American college football season
The 2022 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2022 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 (The American). They were led by seventh-year head coach Willie Fritz . They finished the season 12–2, 7–1 in AAC play to earn a trip to the AAC championship game . The Green Wave defeated UCF to win the AAC championship, the school's first conference championship since 1998 and its first AAC championship. They received a bid to the Cotton Bowl Classic to play No-10 ranked USC .[ 1] It was their first major bowl game since the 1940 Sugar Bowl . Tulane defeated USC in the Cotton Bowl 46–45, scoring 16 points in the final four minutes to win the game.[ 2] In the game, with 4:30 remaining and the team facing a 15-point deficit, Tulane's win probability stood at 0.2%, yet the Green Wave pulled off the incredible comeback.[ 3]
Following a 45–31 win against South Florida , Tulane was ranked in the AP Poll for the first time since 1998. It was also the fastest Tulane has ever clinched bowl eligibility in school history at October 15.[ 4] November 12's home game against UCF was the first Tulane home game between two ranked opponents since 1949.[ 5] For the first time since 1984 , Tulane beat an opponent ranked in the AP top 25, although Tulane did beat Army in 2019 when they were ranked No. 25 in the Coaches Poll. The ten-win turnaround from two wins in 2021 to twelve in 2022 is the best in NCAA history. The Green Wave were ranked 9th in the final AP Poll, the highest ranking of the Green Wave since 1998.[ 6]
Listed in the order that they were released
Tulane and The American announced the 2022 football schedule on February 17, 2022.[ 14] [ 15]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 6:00 p.m. UMass * ESPN+ W 42–1015,101 September 10 6:00 p.m. Alcorn State * Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPN+ W 52–014,501 September 17 2:00 p.m. at Kansas State * ESPN+ W 17–1050,887 September 24 6:00 p.m. Southern Miss * ESPN+ L 24–2720,422 6:00 p.m. at Houston ESPN W 27–24 OT 24,319 October 8 2:30 p.m. East Carolina Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPNU W 24–914,193 October 15 3:00 p.m. at South Florida ESPNU W 45–3131,053 October 22 2:30 p.m. Memphis No. 25 Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPN2 W 38–2830,100 November 5 11:00 a.m. at Tulsa No. 19 ESPNU W 27–1315,122 November 12 2:30 p.m. No. 22 UCF No. 17 Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPN2 L 31–3827,317 6:30 p.m. SMU No. 21 Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPN W 59–2420,894 11:00 a.m. at No. 24 Cincinnati No. 19 ABC W 27–2437,989 December 3 4:00 p.m No. 22 UCF No. 18 ABC W 45–2830,118 12:00 p.m vs. No. 10 USC * No. 16 ESPN W 46–4555,329
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UMass Minutemen (0–0) vs Tulane Green Wave (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Minutemen 0 10 0 0 10 Green Wave 7 14 21 0 42
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
Date : September 3, 2022Game time : 6:00 p.m.Game weather : Rainy, 81 °F (27 °C)Game attendance : 15,101Referee : Tim RichTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Jack Benjamin (play-by-play), Brian Kinchen (analyst)
Game information First quarter (8:37) TUL – Tyjae Spears 6-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:53; Tulane 7–0 ) Second quarter (14:56) UMASS – Gino Campiotti 4-yard run, Cameron Carson kick (Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 5:45; Tied 7–7 ) (8:31) TUL – Tyjae Spears 1-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 6:25; Tulane 14–7 ) (9:30) TUL – Tyjae Spears 4-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 1:03; Tulane 21–7 ) (9:30) UMASS – Cameron Carson 21-yard field goal (Drive: 18 plays, 66 yards, 5:51; Tulane 21–10 ) Third quarter (9:30) TUL – Michael Pratt 20-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:23; Tulane 28–10 ) (9:30) TUL – Duece Watts 31-yard pass frpm Michael Pratt, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:19; Tulane 35–10 ) (9:30) TUL – Lawrence Keys II 2-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:04; Tulane 42–10 ) Fourth quarter None
Statistics UMASS TUL First downs 14 20 Total yards 217 369 Rushes/yards 58–200 39–196 Passing yards 17 173 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 4–11–3 13–22–0 Time of possession 33:15 26:45
Team Category Player Statistics UMass Passing Gino Campiotti 2/6, 12 yards, 2 INT Rushing Tim Baldwin Jr. 13 carries, 65 yards Receiving George Johnson III 1 reception, 11 yards Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 12/20, 164 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tyjae Spears 12 carries, 57 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jha'Quan Jackson 1 reception, 34 yards
