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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 (5-4; 2-4) vs. 25/RV TULSA (4-1; 4-0) 5-4 OVERALL, 2-4 THE AMERICAN DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV 11.19.20 | 6:30 P.M. (CT) | TULSA, OKLAHOMA | SKELLY FIELD AT H.A. CHAPMAN STADIUM (30,000) Sept. 12 at South Alabama W, 27-24 ESPN2 SEPT. 19 NAVY* L, 27-24 ABC TULANE GREEN WAVE TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE Sept. 26 at Southern Miss W, 66-24 Stadium Head Coach: Willie Fritz Head Coach: Philip Montgomery Oct. 8 at Houston (THU)* L, 49-31 ESPN Record at Tulane: 28-31 (Fifth year) Record at Tulsa: 29-38 (Sixth year) OCT. 16 No. 17 SMU (FRI)* L, 37-34 ESPN GAME TEN Overall: 221-105-1 (28th year) Overall: 29-38 (Sixth year) Oct. 24 at UCF* L, 51-34 ESPN2 OCT. 31 TEMPLE* W, 38-3 ESPN+ Nov. 7 at ECU* W, 38-21 ESPN+ TULANE IN SEARCH OF BACK-TO-BACK WINS OVER RANKED OPPONENTS NOV. 14 No. 25 ARMY W, 38-12 ESPN+/ESPN2 -The Green Wave head to Oklahoma to take on nationally-ranked Tulsa for their final road game of Nov. 21 at Tulsa (THU)* 6:30 p.m. ESPN the 2020 season. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN. NOV. 28 MEMPHIS* TBA TBA -Tulane’s matchup with Tulsa marks the second time this season that the Green Wave have played * American Athletic Conference game on ESPN’s Thursday night platform and the fourth time since 2018. Prior to 2018, Tulane had never All times Central | Home games in BOLD CAPS played on ESPN’s Thursday Night Fooball. -The Green Wave will face Tulsa for the 17th time in program history. Tulsa holds an 11-5 all-time 2020 TULSA SCHEDULE series lead. Tulane has won three straight games against the Golden Hurricane. Tulane has never 4-1 OVERALL, 4-0 THE AMERICAN defeated Tulsa in four straight games in the series. -Tulane will be in search of just its second win all-time at Tulsa. The Green Wave rallied back in the DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV fourth quarter to pick up their first win ever at Tulsa back in 2018. Prior to its road win against the Sept. 19 at No. 11 Oklahoma State L, 16-7 ESPN Golden Hurricane in 2018, Tulane had dropped six straight games at Tulsa. Oct. 3 at No. 11 UCF W, 34-26 ESPN2 Oct. 23 at USF (FRI) W, 42-13 ESPN -Tulane’s matchup with nationally-ranked Tulsa will mark the second straight week the Green OCT. 30 ECU (FRI) W, 34-30 ESPN2 WR Jha’Quan Jackson scored a pair of Wave have faced a Top 25 opponent. NOV. 14 SMU W, 28-24 ESPN2 -Last week against Army, Tulane picked up its first win over a nationally-ranked opponent in 36 touchdowns (one receiving and one rushing) last week No. 25-ranked Army. NOV. 19 TULANE 6:30 P.M. ESPN years. Nov. 28 at Houston TBA TBA -The Green Wave have not defeated two ranked opponents in the same season since 1979. In that DEC. 4 CINCINNATI (FRI) 8 P.M. ESPN 1979 season, Tulane defeated Stanford and SMU. * American Athletic Conference game FIRST AND 10 All times Central | Home games in BOLD CAPS 1. Tulane enters its matchup with Tulsa on a three-game winning streak. Tulane has posted winning streaks of three games or more just nine SERIES: Tulsa leads 11-5 times since 2000 - three of those streaks have come under current head coach Willie Fritz. First Result:.................................................Tulane won, 25-15 (1969) 2. Defensive linemen Patrick Johnson made history two weeks ago at ECU, as he tied a career high with three sacks to set the all-time career Last Result: .................................................Tulane won, 38-26 (2019) sacks record at Tulane. He surpassed Kenan Blackmon, who had held the mark since 2002. Current Streak:..................................................................Tulane, W3 3. Johnson currently leads the nation in total sacks with 10. He has also logged a sack in five of the last seven games. 