American college football season
The 2023 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Green Wave were led by Willie Fritz in his eighth year as head coach. They played their home games at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana .[1] They entered this season as the defending AAC champions.
On December 3, Fritz was hired as the head coach for the Houston Cougars .[2] Offensive coordinator Slade Nagle was named interim coach for the Military Bowl.[3] On December 9, Troy head coach Jon Sumrall was named as the Green Wave's new head coach.[4]
Offseason Jim Svoboda , Tulane's former offensive coordinator, parted ways with the team after one season.[5] To replace him, Willie Fritz promoted seventh-year tight ends coach Slade Nagle to offensive coordinator, now Tulane's fourth offensive coordinator in as many years.[6]
Chris Hampton , Tulane's former defensive coordinator, was hired by Oregon as a co-defensive coordinator.[7] Lance Guidry was hired as his replacement on January 20, 2023, although Guidry left the job 18 days later for the same position at Miami .[8] [9] On February 16, Tulane announced their new defensive coordinator to be Shiel Wood , the former defensive coordinator at Troy .[10]
Tulane would lose some outgoing players to the National Football League draft in the offseason: Tyjae Spears and Dorian Williams were both drafted in the third round of the 2023 NFL draft .[11] Nick Anderson , Larry Brooks, Macon Clark , Tyrick James, Will Wallace, Duece Watts , Shae Wyatt, and Lummie Young IV were all signed to the NFL as undrafted free agents as well.[12] However, co-captains Michael Pratt and Sincere Haynesworth announced they would return to Tulane for the 2023 season.[13]
Transfers Outgoing Incoming AAC preseason media poll The preseason AAC poll was released on July 25, 2023.[14]
Media poll Predicted finish Team 1st place votes 1 Tulane 20 2 UTSA 9 3 SMU 3 4 Memphis 1 5 Florida Atlantic 6 East Carolina 7 North Texas 8 UAB 1 9 Navy 10 Temple 11 Tulsa 12 Rice 13 South Florida 14 Charlotte
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released
Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 7:00 p.m. South Alabama * No. 24 ESPNU W 37–1726,973 September 9 2:30 p.m. No. 20 Ole Miss * No. 24 Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry ) ESPN2 L 20–3730,000 September 16 3:00 p.m. at Southern Miss * ESPNU W 21–325,038 September 23 6:00 p.m. Nicholls * Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPN+ W 36–722,842 September 30 11:00 a.m. UAB Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPN2 W 35–2320,102 6:00 p.m. at Memphis ESPN W 31–2135,609 October 21 2:30 p.m. North Texas No. 23 Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPN2 W 35–2830,000 October 28 3:00 p.m. at Rice No. 22 ESPN2 W 30–2820,436 November 4 2:30 p.m. at East Carolina No. 24 ESPNU W 13–1033,765 November 11 11:00 a.m. Tulsa No. 23 Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPN2 W 24–2220,126 November 18 11:00 a.m. at Florida Atlantic No. 24 ESPN+ W 24–815,871 2:30 p.m. UTSA No. 23 Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ABC W 29–1625,103 December 2 4:00 p.m. SMU No. 22 ABC L 14–2625,206 1:00 p.m. vs. Virginia Tech ESPN L 20–4135,849
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Rankings Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 24 24 RV RV RV RV RV 23 22 21 20 17 18 17 23 RV Coaches 23 22 RV RV RV RV RV 24 23 21 20 17 18 18 24 RV CFP Not released 24 23 24 23 22 — Not released
Roster Game summaries vs South Alabama South Alabama Jaguars (0–0) vs No. 24 Tulane Green Wave (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Jaguars 0 10 7 0 17 No. 24 Green Wave 10 14 7 6 37
at Yulman Stadium , New Orleans, LA
Date : September 2, 2023Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind : E 8 mphGame attendance : 26,973Referee : Kevin RandallTV announcers (ESPNU ) : John Schriffen (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (color), Dawn Davenport (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (13:09) TUL – Chris Brazzell II 4-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 1:21; Tulane 7–0 ) (2:40) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:40; Tulane 10–0 ) Second Quarter (11:54) USA – Carter Bradley 4-yard run, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:46; Tulane 10–7 ) (10:34) TUL – Jha'Quan Jackson 47-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:20; Tulane 17–7 ) (7:39) TUL – Lawrence Keys III 47-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:30; Tulane 24–7 ) (1:39) USA – Diego Guajardo 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 0:57; Tulane 24–10 ) Third Quarter (7:12) USA – Devin Voisin 7-yard pass from Carter Bradley, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:44; Tulane 24–17 ) (4:27) TUL – Jha'Quan Jackson 48-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:45; Tulane 31–17 ) Fourth Quarter (8:37) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 30-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:57; Tulane 34–17 ) (8:37) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 27-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 4:38; Tulane 37–17 )
