November 2004 NewsStand
Dec 2, 2004 | General
Dec. 2, 2004
November 30, 2004
Wave defense is more effective after his move
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane defensive coordinator Eric Schumann knew a change was needed. It was only halftime of the Alabama-Birmingham game, and Green Wave's defense had been trounced for 31 points and 331 yards...
Tulane-UNO: Is rivalry gone?
New Orleans Times Picayune
Once the Superdome was necessary to accommodate the fans who wanted to see Tulane play UNO in men's basketball. And now?...
So good you can't believe your eyes
Louisville Courier-Journal
The college football season isn't over yet, but the University of Louisville offense seems to be reaching mythical proportions. ESPN reported last weekend that UofL (9-1) was the first team since 1945 to score at least 55 points in four straight games. Not true...
November 29, 2004
TU's resilience, confidence evident
New Orleans Times Picayune
It was a little more than a month ago when we were hearing Tulane's coaches and players talking about missed opportunities, and how they didn't make plays...
November 28, 2004
Irvin, Bush deliver late heroics for Green Wave
New Orleans Times Picayune
With a backup quarterback, a backup tailback and 99 yards to go for the winning touchdown -- on the road -- victory seemed improbable for Tulane on Saturday afternoon...
Route injures ankle, but happy with game's outcome
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane cornerback Izzy Route had to be helped off the field after injuring his right ankle on the Green Wave's big defensive stand at the end of the game Saturday against Texas Christian, but he said he believed the team had accomplished its goal...
Focused Wave cruises past Panthers
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane coach Shawn Finney wanted to look past the final score of Saturday's game against Prairie View A&M. The Green Wave was impressive in beating the Panthers 84-63 at Fogelman Arena, Tulane's 15th consecutive victory in a home opener...
Wave slips by Texas State
New Orleans Times Picayune
Junior guard D'Aundra Henry made a layup and a free throw with 9.2 seconds left, lifting the Tulane women's basketball team to a 74-71 victory over host Texas State at the CenturyTel Bobcat Classic on Saturday evening at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos, Texas...
Frogs are bowled over by late Tulane touchdown
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Before the Horned Frogs entered the final two weeks of the season, TCU coach Gary Patterson sat in his office and said he wasn't ready to deem this season a disappointment...
Tulane QB makes his own history
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
A freshman making his first start at quarterback. Ninety-nine yards to go, trailing 31-28. A mere 3:57 left in the game...
This time, Horned Frogs' Gunn couldn't pull trigger on victory
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
TCU quarterback Tye Gunn was used to making comebacks. He has returned from numerous injuries over his career and guided the Horned Frogs past Houston this season after beginning the game on the sideline...
Don't feel sorry for the Frogs
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
A dreary story received an appropriate final chapter Saturday at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Eyes welled with tears. Guts gnawed with disappointment...
TCU Game Day - why Tulane won
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Trailing by a field goal late in the fourth quarter, the Green Wave went from its own 1-yard line to TCU's end zone in 10 plays. Quarterback Richard Irvin hit Chris Bush for a 12-yard touchdown pass with 43 seconds remaining...
November 27, 2004
Irvin gets his chance to start
New Orleans Times Picayune
Three months ago when the battle to be the No. 1 quarterback was raging on Tulane's practice field, redshirt freshman Richard Irvin believed he could step in and get the job done...
Inside the Game
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane quarterback Richard Irvin is stepping into the starting lineup for the first time, replacing Lester Ricard, who broke his wrist two weeks ago against Army...
Frogs say C-USA later
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
It's an afternoon to say farewell at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Nineteen TCU seniors will be playing their final regular-season game...
Bowl bid awaits TCU if it can cure bad back-to-back
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
For TCU to earn a seventh consecutive bowl bid, the Horned Frogs will have to accomplish something that they haven't done in a while...
November 26, 2004
Tulane catching fired-up TCU
New Orleans Times Picayune
TCU coach Gary Patterson has placed a moratorium on one word this week. He'll allow his players to talk about Tulane, but the coach doesn't want any talk of bowl games...
Tracking down a blur
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
TCU cornerback Quincy Butler spent some time this week reviewing the human blur on film. He watched Tulane wide receiver Roydell Williams sprint past defensive backs...
Tulane (4-5) at T-C-U (5-5)
The Sports Network
The TCU Horned Frogs try to sew up a winning regular season record and earn bowl eligibility at the same time this Saturday, when they welcome the Tulane Green Wave to Amon G. Carter Stadium for a Conference USA showdown...