Alcorn State Braves (0–1) vs Tulane Green Wave (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Braves 0 0 0 0 0 Green Wave 17 14 14 7 52
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
Date : September 10, 2022Game time : 6:00 p.m.Game weather : Partly cloudy, 73 °F (23 °C)Game attendance : 14,501Referee : Nate BlackTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Jack Benjamin (play-by-play), Brian Kinchen (analyst)
Game information First quarter (7:59) TUL – Kriston Esnard 26-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 5:15; Tulane 3–0 ) (6:18) TUL – Shaadie Clayton-Johnson 6-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:11; Tulane 10–0 ) (3:10) TUL – Lawrence Keys III 7-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:02; Tulane 17–0 ) Second quarter (13:38) TUL – Jha'Quan Jackson 16-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:26; Tulane 24–0 ) (2:46) TUL – Tyrick James 25-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:20; Tulane 31–0 ) Third quarter (13:13) TUL – Shae Wyatt 72-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 1 play, 72 yards, 0:00; Tulane 38–0 ) (8:58) TUL – Dea Dea McDougle 16-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 1:52; Tulane 45–0 ) Fourth quarter (8:08) TUL – Justin Ibieta 3-yard run, Graham Dable kick (Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 5:48; Tulane 52–0 )
Statistics ALCN TUL First downs 4 30 Total yards 109 558 Rushes/yards 32–60 44–159 Passing yards 49 399 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 5–14–1 25–31–0 Time of possession 24:49 35:11
Team Category Player Statistics Alcorn State Passing Markevion Quinn 2/4, 34 yards Rushing Javonta Leatherwood 8 carries, 30 yards Receiving C. J. Bolar 1 reception, 19 yards Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 17/21, 318 yards, 3 TD Rushing Iverson Celestine 11 carries, 43 yards Receiving Shae Wyatt 5 receptions, 130 yards, TD
Pregame line Over/under K-State –13.5 49.0
Tulane Green Wave (2–0) at Kansas State Wildcats (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Green Wave 7 0 3 7 17 Wildcats 0 10 0 0 10
at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS
Date : September 17, 2022Game time : 2:00 p.m.Game weather : Partly cloudy • Temperature : 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind : S 17 MPH Game attendance : 50,887Referee : Hank JohnsTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Mark Neely (play-by-play), Todd Doxzon (analyst), Shane Sparks (sideline)
Game information First quarter (3:13) TUL – Tyjae Spears 1-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 3:32; Tulane 7–0 ) Second quarter (2:43) KSU – Kade Warner 21-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Chris Tennant kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:23; Tied 7–7 ) (0:00) KSU – Chris Tennant 22-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 0:28; Kansas State 10–7 ) Third quarter (8:51) TUL – Kriston Esnard 30-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:20; Tied 10–10 ) Fourth quarter (4:27) TUL – Tyrick James 4-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:11; Tulane 17–10 )
Statistics TUL KSU First downs 18 15 Total yards 336 336 Rushes/yards 40–160 42–186 Passing yards 176 150 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–26–2 21–31–0 Time of possession 28:17 31:43
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 13/26, 176 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Michael Pratt 13 carries, 87 yards Receiving Duece Watts 3 receptions, 60 yards Kansas State Passing Adrian Martinez 21/31, 150 yards, TD Rushing Deuce Vaughn 20 carries, 81 yards Receiving Malik Knowles 5 receptions, 52 yards
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (2–1) vs Tulane Green Wave (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Eagles 0 10 7 10 27 Green Wave 7 10 0 7 24
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
Date : September 24, 2022Game time : 6:00 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)Game attendance : 20,422Referee : Kevin RandallTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Jack Benjamin (play-by-play), Brian Kinchen (analyst)
