2025 Tulane Green Wave football team

2025 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	American Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 24
Record	8–2 (5–1 American)
Head coach	Jon Sumrall (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Craddock (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Evan McKissack (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Greg Gasparato (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tayler Polk (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Yulman Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Navy		6	–	1					8	–	2
Tulane		5	–	1					8	–	2
North Texas		5	–	1					9	–	1
East Carolina		5	–	1					7	–	3
No. 24 South Florida		4	–	2					7	–	3
Memphis		4	–	3					8	–	3
Army		3	–	3					5	–	4
Temple		3	–	3					5	–	5
UTSA		3	–	3					5	–	5
Florida Atlantic		3	–	4					4	–	6
Rice		2	–	4					5	–	5
UAB		1	–	5					3	–	7
Tulsa		0	–	6					3	–	7
Charlotte		0	–	7					1	–	9
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of November 16, 2025 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Tulane Green Wave football team represents Tulane University as a member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Jon Sumrall, the Green Wave plays home games at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	11:00 a.m.	Northwestern *	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPNU	W 23–3	22,103
September 6	6:00 p.m.	at South Alabama *	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN+	W 33–31	16,871
September 13	7:00 p.m.	Duke *	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN2	W 34–27	30,000
September 20	2:30 p.m.	at No. 13 Ole Miss *	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–45	65,644
September 27	3:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNU	W 31–14	16,311
October 9	6:30 p.m.	East Carolina	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN	W 26–19	20,035
October 18	11:00 a.m.	Army	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPNU	W 24–17	20,027
October 30	6:30 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN	L 26–48	16,715
November 7	8:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN	W 38–32	30,384
November 15	3:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	W 35–24	30,000
November 22	2:45 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU
November 29		Charlotte	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP (and CFP Rankings, after November 4) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Further information: 2025 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	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	24
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25
CFP	Not released										—	—					Not released

Game summaries

Northwestern

See also: 2025 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Northwestern Wildcats (0–0) at Tulane Green Wave (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	0	0	0	3
Green Wave	7	13	3	0	23

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: N at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 22,103
• Referee: Gregory Blum
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (10:27) TULN – Justyn Reid 1-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 2:54; Tulane 7–0) (0:40) NU – Luke Akers 21-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 7:35; Tulane 7–3) Second quarter (11:07) TULN – Patrick Durkin 22-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 4:28; Tulane 10–3) (5:18) TULN – Patrick Durkin 41-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 18 yards, 5:03; Tulane 13–3) (1:28) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 69-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 2 plays, 87 yards, 0:24; Tulane 20–3) Third quarter (7:22) TULN – Patrick Durkin 31-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 62 yards, 7:38; Tulane 23–3) Fourth quarter No scoring plays

Statistics	NU	TULN
First downs	19	23
Plays–yards	63–237	74–421
Rushes–yards	27–76	42–269
Passing yards	161	152
Passing: comp–att–int	19–36–4	18–32–0
Turnovers	5	0
Time of possession	26:39	33:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern	Passing	Preston Stone	19/36, 161 yards, 4 INT
	Rushing	Cam Porter	6 carries, 46 yards
	Receiving	Griffin Wilde	6 receptions, 64 yards
Tulane	Passing	Jake Retzlaff	18/31, 152 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jake Retzlaff	10 carries, 113 yards, TD
	Receiving	Omari Hayes	9 receptions, 74 yards

at South Alabama

See also: 2025 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Tulane Green Wave (1–0) at South Alabama Jaguars (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	14	10	3	6	33
Jaguars	14	0	0	17	31

at Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, Alabama

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: S at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
• Game attendance: 16,871
• Referee: Ted Pitts
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Pat Greenwood (play-by-play) and Brian Genard (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (10:48) USA – Bishop Davenport 9-yard run, Hamilton DiBoyan kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:12; South Alabama 7–0) (7:11) USA – Devin Voisin 65-yard pass from Bishop Davenport, Hamilton DiBoyan kick (Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 1:00; South Alabama 14–0) (4:11) TULN – Johnny Pascuzzi 5-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:52; South Alabama 14–7) (0:24) TULN – Zuberi Mobley 16-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:56; Tied 14–14) Second quarter (6:52) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 1-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:28; Tulane 21–14) (0:49) TULN – Patrick Durkin 50-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:14; Tulane 24–14) Third quarter (8:51) TULN – Patrick Durkin 34-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:02; Tulane 27–14) Fourth quarter (14:57) USA – Hamilton DiBoyan 28-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:20; Tulane 27–17) (10:01) TULN – Zuberi Mobley 28-yard run, kick failed (Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:51; Tulane 33–17) (5:27) USA – Kentrel Bullock 1-yard run, Bishop Davenport run (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:34; Tulane 33–25) (0:59) USA – Devin Voisin 26-yard pass from Bishop Davenport, pass failed (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:22; Tulane 33–31)

Statistics	TULN	USA
First downs	23	23
Plays–yards	72–406	65–421
Rushes–yards	45–241	41–190
Passing yards	165	231
Passing: comp–att–int	16–27–0	17–24–0
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	34:29	25:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Jake Retzlaff	13/24, 125 yards, TD
	Rushing	Zuberi Mobley	11 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Bryce Bohanon	5 receptions, 62 yards
South Alabama	Passing	Bishop Davenport	17/24, 231 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kentrel Bullock	24 carries, 107 yards, TD
	Receiving	Devin Voisin	8 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD

Duke

See also: 2025 Duke Blue Devils football team

Duke Blue Devils (1–1) at Tulane Green Wave (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	9	7	11	27
Green Wave	14	10	7	3	34

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: SE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
• Game attendance: 30,000
• Referee: Riley Johnson
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (10:50) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 19-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:14; Tulane 7–0) (2:56) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 6-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:39; Tulane 14–0) Second quarter (15:00) DUKE – Todd Pelino 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 2:56; Tulane 14–3) (6:00) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 20-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:14; Tulane 21–3) (1:54) TULN – Patrick Durkin 29-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:34; Tulane 24–3) (0:18) DUKE – Sahmir Hagans 29-yard pass from Darian Mensah, pass failed (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:36; Tulane 24–9) Third quarter (11:46) DUKE – Landen King 3-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Todd Pelino kick (Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:09; Tulane 24–16) (6:31) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 11-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:15; Tulane 31–16) Fourth quarter (14:12) TULN – Patrick Durkin 27-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:52; Tulane 34–16) (2:57) DUKE – Nate Sheppard 4-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Nate Sheppard run (Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 4:34; Tulane 34–24) (1:06) DUKE – Todd Pelino 47-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 1:22; Tulane 34–27)

Statistics	DUKE	TULN
First downs	27	22
Plays–yards	75–452	63–426
Rushes–yards	24–139	38–156
Passing yards	313	270
Passing: comp–att–int	30–51–1	17–25–0
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	26:43	33:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing	Darian Mensah	30/51, 313 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Nate Sheppard	5 carries, 75 yards
	Receiving	Que'Sean Brown	6 receptions, 81 yards
Tulane	Passing	Jake Retzlaff	15/23, 245 yards
	Rushing	Jake Retzlaff	17 carries, 111 yards, 4 TD
	Receiving	Shazz Preston	3 receptions, 95 yards

at No. 13 Ole Miss (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Ole Miss Rebels football team and Ole Miss–Tulane football rivalry

Tulane Green Wave (3–0) at No. 13 Ole Miss Rebels (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	3	0	7	10
No. 13 Rebels	10	13	0	22	45

