2020 Tulane Green Wave football team

2020 Tulane Green Wave football
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, L 27–38 vs. Nevada
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	6–6 (3–5 American)
Head coach	Willie Fritz (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Will Hall (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jack Curtis (5th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Yulman Stadium

2020 American Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Cincinnati y$		6	–	0					9	–	1
Tulsa y		6	–	0					6	–	3
Memphis		5	–	3					8	–	3
UCF		5	–	3					6	–	4
SMU		4	–	3					7	–	3
Houston		3	–	3					3	–	5
Navy		3	–	4					3	–	7
Tulane		3	–	5					6	–	6
East Carolina		3	–	5					3	–	6
Temple		1	–	6					1	–	6
South Florida		0	–	7					1	–	8
Championship: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Green Wave played their home games at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, and competed in the American Athletic Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Willie Fritz.

On December 10, Fritz announced the firing of defensive coordinator Jack Curtis. The Green Wave went on to complete their regular season with a 6–5 record (3–5 in conference). They subsequently lost to Nevada in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

Preseason

Recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Angelo Anderson Defensive Line	New Orleans, LA	John Curtis Christian HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Brandon Brown Defensive Tackle	Katy, TX	Morton Ranch HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Reggie Brown Tight End	Houston, TX	Legacy School of Sports Science	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Cornelius Dyson Defensive Back	Kentwood, LA	Kentwood HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Adonis Friloux Defensive Line	Hahnville, LA	Hahnville HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
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Rashad Green Offensive Line	Baton Rouge, LA	University Lab HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Kevaris Hall Defensive Back	Red Oak, TX	Red Oak HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Kevin Henry Linebacker	Baton Rouge, LA	Central HS Oklahoma State	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Matthew Hightower Linebacker	Palos Heights, IL	Shepard HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Justin Ibieta Quarterback	Metairie, LA	Metairie Park Country Day	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Mykel Jones Wide Receiver	Patterson, LA	Patterson HS Oklahoma	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Shi'Keem Laister Defensive Back	Clanton, AL	Clinton County HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Matt Lombardi Offensive Line	Philadelphia, PA	St. Joseph's Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Jesus Machado Linebacker	Miami, FL	Champagnat Catholic	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Reggie Neely Defensive Back	Shelby County, TN	Briarcrest Christian	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Michael Pratt Quarterback	Boca Raton, FL	Deerfield Beach HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Josh Remetich offensive Line	New Orleans, LA	Holy Cross HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Joseph Solomon Offensive Line	Indianapolis, IN	Bishop Chatard HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Noah Taliancich Defensive Line	Destrehan, LA	Destrehan HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Trey Tuggle Defensive Line	Mize, MS	Mize Attendance Center	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
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Duece Watts Wide Receiver	Richton, MS	Petal HS Jones County JC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Phat Watts Wide Receiver	Richton, MS	Petal HS Jones County JC	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Doak Walker Award	Amare Jones	RB	JR
Outland Trophy	Corey Dublin	OL	SR
Paul Hornung Award	Amare Jones	RB	JR
Wuerffel Trophy	Sorrell Brown	WR	RS SO

AAC preseason media poll

The preseason Poll was released September 1

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	UCF	204 (10)
2	Cincinnati	201 (7)
3	Memphis	192 (2)
4	SMU	146
5	Navy	125 (1)
6	Tulane	118
7	Houston	114
8	Temple	88
9	Tulsa	49
10	East Carolina	42
11	South Florida	41