Statistics USA TUL First downs 18 16 Total yards 265 436 Rushing yards 75 142 Passing yards 190 294 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–30–2 14–15–0 Time of possession 29:23 30:37
Team Category Player Statistics South Alabama Passing Carter Bradley 23/30, 190 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing La'Damian Webb 9 carries, 40 yards Receiving Jamaal Pritchett 5 receptions, 63 yards Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 14/15, 294 yards, 4 TD Rushing Makhi Hughes 8 carries, 41 yards Receiving Jha'Quan Jackson 3 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD
vs No. 20 Ole Miss No. 20 Ole Miss Rebels (1–0) vs No. 24 Tulane Green Wave (1–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 20 Rebels 7 3 7 20 37 No. 24 Green Wave 7 10 0 3 20
at Yulman Stadium , New Orleans, LA
Date : September 9, 2023Game time : 2:30 p.m. CDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind : NW 7 mphGame attendance : 30,000Referee : Tim RichTV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (color), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (14:12) MISS – Tre Harris 31-yard pass from Jaxson Dart, Caden Davis kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:48; Ole Miss 7–0 ) (9:37) TUL – Makhi Hughes 2-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:35; Tied 7–7 ) Second Quarter (14:10) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 44-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 7 yards, 2:58; Tulane 10–7 ) (5:49) TUL – Jha'Quan Jackson 41-yard pass from Kai Horton, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:45; Tulane 17–7 ) (1:36) MISS – Caden Davis 37-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 4:05; Tulane 17–10 ) Third Quarter (6:11) MISS – Quinshon Judkins 9-yard run, Caden Davis kick (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:24; Tied 17–17 ) Fourth Quarter (12:50) MISS – Caden Davis 27-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, 2:40; Ole Miss 20–17 ) (4:28) MISS – Michael Trigg 21-yard pass from Jaxson Dart, Caden Davis kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:21; Ole Miss 27–17 ) (2:56) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 26-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 1:32; Ole Miss 27–20 ) (1:36) MISS – Caden Davis 56-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:03; Ole Miss 30–20 ) (1:25) MISS – Jared Ivey 26-yard fumble return, Caden Davis kick (Drive: 2 plays, 1 yards, 0:28; Ole Miss 37–20 )
Statistics MISS TUL First downs 18 18 Total yards 363 342 Rushing yards 89 111 Passing yards 274 231 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 25:15 34:45
Team Category Player Statistics Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 17/27, 267 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Quinshon Judkins 18 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD Receiving Dayton Wade 7 receptions, 106 yards Tulane Passing Kai Horton 15/37, 231 yards 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Makhi Hughes 23 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD Receiving Lawrence Keys III 5 receptions, 94 yards
at Southern Miss Tulane Green Wave (1–1) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Green Wave 7 0 14 0 21 Golden Eagles 0 0 3 0 3
at M.M. Roberts Stadium , Hattiesburg, MS
Date : September 16, 2023Game time : 3:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 92 °F (33 °C) • Wind : NW 12 mphGame attendance : 25,038Referee : Jeremy ParkerTV announcers (ESPNU) : Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (color)
Game information First Quarter (12:16) TUL – Kai Horton 1-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:44; Tulane 7–0 ) Second Quarter No scoring
Third Quarter (10:19) TUL – Jha'Quan Jackson 35-yard pass from Kai Horton, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:19; Tulane 14–0 ) (5:45) USM – Valentino Ambrosio 29-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:27; Tulane 14–3 ) (2:03) TUL – Chris Brazzell II 3-yard pass from Kai Horton, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:42; Tulane 21–3 ) Fourth Quarter No scoring