Game information First quarter (10:14) TUL – Tyjae Spears 8-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:43; Tulane 7–0 ) Second quarter (11:57) TUL – Tyjae Spears 34-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 3:03; Tulane 14–0 ) (6:01) USM – Jason Brownlee 23-yard pass from Zach Wilcke, Briggs Bourgeois kick (Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:45; Tulane 14–7 ) (2:31) USM – Briggs Bourgeois 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:03; Tulane 14–10 ) (0:03) TUL – Kriston Esnard 28-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 2:28; Tulane 17–10 ) Third quarter (1:53) USM – Jakarius Caston 37-yard pass from Zach Wilcke, Briggs Bourgeois kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:06; Tied 17–17 ) Fourth quarter (8:26) USM – Briggs Bourgeois 26-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:50; Southern Miss 20–17 ) (7:07) USM – Eric Scott 35-yard interception return, Briggs Bourgeois kick (Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:19; Southern Miss 27–17 ) (0:19) TUL – Jha'Quan Jackson 25-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 0:37; Southern Miss 27–24 )
Statistics USM TUL First downs 13 26 Total yards 253 451 Rushes/yards 27–59 47–204 Passing yards 194 247 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–25–0 19–29–1 Time of possession 23:59 36:01
Team Category Player Statistics Southern Miss Passing Zach Wilcke 17/25, 194 yards, 2 TD Rushing Frank Gore Jr. 16 carries, 44 yards Receiving Jakarius Caston 8 receptions, 91 yards, TD Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 19/29, 247 yards, TD, INT Rushing Tyjae Spears 22 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD Receiving Tyjae Spears 5 receptions, 74 yards
Tulane Green Wave (3–1) at Houston Cougars (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 OT Total Green Wave 0 7 7 7 6 27 Cougars 0 7 0 14 3 24
at TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
Date : September 30, 2022Game time : 6:00 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy, 54 °F (12 °C)Game attendance : 24,319Referee : Tim RichTV announcers (ESPN ) : Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
Game information First quarter None
Second quarter (12:42) TUL – Duece Watts 13-yard pass from Kai Horton, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:18; Tulane 7–0 ) (6:10) HOU – Tank Dell 1-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Bubba Baxa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:28; Tied 7–7 ) Third quarter (8:31) TUL – Jadon Canady 57-yard fumble return, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 1:18; Tulane 14–7 ) Fourth quarter (10:04) HOU – Brandon Campbell 1-yard run, Bubba Baxa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:06; Tied 14–14 ) (3:04) HOU – Tank Dell 14-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Bubba Baxa kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:03; Houston 21–14 ) (0:39) TUL – Tyrick James 3-yard pass from Kai Horton, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:25; Tied 21–21 ) Overtime (0:00) HOU – Bubba Baxa 36-yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 0:00; Houston 24–21 ) (0:00) TUL – Tyjae Spears 10-yard pass from Kai Horton, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Tulane 27–24 )
Statistics TUL HOU First downs 14 22 Total yards 273 383 Rushes/yards 28–84 48–175 Passing yards 189 208 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–26–0 22–33–0 Time of possession 23:05 36:55
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Kai Horton 11/22, 132 yards, 3 TD Rushing Tyjae Spears 14 carries, 54 yards Receiving Tyjae Spears 6 receptions, 85 yards, TD Houston Passing Clayton Tune 22/33, 208 yards, 2 TD Rushing Brandon Campbell 19 carries, 66 yards, TD Receiving Tank Dell 8 receptions, 73 yards, 2 TD
East Carolina Pirates (3–2) vs Tulane Green Wave (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 3 6 0 0 9 Green Wave 0 14 7 3 24
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
Date : October 8, 2022Game time : 2:30 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 83 °F (28 °C)Game attendance : 14,193Referee : Luke RichmondTV announcers (ESPNU ) : Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline)
Game information First quarter (3:04) ECU – Owen Daffer 27-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:30; East Carolina 3–0 ) Second quarter (14:18) TUL – Tyrick James 3-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 3:40; Tulane 7–3 ) (12:08) ECU – C. J. Johnson 24-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:03; East Carolina 9–7 ) (4:12) TUL – Michael Pratt 1-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 16 plays, 93 yards, 7:50; Tulane 14–9 ) Third quarter (3:00) TUL – Duece Watts 44-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:08; Tulane 21–9 ) Fourth quarter (4:30) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 42-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 4:24; Tulane 24–9 )
Statistics ECU TUL First downs 24 22 Total yards 419 391 Rushes/yards 23–131 32–41 Passing yards 288 350 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 32–52–2 28–35–0 Time of possession 27:25 32:35