Schedule

Tulane had games scheduled against Mississippi State, Northwestern and Southeastern Louisiana, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	6:30 p.m.	at South Alabama*	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN2	W 27–24	6,000
September 19	11:00 a.m.	Navy	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ABC	L 24–27	0
September 26	1:30 p.m.	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Battle for the Bell)	Stadium	W 66–24	0
October 8	6:30 p.m.	at Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN	L 31–49	8,164
October 16	5:00 p.m.	No. 17 SMU	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN	L 34–37 OT	0
October 24	1:00 p.m.	at UCF	Bounce House Orlando, FL	ESPN2	L 34–51	9,148
October 31	11:00 a.m.	Temple	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	W 38–3	1,200
November 7	11:00 a.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+	W 38–21	3,500
November 14	11:00 a.m.	Army*	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN2	W 38–12	1,200
November 19	6:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Tulsa	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN	L 24–30 2OT	N/A
December 5	11:00 a.m.	Memphis	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	W 35–21	2,400
December 22	2:30 p.m.	vs. Nevada*	Albertsons Stadium Boise, Idaho (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)	ESPN	L 27–38	0
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Roster

2020 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Mykel Jones GS WR 2 Duece Watts Jr WR 3 Phat Watts Jr WR 4 Jha'Quan Jackson So RB 5 Stephon Huderson Sr RB 6 Corey Dauphine  Sr QB 7 Michael Pratt Fr QB 8 Josh Coltrin So QB 9 Keon Howard  Sr RB 11 Amare Jones Jr TE 14 Christian Daniels  So WR 15 Jacob Robertson Jr.  Sr QB 19 Josh Holl  So RB 20 Cameron Carroll  So RB 22 Tyjae Spears  Fr RB 27 Ygenio Booker  So WR 30 Logan Ammons  Jr TE 46 Keitha Jones Jr. Jr OL 51 Stephen Lewerenz  So OL 52 Sincere Haynesworth So OL 61 Colby Orgeron  Fr OL 63 Cameron Jackel  Jr OL 64 Corey Dublin Sr OL 65 Ben Knutson GS OL 66 Nik Hogan  So OL 70 Timothy Shafter  Jr OL 72 Caleb Thomas  Fr OL 74 Jackson Fort  Fr OL 76 Michael Remondet  So OL 78 Trace Oldner  Fr OL 79 Joey Claybrook  Jr TE 80 Tyrick James Jr WR 81 Tyrek Presley  Fr WR 82 Jaetavian Toles Sr WR 83 Dane Ledford  Jr TE 84 Will Wallace  Jr WR 85 Ryan Thompson  So WR 86 Sorrell Brown  So TE 88 Keshon Williams  Fr TE 89 Conner Richardson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 5 Cameron Sample Sr DE 7 Patrick Johnson Sr CB 8 Willie Langham  Jr CB 9 Jaylon Monroe Sr S 12 Ton'Quez Ball  Fr DB 16 Levi Williams  Fr DB 19 Kiland Harrison  Fr DB 21 Chris Joyce Jr S 23 Tyler Judson  Fr LB 24 Dorian Williams So LB 28 Marvin Moody Sr S 30 Jonathan Mestayer II  Fr S 31 Larry Brooks Jr S 32 Chadwick Bailey Fr LB 33 Kevin Henry GS S 34 Kanyon Walker  Fr LB 35 Jesus Machado Fr S 36 Chase Kuerschen Sr S 37 Macon Clark Jr S 38 KJ Vault  Jr LB 40 Nick Anderson Jr OLB 41 Darius Hodges  Fr DE 42 Torri Singletary Jr.  Jr DE 44 Juan Monjarres Jr NT 48 De'Andre Williams  Sr OLB 49 Armoni Dixon  Fr DE 54 Carlos Hatcher  So DL 55 Noah Taliancich Fr LB 59 Sam Bruchhaus  Jr DL 73 Dane Ziegler Jr NT 77 Jeffery Johnson Jr DE 90 Davon Wright Jr DE 91 Noah Seiden  So DL 94 Eric Hicks Jr.  Fr DE 99 Alfred Thomas Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K, P 43 Coby Neenan  Sr LS 57 Ethan Hudak  Fr K 62 Merek Glover  Sr K 67 Graham Dable So LS 68 Matt Smith  Jr K 92 Sterling Stockwell  So K 96 Casey Glover  So P 97 Ryan Wright Jr	Head coach Willie Fritz (Pittsburg State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Will Hall (North Alabama) Offensive coordinator Jack Curtis (Evangel) Defensive coordinator, safeties Jamaal Fobbs (Oklahoma State) Running backs Byron Dawson (Louisiana State) Defensive line Slade Nagle (McNeese State) Tight ends Michael Mutz (Colorado Mesa) Linebackers Joshua Christian–Young (Central Missouri) Defensive backs Jeff Conway (Northwest Missouri State) Wide receivers J. J. McCleskey (Tennessee) Secondary Cody Kennedy (Southeastern Louisiana) Offensive line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: April 18, 2020