Statistics TUL USM First downs 18 14 Total yards 314 212 Rushing yards 128 35 Passing yards 186 177 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 28:23 31:37
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Kai Horton 12/19, 186 yards, 2 TD Rushing Makhi Hughes 13 carries, 83 yards Receiving Lawrence Keys III 4 receptions, 78 yards Southern Miss Passing Billy Wiles 19/33, 177 yards Rushing Rodrigues Clark 5 carries, 17 yards Receiving Jakarius Caston 2 receptions, 54 yards
vs Nicholls Nicholls Colonels (0–2) vs Tulane Green Wave (2–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 0 7 0 0 7 Green Wave 17 10 6 3 36
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
Date : September 23, 2023Game time : 6:00 p.m.Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind : SE 5 mphGame attendance : 22,842Referee : Steven AndersonTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Richard Cross (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (color)
Game information First Quarter (10:32) TUL – Shi'Keem Laister 27-yard punt return, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:36; Tulane 7–0 ) (1:30) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 32-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 5:26; Tulane 10–0 ) (0:12) TUL – Lawrence Keys III 40-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 1 play, 40 yards, 0:08; Tulane 17–0 ) Second Quarter (9:08) TUL – Lawrence Keys III 15-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 1:52; Tulane 24–0 ) (3:33) NICH – Neno Lemay 13-yard pass from Pat McQuaide, Gavin Lasseigne kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:35; Tulane 24–7 ) (0:38) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 45-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 2:50; Tulane 27–7 ) Third Quarter (4:01) TUL – Michael Pratt 1-yard run, two-point pass conversion attempt failed (Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 1:08; Tulane 33–7 ) Fourth Quarter (6:19) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 31-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:39; Tulane 36–7 )
Statistics NICH TUL First downs 21 19 Total yards 335 408 Rushing yards 62 150 Passing yards 273 258 Turnovers 4 3 Time of possession 32:26 27:34
Team Category Player Statistics Nicholls Passing Pat McQuaide 27/39, 273 yards, TD, 4 INTs Rushing Collin Guggenheim 14 carries, 56 yards Receiving Neno Lemay 8 receptions, 75 yards, TD Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 18/23, 190 yards, 2 TDs, INT Rushing Arnold Barnes III 4 carries, 71 yards Receiving Lawrence Keys III 4 receptions, 77 yards, 2 TDs
vs UAB UAB Blazers (1–3) vs Tulane Green Wave (3–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 3 17 0 3 23 Green Wave 7 7 14 7 35
at Yulman Stadium , New Orleans, LA
Date : September 30, 2023Game time : 11:00 a.m. CDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind : NE 14 mphGame attendance : 20,102Referee : Luke RichmondTV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (color), Alex Chappell (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (9:19) UAB – Matt Quinn 31-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:36; UAB 3–0 ) (2:50) TUL – Yulkeith Brown 15-yard run, Valentino Armbrosio kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:01; Tulane 7–3 ) Second Quarter (13:08) UAB – Isaiah Jacobs 2-yard run, Matt Quinn kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:42; UAB 10–7 ) (10:15) UAB – Isaiah Jacobs 17-yard run, Matt Quinn kick (Drive: 2 plays, 24 yards, 0:39; UAB 17–7 ) (5:05) UAB – Matt Quinn 48-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:38; UAB 20–7 ) (0:46) TUL – Makhi Hughes 1-yard run, Valentino Armbrosio kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:19; UAB 20–14 ) Third Quarter (13:35) TUL – Makhi Hughes 18-yard run, Valentino Armbrosio kick (Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:18; Tulane 21–20 ) (2:50) TUL – Alex Bauman 14-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:55; Tulane 28–20 ) Fourth Quarter (5:05) UAB – Matt Quinn 36-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:08; Tulane 28–23 ) (0:47) TUL – Lawrence Keys III 32-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:55; Tulane 35–23 )
Statistics UAB TUL First downs 25 24 Total yards 434 448 Rushing yards 170 264 Passing yards 264 184 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 30:05 29:55