Wave looks to end season on high note
New Orleans Times Picayune
The Green Wave will finish off its 2004 volleyball season this weekend in the SEC/C-USA Challenge in Baton Rouge. Coming off a loss to Marquette in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament, the Wave wants to wrap up the season on a high note...
Texas A&M senior guard Mindy Garrison ready to show off for her home-town fans
San Marcos (Texas) Daily Record
Mindy Garrison has a lot to be thankful for. So do her Texas A&M coaches and teammates, for that matter. As a senior leaving San Marcos High School in 2001, Garrison wasn't offered any major Division I scholarships...
November 25, 2004
Even an Army couldn't keep Wave's Forte from breakout game
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane freshman tailback Matt Forte hasn't gotten a lot of chances, but when they have come, he definitely has made the most of them...
TCU Football Notes: Frogs' 'D' ready to pressure QB
New Orleans Times Picayune
TCU coach Gary Patterson wasn't divulging defensive schemes after Wednesday's practice, but it doesn't take a scholar to figure out what he's got up his sleeve for Saturday's game against Tulane...
November 24, 2004
No. 4 QB makes unlikely jump
New Orleans Times Picayune
Back in August when Tulane was going through fall drills, there was no reason for Green Wave offensive coordinator Frank Scelfo to think about needing Chris Dawson...
Green Wave stymies Jacksonville State
New Orleans Times Picayune
Long before the outcome had been determined, Tulane coach Lisa Stockton realized that offense wouldn't help her team win. During much of the Green Wave's home opener against Jacksonville State at Fogelman Arena, there were long stretches of poor offensive execution...
TCU Football Notes
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The men in black could be back. After a rousing performance against Southern Miss this past weekend, TCU coach Gary Patterson said he is considering decking the Horned Frogs out in all-black uniforms for a second straight week against Tulane...
November 23, 2004
Kelly's interest in broadcasting began as child
Alexandria Town Talk
Sean Kelly, the "Voice of the Tulane Green Wave," traces his interest in radio play-by-play broadcasting to his youth in St. Louis...
TU out to cut down on wave of turnovers
New Orleans Times Picayune
Throughout Monday's practice, Tulane's coaching staff shouted instructions to the players on the court, hoping their words would be enough to cut down on the rash of turnovers that has plagued the squad...
November 22, 2004
Millsap shows TU the basics
New Orleans Times Picayune
It was easy for Tulane to dismiss Friday's loss to LSU as something that happens in season openers. But the Green Wave's 69-66 loss to Louisiana Tech (1-1) on Sunday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in LSU's Louisiana Classic had more to do with not executing the fundamentals of basketball...
November 21, 2004
Wave seeks improvement
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane's game against LSU on Friday night was supposed to show Green Wave coach Shawn Finney what kind of progress his team had made during the past month in practice...
Purple, gold and green all over
New Orleans Times Picayune
A Tiger fan drove to Baton Rouge, plunked down some big bucks and picked up a new Mercedes. He was testing it out in the parking lot, turned on the radio and nothing happened...
Tulane battling UCLA, service academies for Block
New Orleans Times Picayune
Rare are those with a more appropriate surname than Eric Block, a senior offensive tackle at Jesuit. "It always the first thing people say to me," Block said of his last name. "But I don't mind"...
November 20, 2004
One-sided opener
New Orleans Times Picayune
LSU coach John Brady was hoping to ease prize freshman Glen Davis into the college game slowly. But right off the bat, Davis came in and did some heavy lifting Friday night...
Green Wave's aim off in opener
New Orleans Times Picayune
It was as if Tulane coach Shawn Finney had made a list of all the trappings he wanted his team to avoid in its opener, and the players disregarded the entire list...
Green Wave just wants to continue winning ways
New Orleans Times Picayune
Five weeks ago, you could have started writing the eulogy for Tulane's football season. At that time the ending seemed obvious. It was a team stuck in neutral and destined for a disappointing season...
LSU had a red-hot second half
Baton Rouge Advocate
LSU shook off a cold-shooting first half and Brandon Bass' foul problems to roar past Tulane 83-58 on Friday in the Louisiana Classic at the Pete Maravich Center...
Tigers take fast lane to easy win
New Orleans Times Picayune
The wraps weren't untied as LSU made its regular-season debut Friday night. The wind from the Tigers' running ripped them off in tatters...
