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TULANE FOOTBALL 144 NFL DRAFT PICKS | 95 ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS | EIGHT NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION HALL OF FAMERS | 13 BOWL APPEARANCES 2020 TULANE SCHEDULE TULANE (2-2; 0-2) vs. 17/18 SMU (4-0; 1-0) 2-2, 0-2 THE AMERICAN DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV 10.16.20 | 5:00 P.M. (CT) | NEW ORLEANS | YULMAN STADIUM (30,000) Sept. 12 at South Alabama W, 27-24 ESPN2 SEPT. 19 NAVY* L, 27-24 ABC TULANE GREEN WAVE SMU MUSTANGS Sept. 26 at Southern Miss W, 66-24 Stadium Head Coach: Willie Fritz Head Coach: Sonny Dykes Oct. 8 at Houston (THU)* L, 49-31 ESPN Record at TU: 25-29 (Fifth year) Record at SMU: 19-11 (Third year) OCT. 16 SMU (FRI)* 5 P.M. ESPN GAME FIVE Overall: 218-103-1 (28th year) Overall: 60-56 (11th year) Oct. 24 at UCF* TBA TBA OCT. 31 TEMPLE* TBA TBA Nov. 7 at ECU* TBA TBA TULANE WELCOMES SMU TO YULMAN STADIUM FOR HOMECOMING NOV. 14 ARMY TBA TBA -The Green Wave return home for Homecoming on Friday night in a nationally- Nov. 21 at Tulsa* TBA TBA televised matchup on ESPN against No. 17/18 SMU for their second home game of the NOV. 27 MEMPHIS* TBA TBA season. The game is set to kickoff at 5 p.m. * American Athletic Conference game -Tulane’s matchup with SMU marks the second straight home game that the Green All times Central | Home games in BOLD CAPS Wave have played on nationally-televised platform. The Green Wave opened their home slate with a matchup against Navy on ABC back on Sept. 19. 2020 SMU SCHEDULE -SMU will be the highest ranked team to ever play inside Yulman Stadium. SMU will be 4-0, 1-0 THE AMERICAN just the third ranked opponent to play inside Yulman Stadium since the venue opened in 2014. DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV -The Green Wave will faceoff against SMU for the 27th time. The series is tied at 13-13. Sept. 5 at Texas State W, 31-24 ESPN -Tulane will be in search of its first win over SMU since 2012. Sept. 11 at TCU Postponed -- Sept. 19 at North Texas W, 65-35 CBSSN -Four of the last six Tulane-SMU games have been decided by one score or less. SEPT. 26 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN W, 50-7 ESPN+ Defensive back Macon Clark tallied a pair of interceptions, including a 64-yard pick OCT. 3 MEMPHIS* W, 30-27 ESPN2 FIRST AND 10 six last week at Houston. Oct. 16 at Tulane* 5 p.m. ESPN 1. Tulane will look to avoid opening the year 0-2 at home. Since the opening of Yulman OCT. 24 CINCINNATI* TBA ESPN2 Stadium in 2014, the Green Wave have never opened the year 0-2 at home. OCT. 31 NAVY* TBA TBA 2. True freshman Michael Pratt will once again get the start at quarterback. He is just the seventh true freshman to start at Nov. 5 at Temple* TBA ESPN2 quarterback since 1975. Nov. 14 at Tulsa* TBA TBA 3. Pratt will look to become the first true freshman to earn a win as a starter since 1985 (Terrence Jones in 1985 was the last). NOV. 21 HOUSTON* TBA TBA 4. Tulane has 19 players on its 2020 roster that are from the state of Texas including: Corey Dauphine, Josh Coltrin, Jaylon Nov. 28 at ECU* TBA TBA Monroe, Amare Jones, Josh Holl, Jaetavian Toles, Kevaris Hall, Logan Ammons, Larry Brooks, Keitha Jones Jr., Sincere * American Athletic Conference game Haynesworth, Carlos Hatcher, Jackson Fort, Tyrick James, Dane Ledford, Sorrell Brown, Keshon Williams, Reggie Brown, All times Central | Home games in BOLD CAPS Brandon Brown. 5. Tulane will be in search of its first win over a nationally-ranked since Oct. 6, 1984 (27-23 vs. Vanderbilt). The last time SERIES: Series tied 13-13 Tulane defeated a ranked opponent at home was back on Sept. 29, 1979 when it defeated SMU 24-17. First Result:...................................................Tulane won, 12-6 (1943) 6. Redshirt sophomore running back Cam Carroll has rushed for no less than two touchdowns in three of the Green Wave’s Last Result: .................................................... SMU won, 37-20 (2019) four games this season. Against Southern Miss, Carroll scored four touchdowns. Carroll ranks third in the nation in total Current Streak:..................................................................... SMU, W5 touchdowns. 7. Tulane’s special teams’ unit ranks as one of the best in The American. The Green Wave rank third in the league in kick return TV: ESPN Play-by-Play ................................................................... Beth Mowins average (32.1) and rank fourth in punt return average (9.5). Analyst ............................................................................Kirk Morrison 8. Tulane had its 56-game streak of rushing for at least 100 yards snapped last week at Houston. The 56-game streak dated Sideline............................................................................Lauren Sisler back to the end of the 2015 season. 