Team Category Player Statistics UAB Passing Jacob Zeno 27/35, 236 yards Rushing Isaiah Jacobs 18 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD Receiving Amare Thomas 8 receptions, 99 yards Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 14/23, 184 yards, 2 TD Rushing Makhi Hughes 22 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD Receiving Lawrence Keys III 3 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD
at Memphis Tulane Green Wave (4–1) at Memphis Tigers (4–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Green Wave 7 3 7 14 31 Tigers 0 14 7 0 21
at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium , Memphis, TN
Date : Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind : S 8 mphGame attendance : 35,609Referee : Kevin RandallTV announcers (ESPN ) : Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (4:06) TUL – Makhi Hughes 2-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:46; Tulane 7–0 ) Second Quarter (8:11) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 26-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 51 yards, 6:30; Tulane 10–0 ) (5:15) MEM – Demeer Blankumsee 17-yard pass from Seth Henigan, Tanner Gillis kick (Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 2:56; Tulane 10–7 ) (0:45) MEM – Joseph Scates 28-yard pass from Seth Henigan, Tanner Gillis kick (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 1:51; Memphis 14–10 ) Third Quarter (10:09) MEM – Koby Drake 10-yard pass from Seth Henigan, Tanner Gillis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:51; Memphis 21–10 ) (4:32) TUL – Michael Pratt 1-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:37; Memphis 21–17 ) Fourth Quarter (14:55) TUL – Yulkeith Brown 9-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:34; Tulane 24–21 ) (11:46) TUL – Lawrence Keys III 11-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:52; Tulane 31–21 )
Statistics TUL MEM First downs 20 20 Total yards 403 366 Rushing yards 144 45 Passing yards 259 321 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 36:58 23:02
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 19/31, 259 yards, 1 TD Rushing Makhi Hughes 26 carries, 130 yards, 1 TD Receiving Chris Brazzell II 3 receptions, 103 yards Memphis Passing Seth Henigan 24/43, 321 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Sutton Smith 4 carries, 22 yards Receiving Demeer Blankumsee 6 receptions, 108 yards
vs North Texas North Texas Mean Green (3–3) vs No. 23 Tulane Green Wave (5–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 0 0 21 7 28 No. 23 Green Wave 7 14 7 7 35
at Yulman Stadium , New Orleans, LA
Date : October 21, 2023Game time : 2:30 p.m. CDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind : SE 6 mphGame attendance : 30,000Referee : Nate BlackTV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (color), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (9:34) TUL – Alex Bauman 2-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:58; Tulane 7–0 ) Second Quarter (5:12) TUL – Makhi Hughes 10-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:33; Tulane 14–0 ) (0:17) TUL – Lawrence Keys III 23-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 0:41; Tulane 21–0 ) Third Quarter (10:20) UNT – Ja'Mori Maclin 7-yard pass from Chandler Rogers, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 2:49; Tulane 21–7 ) (4:39) TUL – Alex Bauman 21-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:41; Tulane 28–7 ) (3:05) UNT – Ayo Adeyi 18-yard run, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:34; Tulane 28–14 ) (0:17) UNT – Oscar Adaway III 1-yard run, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:47; Tulane 28–21 ) Fourth Quarter (9:08) UNT – Landon Sides 6-yard pass from Chandler Rogers, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:35; Tied 28–28 ) (2:34) TUL – Michael Pratt 19-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:34; Tulane 35–28 )
Statistics UNT TUL First downs 23 24 Total yards 426 439 Rushing yards 83 245 Passing yards 343 194 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 27:24 32:36
Team Category Player Statistics North Texas Passing Chandler Rogers 35/51, 343 yards, 2 TD Rushing Chandler Rogers 8 carries, 34 yards Receiving Ja'Mori Maclin 8 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 15/21, 194 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Makhi Hughes 20 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD Receiving Lawrence Keys III 5 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD
at Rice No. 22 Tulane Green Wave (6–1) at Rice Owls (4–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 22 Green Wave 10 17 0 3 30 Owls 7 0 14 7 28
at Rice Stadium , Houston, TX