Team Category Player Statistics East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 32/51, 288 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Marlon Gunn Jr. 7 carries, 67 yards Receiving Isaiah Winstead 9 receptions, 90 yards Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 27/34, 326 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tyjae Spears 16 carries, 53 yards Receiving Duece Watts 4 receptions, 93 yards, TD
Tulane Green Wave (5–1) at South Florida Bulls (1–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Green Wave 3 14 14 14 45 Bulls 7 7 10 7 31
at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
Date : October 15, 2022Game time : 4:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : Cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)Game attendance : 31,053Referee : Kevin RandallTV announcers (ESPNU ) : Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
Game information First quarter (8:54) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 20-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 5:04; Tulane 3–0 ) (1:59) USF – Jimmy Horn Jr. 8-yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:26; South Florida 7–3 ) Second quarter (13:07) TUL – Michael Pratt 5-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:52; Tulane 10–7 ) (11:28) USF – Gerry Bohanon 33-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:39; South Florida 14–10 ) (0:03) TUL – Duece Watts 11-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 4:08; Tulane 17–14 ) Third quarter (4:52) USF – Spencer Shrader 16-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:27; Tied 17–17 ) (4:41) TUL – Tyjae Spears 75-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Tulane 24–17 ) (3:39) TUL – Tyjae Spears 6-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:06; Tulane 31–17 ) (0:09) USF – Xavier Weaver 17-yard pass from Katravis Marsh, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 2 plays, 18 yards, 0:39; Tulane 31–24 ) Fourth quarter (13:11) TUL – Dea Dea McDougle 16-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:51; Tulane 38–24 ) (9:08) TUL – Michael Pratt 1-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:41; Tulane 45–24 ) (4:06) USF – Dequan Stanley 73-yard pass from Katravis Marsh, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 1:54; Tulane 45–31 )
Statistics TUL USF First downs 30 13 Total yards 564 337 Rushes/yards 51–235 28–118 Passing yards 329 259 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–36–0 14–23–0 Time of possession 36:52 23:08
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 23/35, 329 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tyjae Spears 18 carries, 151 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jha'Quan Jackson 7 receptions, 86 yards USF Passing Katravis Marsh 7/15, 150 yards, 2 TD Rushing Gerry Bohanon 5 carries, 59 yards, TD Receiving Jimmy Horn Jr. 5 receptions, 98 yards, TD
Memphis Tigers (4–3) vs No. 25 Tulane Green Wave (6–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 0 14 14 28 No. 25 Green Wave 21 14 0 3 38
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
Date : October 22, 2022Game time : 2:30 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)Game attendance : 30,100Referee : Edwin LeeTV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
Game information First quarter (9:39) TUL – Michael Pratt 6-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:21; Tulane 7–0 ) (8:09) TUL – Jha'Quan Jackson 90-yard punt return, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:30; Tulane 14–0 ) (2:02) TUL – Tyjae Spears 3-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 0:52; Tulane 21–0 ) Second quarter (5:49) TUL – Shaadie Clayton-Johnson 4-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:46; Tulane 28–0 ) (0:25) TUL – Duece Watts 6-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:17; Tulane 35–0 ) Third quarter (8:48) MEM – Koby Drake 7-yard pass from Seth Henigan, Chris Howard kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:12; Tulane 35–7 ) (4:05) MEM – Eddie Lewis 33-yard pass from Seth Henigan, Chris Howard kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:38; Tulane 35–14 ) Fourth quarter (14:02) MEM – Brandon Thomas 2-yard run, Chris Howard kick (Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:13; Tulane 35–21 ) (7:40) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 25-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 6:22; Tulane 38–21 ) (4:23) MEM – Eddie Lewis 55-yard pass from Seth Henigan, Chris Howard kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:11; Tulane 38–28 )
Statistics MEM TUL First downs 23 19 Total yards 415 344 Rushes/yards 33–103 41–186 Passing yards 312 158 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–41–2 20–29–0 Time of possession 27:44 32:16
