2021 Tulane Green Wave football team

American college football season

2021 Tulane Green Wave football

Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	2–10 (1–7 American)
Head coach	Willie Fritz (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chip Long (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chris Hampton (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Yulman Stadium Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Legion Field
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 American Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Cincinnati y$^	8	–	0	13	–	1
No. 17 Houston y	8	–	0	12	–	2
UCF	5	–	3	9	–	4
East Carolina	5	–	3	7	–	5
Tulsa	5	–	3	7	–	6
SMU	4	–	4	8	–	4
Memphis	3	–	5	6	–	6
Navy	3	–	5	4	–	8
Tulane	1	–	7	2	–	10
South Florida	1	–	7	2	–	10
Temple	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Cincinnati 35, Houston 20
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2021 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 sixth-year head coach Willie Fritz.

Preseason

Coaching changes

Prior to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in December 2020, offensive coordinator Will Hall accepted the head coaching role at Southern Miss. Chip Long was hired to replace Hall.^[1] On December 10, Fritz announced the firing of defensive coordinator Jack Curtis.^[2] Chris Hampton was named the new defensive coordinator on December 18.^[3]

In March 2021, it was announced that Chris Watt would be the offensive line coach for Tulane.

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Bednarik Award^[4]	Dorian Williams	LB	JR
Doak Walker Award^[5]	Cameron Carroll	RB	SO
Rimington Trophy^[6]	Sincere Haynesworth	OL	JR
Ray Guy Award^[7]	Ryan Wright	P	SR
Paul Hornung Award^[8]	Jha'Quan Jackson	WR	JR
Wuerffel Trophy^[9]	Richard Carthon	S	SR
Manning Award^[10]	Michael Pratt	QB	SO

American Athletic Conference preseason media poll

The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at the virtual media day held August 4, 2021.^[11] Cincinnati, who finished the 2020 season ranked No. 8 nationally, was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2021 preseason media poll.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll
1	Cincinnati	262 (22)
2	UCF	241 (2)
3	SMU	188
4	Houston	181
5	Memphis	168
6	Tulsa	153
7	Tulane	132
т-8	East Carolina	85
т-8	Navy	85
10	Temple	46
11	South Florida	43

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	11:00 a.m.	No. 2 Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK^[a]	ABC	L 35–40	42,206
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Morgan State*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL^[b]	ESPN+	W 69–20	2,100
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 21–61	54,198
September 25	7:00 p.m.	UAB*	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	L 21–28	16,023
October 2	2:30 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+	L 29–52	33,475
October 7	6:30 p.m.	Houston	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN	L 22–40	15,026
October 21	6:30 p.m.	at No. 21 SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN	L 26–55	22,843
October 30	11:00 a.m.	No. 2 Cincinnati	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN2	L 12–31	17,012
November 6	3:00 p.m.	at UCF	Bounce House Orlando, FL	ESPNU	L 10–14	41,030
November 13	3:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPNU	L 13–20 ^OT	22,784
November 20	11:00 a.m.	South Florida	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	W 45–14	14,496
November 27	6:30 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	L 28–33	27,416
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[14]^[15]

^ Originally scheduled to be played as a home game, the game against Oklahoma was moved to Norman, Oklahoma on August 30, 2021, due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Ida. Tulane remained the designated home team despite Oklahoma hosting the game.^[12]
^ Originally scheduled to be played as a home game, the game against Morgan State was moved to Birmingham, Alabama on September 2, 2021, due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Ida. Tulane remained the designated home team despite the neutral site.^[13]

Game summaries

No. 2 Oklahoma

Oklahoma at Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 2 Sooners	14	23	3	0	40
Green Wave	14	0	8	13	35

Date: September 4, 2021
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Norman, OK
Game start: 11:07 a.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 57 minutes
Game attendance: 42,206
Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 14 MPH
Referee: Michael Vandervelde
TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play–by–play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary

1	11:15	TULN	Cameron Carroll 6-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Graham Dable kick) (8 plays, 55 yards, 3:08)	TULN 7–0
	05:59	OU	Spencer Rattler 1-yard rush (Gabe Brkic kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 5:16)	TIE 7–7
	04:44	TULN	Jaetavian Toles 15-yard rush (Graham Dable kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:15)	TULN 14–7
	02:38	OU	Caleb Williams 1-yard rush (Gabe Brkic kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:06)	TIE 14–14

2	10:00	OU	Kennedy Brooks 1-yard rush (Gabe Brkic kick) (9 plays, 84 yards, 4:53)	OU 21–14
	08:59	OU	Gabe Brkic 26-yard field goal (4 plays, 2 yards, 0:49)	OU 24–14
	07:58	OU	Gabe Brkic 51-yard field goal (4 plays, 0 yards, 0:53)	OU 27–14
	03:01	OU	Mario Williams 6-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Gabe Brkic kick) (7 plays, 78 yards, 3:03)	OU 34–14
	00:00	OU	Gabe Brkic 56-yard field goal (3 plays, 2 yards, 0:30)	OU 37–14

3	03:31	TULN	Michael Pratt 4-yard rush (Duece Watts two-point conversion rush) (11 plays, 42 yards, 3:44)	OU 37–22
3	01:01	OU	Gabe Brkic 55-yard field goal (7 plays, 37 yards, 2:30)	OU 40–22

4	11:28	TULN	Cameron Carroll 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (two-point conversion rush attempt failed) (8 plays, 47 yards, 2:23)	OU 40–28
4	02:18	TULN	Will Wallace 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (8 plays, 80 yards, 2:45)	OU 40–35

Line	Over/under
OU –31.5	67

Statistics	Oklahoma	Tulane
First downs	24	24
Total yards	430	396
Rushing yards	116	100
Passing yards	314	296
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	33:22	26:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing	Spencer Rattler	30/39, 304 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kennedy Brooks	14 rushes, 87 yards, TD
	Receiving	Marvin Mims	5 receptions, 117 yards
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	27/44, 296 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Michael Pratt	15 rushes, 34 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tyrick James	6 receptions, 93 yards

vs. Morgan State

at Ole Miss

Tulane Green Wave (1–1) at No. 17 Ole Miss Rebels (2–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	7	14	0	0	21
No. 17 Rebels	19	21	21	0	61

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS

Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021
Game time: *8:45 p.m. CST
Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 54,198
Referee: Jason Autrey
TV announcers (ESPN2):
Anish Shroff (play-by-play)
Mike Golic Jr. (color)
Taylor McGregor (sideline)
Pregame line: Ole Miss –14 • O/U: 77.5

Game information
First Quarter (11:27) MISS – Henry Parrish Jr. 19 yard rush, Caden Costa kick Ole Miss 7–0; 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:33 (6:41) MISS – Matt Corral 9 yard rush, Caden Costa kick missed Ole Miss 13–0; 12 plays, 82 yards, 3:16 (3:40) TULN – Cameron Carroll 1 yard rush, Merek Glover kick Ole Miss 13–7; 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:45 (0:00) MISS – Matt Corral 15 yard rush, two-point conversion failed Ole Miss 19–7; 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:40 Second Quarter (9:30) MISS – Dontario Drummond 12 yard pass from Matt Corral, Caden Costa kick Ole Miss 26–7; 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:32 (7:21) TULN – Shae Wyatt 39 yard pass from Michael Pratt, Merek Glover kick Ole Miss 26–14; 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:09 (7:12) MISS – Jonathan Mingo 50 yard pass from Matt Corral, Caden Costa kick Ole Miss 33–14; 1 play, 50 yards, 0:09 (2:26) MISS – Dontario Drummond 11 yard rush, Caden Costa kick Ole Miss 40–14; 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:30 (0:42) TULN – Tyrick James 22 yard pass from Michael Pratt, Merek Glover kick Ole Miss 40–21; 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:44 Third Quarter (11:35) MISS – Matt Corral 15 yard rush, Caden Costa kick Ole Miss 47–21; 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:22 (10:59) MISS – Matt Corral 12 yard rush, Caden Costa kick Ole Miss 54–21; 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:36 (7:56) MISS – Braylon Sanders 45 yard pass from Matt Corral, Caden Costa kick Ole Miss 61–21; 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:51 Fourth Quarter No scoring plays