Game summaries

At South Alabama

Tulane at South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total • Green Wave 0 6 7 14 27 Jaguars 0 14 10 0 24 Date: September 12, 2020 Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 36 minutes Game attendance: 6,000 Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 0 MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Couzens (play–by–play), Dustin Fox (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 2 10:51 USA Kawaan Baker 34-yard pass from Chance Lovertich (Diego Guajardo kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 2:46) USA 0–7 09:27 TULN Cameron Carroll 6-yard rush (Merek Glover PAT failed) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:24) USA 6–7 06:46 USA Jalen Wayne 13-yard pass from Chance Lovertich (Diego Guajardo kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:41) USA 6–14 3 12:15 USA Carlos Davis 2-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:45) USA 6–21 07:38 USA Diego Guajardo 49-yard field goal (7 plays, 24 yards, 2:54) USA 6–24 05:07 TULN Cameron Carroll 12-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (6 plays, 60 yards, 2:31) USA 13–24 4 14:42 TULN Keon Howard 1-yard rush (two-point conversion rush attempt failed) (5 plays, 42 yards, 1:48) USA 19–24 03:18 TULN Amare Jones 16-yard rush (Keon Howard two-point conversion pass to Tyrick James) (6 plays, 67 yards, 1:48) TULN 27–24

See also: 2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TULN −8	52.5

Statistics	Tulane	South Alabama
First downs	22	21
Total yards	394	386
Rushing yards	203	65
Passing yards	191	321
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	26:02	33:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Keon Howard	14/30, 190 yards
	Rushing	Tyjae Spears	11 carries, 106 yards
	Receiving	Jha'Quan Jackson	3 receptions, 44 yards
South Alabama	Passing	Chase Lovertich	18/30, 249 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Carlos Davis	17 carries, 89 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kawaan Baker	7 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD

Navy

Navy at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total • Midshipmen 0 0 16 11 27 Green Wave 10 14 0 0 24 Date: September 19, 2020 Location: Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA Game start: 11:07 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Rainy • Wind: 16 NE MPH Referee: Hank Johns TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones (play–by–play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 09:59 TULN Cameron Carroll 3-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (5 plays, 66 yards, 1:49) TULN 0–7 02:04 TULN Merek Glover 22-yard field goal (14 plays, 54 yards, 5:55) TULN 0–10 2 11:43 TULN Phat Watts 3-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (11 plays, 63 yards, 3:31) TULN 0–17 03:03 TULN Cameron Carroll 24-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (7 plays, 93 yards, 3:01) TULN 0–24 3 06:43 NAVY Nelson Smith 1-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick) (3 plays, 69 yards, 0:53) TULN 7–24 02:46 NAVY Nelson Smith 1-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick) (6 plays, 61 yards, 2:23) TULN 14–24 00:32 NAVY Team Safety (1 play, −1 yard, 0:06) TULN 16–24 4 13:22 NAVY Mychal Cooper 32-yard pass from Dalen Morris (Dalen Morris two-point conversion pass to Devin Matthews) (6 plays, 57 yards, 2:01) TIE 24–24 00:00 NAVY Bijan Nichols 33-yard field goal (10 plays, 52 yards, 4:41) NAVY 27–24

See also: 2020 Navy Midshipmen football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TULN −7	45

Statistics	Navy	Tulane
First downs	17	18
Total yards	350	373
Rushing yards	204	265
Passing yards	146	108
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	32:35	27:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Dalen Morris	6/11, 139 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jamale Carothers	25 carries, 127 yards
	Receiving	Mychal Cooper	3 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD
Tulane	Passing	Keon Howard	10/25, 108 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tyjae Spears	18 carries, 119 yards
	Receiving	Tyrick James	2 receptions, 38 yards