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: W at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 65,644
• Referee: Steve Marlowe
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (12:23) MISS – Dae'Quan Wright 5-yard pass from Trinidad Chambliss, Lucas Carneiro kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; Ole Miss 7–0) (3:13) MISS – Lucas Carneiro 22-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 6:40; Ole Miss 10–0) Second quarter (12:48) MISS – Lucas Carneiro 54-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 2:24; Ole Miss 13–0) (6:40) TULN – Patrick Durkin 34-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 6:08; Ole Miss 13–3) (4:09) MISS – Kewan Lacy 1-yard run, Lucas Carneiro kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:31; Ole Miss 20–3) (0:24) MISS – Lucas Carneiro 33-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 1:26; Ole Miss 23–3) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter (14:55) MISS – Kewan Lacy 1-yard run, Harrison Wallace III pass (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:44; Ole Miss 31–3) (11:45) MISS – Logan Diggs 2-yard run, Lucas Carneiro kick (Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:36; Ole Miss 38–3) (8:17) MISS – Deuce Alexander 33-yard pass from Trinidad Chambliss, Lucas Carneiro kick (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 2:31; Ole Miss 45–3) (3:42) TULN – Anthony Brown-Stephens 6-yard pass from Brendan Sullivan, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:35; Ole Miss 45–10)

Statistics	TULN	MISS
First downs	18	23
Plays–yards	68–282	69–548
Rushes–yards	39–178	42–241
Passing yards	104	307
Passing: comp–att–int	10–29–1	17–27–0
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	32:29	27:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Jake Retzlaff	5/17, 56 yards
	Rushing	Jake Retzlaff	8 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Shazz Preston	3 receptions, 35 yards
Ole Miss	Passing	Trinidad Chambliss	17/27, 307 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Trinidad Chambliss	14 carries, 112 yards
	Receiving	Deuce Alexander	4 receptions, 94 yards, TD

at Tulsa

See also: 2025 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Tulane Green Wave (3–1) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	7	17	7	0	31
Golden Hurricane	7	7	0	0	14

at Skelly Field • Tulsa, Oklahoma

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 16,311
• Referee: Steve Anderson
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play) and Darius Walker (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (11:28) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 8-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:32; Tulane 7–0) (9:14) TLSA – Tim Hardiman 1-yard run, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:14; Tied 7–7) Second quarter (12:10) TULN – Javin Gordon 12-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:11; Tulane 14–7) (6:57) TLSA – Brody Foley 72-yard pass from Baylor Hayes, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 5 plays, 93 yards, 2:34; Tied 14–14) (2:13) TULN – Javin Gordon 25-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:36; Tulane 21–14) (0:12) TULN – Patrick Durkin 28-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 0:42; Tulane 24–14) Third quarter (5:28) TULN – Javin Gordon 4-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 5:40; Tulane 31–14) Fourth quarter No scoring plays

Statistics	TULN	TLSA
First downs	23	16
Plays–yards	75–437	74–337
Rushes–yards	43–185	38–92
Passing yards	252	245
Passing: comp–att–int	18–32–0	18–36–1
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	34:59	25:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Jake Retzlaff	17/30, 242 yards
	Rushing	Javin Gordon	15 carries, 78 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Omari Hayes	4 receptions, 89 yards
Tulsa	Passing	Baylor Hayes	18/36, 245 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Dominic Richardson	14 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Grayson Tempest	2 receptions, 84 yards

East Carolina

See also: 2025 East Carolina Pirates football team

East Carolina Pirates (3–2) at Tulane Green Wave (4–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	16	3	19
Green Wave	3	9	0	14	26

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: October 9
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 20,035
• Referee: Edwin Lee
• TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (10:40) TULN – Patrick Durkin 30-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 2:30; Tulane 3–0) Second quarter (13:37) TULN – Patrick Durkin 29-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:52; Tulane 6–0) (5:05) TULN – Patrick Durkin 21-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:45; Tulane 9–0) (0:36) TULN – Patrick Durkin 40-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 1:32; Tulane 12–0) Third quarter (11:54) ECU – Brock Spalding 7-yard pass from Katin Houser, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:55; Tulane 12–7) (2:43) ECU – Katin Houser 10-yard run (Drive: 15 plays, 57 yards, 6:03; East Carolina 13–12) (0:45) ECU – Nick Mazzie 46-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:57; East Carolina 16–12) Fourth quarter (10:51) TULN – Zycarl Lewis Jr. 63-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 1 play, 63 yards, 0:10; Tulane 19–16) (5:48) ECU – Nick Mazzie 26-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 5:03; Tied 19–19) (0:35) TULN – Javin Gordon 4-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:13; Tulane 26–19)