Date : October 28, 2023Game time : 3:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind : SE 14 mphGame attendance : 20,436Referee : Edwin LeeTV announcers (ESPN2) : Drew Carter (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Kayla Burton (sideline)
Game information First quarter (12:57) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 44-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:03; Green Wave 3–0 ) (9:23) TUL – Yulkieth Brown 26-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:49; Green Wave 10–0 ) (5:26) RICE – Juma Otoviano 5-yard run, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:50; Green Wave 10–7 ) Second quarter
(13:59) TUL – Michael Pratt 1-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:27; Green Wave 17–7 ) (3:12) TUL – Alex Bauman 1-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:12; Green Wave 24–7 ) (0:00) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 41-yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 0:16; Green Wave 27–7 ) Third quarter
(7:44) RICE – Juma Otoviano 3-yard run, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:16; Green Wave 27–14 ) (4:15) RICE – Boden Groen 4-yard pass from JT Daniels, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:45; Green Wave 27–21 ) Fourth quarter
(11:41) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 43-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 3:49; Green Wave 30–21 ) (8:16) RICE – Luke McCaffrey 35-yard pass from JT Daniels, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:25; Green Wave 30–28 )
Statistics TUL RICE First downs 24 15 Total yards 457 271 Rushing yards 194 82 Passing yards 263 189 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 36:05 23:55
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 22/30, 263 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Makhi Hughes 23 rushes, 153 yards Receiving Chris Brazzell II 5 receptions, 75 yards Rice Passing JT Daniels 18/29, 189 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Juma Otoviano 9 rushes, 38 yards, 2 TD Receiving Luke McCaffrey 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD
at East Carolina No. 24 Tulane Green Wave (7–1) at East Carolina Pirates (1–7) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 Green Wave 0 10 0 3 13 Pirates 10 0 0 0 10
at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium , Greenville, NC
Date : November 4, 2023Game time : 2:30 p.m. CDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind : S 7 mphGame attendance : 33,765Referee : Tim RichTV announcers (ESPNU) : Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (color)
Game information First Quarter (8:37) ECU – Andrew Conrad 27-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 6:17; East Carolina 3–0 ) (1:47) ECU – Gerald Green 1-yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:41; East Carolina 10–0 ) Second Quarter (4:08) TUL – Lawrence Keys III 9-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 14 plays, 92 yards, 8:37; East Carolina 10–7 ) (0:00) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 21-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:05; Tied 10–10 ) Third Quarter No scoring
Fourth Quarter (14:14) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 26-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:48; Tulane 13–10 )
Statistics TUL ECU First downs 20 10 Total yards 368 190 Rushing yards 155 70 Passing yards 213 120 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 38:12 21:48
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 16/25, 213 yards, 1 TD Rushing Makhi Hughes 25 carries, 105 yards Receiving Lawrence Keys III 3 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD East Carolina Passing Alex Flinn 10/18, 120 yards Rushing Rahjai Harris 13 carries, 52 yards Receiving Jaylen Johnson 3 receptions, 40 yards
vs Tulsa Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3–6) vs No. 23 Tulane Green Wave (8–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Hurricane 0 10 3 9 22 No. 23 Green Wave 14 0 7 3 24
at Yulman Stadium , New Orleans, LA
Date : November 11, 2023Game time : 11:00 a.m. CDT Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind : NE 8 mphGame attendance : 20,126Referee : Scott HardinTV announcers (ESPN2) : Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Roddy White (color), Taylor McGregor (sideline)