At Southern Miss

Tulane at Southern Mississippi

1 2 3 4 Total • Green Wave 7 24 21 14 66 Golden Eagles 14 7 3 0 24 Date: September 26, 2020 Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Game start: 1:36 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 44 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Partly Sunny Referee: Joe Lehring TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and A. J. Hawk (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:26 USM Kevin Perkins 2-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:34) USM 0–7 10:31 USM Jason Brownlee 88-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick) (1 play, 88 yards, 0:14) USM 0–14 06:58 TULN Tyjae Spears 15-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (12 play, 77 yards, 5:46) USM 7–14 2 14:01 TULN Tyjae Spears 15-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (12 play, 77 yards, 5:46) TIE 14–14 12:57 USM Naricuss Driver 61-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick) (3 play, 75 yards, 1:04) USM 14–21 06:14 TULN Cameron Carroll 16-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (3 play, 35 yards, 1:00) TIE 21–21 01:41 TULN Merek Glover 41-yard field goal (10 play, 36 yards, 3:35) TULN 24–21 00:41 TULN Cameron Carroll 30-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (3 play, 52 yards, 0:25) TULN 31–21 3 14:36 TULN Cameron Carroll 52-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (2 play, 65 yards, 0:19) TULN 38–21 10:18 USM Briggs Bourgeois 49-yard field goal (10 play, 52 yards, 4:13) TULN 38–24 04:49 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 42-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (5 play, 75 yards, 1:15) TULN 45–24 01:57 TULN Stephon Huderson 47-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (2 play, 47 yards, 0:15) TULN 52–24 4 08:03 TULN Michael Pratt 1-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (13 play, 59 yards, 6:50) TULN 59–24 03:03 TULN Cameron Carroll 19-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (6 play, 40 yards, 3:02) TULN 66–24

See also: 2020 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team and Battle for the Bell (Southern Miss–Tulane)

Pregame line	Over/under
TULN −3.5	54.5

Statistics	Tulane	Southern Miss
First downs	27	19
Total yards	572	369
Rushing yards	430	70
Passing yards	142	299
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	29:08	30:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	8/18, 142 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Cameron Carroll	15 carries, 163 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Jha'Quan Jackson	1 reception, 42 yards, 1 TD
Southern Miss	Passing	Jack Abraham	23/38, 299 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dee Baker	6 carries, 44 yards
	Receiving	Jason Brownlee	3 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD

At Houston

Tulane at Houston

1 2 3 4 Total Green Wave 17 7 7 0 31 • Cougars 7 14 21 7 49 Date: October 8, 2020 Location: TDECU Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 58 minutes Game attendance: 8,164 Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Cloudy, Humid • Wind: NE 10 MPH Referee: Edwin Lee TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play–by–play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 13:42 TULN Macon Clark 64-yard interception returned (Merek Glover kick) (5 plays, 36 yards, 1:18) TULN 7–0 11:07 HOU Mulbah Car 5-yard rush (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:35) TIE 7–7 09:23 TULN Jeffrey Johnson 1-yard fumble returned (Merek Glover kick) (2 plays, −13 yards, 0:38) TULN 14–7 03:50 TULN Merek Glover 39-yard field goal (10 plays, 36 yards, 4:43) TULN 17–7 2 13:50 TULN Michael Pratt 1-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (9 plays, 50 yards, 4:26) TULN 24–7 09:47 HOU Clayton Tune 1-yard rush (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:03) TULN 24–14 03:53 HOU Ke'Andre Street 23-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (11 plays, 68 yards, 3:48) TULN 24–21 3 07:53 HOU Mulbah Car 3-yard rush (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (10 plays, 57 yards, 5:09) HOU 24–28 05:53 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 8-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:00) TULN 31–28 05:36 HOU Marquez Stevenson 97-yard kickoff returned (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) HOU 31–35 00:46 HOU Kyle Porter 1-yard rush (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (8 plays, 60 yards, 3:21) HOU 31–42 4 14:03 HOU Marquez Stevenson 41-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (2 plays, 43 yards, 0:38) HOU 31–49