Game information

First Quarter

(11:27) MISS – Henry Parrish Jr. 19 yard rush, Caden Costa kick
Ole Miss 7–0; 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:33
(6:41) MISS – Matt Corral 9 yard rush, Caden Costa kick missed
Ole Miss 13–0; 12 plays, 82 yards, 3:16
(3:40) TULN – Cameron Carroll 1 yard rush, Merek Glover kick
Ole Miss 13–7; 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:45
(0:00) MISS – Matt Corral 15 yard rush, two-point conversion failed
Ole Miss 19–7; 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:40

Second Quarter

(9:30) MISS – Dontario Drummond 12 yard pass from Matt Corral, Caden Costa kick
Ole Miss 26–7; 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:32
(7:21) TULN – Shae Wyatt 39 yard pass from Michael Pratt, Merek Glover kick
Ole Miss 26–14; 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:09
(7:12) MISS – Jonathan Mingo 50 yard pass from Matt Corral, Caden Costa kick
Ole Miss 33–14; 1 play, 50 yards, 0:09
(2:26) MISS – Dontario Drummond 11 yard rush, Caden Costa kick
Ole Miss 40–14; 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:30
(0:42) TULN – Tyrick James 22 yard pass from Michael Pratt, Merek Glover kick
Ole Miss 40–21; 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:44

Third Quarter

(11:35) MISS – Matt Corral 15 yard rush, Caden Costa kick
Ole Miss 47–21; 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:22
(10:59) MISS – Matt Corral 12 yard rush, Caden Costa kick
Ole Miss 54–21; 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:36
(7:56) MISS – Braylon Sanders 45 yard pass from Matt Corral, Caden Costa kick
Ole Miss 61–21; 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:51

Fourth Quarter

No scoring plays

*Originally scheduled to kickoff at 7:00 p.m. CST but was delayed due to inclement weather.

Statistics	TULN	MISS
First downs	14	41
Total yards	305	707
Passing yards	166	335
Rushing yards	139	372
Penalties	11–109	9–65
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	27:43	32:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	10/18, 166 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Devin Brumfield	9 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Duece Watts	2 receptions, 51 yards
Ole Miss	Passing	Matt Corral	23/31, 335 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jerrion Ealy	15 carries, 103 yards
	Receiving	Jonathan Mingo	6 receptions, 136 yards, 1 TD

UAB

at East Carolina

Tulane at East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	7	16	6	29
• Pirates	17	14	0	21	52

Date: October 2, 2021
Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Greenville, NC
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time:
Game attendance: 33,475
Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
Referee:
TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely and Barrett Brooks

Scoring summary

1	10:49	ECU	Owen Daffer 23-yard field goal (10 plays, 70 yards, 4:11)	ECU 3–0
	5:03	ECU	Holton Ahlers 17-yard run (Owen Daffer kick) (7 plays, 55 yards, 3:55)	ECU 10–0
	1:21	ECU	Keaton Mitchell 68-yard run (Owen Daffer kick) (2 plays, 80 yards, 0:40)	ECU 17–0

2	13:18	ECU	Tyler Snead 53-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (4 plays, 61 yards, 1:28)	ECU 24–0
	9:38	TUL	Ygenio Booker 16-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:40)	ECU 24–7
	0:36	ECU	Rahjai Harris 3-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (11 plays, 76 yards, 3:27)	ECU 31–7

3	10:43	TUL	Michael Pratt 7-yard run (Michael Pratt pass to Tyrick James for two-point conversion) (7 plays, 75 yards, 4:17)	ECU 31–15
3	3:39	TUL	Cameron Carroll 1-yard run (Michael Pratt run for two-point conversion) (10 plays, 91 yards, 3:22)	ECU 31–23

