28; Tulane 17–10) (1:35) TULN – Sam Howard 15-yard fumble recovery, Jacob Barnes kick (Tulane 24–10)

Statistics	RICE	TULN
First downs	16	18
Plays–yards	63–344	65–306
Rushes–yards	17–73	40–154
Passing yards	271	152
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	26–46–3	12–25–0
Time of possession	25:03	34:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	E. J. Warner	26/46, 271 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Dean Connors	11 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Kobie Campbell	6 receptions, 100 yards
Tulane	Passing	Darian Mensah	12/25, 152 yards, TD
	Rushing	Makhi Hughes	27 carries, 140 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dontae Fleming	2 receptions, 36 yards

at North Texas

See also: 2024 North Texas Mean Green football team

Tulane Green Wave (5–2) at North Texas Mean Green (5–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	0	0	0	0
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

• Date: October 26th
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TULN	UNT
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Charlotte

See also: 2024 Charlotte 49ers football team

Tulane Green Wave (6–2) at Charlotte 49ers (3–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	0	0	0	0
49ers	0	0	0	0	0

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

• Date: October 31st
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TULN	CLT
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Charlotte	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Temple

See also: 2024 Temple Owls football team

Temple Owls (–) at Tulane Green Wave (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Green Wave	0	0	0	0	0

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: November 9th
• Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CST
• TV: TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TEM	TULN
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Navy

See also: 2024 Navy Midshipmen football team

Tulane Green Wave (–) at Navy Midshipmen (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	0	0	0	0
Midshipmen	0	0	0	0	0

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

• Date: October 31st
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
• TV: TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TULN	NAVY
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Memphis

See also: 2024 Memphis Tigers football team

Memphis Tigers (–) at Tulane Green Wave (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Green Wave	0	0	0	0	0

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: November 28th
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
• TV: ESPN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MEM	TULN
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released																Not released

References

1. "2024 Tulane Football Transfer Portal". www.on3.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
2. "2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
3. "2024 Tulane Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.