See also: 2020 Houston Cougars football team

Pregame line	Over/under
HOU −6.5	58

Statistics	Tulane	Houston
First downs	16	22
Total yards	211	476
Rushing yards	70	157
Passing yards	141	319
Turnovers	0	5
Time of possession	28:47	31:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	11/25, 141 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Cameron Carroll	18 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Duece Watts	2 receptions, 50 yards
Houston	Passing	Clayton Tune	20/33, 319 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Kyle Porter	11 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Marquez Stevenson	5 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD

SMU

Southern Methodist at Tulane

1 2 3 4 OT Total • No. 17 Mustangs 10 7 10 7 3 37 Green Wave 7 10 7 10 0 34 Date: October 16, 2020 Location: Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA Game start: 5:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 45 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: N 14 MPH Referee: Anthony Calabre TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play–by–play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 11:32 TULN Mykel Jones 31-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (4 plays, 45 yards, 1:35) TULN 0–7 09:59 SMU Danny Gray 32-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick) (5 plays, 91 yards, 1:33) TIE 7–7 05:32 SMU Chris Naggar 48-yard field goal (7 plays, 43 yards, 2:00) SMU 10–7 2 06:26 TULN Michael Pratt 1-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (11 plays, 72 yards, 5:29) TULN 10–14 02:43 SMU Rashee Rice 10-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:43) SMU 17–14 00:44 TULN Merek Glover 34-yard field goal (10 plays, 63 yards, 1:59) TIE 17–17 3 11:38 TULN Stephon Huderson 22-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (6 plays, 49 yards, 1:38) TULN 17–24 10:26 SMU Ulysses Bentley IV 2-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:12) TIE 24–24 03:17 SMU Chris Naggar 33-yard field goal (11 plays, 74 yards, 6:16) SMU 27–24 4 12:59 TULN Michael Pratt 7-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (6 plays, 37 yards, 2:21) TULN 27–31 07:12 SMU Danny Gray 10-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick) (14 plays, 81 yards, 5:47) SMU 34–31 01:30 TULN Merek Glover 27-yard field goal (13 plays, 65 yards, 5:42) TIE 34–34 1OT   SMU Chris Naggar 34-yard field goal (4 plays, 8 yards) SMU 37–34

See also: 2020 SMU Mustangs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU −6.5	65

Statistics	SMU	Tulane
First downs	25	23
Total yards	581	387
Rushing yards	142	195
Passing yards	439	192
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	31:01	28:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing	Shane Buechele	23/37, 384 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Ulysses Bentley IV	25 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Rashee Rice	7 receptions, 139 yards, 1 TD
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	12/29, 192 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Stephon Huderson	19 carries, 132 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Duece Watts	3 receptions, 56 yards

At UCF

Tulane at Central Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Green Wave 14 0 14 6 34 • Knights 10 27 14 0 51 Date: October 24, 2020 Location: Spectrum Stadium Orlando, FL Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 40 minutes Game attendance: 9,148 Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: W 7 MPH TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play–by–play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), and Eric Wood (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 11:35 UCF Daniel Obarski 23-yard field goal (8 plays, 69 yards, 3:25) UCF 3–0 09:22 TULN Deuce Watts 28-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (7 plays, 69 yards, 2:05) TULN 7–3 08:04 UCF Marlon Williams 54-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick) (5 plays, 79 yards, 1:12) UCF 10–7 04:15 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 20-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (8 plays, 79 yards, 3:43) TULN 14–10 2 13:41 UCF Greg McCrae 3-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick) (5 plays, 89 yards, 1:12) UCF 17–14 09:20 UCF Bentavious Thompson 2-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick) (10 plays, 71 yards, 2:30) UCF 24–14 03:13 UCF Jake Hescock 4-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick) (14 plays, 83 yards, 3:58) UCF 31–14 00:05 UCF Marlon Williams 7-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick) (8 plays, 67 yards, 1:21) UCF 37–14 3 09:22 TULN Tyrick James 0-yard fumble returned (Merek Glover kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 5:38) UCF 37–21 07:47 UCF Marlon Williams 35-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick) (6 plays, 49 yards, 1:33) UCF 44–21 03:56 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 8-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:51) UCF 44–28 03:26 UCF Jacob Harris 41-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick) (3 plays, 43 yards, 0:29) UCF 51–28 4 08:30 TULN Stephon Huderson 9-yard rush (two-point conversion rush attempt failed) (2 plays, 9 yards, 0:47) UCF 51–34