Lee gets first win at ULL
New Orleans Times Picayune
Before his first game as Louisiana-Lafayette coach, Robert Lee was extremely concerned about his team's ability to shoot the basketball. Outside scoring proved to be no worry for Lee and the Ragin' Cajuns in their season opener against Louisiana Tech on Friday...
November 19, 2004
Wave's Finney welcomes difficult test in opener
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane coach Shawn Finney's prior approach to the basketball season has been to start slowly and try to build momentum heading into conference play. That approach has taken a detour this season...
TU's Stockton seeks intensity
New Orleans Times Picayune
Losing to Xavier wasn't what the Tulane women's basketball team wanted to do in its final exhibition game. But the loss to the NAIA school may have done more good than harm...
LSU, ULL coaches eager to start season tonight
Baton Rouge Advocate
John Brady is eager to launch the new basketball season because he's sitting at the wheel of a veteran team that he thinks has a chance to be pretty good...
LSU hoping for big crowd against Wave
New Orleans Times Picayune
A point of emphasis for LSU men's basketball program this season is to bring more fans into the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The school isn't wasting any time...
Men's Basketball Preview
The Tulane Hullabaloo
With the official practice season underway, Head Coach Shawn Finney is preparing his team for a season loaded with potential...
Men's Basketball tips off vs. LSU
The Tulane Hullabaloo
After months of training, weeks of practice and a one-sided exhibition game, Tulane basketball opens its regular season tonight against rival LSU in Baton Rouge...
Volleyball wins two matches
The Tulane Hullabaloo
The Green Wave delivered two srong performances last weekend in its final home matches of the season, defeating both UAB and USF...
Swimming continues success
The Tulane Hullabaloo
The Green Wave women's swim team continued its push to be considered among the nation's elite Saturday at Reily Student Recreation Center...
Sports Spotlight: Blair Moon
The Tulane Hullabaloo
When junior Blair Moon left her home in Missouri City, Texas, in 2002, to begin her collegiate volleyball career at Georgia Tech, Tulane was her second choice...
Cross Country wraps up season
The Tulane Hullabaloo
The women's cross country season wrapped up Nov. 13 at the NCAA Southern Regional, while the men's season ended a month earlier at the Conference USA Championships...
Senior used to ULL's revolving door
New Orleans Times Picayune
Louisiana-Lafayette's Dwayne Mitchell will begin his fourth season of college basketball tonight. And as it has turned out, he'll be playing for his fourth coach when the Ragin' Cajuns open play in the Louisiana Basketball Classic at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center...
Lee era begins tonight against La. Tech
Lafayette (La.) Daily Advertiser
What better way to tip off the Robert Lee Era of Louisiana Ragin' Cajun basketball than with the oldest rival on the UL books?...
Tech men tip; Techsters win
Monroe (La.) News-Star
Louisiana Tech tips off the 2004-05 basketball season today, taking on Louisiana-Lafayette in the LSU Louisiana Classic at the Maravich Center...
November 18, 2004
Green Wave gears up for No. 11 Charlotte
New Orleans Times Picayune
Sixth-seeded Tulane will play Charlotte in the first round of 12-team Conference USA volleyball tournament Friday in Louisville, Ky. Despite being seeded 11th, the 49ers still pose a threat...
November 17, 2004
Memphis RB earns notice
New Orleans Times Picayune
How good is Memphis running back DeAngelo Williams? Ask East Carolina coach John Thompson, whose team is coming off a 41-17 thumping against South Florida and will bear the burden of trying to corral Williams on Saturday...
November 16, 2004
Tough break puts halt to QB Ricard
New Orleans Times Picayune
The season didn't start or end the way Tulane quarterback Lester Ricard had hoped. But, somewhere in between, he started showing everyone what they expected to see...
November 15, 2004
Tulane stays the course after Ricard goes down
New Orleans Times Picayune
Just when things began going in the right direction, when there appeared to be a light at the end of the tunnel, Murphy's Law jumps into the act. That's the only way to explain what has happened to Tulane...
November 14, 2004
Green Wave win comes with a price
New Orleans Times Picayune
Victories have not come often for Tulane this season. On Saturday night, the Green Wave's 45-31 Conference USA victory over Army at the Superdome came with a very high price tag...
Tulane heading in right direction
New Orleans Times Picayune
In the grand scheme it might not seem like much, Tulane's 45-31 waxing of Army on Saturday night. But when a team is making baby steps they're all significant, even more if they aren't backward or in circles...