Statistics	ECU	TULN
First downs	22	24
Plays–yards	73–340	62–458
Rushes–yards	43–160	25–96
Passing yards	180	362
Passing: comp–att–int	19–30–0	27–37–0
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	30:37	29:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing	Katin Houser	19/30, 180 yards, TD
	Rushing	Marlon Gunn Jr.	10 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Anthony Smith	2 receptions, 54 yards
Tulane	Passing	Jake Retzlaff	26/36, 347 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Javin Gordon	10 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Zycarl Lewis Jr.	2 receptions, 75 yards, TD

Army

See also: 2025 Army Black Knights football team

Army Black Knights (3–3) at Tulane Green Wave (5–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	3	7	7	17
Green Wave	0	3	7	14	24

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SE at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
• Game attendance: 20,027
• Referee: Charles Lamertina
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter (1:49) TULN – Patrick Durkin 30-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:42; Tulane 3–0) (0:23) ARMY – Dawson Jones 43-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 1:26; Tied 3–3) Third quarter (6:31) ARMY – Cale Hellums 1-yard run, Dawson Jones kick (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:16; Army 10–3) (4:52) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 37-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:30; Tied 10–10) Fourth quarter (5:54) ARMY – Cale Hellums 1-yard run, Dawson Jones kick (Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 8:16; Army 17–10) (1:54) TULN – Bryce Bohanon 12-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:00; Tied 17–17) (0:27) TULN – Shazz Preston 26-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:01; Tulane 24–17)

Statistics	ARMY	TULN
First downs	21	23
Plays–yards	73–358	58–402
Rushes–yards	63–233	29–141
Passing yards	125	261
Passing: comp–att–int	7–10–0	22–29–1
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	38:58	21:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing	Cale Hellums	7/10, 125 yards
	Rushing	Cale Hellums	38 carries, 163 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Brady Anderson	4 receptions, 97 yards
Tulane	Passing	Jake Retzlaff	22/29, 261 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jake Retzlaff	8 carries, 62 yards, TD
	Receiving	Shazz Preston	5 receptions, 86 yards, TD

at UTSA

See also: 2025 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Tulane Green Wave (6–1) at UTSA Roadrunners (3–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	6	6	7	7	26
Roadrunners	10	21	7	10	48

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

• Date: October 30
• Game time: 6:30 PM CDT
• Game weather: Indoor
• Game attendance: 16,715
• Referee: Kevin Randall
• TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (11:37) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 1-yard run (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:23; Tulane 6–0) (9:50) UTSA – David Amador II 2-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:47; UTSA 7–6) (5:06) UTSA – Michael Petro 34-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 3:23; UTSA 10–6) Second quarter (12:10) UTSA – Devin McCuin 6-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:43; UTSA 17–6) (3:37) UTSA – Devin McCuin 21-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 2:15; UTSA 24–6) (0:45) UTSA – David Amador II 14-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:11; UTSA 31–6) (0:07) TULN – Zycarl Lewis Jr. 10-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 0:33; UTSA 31–12) Third quarter (10:08) UTSA – Will Henderson III 16-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:52; UTSA 38–12) (3:26) TULN – Omari Hayes 42-yard pass from Jimmy Calloway, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:27; UTSA 38–19) Fourth quarter (14:44) UTSA – Michael Petro 43-yard feild goal (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:41; UTSA 41–19) (7:10) TULN – Tre Shackelford 15-yard pass from Brendan Sullivan, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 4 plays, 93 yards, 1:34; UTSA 41–26) (1:40) UTSA – Will Henderson III 17-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:30; UTSA 48–26)