See also: 2020 UCF Knights football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UCF −21	71

Statistics	Tulane	UCF
First downs	21	36
Total yards	340	689
Rushing yards	125	267
Passing yards	215	422
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	25:46	34:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	14/24, 215 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Stephon Huderson	14 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jha'Quan Jackson	4 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TDs
UCF	Passing	Dillon Gabriel	26/40, 422 yards, 5 TDs
	Rushing	Greg McCrae	25 carries, 162 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Marlon Williams	9 receptions, 174 yards, 3 TDs

Temple

Temple at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 3 0 0 0 3 • Green Wave 0 10 14 14 38 Date: October 31, 2020 Location: Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA Game start: 11:05 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours Game attendance: 1,200 Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: NE 5 MPH Referee: Henry Johns TV announcers (ESPN+): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:37 TEM Rory Bell 22-yard field goal (8 plays, 54 yards, 3:17) TEM 3–0 2 11:55 TULN Merek Glover 40-yard field goal (10 plays, 67 yards, 4:12) TIE 3–3 06:50 TULN Cameron Carroll 13-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (6 plays, 93 yards, 2:27) TULN 10–3 3 05:36 TULN Deuce Watts 31-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (6 plays, 65 yards, 2:27) TULN 17–3 01:43 TULN Deuce Watts 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (5 plays, 30 yards, 2:32) TULN 24–3 4 12:01 TULN Michael Pratt 9-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (3 plays, 40 yards, 1:15) TULN 31–3 03:53 TULN Jaetavian Toles 15-yard pass from Keon Howard (Merek Glover kick) (10 plays, 55 yards, 6:05) TULN 38–3

See also: 2020 Temple Owls football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TULN −7	56

Statistics	Temple	Tulane
First downs	11	28
Total yards	222	504
Rushing yards	77	284
Passing yards	145	220
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	28:15	31:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing	Trad Beatty	11/18, 122 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Re-al Mitchell	7 carries, 37 yards
	Receiving	Branden Mack	3 receptions, 54 yards
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	12/21, 205 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Amare Jones	12 carries, 92 yards
	Receiving	Deuce Watts	5 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TDs

At East Carolina

Tulane at East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total • Green Wave 7 14 10 7 38 Pirates 7 0 0 14 21 Date: November 7, 2020 Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC Game start: 11:05 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes Game attendance: 3,500 Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Mostly Clear • Wind: E 5 MPH Referee: Luke Richmond TV announcers (ESPN+): Evan Lepler (play–by–play) and Jay Sonnhalter (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:09 TULN Deuce Watts 35-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (9 plays, 78 yards, 3:51) TULN 7–0 06:48 ECU Tyler Snead 10-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:21) TIE 7–7 2 07:28 TULN Tyrick James 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (4 plays, 54 yards, 1:58) TULN 14–7 00:38 TULN Deuce Watts 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (7 plays, 65 yards, 2:58) TULN 21–7 3 05:49 TULN Cameron Carroll 48-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (4 plays, 65 yards, 1:57) TULN 28–7 00:38 TULN Merek Glover 42-yard field goal (7 plays, 37 yards, 3:15) TULN 31–7 4 10:37 ECU Blake Proehl 30-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Holton Ahlers two-point conversion pass to Tyler Snead) (4 plays, 35 yards, 1:53) TULN 31–15 05:17 TULN Cameron Carroll 28-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (1 play, 28 yards, 0:06) TULN 38–15 05:07 ECU Blake Proehl 75-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (two-point conversion pass attempt failed) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:10) TULN 38–21