Ricard breaks wrist, out for the season
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane will be without its starting quarterback for the remainder of the season. Lester Ricard, a sophomore, broke his right wrist in the third quarter of the Green Wave's 45-31 victory over Army on Saturday night at the Superdome...
No defense for Army
Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald-Record
Perhaps a bit of the optimism surrounding the Army football program was premature. After consecutive wins to end a 19-game losing streak, talk of bowls and turnarounds began to eminate from West Point...
November 13, 2004
Wave eyes another victory
New Orleans Times Picayune
The way Tulane coach Chris Scelfo sees it, he has a team with two personalities. That's at least one explanation for the ups and downs of this season, for why his team hasn't managed to follow a victory with another victory...
Inside Tulane
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane's defense held Navy to 10 points, but the only touchdown it allowed was a 12-yard drive set up by a blocked field-goal attempt. The Wave must be able to turn back the Black Knights' running attack, led by Carlton Jones...
Army set to catch next Wave
Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald-Record
Army defensive back Dhyan Tarver just shrugged his shoulders when he heard the question. Linebacker Greg Washington offered a blank stare. The question: Why has Army owned Tulane the past few seasons?...
Williams signs with Tulane
Jonesboro (Ark.) Sun
When Ryan Williams walks into Hurricane Gym, he stares at his picture hanging above the trophy case along with all the other Jonesboro stars who were named all-state...
November 12, 2004
Army (2-6) at Tulane (3-5)
The Sports Network
Despite having more overall wins than Army so far this season, the Green Wave of Tulane find themselves at the bottom of the Conference USA standings heading into their meeting with the Black Knights this Saturday night in New Orleans...
Green Wave must win to keep bowl hopes alive
The Tulane Hullabaloo
Following a 42-10 thrashing of heavily favored Navy, the Green Wave is still in contention to reach a bowl game. The team needs to win the remainder of its games starting with this weekend's matchup against Conference USA opponent Army...
The Basement - The easy ones are the toughest
The Tulane Hullabaloo
Winning is something that every team prides itself on. Earlier this year when Army, Tulane's opponent tomorrow, captured its first win in over two years, there was reason for excitement...
Important weekend for Tulane volleyball
The Tulane Hullabaloo
Seniors Deva Fowler and Lindsey Norman led the Green Wave to victory by delivering near-perfect performances Tuesday against Jackson State at Fogelman Arena...
Tulane routs V.A.S.D.A. in exhibition basketball
The Tulane Hullabaloo
Behind a double-double by junior forward Quincy Davis and strong performances by all five freshmen, Tulane dominated V.A.S.D.A, a team of by former collegiate players, in its lone exhibition game...
Women's basketball stomps the Jaguars
The Tulane Hullabaloo
The Green Wave dominated the Houston Jaguars 70-63 Sunday at Fogelman Arena, pulling together the win even without senior Lakethia Hampton, who is suspended through Dec. 1 for violating team policy...
Goulet leads Green Wave to best showing of the season
The Tulane Hullabaloo
Sophomore David Goulet led the Wave to a solid performance for a second straight tournament as the fall tennis season came to a close...
Army's Alexander seeks strong finish
New Orleans Times Picayune
Army senior wide receiver Aaron Alexander couldn't draw up a better itinerary to finish his college football career -- a visit Saturday to Tulane, where friends and family from Hahnville will get to see him play; a final home game at West Point against Alabama-Birmingham next week; then one last shot at Navy in Philadelphia on Dec. 4...
Xavier holds on to defeat Tulane
New Orleans Times Picayune
It was only an exhibition game, but Tulane coach Lisa Stockton wasn't pleased. Her players were out-played and out-hustled Thursday night. They consistently allowed Xavier to penetrate the lane for layups and create enough havoc to force far too many turnovers...
November 11, 2004
TU's Dawson able to exceed expectations
New Orleans Times Picayune
Because he is one of two seniors on Tulane's defensive unit, safety Joey Dawson was expected to be one of that unit's leaders this season. He has exceeded expectations...
Cincinnati snaps to attention
New Orleans Times Picayune
What's gotten into the Cincinnati Bearcats? Apparently, it was the Army Cadets, who snapped a 19-game losing streak with a 48-29 upset victory over the Bearcats on Oct. 19...