Team Category Player Statistics Memphis Passing Seth Henigan 26/41, 312 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Seth Henigan 13 carries, 42 yards Receiving Eddie Lewis 3 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 20/29, 158 yards, TD Rushing Tyjae Spears 24 carries, 125 yards, TD Receiving Dae Dae McDougle 5 receptions, 37 yards
No. 19 Tulane Green Wave (7–1) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 19 Green Wave 10 7 7 3 27 Golden Hurricanes 3 7 3 0 13
at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
Date : November 5, 2022Game time : 11:00 a.m.Game weather : Sunny, 57 °F (14 °C)Game attendance : 15,122Referee : Hank JohnsTV announcers (ESPNU ) : John Schiffren (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Game information First quarter (12:39) TUL – Tyrick James 10-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:17; Tulane 7–0 ) (8:45) TLSA – Zack Long 46-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:54; Tulane 7–3 ) (3:19) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 20-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:20; Tulane 10–3 ) Second quarter (6:10) TUL – Tyjae Spears 34-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 3:55; Tulane 17–3 ) (0:59) TLSA – JuanCarlos Santana 28-yard pass from Braylon Baxter, Zack Long kick (Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:11; Tulane 17–10 ) Third quarter (9:09) TUL – Shae Wyatt 20-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 3:31; Tulane 24–10 ) (4:35) TLSA – Zack Long 40-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 4:34; Tulane 24–13 ) Fourth quarter (0:51) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 33-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 5:27; Tulane 27–13 )
Statistics TUL TLSA First downs 24 16 Total yards 482 257 Rushes/yards 53–357 34–111 Passing yards 125 146 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–19–1 13–25–0 Time of possession 34:02 25:58
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 11/19, 125 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Tyjae Spears 14 carries, 157 yards, TD Receiving Duece Watts 2 receptions, 42 yards Tulsa Passing Braylon Braxton 13/25, 146 yards, TD Rushing Deneric Prince 14 carries, 55 yards Receiving JuanCarlos Santana 2 receptions, 41 yards, TD
No. 22 UCF Knights (7–2) vs No. 17 Tulane Green Wave (8–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 22 Knights 17 7 7 7 38 No. 17 Green Wave 7 7 3 14 31
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
Date : November 12, 2022Game time : 2:30 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)Game attendance : 27,317Referee : Nate BlackTV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline)
Game information First quarter (12:17) UCF – Colton Boomer 25-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 2:43; UCF 3–0 ) (10:49) UCF – John Rhys Plumlee 67-yard run, Colton Boomer kick (Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:42; UCF 10–0 ) (8:39) TUL – Duece Watts 1-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 2:10; UCF 10–7 ) (2:24) UCF – Isaiah Bowser 2-yard run, Colton Boomer kick (Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 6:15; UCF 17–7 ) Second quarter (7:18) UCF – Javon Baker 8-yard pass from John Rhys Plumlee, Colton Boomer kick (Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 5:56; UCF 24–7 ) (1:15) TUL – Michael Pratt 1-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:03; UCF 24–14 ) Third quarter (8:58) UCF – John Rhys Plumlee 9-yard run, Colton Boomer kick (Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:20; UCF 31–14 ) (3:41) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 23-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 5:17; UCF 31–17 ) Fourth quarter (11:39) TUL – Reggie Brown 2-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:53; UCF 31–24 ) (3:32) UCF – Isaiah Bowser 1-yard run, Colton Boomer kick (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:07; UCF 38–24 ) (1:46) TUL – Shae Wyatt 6-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:46; UCF 38–31 )
Statistics UCF TUL First downs 27 21 Total yards 468 391 Rushes/yards 54–336 27–155 Passing yards 132 236 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–30–0 23–39–0 Time of possession 35:24 24:36
Team Category Player Statistics UCF Passing John Rhys Plumlee 17/30, 132 yards, TD Rushing John Rhys Plumlee 18 carries, 176 yards, 2 TD Receiving Javon Baker 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 23/39, 236 yards, 3 TD Rushing Tyjae Spears 8 carries, 130 yards Receiving Jha'Quan Jackson 5 receptions, 95 yards