See also: 2020 East Carolina Pirates football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TULN −3.5	63.5

Statistics	Tulane	East Carolina
First downs	24	20
Total yards	493	386
Rushing yards	277	35
Passing yards	216	351
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	30:59	29:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	22/34, 216 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Cameron Carroll	6 carries, 129 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Deuce Watts	5 receptions, 57 yards, 2 TDs
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	27/43, 351 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Rahjai Harris	13 carries, 27 yards
	Receiving	Blake Proehl	13 receptions, 182 yards, 2 TDs

Army

Army at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total RV Black Knights 0 12 0 0 12 • Green Wave 14 0 10 14 38 Date: November 14, 2020 Location: Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA Game start: 11:01 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes Game attendance: 1,200 Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Warm • Wind: SE 11 MPH Referee: Marcus Woods TV announcers (ESPN2): Joel Meyers (play–by–play) and Brian Kinchen (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 08:55 TULN Tyrick James 4-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (10 plays, 53 yards, 4:48) TULN 7–0 00:47 TULN Amare Jones 50-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (1 play, 50 yards, 0:11) TULN 14–0 2 10:25 ARMY Tyrell Robinson 10-yard pass from Christian Anderson (Landon Salyers PAT blocked) (10 plays, 75 yards, 5:22) TULN 14–6 04:12 ARMY Christian Anderson 19-yard rush (two-point conversion rush attempt failed) (8 plays, 59 yards, 4:36) TULN 14–12 3 10:23 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 21-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:37) TULN 21–12 05:38 TULN Merek Glover 26-yard field goal (8 plays, 45 yards, 3:27) TULN 24–12 4 04:26 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 4-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (2 plays, 17 yards, 0:58) TULN 31–12 04:20 TULN Jaetavian Toles 8-yard fumble returned (Merek Glover kick) (0 plays, −2 yards, 0:06) TULN 38–12

See also: 2020 Army Black Knights football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TULN −3	46.5

Statistics	Army	Tulane
First downs	17	17
Total yards	303	368
Rushing yards	270	171
Passing yards	33	197
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	32:27	27:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing	Christian Anderson	4/12, 36 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Christian Anderson	17 carries, 77 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Michael Roberts	1 reception, 12 yards
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	19/27, 197 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Amare Jones	5 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Deuce Watts	6 receptions, 85 yards

At Tulsa

Tulane at Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total Green Wave 0 0 14 7 21 No. 25 Golden Hurricane 0 0 0 21 21 Date: November 19, 2020 Location: Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK Game start: 6:30 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 57 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: S 14 MPH Referee: Edwin Lee TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play–by–play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 3 05:25 TULN Stephon Huderson 5-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (7 plays, 50 yards, 2:47) TULN 7–0 03:07 TULN Will Wallace 27-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (2 plays, 27 yards, 0:44) TULN 14–0 4 09:17 TUL Davis Brin 18-yard rush (Zach Long kick) (10 plays, 84 yards, 3:01) TULN 14–7 03:16 TUL Josh Johnson 19-yard pass from Davis Brin (Zack Long kick) (11 plays, 71 yards, 3:18) TIE 14–14 01:38 TULN Tyrick James 19-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (5 plays, 28 yards, 1:38) TULN 21–14 00:00 TUL JuanCarlos Santana 37-yard pass from Davis Brin (Zack Long kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 1:38) TIE 21–21 1OT   TUL Zack Long 27-yard field goal (6 plays, 16 yards TUL 24–21   TULN Merek Glover 39-yard field goal (5 plays, 3 yards TIE 24–24 2OT   TUL Zaven Collins 96-yard interception return (5 plays, 22 yards TUL 30–24