November 10, 2004
TU looks to stop trend
New Orleans Times Picayune
When Tulane faces Army on Saturday at the Superdome, it will be trying to accomplish something none of Coach Chris Scelfo's teams has -- beating Army and Navy in the same season...
Army LB top tackler in Div. I-A
Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald-Record
Army linebacker Greg Washington has spent much of the season as the leading tackler in Conference USA. Washington, a senior, is leading Division I-A in tackles per game with 13.88...
November 9, 2004
TU's defensive line rises to the occasion
New Orleans Times Picayune
On Monday, it didn't take Tulane coach Chris Scelfo long to spit out the nuggets of encouragement his team provided him with Saturday. For Scelfo, and the Green Wave, the nuggets couldn't have been provided by two more important areas -- quarterback and the defensive line...
November 8, 2004
TU's offense, defense garner top marks
New Orleans Times Picayune
Don't even try to begin figuring out this Tulane team. Just when you thought you knew what you were going to get from this squad, it gives you just the opposite...
Victory a gauge for TU women
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane women's basketball coach Lisa Stockton said she wanted to use the first of her two exhibition games as a gauge to see where the Green Wave needed work...
November 7, 2004
Anchors Aweigh
New Orleans Times Picayune
It took eight games for Tulane to get it right, but it finally did it. For the first time this season, the Green Wave played a complete game, producing a 60-minute effort in which its defense shut down Navy's vaunted running attack -- and the offense went back to lighting up the scoreboard in its 42-10 victory over the Midshipmen on Saturday night at the Superdome...
Performance leaves little to criticize
New Orleans Times Picayune
The film will be sifted through and evaluated like all the others, meticulously and with microscopic attention to detail. And, for certain, mistakes will be found, and Tulane's offenders will be identified and told, in no uncertain terms, what was unacceptable...
WR Williams makes history -- twice
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane senior wide receiver Roydell Williams often found himself looking at the school's record books, admiring the names on the list. JaJuan Dawson. Marc Zeno. Adrian Burnette...
Green Wave swamps Navy, 42-10
Annapolis Capital
Most people enjoy visiting New Orleans in the fall. Not the Navy football team, which just cannot seem to beat Tulane in the Crescent City. Quarterback Lester Ricard completed 18 of 19 passes for 323 yards and four touchdowns...
Navy, Tulane work on connection
Annapolis Capital
It appears the Navy-Tulane series will continue. A 12-year contract between the two schools comes to an end next season when Tulane travels to Annapolis...
Navy pass defense is offensive in loss to Tulane, 42-10
Baltimore Sun
After living on the edge for the majority of a charmed season, Navy's football team fell off the cliff last night. Uninspired, error-ridden and overmatched in raw talent, the Midshipmen absorbed their worst beating of 2004, falling to underdog Tulane, 42-10, before an announced crowd of 21,484 at the Louisiana Superdome...
Army on cusp of turnaround
Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald-Record
After living on the edge for the majority of a charmed season, Navy's football team fell off the cliff last night. Uninspired, error-ridden and overmatched in raw talent, the Midshipmen absorbed their worst beating of 2004, falling to underdog Tulane, 42-10, before an announced crowd of 21,484 at the Louisiana Superdome...
November 6, 2004
Tulane bracing for Navy
New Orleans Times Picayune
As Tulane junior linebacker Anthony Cannon sat in the Hall of Fame room in the Wilson Center, he carefully shaped his thoughts as he tried to explain what has become a complex problem -- the Green Wave's inability to stop opponents from running the ball...
Navy has a soft spot for Tulane
Annapolis Capital
Tulane coach Chris Scelfo inadvertently slighted Navy this past week when he suggested the program's success this season is the result of playing inferior opponents...
Navy aims to ground Tulane's air game
Baltimore Sun
Tulane loves to travel by air, so Navy's assignment tonight is to disrupt its flight plans. "They're going to test us early," said veteran Midshipman corner Vaughn Kelley. "I wouldn't put that past them. I don't know what it is about New Orleans, all the scoring they've done against us here...
November 5, 2004
Navy (7-1) at Tulane (2-5)
The Sports Network
The Tulane Green Wave step out of conference this Saturday when they welcome the surprisingly successful Navy Midshipmen to the Superdome. After snapping a three-game slide with a win over UAB (59-55), the Green Wave were tripped up last weekend, dropping a 24-3 decision to Houston...
Tulane takes on Navy tomorrow
The Tulane Hullabaloo
The Green Wave finds its season on the ropes after a 24-3 loss to the Houston Cougars (2-6), who were ranked last in Conference USA heading into the game...