9. The Green Wave enter their matchup with SMU having rushed for over 250 yards in nine of their last 19 games (337 vs. RADIO: 104.1 The Spot UL-Lafayette -2018, 350 vs. FIU - 2019, 298 vs. Missouri State - 2019, 325 vs. Houston - 2019, 324 vs. Army - 2019, 311 vs. Play-by-Play ...........................................................Andrew Allegretta UConn - 2019 and 290 vs. Tulsa - 2019, 265 vs. Navy - 2020 and 427 vs. Southern Miss). The Green Wave have also surpassed Analyst .............................................................................Steve Barrios 200 yards rushing in 12 of their last 17 games dating back to the start of the 2019 season. Sideline.........................................................................Gus Kattengell 10. Defensive linemen Patrick Johnson ranks 15th in the nation in sacks per game. Johnson was recognized in the preseason as a Top 250 prospect by the Reese’s Senior Bowl. WHAT’S INSIDE Gameday Information ..........................................................................1 Media information ...............................................................................2 Statistical Comparison .........................................................................3 Notes ................................................................................................ 3-7 The Record When/The Career Record Book/Top 25 Polls .....................8 3 8 114 The Last Time It Happened..............................................................9-11 Tulane defensive line Patrick Johnson Tulane running back Cam Carroll leads Tulane defensive line starters De’Andre Head Coach Willie Fritz Bio............................................................12-15 Two Deep/Assistant Coaches .........................................................16-17 needs just three sacks to tie Kenan the American Athletic Conference with Williams, Patrick Johnson, Cam Sample Rosters/Pronunciations .....................................................................18 Blackmon for the Tulane all-time EIGHT touchdowns. and Jeffery Johnson have combine for Yulman Stadium Information ............................................................19 program lead in career sacks. 114 career starts. Individual Game-By-Game Statistics ........................................... 20-26 Statistics Package..........................................................................27-36 2020 Game-By-Game Results .......................................................37-38 1 COVERING THE GREEN WAVE TULANE FOOTBALL MEDIA SCHEDULE: SMU WEEK - ALL TIMES CENTRAL OCT. 12 OCT. 13 OCT. 14 OCT. 15 OCT. 16 OCT. 17 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Practice, 8:30-10:20 a.m. Practice, 8:30-10:20 a.m. Practice, 8:30-10:30 a.m. No media availability. Gameday. No media availability. (media availability after prac- (media availability after prac- (media availability after tice) – The practice location is tice) – The practice location is practice - only Coach Fritz Media Availability after the at Yulman Stadium. at Yulman Stadium. is available) – The practice game via Zoom. location is at Yulman Stadium. 10:30 a.m. - Weekly press 10:30 a.m. - Weekly press conference via Zoom conference via Zoom 10:45 a.m. - Media availability press conference via Zoom TULANE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES & SERVICES GENERAL INFORMATION Weekly News Conference During the regular season, head coach Willie Fritz and selected players will meet with the media each Tuesday (except for Office Phone ..............................................(504) 407-7349 the bye week and during midweek) at a designated time set prior to the season. Requests for specific players should be Address .........2950 Ben Weiner Drive, New Orleans, 70118 made to the Strategic Communications office. Website ..........................................TulaneGreenWave.com Interviews TOM SYMONDS - ASSISTANT AD All interview requests for head coach Willie Fritz, any assistant coaches and players must be coordinated through the Coach and player interviews, game notes Strategic Communications office. Cell: (504) 407-7349 For the 2020 season, student-athletes and coaches are only available for interviews via phone or through a Zoom call E-mail: [email protected] due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to arrange for student-athlete interviews, please provide 24 hours notice to the Twitter: @Tom_Symonds Strategic Communications office. Student-athlete interviews may be 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 PIERCE FELTNER - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR room are off-limits to the media. Player interviews, game notes, roster info and statistics Cell: (859) 640-6860 For telephone interviews, student-athletes will be provided with the number