Statistics	TULN	UTSA
First downs	24	28
Plays–yards	61–434	69–523
Rushes–yards	25–135	35–132
Passing yards	299	391
Passing: comp–att–int	21–36–3	32–34–0
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	23:05	36:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Jake Retzlaff	14/28, 194 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jake Retzlaff	7 carries, 63 yards, TD
	Receiving	Omari Hayes	3 receptions, 69 yards, TD
UTSA	Passing	Owen McCown	31/33, 370 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Robert Henry	16 carries, 87 yards
	Receiving	David Amador II	10 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD

at Memphis

See also: 2025 Memphis Tigers football team

Tulane Green Wave (6-2) at Memphis Tigers (8–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	14	21	3	0	38
Tigers	7	10	0	15	32

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

• Date: November 7
• Game time: 8:00 PM CST
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: S at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 30,384
• Referee: Tim Rich
• TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (12:33) TULN – Shazz Preston 65-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:09; Tulane 7–0) (10:38) MEM – Jamari Hawkins 55-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:55; Tied 7–7) (4:58) TULN – Javin Gordon 5-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:40; Tulane 14–7) Second quarter (14:55) MEM – Arrington Maiden 21-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:51; Tied 14–14) (12:02) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 33-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:53; Tulane 21–14) (9:26) TULN – Anthony Brown-Stephens 54-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:19; Tulane 28–14) (4:27) MEM – Gianni Spetic 49-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:59; Tulane 28–17) (0:43) TULN – Shazz Preston 5-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:44; Tulane 35–17) Third quarter (11:51) TULN – Patrick Durkin 30-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:09; Tulane 38–17) Fourth quarter (14:57) MEM – Frank Peasant 1-yard run, Matt Adcock pass (Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:44; Tulane 38–25) (7:49) MEM – Brady Kluse 25-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 6:04; Tulane 38–32)

Statistics	TULN	MEM
First downs	17	23
Plays–yards	56–457	69–435
Rushes–yards	32–125	29–67
Passing yards	332	368
Passing: comp–att–int	16–24–0	33–40–1
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	25:32	34:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Jake Retzlaff	16/23, 332 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Javin Gordon	12 carries, 66 yards, TD
	Receiving	Bryce Bohanon	4 receptions, 101 yards
Memphis	Passing	Brendon Lewis	29/34, 317 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Greg Desrosiers Jr.	8 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Cortez Braham Jr.	11 receptions, 113 yards

Florida Atlantic

See also: 2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Florida Atlantic Owls (4–5) at Tulane Green Wave (7–2) – Game summary

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

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Benjamin (play-by-play), Barrett Brooks (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FAU	TULN
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Temple

See also: 2025 Temple Owls football team

Tulane Green Wave (0–0) at Temple Owls (5–5) – Game summary

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

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 22

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TULN	TEM
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

Charlotte

See also: 2025 Charlotte 49ers football team

Charlotte 49ers (0–0) at Tulane Green Wave (0–0) – Game summary

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

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: November 29

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CLT	TULN
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