4. True freshman Michael Pratt became just the seventh true freshman to start at quarterback since 1975. Pratt became the first true freshman TV: ESPN to earn a win as a starter since 1985 (Terrence Jones in 1985 was the last). Play-by-Play ......................................................................Matt Barrie 5. Tulane enters its matchup with Tulsa after scoring 30-or-more points in seven straight games, including a 66-point outburst back on Sept. Analyst ............................................................................Mike Golic, Jr. 26 against Southern Miss. Tulane not scored 30-or-more points in seven straight games in the same season since the 1998 campaign. Sideline............................................................................. Kris Budden 6. The Green Wave rank fourth nationally as a team with 29.0 sacks on the year. Tulane’s 29.0 sacks rank ninth all-time in a single season in RADIO: 104.1 The Spot/Sirius XM 381 program history. Play-by-Play ...........................................................Andrew Allegretta 7. Redshirt sophomore running back Cam Carroll has rushed for a touchdown in five of the Green Wave’s nine games this season. He has also Analyst .............................................................................Steve Barrios rushed for two or more touchdowns in four games this season. Against Southern Miss, Carroll scored four touchdowns. Carroll ranks seventh in the nation and leads in The American in total touchdowns with 11. WHAT’S INSIDE 8. 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 average (23.1) Gameday Information ..........................................................................1 and rank fourth in punt return average (11.5). In addition, Ryan Wright leads The American in punting, averaging 46.7 yards per punt. Media information ...............................................................................2 9. Tulane has rushed for over 100 yards in 61 of its last 62 games. Tulane had its 56-game streak of rushing for at least 100 yards snapped at Statistical Comparison .........................................................................3 Houston back on Oct. 8. Notes ................................................................................................ 3-7 10. The Green Wave have also surpassed 200 yards rushing in 14 of their last 22 games dating back to the start of the 2019 season. Tulane The Record When/The Career Record Book/Top 25 Polls .....................8 The Last Time It Happened..............................................................9-11 ranks second in the American in rushing yards per game, averaging 224.1 per game. Head Coach Willie Fritz Bio............................................................12-15 Two Deep/Assistant Coaches .........................................................16-17 Rosters/Pronunciations .....................................................................18 Yulman Stadium Information ............................................................19 14 24.5 130 Individual Game-By-Game Statistics ........................................... 20-26 Tulane quarterback Michael Pratt has Tulane defensive lineman Patrick Tulane defensive line starters De’Andre Statistics Package..........................................................................27-36 2020 Game-By-Game Results ...................................................... 37-41 thrown for 14 touchdowns in just Johnson’s 24.5 career sacks are tied for Williams, Patrick Johnson, Cam Sample seven appearances. His 14 touchdown third nationally among active players. and Jeffery Johnson have combined for passes are the most in The American 130 career starts. and are the most at the FBS level by a true freshman. He is currently tied for 20th among all QBs nationally. 1 COVERING THE GREEN WAVE TULANE FOOTBALL MEDIA SCHEDULE: TULSA WEEK - ALL TIMES CENTRAL NOV. 16 NOV. 17 NOV. 18 NOV. 19 NOV. 20 NOV. 21 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Practice, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Practice, 8:30-10:30 a.m. No media availability. Gameday. No media availability. No media availability. (media availability after prac- (media availability after prac- tice) – The practice location is tice) – The practice location is Media Availability after the at Yulman Stadium. at Yulman Stadium. game via Zoom. 10:45 a.m. - Weekly press 10:45 a.m. - Weekly press conference via Zoom 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