TULANE FOOTBALL 144 NFL DRAFT PICKS | 95 ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS | EIGHT NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION HALL OF FAMERS | 13 BOWL APPEARANCES 2020 TULANE SCHEDULE TULANE (1-1) vs. SOUTHERN MISS (0-2) 1-1, 0-1 THE AMERICAN DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV 9.26.20 | 1:30 P.M. (CT) | HATTIESBURG, MISS. | THE ROCK (36,000) Sept. 12 at South Alabama W, 27-24 ESPN2 SEPT. 19 NAVY* L, 27-24 ABC TULANE GREEN WAVE SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLES Sept. 26 at Southern Miss 1:30 P.M. Stadium Head Coach: Willie Fritz Interim Head Coach: Scott Walden Oct. 8 at Houston (THU)* 6:30 P.M. ESPN Record at TU: 24-28(Fifth year) Record at USM: 0-1 (First year) OCT. 16 SMU (FRI)* 6:30 P.M. ESPN2 Overall: 217-102-1 (28th year) Overall: 0-1 (First year) Oct. 24 at UCF* TBA TBA GAME THREE OCT. 31 TEMPLE* TBA TBA Nov. 7 at ECU* TBA TBA TULANE HEADS TO SOUTHERN MISS NOV. 14 ARMY TBA TBA -The Green Wave travel to Hattiesburg, Miss., on Saturday, as they head to Southern Nov. 21 at Tulsa* TBA TBA NOV. 27 MEMPHIS* TBA TBA Miss for their second road game of the season. The game will be aired live on Stadium and kickoff at 1:30 p.m. * American Athletic Conference game -Tulane and Southern Miss met every year from 1979 to 2006 - a span of 28 straight All times Central | Home games in BOLD CAPS years in what became known as the “Battle for the Bell”. -Tulane’s matchup with Southern Miss will mark the Green Wave’s first trip to Southern 2020 SOUTHERN MISS SCHEDULE Miss since 2009. 0-2, 0-1 CONFERENCE USA -The Green Wave will faceoff against Southern Miss for the 32nd time. Southern Miss DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV owns a 23-8 all-time series lead against Tulane. SEPT. 3 SOUTH ALABAMA L, 32-21 ESPN -Tulane will be in search of back-to-back wins over Southern Miss for the first time SEPT. 19 LOUISIANA TECH* L, 31-30 ESPN2 since the 1983-84 seasons. SEPT. 26 TULANE 1:30 P.M. STADIUM Oct. 3 at North Texas* 5 p.m. Stadium Tyjae Spears rushed for 119 yards against OCT. 10 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* TBA CBSSN FIRST AND 10 Navy, marking the second straight week he has surpassed 100 yards on the ground. Oct. 17 at UTEP* 8 p.m. ESPN3 1. Tulane has not won its first two road games to start a season since 1998. Oct. 24 at Liberty 5 P.M. TBA 2. Willie Fritz coached teams have traditionally bounced back after suffering their first OCT. 31 RICE* 2 P.M. ESPN3 loss to a season. Throughout his coaching career, Fritz’s teams have posted a 19-5 mark the week after suffering their first NOV. 7 NORTH ALABAMA 2 P.M. ESPN3 loss to a season. Nov. 14 at WKU* 5 p.m. CBSSN 3. Green Wave starting quarterback Keon Howard returns to Southern Miss. Howard began his collegiate career at USM where NOV. 21 UTSA* 2 P.M. ESPN3 he spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons. In two seasons with the Golden Eagles, Howard started nine games and threw nine Nov. 28 at UAB* 2 p.m. CBSSN touchdowns. * Conference USA game 4. Tulane has 12 players on its 2020 roster that are from the state of Mississippi which include: Nick Anderson, Cameron Carroll, All times Central | Home games in BOLD CAPS Joey Claybrook, Kiland Harrison, Nik Hogan, Keon Howard, Jeffery Johnson, Stephon Huderson, Trey Tuggle, Will Wallace, Duece Watts and Phat Watts. SERIES: Southern Miss Leads 23-8 5. Tulane’s defensive line has made life difficult for opposing offenses, averaging 9.5 tackles for loss per game which ranks No. First Result:.................................................Tulane won, 20-19 (1979) 8 nationally among FBS teams. Last Result: .................................................Tulane won, 30-13 (2020) Current Streak:..................................................................Tulane, W1 6. Redshirt sophomore running back Cameron Carroll rushed for a pair of touchdowns for the second straight game and now has four on the season. Carroll’s four rushing touchdowns rank No. 4 nationally among FBS individuals. TV: Stadium 7. Freshman running back Tyjae Spears posted another career-high rushing performance, as he dashed for 119 yards last week Play-by-Play ..................................................................... Chris Hassel against Navy. He is the third freshman running back since 2001 to rush for 100 yards or more twice in a season. Analyst ..................................................................................A.J. Hawk 8. Tulane has rushed for at least 100 yards in 55 consecutive games dating back to the end of the 2015 season. 9. The Green Wave enter their matchup with Southern Miss having rushed for over 250 yards in eight of their last 17 games RADIO: 104.1 The Spot Play-by-Play ...........................................................Andrew Allegretta (337 vs. UL-Lafayette -2018, 350 vs. FIU - 2019, 298 vs. Missouri State - 2019, 325 vs. Houston - 2019, 324 vs. Army - 2019, 311 Analyst .............................................................................Steve Barrios vs. UConn - 2019 and 290 vs. Tulsa - 2019 and 265 vs. Navy - 2020). The Green Wave have also surpassed 200 yards rushing in 11 of their last 15 games dating back to the start of the 2019 season. WHAT’S INSIDE 10. Defensive linemen Patrick Johnson and Cameron Sample are tied for 14th nationally in sacks per game, as both players are Gameday Information ..........................................................................1 averaging 1.0 sack per game. Both players were recognized in the preseason as Top 250 prospects by the Reese’s Senior Bowl. Media information ...............................................................................2 Statistical Comparison .........................................................................3 Notes ............................................................................................... 3-6 The Record When/The Career Record Book/Top 25 Polls .....................7 The Last Time It Happened............................................................. 8-10 Head Coach Willie Fritz Bio............................................................11-14 1 38 109 Two Deep/Assistant Coaches ..............................................................15 Through two weeks this season, Tulane Tulane football will be in search of its Tulane’s defensive line has combined Rosters/Pronunciations ................................................................16-17 Yulman Stadium Information ............................................................18 has made an impact in putting its third straight winning season. The for 109 career starts. Individual Game-By-Game Statistics ........................................... 19-25 offense in great field position, as the Green Wave have not posted three Statistics Package.........................................................................26-34 Green Wave lead the nation in kickoff consecutive winning campaigns in 38 2020 Game-By-Game Results ............................................................35 return yards, averaging 32.5 yards per years. return. 1 COVERING THE GREEN WAVE TULANE FOOTBALL MEDIA SCHEDULE: SOUTHERN MISS WEEK - ALL TIMES CENTRAL SEPT. 21 SEPT. 22 SEPT. 23 SEPT. 24 SEPT. 25 SEPT. 26 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday NO MEDIA AVAILABILITY Practice, 8:30-10:20 a.m. Practice, 8:45-10:45 a.m. Practice, 8:30-10:30 a.m. No media availability. Gameday. (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 11:15 a.m. - Media availability conference via Zoom press 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 and will make the call at a mutually-agreed E-mail: [email protected] upon time. Phone numbers of student-athletes will not be made available to the media. Practice Coverage WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS (YULMAN STADIUM) Regular-season