2017 Tulane Football Media Guide Table of Contents .................................................................................................................1 2017 Schedule......................................................................................................................1 2017 SCHEDULE 2016 Results.........................................................................................................................1 2017 Quick Facts ..................................................................................................................2 Date Opponent Site Time History of the Green Wave ..................................................................................................2 Sept. 2 Grambling State (ESPN3) Yulman Stadium 7 p.m. TulaneGreenWave.com ........................................................................................................2 Sept. 9 at Navy* (CBSSN) Annapolis, Md. 2:30 p.m. Tulane Strategic Communications .................................................................................. 3-4 Sept. 16 at Oklahoma (Fox Sports Oklahoma) Norman, Okla. 5 p.m. 2017 Roster Breakdown .......................................................................................................5 Sept. 23 Army West Point Yulman Stadium TBA Oct. 7 Tulsa* Yulman Stadium TBA 2017 Rosters .................................................................................................................... 6-7 Oct. 14 at FIU Miami, Fla. TBA Pronunciation Guide .............................................................................................................7 Oct. 21 USF* Yulman Stadium TBA Yulman Stadium ............................................................................................................... 8-9 Oct. 27 (Fri.) at Memphis* (CBSSN) Memphis, Tenn. 7 p.m. Nov. 4 Cincinnati* (Homecoming) Yulman Stadium TBA MEET THE STAFF Nov. 11 at East Carolina* Greenville, N.C. TBA Head Coach Willie Fritz................................................................................................ 10-11 Nov. 18 Houston* Yulman Stadium TBA Assistant Coaches & Support Staff ............................................................................. 12-20 Nov. 25 at SMU* Dallas, Texas TBA Administration.............................................................................................................. 21-22 Dec. 2 American Championship Game TBA TBA All Times Central and Subject to Change MEET THE TEAM Bold denotes home games Veteran Players ............................................................................................................ 23-43 *American Athletic Conference game Newcomers .................................................................................................................. 44-47 2016 RESULTS 2016 IN REVIEW Season Statistics ......................................................................................................... 48-53 Date Opponent Site Score Game-By-Game Statistics ............................................................................................54-59 Sept. 1 at Wake Forest (ESPN3) Winston-Salem, N.C. L, 3-7 The Last Time ............................................................................................................... 60-62 Sept. 10 Southern (ESPN3) Yulman Stadium W, 66-21 Game Recaps ............................................................................................................... 63-68 Sept. 17 Navy* (ASN/ESPN3) Yulman Stadium L, 14-21 Sept. 24 UL Lafayette (ESPN3) Yulman Stadium W, 41-39 Oct. 1 at UMass (ASN/ESPN3) Foxboro, Mass. W, 31-24 2017 PREVIEW Oct. 14 (Fri.) Memphis* (ESPNU) Yulman Stadium L, 14-24 2017 Opponents ........................................................................................................... 69-70 Oct. 22 at Tulsa* (ESPNU) Tulsa, Okla. L, 27-50 American Athletic Conference ...........................................................................................71 Oct. 29 SMU* (Homecoming) (ESPNews) Yulman Stadium L, 31-35 2017 American Athletic Conference Composite Schedule ...............................................72 Nov. 5 at UCF* (ESPN3) Orlando, Fla. L, 6-37 Nov. 12 at Houston* (CBSSN) Houston, Texas L, 18-30 2017 American Athletic Conference Bowl Partners ..........................................................73 Nov. 19 Temple* (ASN/ESPN3) Yulman Stadium L, 0-31 Nov. 26 at UConn* (ESPNews) Storrs, Conn. W, 38-13 RECORDS All-Purpose .........................................................................................................................74 Bold denotes home games Defense ........................................................................................................................ 75-79 *American Athletic Conference game Kick/Punt Returns......................................................................................................... 80-83 Passing ......................................................................................................................... 84-91 CREDITS Punting ......................................................................................................................... 92-93 The 2017 Tulane Football Media Guide is a publication of the Tulane Strategic Receiving ...................................................................................................................... 94-97 Communications Office. Editors: Scottie Rodgers, Eric Hollier, Josh Bates, Adam Rushing....................................................................................................................... 98-102 Miller; Design: Eric Hollier, Josh Bates. Contributors: Roger Dunaway, Curtis Akey, Scoring ..................................................................................................................... 103-107 Richie Weaver, Brian Miller, John Sudsbury, George Smith, Gayle LeTulle, American Total Offense ............................................................................................................108-110 Athletic Conference Office, Tulane Strategic Communications Student Assistants, Opponent Records ............................................................................................................111 Tulane University Communications & Marketing; Special Thanks: Debbie Grant, Yulman Stadium Records .................................................................................................112 Kathryn Hobgood Ray, Mike Strecker; Front and Back Cover Design: Summit Athletics. Photography: Parker Waters, Chris Graythen, David Browning, Sean Gardner, Tyler HISTORY Kaufman, Aaron Sprecher, Paula Burch, NewOrleansOnline.com, Ned Dishman, Michael Hebert, New Orleans Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau, NFL Team Public Year-by-Year Summaries ..........................................................................................113-137 Relations Offices, Tulane Photography & Digital Imaging (Barry Lawrence) and Jerry Year-by-Year Records ...............................................................................................138-139 Ward; Printing: Mele Printing. All-Time Coaches .............................................................................................................140 Records vs. Opponents.....................................................................................................141 ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION Records vs. Ranked Teams ...............................................................................................142 This first edition of the 2017 Tulane Football Media Guide contains incomplete Green Wave in the Pros ........................................................................................... 143-145 information in the introduction, staff and team sections. A final edition of this guide will Green Wave in the Pro Draft ............................................................................................146 be printed prior to the season and will be available on TulaneGreenWave.com. All-Americans........................................................................................................... 147-149 Honors ...................................................................................................................... 150-151 Green Wave in All-Star Games ........................................................................................152 Tulane University is an equal opportunity institution All-Time Lettermen................................................................................................... 153-160 whose programs, services, activities and operations All-Time Assistant Coaches .............................................................................................161 are without discrimination as to sex, color or national Bowl History .............................................................................................................162-167 origin, and are not opposed to qualified handicapped Bowl Records ...................................................................................................................168 Attendance Records .........................................................................................................169 persons. Superdome Collegiate Records (1975-2013) ...................................................................170 WWW.TULANEGREENWAVE.COM 1 General Information QUICK FACTS THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF Location .......................................................................................New