SMU Mustangs (6–4) vs No. 21 Tulane Green Wave (8–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 0 7 7 10 24 No. 21 Green Wave 21 7 21 10 59
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
Date : November 17, 2022Game time : 6:30 p.m.Game weather : Clear, 50 °F (10 °C)Game attendance : 20,894Referee : Hank JohnsTV announcers (ESPN ) : Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
Game information First quarter (7:01) TUL – Michael Pratt 6-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 5:28; Tulane 7–0 ) (5:06) TUL – Tyjae Spears 2-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 1:07; Tulane 14–0 ) (0:00) TUL – Tyjae Spears 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:49; Tulane 21–0 ) Second quarter (13:54) SMU – R. J. Maryland 19-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:09; Tulane 21–7 ) (12:22) TUL – Michael Pratt 26-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:32; Tulane 28–7 ) Third quarter (13:32) TUL – Shae Wyatt 26-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:28; Tulane 35–7 ) (7:32) TUL – Tyjae Spears 12-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:32; Tulane 42–7 ) (4:37) TUL – Shae Wyatt 48-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 1 play, 48 yards, 0:09; Tulane 49–7 ) (1:53) SMU – R. J. Maryland 13-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:44; Tulane 49–14 ) Fourth quarter (12:34) TUL – Michael Pratt 1-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:19; Tulane 56–14 ) (7:55) SMU – Collin Rogers 30-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 4:39; Tulane 56–17 ) (3:40) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 33-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 4:15; Tulane 59–17 ) (0:51) SMU – Roderick Daniels Jr. 2-yard run, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:49; Tulane 59–24 )
Statistics SMU TUL First downs 31 20 Total yards 470 451 Rushes/yards 41–141 42–310 Passing yards 329 141 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 35–52–2 9–14–0 Time of possession 33:46 26:14
Team Category Player Statistics SMU Passing Tanner Mordecai 32/49, 298 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Tyler Lavine 18 carries, 82 yards Receiving Tyler Lavine 7 receptions, 62 yards Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 9/14, 141 yards, 3 TD Rushing Tyjae Spears 13 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD Receiving Shae Wyatt 3 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD
at No. 24 Cincinnati [ edit ] No. 19 Tulane Green Wave (9–2) at No. 24 Cincinnati Bearcats (9–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 19 Green Wave 3 10 7 7 27 No. 24 Bearcats 0 10 7 7 24
at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
Date : November 25, 2022Game time : 12:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)Game attendance : 37,989Referee : Luke RichmondTV announcers (ABC ) : Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information First quarter (5:17) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 34-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:50; Tulane 3–0 ) Second quarter (14:57) CIN – Ryan Coe 28-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 5:20; Tied 3–3 ) (4:58) TUL – Tyjae Spears 11-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 8:25; Tulane 10–3 ) (2:41) CIN – Charles McClelland 35-yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; Tied 10–10 ) (0:16) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 47-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:25; Tulane 13–10 ) Third quarter (6:59) TUL – Tyjae Spears 2-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:19; Tulane 20–10 ) (0:42) CIN – Ryan Montgomery 8-yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:17; Tulane 20–17 ) Fourth quarter (6:27) CIN – Ryan Montgomery 15-yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 4:47; Cincinnati 24–20 ) (5:10) TUL – Duece Watts 30-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:17; Tulane 27–24 )
Statistics TUL CIN First downs 22 19 Total yards 383 337 Rushes/yards 48–221 43–235 Passing yards 162 102 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–22–0 10–26–1 Time of possession 33:59 26:01
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 13/22, 162 yards, TD Rushing Tyjae Spears 35 carries, 185 yards, 2 TD Receiving Shae Wyatt 3 receptions, 62 yards Cincinnati Passing Evan Prater 10/26, 102 yards, INT Rushing Ryan Montgomery 17 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD Receiving Will Pauling 2 receptions, 41 yards
No. 22 UCF Knights (9–3) vs No. 18 Tulane Green Wave (10–2) – Game summary (2022 AAC Football Championship Game)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 22 Knights 0 7 7 14 28 No. 18 Green Wave 10 7 7 21 45