4	13:33	ECU	Rahjai Harris 1-yard run (Owen Daffer kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 5:06)	ECU 38–23
	8:15	ECU	Ryan Jones 14-yards pass from Mason Garcia (Owen Daffer kick) (7 plays, 30 yards, 3:51)	ECU 45–23
	6:53	TUL	Michael Pratt 2-yard run (two-point run conversion failed) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:22)	ECU 45–29
	1:06	ECU	Keaton Mitchell 30-yard run 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:34)	ECU 52–29

Pregame line	Over/under
TULN –3.0	64.5

Statistics	Tulane	East Carolina
First downs	19	25
Total yards	404	612
Rushing yards	124	310
Passing yards	280	302
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	25:41	34:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	22/36, 268 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Cameron Carroll	9 car, 80 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Duece Watts	4 rec, 79 yds
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	21/32, 288 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Keaton Mitchell	15 car, 222 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Tyler Snead	4 rec, 78 yds, 1 TD

Houston

Houston at Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cougars	14	3	9	14	40
Green Wave	0	15	7	0	22

Date: October 7, 2021
Location: Yulman Stadium
New Orleans, LA
Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes
Game attendance: 15,026
Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: NE 4 MPH
Referee: Tim Rich
TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)

Scoring summary

1	8:04	HOU	Christian Trahan 11-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (11 plays, 76 yards, 5:14)	HOU 7–0
1	0:22	HOU	Jeremy Singleton 17-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (7 plays, 64 yards, 2:58)	HOU 14–0

2	10:45	TULN	Tyrick James 13-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Christian Daniels Pass to Michael Pratt for two-point conversion) (5 plays, 73 yards, 1:53)	HOU 14–8
	3:33	HOU	Dalton Witherspoon 46-yard field goal (7 plays, 20 yards, 2:26)	HOU 17–8
	2:11	TULN	Tyjae Spears 39-yard run (Merek Glover kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 1:22)	HOU 17–15

3	13:18	TULN	Will Wallace 29-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (1 play, 29 yards, 0:08)	TULN 22–17
	8:16	HOU	Dalton Witherspoon 24-yard field goal (5 plays, 28 yards, 1:17)	TULN 22–20
	1:20	HOU	Jeremy Singleton 29-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Two-point pass conversion failed) (11 plays, 80 yards, 4:40)	HOU 26–22

4	9:28	HOU	Ta'Zhawn Henry 8-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (6 plays, 39 yards, 3:20)	HOU 33–22
4	1:03	HOU	Alton McCaskill 35-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (6 plays, 53 yards, 1:59)	HOU 40–22

Line	Over/under
HOU –6.5	60

Statistics	Houston	Tulane
First downs	18	17
Total yards	435	308
Rushing yards	147	94
Passing yards	288	214
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	31:34	28:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing	Clayton Tune	23/36, 288 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Alton McCaskill	18 rushes, 93 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	KeSean Carter	6 receptions, 69 yards
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	20/30, 214 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Cameron Carroll	13 rushes, 68 yards
	Receiving	Will Wallace	2 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD

at No. 21 SMU

Tulane at Southern Methodist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	7	0	12	7	26
• No. 21 Mustangs	17	14	7	17	55

Date: October 21
Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
University Park, TX
Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:24
Game attendance: 22,843
Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 6 MPH
Referee: Hank Jones
TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst) & Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)

Scoring summary

1	9:56	SMU	Blake Mazza 22-yard field goal (14 plays, 50 yards, 5:04)	SMU 3–0
	6:08	SMU	Tre Siggers 1-yard run (Blake Mazza kick) (6 plays, 81 yards, 2:30)	SMU 10–0
	1:04	SMU	Tanner Mordecai 1-yard run (Blake Mazza kick) (11 plays, 88 yards, 3:07)	SMU 17–0
	0:22	TULN	Shae Wyatt 10-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:42)	SMU 17–7

2	13:25	SMU	Tommy McIntyre 24-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick) (6 plays, 96 yards, 1:57)	SMU 24–7
2	0:53	SMU	Reggie Roberson Jr. 22-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick) (9 plays, 91 yards, 4:24)	SMU 31–7

