TULANE FOOTBALL 146 NFL DRAFT PICKS | 94 ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS | EIGHT NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION HALL OF FAMERS | 12 BOWL APPEARANCES TULANE SCHEDULE/RESULTS TULANE (5-3; 2-2) vs. TULSA (2-6; 0-4) 5-3, 2-2 THE AMERICAN DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV 11.2.19 | 3:00 P.M. (CT) | NEW ORLEANS | YULMAN STADIUM (30,000) AUG. 29 FIU (THU.) W, 42-14 ESPN3 Sept. 7 at Auburn L, 6-24 ESPN2 TULANE GREEN WAVE TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE SEPT. 14 MISSOURI STATE W, 58-6 ESPN3 Head Coach: Willie Fritz Head Coach: Phillip Montgomery SEPT. 19 HOUSTON (THU)* W, 38-21 ESPN Record at TU: 21-24 (Fourth year) Record at Tulsa: 23-35 (5th year) Oct. 5 at Army W, 42-33 CBSSN GAME NINE Overall: 214-98-1 (27th year) Overall: 23-35 (5th year) OCT. 12 UCONN* W, 49-7 ESPNU Oct. 19 at Memphis* L, 17-47 ESPN2/ESPNU Oct. 26 at Navy* L, 38-41 CBSSN TULANE WELCOMES TULSA FOR HOMECOMING Nov. 2 TULSA** 3 P.M. ESPN2 -The Green Wave returns home this week, as it welcomes Tulsa to Yulman Nov. 16 at Temple* TBA TBA NOV. 23 UCF* TBA T3BA Stadium for the annual homecoming game. Nov. 30 SMU* TBA TBA -Tulane’s matchup with Tulsa will mark the 16th all-time meeting between the two teams. * American Athletic Conference game | ** Homecoming -Tulane will look to become bowl eligible for the second straight year. The All times Central | Home games in BOLD CAPS last time Tulane played in back-to-back bowls was in 1979 and 1980. TULSA SCHEDULE/RESULTS -The Green Wave will be in search of their third straight win over the Golden 2-6, 0-4 THE AMERICAN Hurricane. Tulane has never defeated Tulsa in three straight games. DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV -The Green Wave enters the game following a heartbreaking 41-38 loss at Aug. 30 at Michigan State L, 7-28 FS1 Navy. Sept. 7 at San Jose State W, 34-16 ESPN3 -Tulane will look to avoid losing three straight games for the first time this SEPT. 14 OKLAHOMA STATE L, 21-40 ESPN2 season. SEPT. 21 WYOMING W, 24-21 CBSSN Oct. 5 at SMU* L, 37-43 (3OT) ESPNU Senior quarterback Justin McMillan OCT. 12 NAVY* L, 17-45 ESPNU FIRST AND 10 accounted for a career high five Oct. 19 at Cincinnati* L, 13-24 ESPNU 1. Tulane looks to stay perfect at home this season. The Green Wave have touchdowns last week at Navy. OCT. 26 MEMPHIS* L, 41-42 CBSSN won six-in-a-row at home, dating back to 2018. Nov. 2 at Tulane* 1:30 p.m. ESPN2 NOV. 8 UCF* 6 P.M. ESPN2 2. The Green Wave will be in search of their sixth win of the season. NOV. 23 HOUSTON* TBA TBA 3. Senior quarterback Justin McMillan is 10-4 as a starter for the Green Wave. He has never lost a start inside Yulman Nov. 30 at ECU* TBA TBA Stadium. 4. McMillan leads the Green Wave with nine rushing touchdowns. He is one of only five quarterbacks in FBS that * American Athletic Conference games | All times Central Home games in BOLD CAPS have rushed for nine-or-more touchdowns. McMillan is tied for fourth nationally among quarterbacks with rushing touchdowns. SERIES: Tulsa Leads 11-4 5. The Green Wave secondary is limiting opponents to just 187.8 passing yards per game - a figure which ranks third in First Result ....................................Tulane won at home, 25-15 (1968) The American and 28th among FBS teams. Last Result ...................................... Tulane won at Tulsa, 24-17 (2018) Current Streak: ..................................................................Tulane, W2 6. Tulane totaled 477 yards of total offense last week against Navy. The Green Wave have surpassed 400 yards of total offense 23 times since the start of the 2016 season. Tulane owns a 19-4 record in those games. TV: ESPN2 7. Sophomore Amare Jones ranks second in the American Athletic Conference and 12th nationally in all-purpose yards, Play-by-Play ......................................................................Anish Shroff averaging 135.3 yards per game. Analysts.......................................................................... John Congemi Sideline ..............................................................................Kris Budden 8. Tulane has rushed for at least 100 yards in 48 consecutive games dating back to the end of the 2015 season. The Green Wave had 187 rushing yards in their last game against Navy. RADIO: SPORTS 1280 NEW ORLEANS 9. The Green Wave enters their matchup with Tulsa having rushed for over 250 yards in six of the last 10 games (337 vs. Play-by-Play ............................................................Andrew Allegretta UL-Lafayette -2018, 350 vs. FIU, 298 vs. Missouri State, 325 vs. Houston, 324 vs. Army and 311 vs. UConn). Analyst ............................................................................. Steve Barrios Sideline ..........................................................................Gus Kattengell 10. Tulane’s defensive unit has held five of its eight opponents under their season average in total yards (FIU, Auburn, Missouri State, Army and UConn). WHAT’S INSIDE Gameday Information ..........................................................................1 Media information ...............................................................................2 Statistical Comparison .........................................................................3 Notes ............................................................................................... 