Personnel

Roster

2025 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 0 Maurice Turner  Jr WR 1 Omari Hayes  So RB 2 Zuberi Mobley  Sr QB 3 Kadin Semonza  So WR 4 Jimmy Calloway  Sr WR 5 Anthony Brown-Stephens  Jr QB 6 Brendan Sullivan  Sr WR 7 Shazz Preston  Jr QB 8 Kellen Tasby  Fr TE 9 LeRon Husbands  Jr QB 10 Donovan Leary  Jr WR 11 Tre Shackelford  Sr QB 12 Cade Scott Fr QB 12 Jake Retzlaff  Sr TE 13 Ty Thompson  Sr QB 14 Dagan Bruno  Fr WR 15 Zycarl Lewis Jr.  Fr QB 16 Garrett Mmahat  Jr QB 17 Jay Beamon Fr WR 19 Shaun Nicholas So RB 20 Arnold Barnes III Jr QB 22 Jakson Judge  So RB 23 Javin Gordon Fr RB 25 Jamauri McClure  Fr WR 26 Walker Davis  Fr WR 28 Seth Gale  Fr WR 37 Cash Semonza Fr WR 39 John Barton Fr RB 43 Gabe Mocek Fr OL 50 Jordan Hall  Sr OL 51 John Bock II  Sr OL 52 Tristen Fortenberry  Fr OL 55 Dominic Steward  Fr OL 56 Shadre Hurst  Jr OL 58 Jack Hollifield  Sr OL 60 Jaxon Ducre  Fr OL 61 Leo Wulffraat  Fr OL 66 Gresham Perry Fr OL 70 Juelz Baptiste Fr OL 71 Jayce Mitchell  Fr OL 72 Mitch Hodnett  Fr OL 73 Elijah Baker  Fr OL 74 Landry Cannon  So OL 75 Colin O'Carroll  Fr OL 76 Derrick Graham  Sr OL 77 Darion Reed  So OL 78 Reese Baker  Fr OL 79 Ananias Harris  So WR 80 Oliver Mitchell Jr. Fr WR 81 Erik Urbaniak  Fr TE 82 Johnny Pascuzzi  Sr WR 83 Bryce Bohanon  Sr WR 84 Antwaun Parham Fr TE 85 Antony Miller  So TE 86 Gabe Lovorn Fr TE 87 Cameron Roberts Fr TE 88 Justyn Reid Jr TE 89 DJ Cicero  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class BAN 0 Mo Westmoreland  Sr S 1 Jack Tchienchou  So LB 2 Dickson Agu  So SPR 3 Javion White So LB 4 Chris Rodgers Jr BAN 5 Harvey Dyson  Jr DE 6 Kameron Hamilton Sr S 7 Kevin Adams III  So DB 8 Isaiah Wadsworth  Sr BAN 9 Jordan Norman  So DE 10 Gerrod Henderson  Jr DB 11 E'zaiah Shine  Fr DB 12 KC Eziomume Sr SPEAR 13 Tavare Smith Jr DB 14 Armani Cargo  Fr LB 15 Sam Howard Sr LB 17 Dallas Winner-Johnson  So DB 20 Jahiem Johnson  So DB 21 Jayden Lewis So CB 22 LJ Green  So CB 23 Josh Sims Fr SPR 24 Michael Igbinoghene Fr DB 26 Dorion Jackson  So S 27 Chase Green  Fr DL 29 Santana Hopper  Jr S 30 Joshua Moore  So S 31 Carson Klein  Fr S 32 Bailey Despanie  Sr DB 33 Rodrek Williams II  Sr LB 37 Harold Lawson  So BAN 40 Warren Roberts Jr. Fr LB 42 Makai Williams Jr LB 43 Grayson McPherson Fr LB 44 Jean Claude Joseph III  So BAN 45 Joshua Brantley Fr BAN 47 Michael Guruli  So BAN 48 Jah'rie Garner  So DB 49 Landon Hammond Fr DL 53 Jack Stivers  Fr BAN 89 Miles Smith Fr DL 90 Eliyt Nairne  So DL 92 Armondous Cooley  Sr NT 93 Elijah Champaigne  Sr DL 94 Derrick Shepard Jr.  So DL 95 Tre'Von McAlpine  Jr DL 96 Geordan Guidry  Fr DL 97 Nik Alston Fr DL 98 PaLanding Drammeh Fr DL 99 Josh Lewis Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 34 William Hudlow  So K 35 Cooper Helmke Fr P 38 Alec Clark  So K 46 Zach Marini  Fr LS 53 Zach Billings GS LS 57 Jason Arredondo Fr LS 59 Phoenix Derichsweiler Fr P 62 Aidan Parker Fr K 91 Patrick Durkin  Fr	Head coach Jon Sumrall Coordinators/assistant coaches Joe Craddock – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Greg Gasparato – Defensive coordinator/safeties Johnathan Galante – Special teams coordinator Will Hall – Pass game coordinator/wide receivers Evan McKissack – Run game 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 Carter Sheridan – Wide receivers Landius Wilkerson – Defensive line Tyler Spotts-Orgeron – Offensive analyst/tight ends coach Collin D'Angelo – Offensive analyst/quarterbacks coach Brayden Berezowitz – Spears/nickels coach Gunner Hudspeth – Special teams analyst Kanan Ray – Offensive analyst/offensive line coach Bryan Berezowitz – Defensive analyst/safeties coach Tyler Kelley – Assistant running backs coach/offensive recruiting specialist Byron Ellis – Chief of Staff Kelly Comarda – Director of Roster Management Cole Heard – General Manager Jeremiah Cartwright – Director, football operations Derick Bugg – Director, player development Rusty Whitt – Director, strength and conditioning Colin Kenyon – Assistant, strength and conditioning Nick Bell – Assistant, strength and conditioning Jonathan Davis – Assistant, strength and conditioning Peter Hontas – Graduate assistant Logan Self – Graduate assistant Chris Wurl – Graduate assistant Nathaniel Beal III – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 8/12/25