Game information First quarter (7:14) TUL – Makhi Hughes 1-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:53; Tulane 7–0 ) (0:00) TUL – Alex Bauman 39-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:04; Tulane 14–0 ) Second quarter (13:31) TLSA – Kamdyn Benjamin 8-yard pass from Kirk Francis, Chase Meyer kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:29; Tulane 14–7 ) (7:23) TLSA – Chase Meyer 37-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:18; Tulane 14–10 ) Third quarter (14:47) TUL – Shedro Louis 100-yard kickoff return, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: Tulane 21–10 ) (5:50) TLSA – Chase Meyer 30-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:18; Tulane 21–13 ) Fourth quarter (13:58) TLSA – Chase Meyer 47-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 3:57; Tulane 21–16 ) (9:21) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 30-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:29; Tulane 24–16 ) (3:03) TLSA – Kamdyn Benjamin 4-yard pass from Braylon Braxton (Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:40; Tulane 24–22 )
Statistics TLSA TUL First downs 22 17 Total yards 477 357 Rushing yards 122 163 Passing yards 355 194 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 29:29 30:31
Team Category Player Statistics Tulsa Passing Kirk Francis 22/34, 345 yards, TD Rushing Anthony Watkins 15 carries, 76 yards Receiving Kamdyn Benjamin 8 receptions, 157 yards, 2 TD Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 16/29, 194 yards, TD, INT Rushing Makhi Hughes 19 carries, 131 yards, TD Receiving Bryce Bohanon 4 receptions, 57 yards
at Florida Atlantic No. 24 Tulane Green Wave (9–1) at Florida Atlantic Owls (4–6) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 Green Wave 7 7 10 0 24 Owls 0 0 0 8 8
at FAU Stadium , Boca Raton, FL
Date : November 18, 2023Game time : 11:00 a.m. CDT Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 15,871Referee : Nate BlackTV : ESPN+
Game information First Quarter (5:10) TUL – Chris Carter 9-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:32; Tulane 7–0 ) Second Quarter (14:14) TUL – Chris Brazzell II 9-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:51; Tulane 14–0 ) Third Quarter (7:39) TUL – Chris Carter 8-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 5:59; Tulane 21–0 ) (0:12) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 20-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:14; Tulane 24–0 ) Fourth Quarter (8:58) FAU – Kahlil Brantley 4-yard pass from Daniel Richardson (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:14; Tulane 24–8 )
Statistics TUL FAU First downs 17 14 Total yards 336 234 Rushing yards 84 32 Passing yards 252 202 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 32:08 27:52
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 21/28, 252 yards, 3 TD Rushing Makhi Hughes 21 carries, 72 yards Receiving Chris Brazzell II 7 receptions, 103 yards, TD Florida Atlantic Passing Daniel Richardson 24/31, 202 yards, TD, INT Rushing Larry McCammon 10 carries, 32 yards Receiving LaJohntay Wester 11 receptions, 86 yards
vs UTSA UTSA Roadrunners (8–3) vs No. 23 Tulane Green Wave (10–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Roadrunners 7 3 0 6 16 No. 23 Green Wave 7 16 0 6 29
at Yulman Stadium , New Orleans, LA
Date : November 24, 2023Game time : 2:30 p.m. CDT Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind : NE 7 mphGame attendance : 25,103Referee : Luke RichmondTV : ABC
Game information First Quarter (13:47) TUL – Chris Brazzell II 7-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 0:45; Tulane 7–0 ) (9:22) UTSA – Rocko Griffin 23-yard run, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 0:55; Tied 7–7 ) Second Quarter (14:08) UTSA – Chase Allen 40-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 2:58; UTSA 10–7 ) (11:53) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 47-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:15; Tied 10–10 ) (5:40) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 26-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 3:17; Tulane 13–10 ) (3:27) TUL – Mahki Hughes 2-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 1:32; Tulane 20–10 ) (0:00) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 23-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 1:50; Tulane 23–10 ) Third Quarter No scoring
Fourth Quarter (5:18) TUL – Chris Brazzell II 3-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:08; Tulane 29–10 ) (1:33) UTSA – Oscar Cardenas 9-yard pass from Frank Harris (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 3:45; Tulane 29–16 )
Statistics UTSA TUL First downs 21 13 Total yards 375 352 Rushing yards 177 227 Passing yards 198 125 Turnovers 5 1 Time of possession 31:42 28:18