3-9 8 21 4,530 The Last Time It Happened............................................................10-12 Tulane enters its matchup with Tulsa Tulane sophomore Amare Jones Senior Darnell Mooney and graduate Head Coach Willie Fritz Bio............................................................13-16 with the nation’s eighth-ranked became just the 21st player in Green transfer Jalen McCleskey have combined Two Deep ............................................................................................17 Rosters/Pronunciations ................................................................18-19 rushing attack, averaging 257.6 yards Wave history to surpass 1,000 all- for 4,376 receiving yards over their collegiate careers. Mooney (2,368 yards) Yulman Stadium Information ............................................................20 per game. purpose yards since 1950. Individual Game-By-Game Statistics ............................................21-27 and McCleskey (2,162 yards) are the Statistics Package......................................................................... 28-38 ONLY wide receivers in the FBS that have Game-By-Game Results ...............................................................39-42 surpassed 2,100 career receiving yards. 1 COVERING THE GREEN WAVE TULANE FOOTBALL MEDIA SCHEDULE: TULSA WEEK OCT. 28 OCT. 29 OCT. 30 OCT. 31 NOV. 1 NOV. 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 11:50 a.m., Fritz joins AAC Practice, 8:40-10:40 a.m. Practice, 8:40-10:40 a.m. Practice, 8:40-10:30 a.m. No media availability. Gameday. Football Coaches’ (media availability after prac- (media availability after prac- (media availability after Teleconference. tice) – The practice location is tice) – The practice location is practice - only Coach Fritz is Media Availability after the at Yulman Stadium. at Yulman Stadium. available) – The practice loca- game. tion is at Yulman Stadium. 11:30 a.m. - Weekly press conference in the Iberia Field 6-7 p.m. the Willie Fritz Radio Level Suite. Show will be at Loft 18 in Metairie TULANE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES & SERVICES Weekly News Conference During the regular season, head coach Willie Fritz and selected players will meet with the media each GENERAL INFORMATION Tuesday (except for the bye week and during midweek games) at a designated time set prior to the season. Office Phone ..............................................(504) 407-7349 Requests for specific players should be made to the Strategic Communications office. Address .........2950 Ben Weiner Drive, New Orleans, 70118 Website ..........................................TulaneGreenWave.com Interviews All interview requests for head coach Willie Fritz, any assistant coaches and players must be coordinated TOM SYMONDS - ASSISTANT AD through the Strategic Communications office. Coach and player interviews, game notes During the regular season, student-athletes are available for interviews, either in person or on the phone, Cell: (504) 407-7349 before or after practice Monday through Wednesday. In order to arrange for student-athlete interviews, E-mail: [email protected] please provide 24 hours notice to the Strategic Communications office. Student-athlete interviews may be Twitter: @Tom_Symonds conducted in the atrium of the Wilson Center, in Yulman Stadium or in the Strategic Communications Office. The Tulane training room, football locker room and weight room are off-limits to the media. PIERCE FELTNER - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR For telephone interviews, student-athletes will be provided with the number and will make the call at a Player interviews, game notes, roster info and statistics mutually-agreed upon time. Phone numbers of student-athletes will not be made available to the media. Cell: (859) 640-6860 E-mail: [email protected] Practice Coverage Regular-season practices will be held in Yulman Stadium and are open to the media. Practices during the MEDIA RESOURCES regular season may be closed or moved without notice. Please contact the Strategic Communications office if CREDENTIAL APPLICATIONS you plan on attending practice. sportssystems.com/tulanefootball Still photographs and video may be shot during selected segments of practice by approved agencies. After that time, photographers