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
Date : December 3, 2022Game time : 3:00 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)Game attendance : 30,118Referee : Hank JohnsTV announcers (ABC ) : Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
Game information First quarter (7:46) TUL – Shae Wyatt 10-yard pass Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:12; Tulane 7–0 ) (1:01) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 27-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:19; Tulane 10–0 ) Second quarter (6:48) UCF – Xavier Townsend 5-yard run, Colton Boomer kick (Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:27; Tulane 10–7 ) (5:00) TUL – Lawrence Keys III 43-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:48; Tulane 17–7 ) Third quarter (12:09) TUL – Tyjae Spears 60-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:51; Tulane 24–7 ) (1:53) UCF – Kobe Hudson 17-yard pass from John Rhys Plumlee, Colton Boomer kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:22; Tulane 24–14 ) Fourth quarter (14:29) TUL – Duece Watts 73-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 1 play, 73 yards, 0:11; Tulane 31–14 ) (12:26) UCF – Kobe Hudson 49-yard pass from R. J. Harvey, Colton Boomer kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:03; Tulane 31–21 ) (9:48) UCF – Isaiah Bowser 10-yard run, Colton Boomer kick (Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:52; Tulane 31–28 ) (8:18) TUL – Shae Wyatt 60-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:30; Tulane 38–28 ) (4:04) TUL – Michael Pratt 18-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:38; Tulane 45–28 )
Statistics UCF TUL First downs 23 20 Total yards 410 648 Rushes/yards 48–145 31–254 Passing yards 265 394 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–48–0 20–33–1 Time of possession 34:21 25:39
Team Category Player Statistics UCF Passing John Rhys Plumlee 21/39, 209 yards, TD Rushing Isaiah Bowser 20 carries, 85 yards, TD Receiving Kobe Hudson 4 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 20/39, 394 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Tyjae Spears 22 carries, 199 yards, TD Receiving Duece Watts 3 receptions, 134 yards, TD
No. 16 Tulane Green Wave (11–2) vs No. 10 USC Trojans (11–2) – Game summary (2023 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 16 Green Wave 0 14 16 16 46 No. 10 Trojans 7 21 7 10 45
at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX
Game information First quarter (5:58) USC – Michael Jackson III 9-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 9:02; USC 7–0 ) Second quarter (12:33) USC – Terrell Bynum 3-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 5:13; USC 14–0 ) (9:30) TUL – Tyjae Spears 3-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:03; USC 14–7 ) (5:42) TUL – Jha'Quan Jackson 87-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 2 plays, 92 yards, 0:50; Tied 14–14 ) (2:21) USC – Raleek Brown 39-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:21; USC 21–14 ) (0:12) USC – Brenden Rice 4-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:07; USC 28–14 ) Third quarter (11:55) TUL – Tyjae Spears 4-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:05; USC 28–21 ) (4:02) TUL – Valentino Ambrosio 42-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:06; USC 28–24 ) (1:24) USC – Brenden Rice 19-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 97 yards, 2:38; USC 35–24 ) (0:40) TUL – Tyjae Spears 3-yard run (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:44; USC 35–30 ) Fourth quarter (12:09) USC – Kyron Hudson 4-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:31; USC 42–30 ) (4:30) USC – Denis Lynch 43-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 6:16; USC 45–30 ) (4:07) TUL – Tyjae Spears 4-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:23; USC 45–37 ) (3:20) TUL – Team safety (Drive: 2 plays, -1 yards, 0:47; USC 45–39 ) (0:09) TUL – Alex Bauman 6-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 3:11; Tulane 46–45 )
Statistics TUL USC First downs 16 29 Total yards 539 594 Rushes/yards 34–305 32–132 Passing yards 234 462 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–18–0 37–52–1 Time of possession 20:11 39:49
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 8/17, 234 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tyjae Spears 17 carries, 205 yards, 4 TD Receiving Jha'Quan Jackson 1 reception, 87 yards, TD USC Passing Caleb Williams 37/52, 462 yards, 5 TD, INT Rushing Raleek Brown 6 carries, 61 yards, TD Receiving Brenden Rice 6 receptions, 174 yards, 2 TD
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