Team Category Player Statistics UTSA Passing Frank Harris 25/38, 198 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Kevorian Barnes 12 carries, 92 yards Receiving Joshua Cephus 6 receptions, 83 yards Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 9/22, 125 yards, 2 TD Rushing Makhi Hughes 26 carries, 166 yards, TD Receiving Chris Brazzell II 5 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD
UTSA Roadrunners (10–2) vs No. 22 Tulane Green Wave (11–1) – Game summary (2023 AAC Football Championship Game)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 7 7 3 9 26 No. 22 Green Wave 7 0 7 0 14
at Yulman Stadium , New Orleans, LA
Date : December 2, 2023Game time : 4:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Rain, 72 °F (22 °C)Game attendance : 25,206Referee : Luke RichmondTV announcers (ABC ) : Roy Philpott, Roddy Jones, and Taylor McGregor
Game information First Quarter TULN – Michael Pratt 1-yard run (Valentino Ambrosio kick), 14:50. Green Wave 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:03. SMU – Jaylan Knighton 6-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 7:37. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:37. Second Quarter SMU – Key'Shawn Smith 17-yard pass from Kevin Jennings (Collin Rogers kick), 1:32. Mustangs 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:18. Third Quarter TULN – Yulkieth Brown 42-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Valentino Ambrosio kick), 8:46. Tied 14–14. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:34. SMU – Collin Rogers 48-yard field goal, 5:35. Mustangs 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:11. Fourth Quarter SMU – Collin Rogers 32-yard field goal, 12:38. Mustangs 20–14. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 5:52. SMU – Collin Rogers 32-yard field goal, 8:58. Mustangs 23–14. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:47. SMU – Collin Rogers 45-yard field goal, 3:15. Mustangs 26–14. Drive: 6 plays, 9 yards, 1:13.
Statistics SMU TUL First downs 21 12 Total yards 396 269 Rushing yards 193 31 Passing yards 203 238 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 34:07 25:53
Team Category Player Statistics SMU Passing Kevin Jennings 19/33, 203 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Jaylan Knighton 15 rushes, 75 yards, TD Receiving R. J. Maryland 5 receptions, 56 yards Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 21/36, 238 yards, TD, INT Rushing Makhi Hughes 11 rushes, 44 yards Receiving Yulkieth Brown 5 receptions, 90 yards, TD
Virginia Tech Hokies (6–6) vs. Tulane Green Wave (11–2) – Game summary (2023 Military Bowl)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 10 7 10 14 41 No. 23 Green Wave 7 3 7 3 20
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium , Annapolis, MD
Date : Game time : 1:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Rainy • Temperature : 54 °F (12 °C)Game attendance : 35,848Referee : Trennis LivingstonTV announcers (ESPN ) : Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst), and Alex Chappell (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (12:01) TULA – Tyler Grubbs 21 yd Fumble Return (Valentino Ambrosio Kick) (TULA 7–0 ) (5:33) VT - John Love 35 yd Field Goal (Drive: 14 plays, 57 yards, 6:28; TULA 7-3 ) (2:20) VT - Kyron Drones 11 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 11 yards, 0:09; VT 10-7 ) Second Quarter (4:40) TULA – Valentino Ambrosio 49 yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:58; 10–10 ) (0:08) VT - Harrison Saint Germain 1 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:32; VT 17-10 ) Third Quarter (12:52) TULA - Kai Horton 6 yd Rush (Valentino Ambrosio Kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:23; 17-17 ) (10:31) VT - Bhayshul Tuten 9 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:21; VT 24-17 ) (5:28) VT - John Love 35 yd Field Goal (Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:01; VT 27-17 ) Fourth Quarter (14:56) TULA - Valentino Ambrosio 20 yd Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:32; VT 27-20 ) (12:38) VT - Benji Gosnell 10 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:18; VT 34-20 ) (9:33) VT - Bhayshul Tuten 12 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:32; VT 41-20 )
Statistics VT TUL First downs 25 15 Total yards 453 252 Rush yards 362 133 Passing yards 91 119 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 33:06 26:54
Team Category Player Statistics Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 13/21, 91 yards, 2 TD Rushing Kyron Drones 20 carries, 176 yards, TD Receiving Benji Gosnell 2 receptions, 21 yards, TD Tulane Passing Kai Horton 13/20, 119 yards, 2 TD Rushing Makhi Hughes 15 carries, 88 yards Receiving Malik Washington 5 receptions, 63 yards
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