3	12:18	TULN	Shae Wyatt 11-yard pass from Michael Pratt (pass failed) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:42)	SMU 31–13
	3:33	SMU	Tre Siggers 9-yard run (Blake Mazza kick) (11 plays, 91 yards, 5:04)	SMU 38–13
	1:28	TULN	Duece Watts 4-yard pass from Michael Pratt (pass failed) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:05)	SMU 38–19

4	9:05	SMU	Blake Mazza 38-yard field goal (6 plays, 13 yards, 3:56)	SMU 41–19
	6:50	TULN	Tyjae Spears 9-yard run (Merek Glover kick) (8 plays, 82 yards, 2:15)	SMU 41–26
	6:01	SMU	Tyler Lavine 44-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick) (2 plays, 44 yards, 0:49)	SMU 48–26
	2:39	SMU	Brandon Epton Jr. 9-yard run (Blake Mazza kick) (6 plays, 37 yards, 2:47)	SMU 55–26

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU –14.5	70.5^[16]

Statistics	TULN	SMU
First downs	18	31
Total yards	428	612
Rushing yards	194	174
Passing yards	234	438
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	25:37	34:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	11/22, 234 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Tyjae Spears	14 rushes, 85 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jha'Quan Jackson	2 receptions, 93 yards
SMU	Passing	Tanner Mordecai	30/42, 427 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Tre Siggers	15 rushes, 81 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Danny Gray	8 receptions, 140 yards

No. 2 Cincinnati

Cincinnati at Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 2 Bearcats	7	7	7	10	31
Green Wave	0	12	0	0	12

Date: October 30, 2021
Location: Yulman Stadium
New Orleans, LA
Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes
Game attendance: 17,012
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 7 MPH
Referee: Luke Richmond
TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst) and Taylor McGregor (sideline)

Scoring summary

1	1:14	CIN	Josh Whyle 16-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick) (16 plays, 99 yards, 7:25)	CIN 7–0

2	10:43	TULN	Marvin Moody 8-yard safety (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00)	CIN 7–2
	7:58	TULN	Tyjae Spears 47-yard run (Merek Glover kick) (6 plays, 66 yards, 2:34)	TULN 7–9
	6:19	CIN	Jerome Ford 3-yard run (Christian Lowery kick) (5 plays, 80 yards, 1:33)	CIN 14–9
	0:00	TULN	Merek Glover 41-yard field goal (4 plays, 26 yards, 0:30)	CIN 14–12

3	3:12	CIN	Josh Whyle 5-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick) (13 plays, 66 yards, 5:55)	CIN 21–12

4	6:16	CIN	Christian Lowery 27-yard field goal (4 plays, 1 yard, 1:09)	CIN 24–12
4	4:13	CIN	Jerome Ford 26-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick) (2 plays, 29 yards, 0:49)	CIN 31–12

Pregame line	Over/under
−28.0	61.5

Statistics	CIN	TULN
First downs	18	17
Total yards	351	280
Rushing yards	124	187
Passing yards	227	93
Time of possession	28:12	31:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
CIN	Passing	Desmond Ridder	17/27, 227 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jerome Ford	18 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Josh Whyle	4 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD
TULN	Passing	Kai Horton	7/16, 79 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Tyjae Spears	19 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jha'Quan Jackson	3 receptions, 34 yards

at UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	0	10	0	10
Knights	7	0	7	0	14

Tulsa

South Florida

South Florida at Tulane

	1	2	Total
Bulls			0
Green Wave			0

Date: November 20, 2021
Location: Yulman Stadium
New Orleans, LA
Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST
Elapsed time:
Game attendance: 14,496
Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
Referee:
TV announcers (ESPN+):

Scoring summary

1

2

3

4

Over/under

Statistics	South Florida	Tulane
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Memphis

Tulane at Memphis

	1	2	Total
Green Wave			0
Tigers			0

Date: November 27, 2021
Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN
Game start: TBD CST
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
Referee:
TV announcers (ESPNU): Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker

Scoring summary

1

2

3

4

Over/under

Statistics	Tulane	Memphis
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn LSU: Battle for the Rag Ole Miss Southern Miss: Battle for the Bell
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