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Gabriel Fortson	IOL	Arkansas State
Rayshawn Pleasant	CB	Auburn
Rishi Rattan	CB	Austin Peay
Matthew Fobbs-White	EDGE	Baylor
Adonis Friloux	DL	Baylor
Jonathan Kahn	TE	Butler
Trey Cornist	RB	Central Michigan
Darian Mensah	QB	Duke
Guiseann Mirtil	TE	Florida A&M
Deshaun Batiste	EDGE	Florida Atlantic
Jesus Machado	LB	Houston
Alex Bauman	TE	Miami (FL)
DK McGruder	CB	Mississippi State
Lucas Desjardins	WR	Murray State
Joshua Goines	TE	New Mexico State
Shaadie Clayton-Johnson	RB	North Texas
Sidney Mbanasor	WR	Old Dominion
Makhi Hughes	RB	Oregon
Mandel Eugene	LB	Prairie View A&M
Jude McCoskey	OT	Purdue
Michael Lunz	LB	South Carolina State
Luke Besh	WR	Southeastern Louisiana
Khai Prean	WR	Southeastern Louisiana
Angelo Anderson	DL	Tarleton State
Ty Cooper	EDGE	Tulsa
Will Karoll	P	UCLA
Kai Horton	QB	Washington
Ethan Head	K	West Virginia
Parker Petersen	DL	Wisconsin
Bobby Noel	K	Unknown
Tate Jernigan	RB	Unknown
Robbie Pizzolato	IOL	Unknown
T. J. Finley	QB	Unknown
Rodrek Williams	CB	Withdrawn
Ty Thompson	QB	Withdrawn

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous School
KC Eziomume	CB	Albany
Jack Hollifield	IOL	Appalachian State
Santana Hopper	DL	Appalachian State
Kadin Semonza	QB	Ball State
Jake Retzlaff	QB	BYU
Zach Billings	LS	Charlotte
Tavare Smith Jr.	S	East Central
John Bock II	IOL	FIU
Omari Hayes	WR	Florida Atlantic
Zuberi Mobley	RB	Florida Atlantic
Donovan Leary	QB	Illinois
Jude McCoskey	OT	Indiana State
Brendan Sullivan	QB	Iowa
Anthony Brown-Stephens	WR	Kentucky
Eliyt Nairne	DL	Liberty
Jordan Hall	OT	Liberty
Jimmy Calloway	WR	Louisville
Maurice Turner	RB	Louisville
Leron Husbands	TE	Maryland
Ty Cooper	DL	Mississippi State
Dallas Winner-Johnson	LB	Missouri State
Robbie Pizzolato	IOL	Nicholls
Jordan Norman	EDGE	South Alabama
Alec Clark	P	Southern Miss
Armondous Cooley	DL	Southern Miss
Justyn Reid	TE	Southern Miss
Mitch Hodnett	OT	TCU
Harvey Dyson	EDGE	Texas Tech
Trevon McAlpine	DL	Texas Tech
L.J. Green	CB	Troy
Dorion Jackson	S	Troy
Derrick Shepard Jr.	DL	UAB
Maurice Westmoreland	EDGE	UTEP
Tre Shackelford	WR	Washington State
Johnny Pascuzzi	TE	West Virginia
T. J. Finley	QB	Western Kentucky
Isaiah Wadsworth	CB	Wofford

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2. "2025 Tulane Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
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4. "2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved January 29, 2025.