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American college football season
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] [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
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.
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
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 ABC
L 35–4042,206 September 11 6:00 p.m. Morgan State * ESPN+ W 69–202,100 September 18 7:00 p.m. at No. 17 ESPN2
L 21–6154,198 September 25 7:00 p.m. UAB * ESPN+ L 21–2816,023 October 2 2:30 p.m. at East Carolina ESPN+ L 29–5233,475 6:30 p.m. ESPN
L 22–4015,026 6:30 p.m. at No. 21 SMU ESPN L 26–5522,843 October 30 11:00 a.m. No. 2 Cincinnati Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPN2 L 12–3117,012 November 6 3:00 p.m. at ESPNU L 10–1441,030 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 45–1414,496 November 27 6:30 p.m. at ESPNU L 28–3327,416
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, 2021Location: (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 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 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, 2021Game time : *8:45 p.m. CST Game weather : Rain • Temperature : 75 °F (24 °C)Game attendance : 54,198Referee : Jason AutreyTV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Anish Shroff (play-by-play) Mike Golic Jr. (color) Pregame line : Ole Miss –14 • O/U : 77.5
Game information
First Quarter (11:27) MISS – Henry Parrish Jr. 19 yard rush, Caden Costa kickOle Miss 7–0 ; 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:33
(6:41) MISS – Matt Corral 9 yard rush, Caden Costa kick missedOle Miss 13–0 ; 12 plays, 82 yards, 3:16
(3:40) TULN – Cameron Carroll 1 yard rush, Merek Glover kickOle Miss 13–7 ; 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:45
(0:00) MISS – Matt Corral 15 yard rush, two-point conversion failedOle Miss 19–7 ; 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:40 Second Quarter (9:30) MISS – Dontario Drummond 12 yard pass from Matt Corral, Caden Costa kickOle Miss 26–7 ; 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:32
(7:21) TULN – Shae Wyatt 39 yard pass from Michael Pratt , Merek Glover kickOle Miss 26–14 ; 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:09
(7:12) MISS – Jonathan Mingo 50 yard pass from Matt Corral, Caden Costa kickOle Miss 33–14 ; 1 play, 50 yards, 0:09
(2:26) MISS – Dontario Drummond 11 yard rush, Caden Costa kickOle Miss 40–14 ; 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:30
(0:42) TULN – Tyrick James 22 yard pass from Michael Pratt, Merek Glover kickOle Miss 40–21 ; 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:44 Third Quarter (11:35) MISS – Matt Corral 15 yard rush, Caden Costa kickOle Miss 47–21 ; 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:22
(10:59) MISS – Matt Corral 12 yard rush, Caden Costa kickOle Miss 54–21 ; 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:36
(7:56) MISS – Braylon Sanders 45 yard pass from Matt Corral, Caden Costa kickOle Miss 61–21 ; 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:51 Fourth Quarter
*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, 2021Location: EDT
Elapsed time: Game attendance: 33,475Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBDReferee: TV announcers (ESPN+ 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 3:39 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 –3.064.5
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, 2021Location: (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 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 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: Location: (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 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, 2021Location: CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutesGame attendance: 17,012Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 7 MPHReferee: Luke RichmondTV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. 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 4:13 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, 2021Location: CST
Elapsed time: Game attendance: 14,496Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBDReferee: TV announcers (ESPN+):
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, 2021Location: CST
Elapsed time: Game attendance: Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBDReferee: TV announcers (ESPNU
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
References
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