See also: 2020 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TUL −5	56

Statistics	Tulane	Tulsa
First downs	18	26
Total yards	302	522
Rushing yards	226	179
Passing yards	76	343
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	29:20	30:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	8/17, 76 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Stephon Huderson	25 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Will Wallace	2 receptions, 34 yards, 1 TD
Tulsa	Passing	Davis Brin	18/28, 266 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Corey Taylor II	19 carries, 132 yards
	Receiving	JuanCarlos Santana	8 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD

Memphis

Memphis at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 7 7 7 0 21 • Green Wave 14 7 7 7 35 Date: December 5, 2020 Location: Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA Game start: 11:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 2,400 Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NE 10 MPH Referee: Charles Lamerti TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:58 TULN Duece Watts 15-yard pas from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:02) TULN 7–0 10:05 MEM Calvin Austin 59-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 0:53) TIE 7–7 04:00 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 42-yard pas from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (7 plays, 65 yards, 3:20) TULN 14–7 2 11:09 TULN Michael Pratt 3-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (9 plays, 83 yards, 3:55) TULN 21–7 01:18 MEM Tahj Washington 2-yard rush (Riley Patterson kick) (13 plays, 67 yards, 4:38) TULN 21–14 3 08:59 TULN Michael Pratt 10-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (7 plays, 57 yards, 3:09) TULN 28–14 05:13 MEM Sean Dykes 6-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick) (9 plays, 70 yards, 3:38) TULN 28–21 4 11:34 TULN Cameron Carroll 9-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (11 plays, 80 yards, 4:13) TULN 35–21

See also: 2020 Memphis Tigers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TULN –3.0	64

Statistics	Memphis	Tulane
First downs	20	26
Total yards	300	419
Rushing yards	45	165
Passing yards	255	254
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	25:56	34:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Brady White	19/38, 248 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Asa Martin	13 carries, 39 yards
	Receiving	Calvin Austin	5 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	21/33, 254 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Stephon Huderson	10 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Jha'Quan Jackson	3 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD

Vs. Nevada (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)

2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total Green Wave 0 7 13 7 27 • Wolf Pack 6 20 0 12 38 Date: December 22, 2020 Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: W 22 MPH Referee: Steve Strimling TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Cotter (play–by–play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 04:58 NEV Cole Turner 11-yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton PAT failed) (2 plays, 8 yards, 0:43) NEV 6–0 2 14:52 NEV Justin Lockhart 23-yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick) (7 plays, 71 yards, 3:15) NEV 13–0 12:42 NEV Toa Taua 44-yard pass from Carson Strong (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (3 plays, 55 yards, 1:18) NEV 19–0 10:38 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 41-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (6 plays, 60 yards, 2:04) NEV 19–7 07:44 NEV Toa Taua 50-yard rush (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (8 plays, 82 yards, 2:54) NEV 26–7 3 10:03 TULN Michael Pratt 6-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 4:57) NEV 26–13 06:30 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 28-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (4 plays, 45 yards, 1:16) NEV 26–20 4 13:22 NEV Cole Turner 2-yard pass from Carson Strong (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (3 plays, 20 yards, 1:21) NEV 32–20 04:19 NEV Jamaal Bell 21-yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton PAT failed) (6 plays, 87 yards, 2:21) NEV 38–20 00:07 TULN Cameron Carroll 65-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (1 play, 80 yards, 0:10) NEV 38–27

See also: 2020 Nevada Wolf Pack football team and 2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (December)

Pregame line	Over/under
TULN –1.0	57

Statistics	Tulane	Nevada
First downs	18	21
Total yards	365	480
Rushing yards	197	209
Passing yards	168	271
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	23:50	36:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	12/25, 168 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Cameron Carroll	10 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jha'Quan Jackson	2 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TDs
Nevada	Passing	Carson Strong	22/28, 271 yards, 5 TDs
	Rushing	Devonte Lee	18 carries, 105 yards
	Receiving	Toa Taua	6 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD

Rankings

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—*	—
Coaches	RV	RV*	RV
CFP	Not released															Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2021 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
4	111	Cameron Sample	DE	Cincinnati Bengals