Freshmen show promise as Wave cruises in exhibition
New Orleans Times Picayune
As most exhibitions go, Tulane's game against VASDA on Thursday night was more of a test of how long the Green Wave could maintain its intensity, not the lead...
Women's basketball back on track
The Tulane Hullabaloo
Following a disappointing 10-18 finish last season, the Green Wave is armed with youth and athleticism to return to the competitive ranks of Conference USA...
Q & A with Shawn Finney
The Tulane Hullabaloo
Head Coach Shawn Finney enters his fifth season with the Green Wave and appears to be out to make a point. After coming up through the coaching ranks in successful programs like Kentucky and Georgia, Finney came to Tulane and has compiled a 50-68 record...
Q & A with Lisa Stockton
The Tulane Hullabaloo
The 2004-05 campaign will mark Head Coach Lisa Stockton's 11th season with the Green Wave. In the process of being largely responsible for resurrecting what was once a miserable women's basketball program, Stockton led Tulane to nine consecutive NCAA tournament berths...
Davis leads men's basketball in senior year
The Tulane Hullabaloo
An unknown freshman talent emerged onto the Tulane basketball scene Feb. 13, 2003. In what was then a career-high 16 minutes, his tenacious defense down low and his fierce rebounding sparked a second-half comeback against rival Memphis...
Hampton faces final season at Tulane
The Tulane Hullabaloo
With her final season approaching, senior forward Lakethia Hampton is gunning for a Conference USA championship. Last year, Hampton led the team on many fronts, averaging 13.3 points and 8.1 rebounds per game...
Profiling Tulane's top men's basketball players
The Tulane Hullabaloo
Entering his sophomore campaign with the Green Wave, shooting and point guard Vincent Camper is expected to be one of the team leader's in minutes and production...
Profiling Tulane's top women's basketball players
The Tulane Hullabaloo
A lot is expected of junior point guard D'Aundra Henry this upcoming season. As an upperclassman, she has taken it upon herself to be a role model for the incoming freshmen by staying after practice with anyone to shoot extra baskets...
C-USA men's basketball overview
The Tulane Hullabaloo
Conference USA basketball enters its last season in its current state as eight of the 14 members are leaving the conference after this season...
C-USA women's basketball overview
The Tulane Hullabaloo
After four teams from the women's side made the NCAA tournament and all advanced to the second round before three fell to stronger foes, the league looks to get stronger this year...
Loss to Cougars has Wave looking to 2005
The Tulane Hullabaloo
As quickly as it arrived, it was gone. It, of course, being the excitement surrounding Tulane football. Just seven days after pulling off a stunning 59-55 upset of UAB, the Green Wave looked absolutely horrendous in its 24-3 loss in Houston...
Soccer wins finale
The Tulane Hullabaloo
The Tulane women's soccer team won its final game of the season Saturday 1-0 against Conference USA opponent Southern Miss. The Green Wave finished tied for eighth place in the conference, but failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament...
Midshipmen hope for another holiday getaway
New Orleans Times Picayune
Classified ad from the NCAA News: IN NEED OF BOWL BID: College football team with great tradition, national following, pristine image and outstanding record seeks invitation for expenses-paid holiday vacation...
Mids having many unhappy returns
Annapolis Capital
Forgive Navy head coach Paul Johnson if he felt a tad jealous watching Delaware's Sidney Haugabrook return a punt 56 yards for a touchdown last Saturday...
November 4, 2004
Davis steps up for Wave
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane is going to lose wide receiver Roydell Williams after this season. Damarcus Davis would like the senior's job, and he has begun making a case for himself in the last two games...
Navy's corners ready for fun
Annapolis Capital
Some cornerbacks might not not relish facing a strong passing team such as Tulane. The Green Wave are going to line up with four wide receivers and throw all game...
November 3, 2004
Beckman keeps foes backed up
New Orleans Times Picayune
While some punters are known for leg strength and hang time, Tulane's Chris Beckman quickly has gained a reputation for accuracy and consistency...
Tulane still has plenty of offensive weapons
Annapolis Capital
Coach Paul Johnson doesn't have too many fond memories of his first season at the Naval Academy - a 2-10 debacle. Johnson would certainly like to forget his initial trip to New Orleans to take on Tulane...
November 2, 2004
TU laments missed opportunities
New Orleans Times Picayune
No one could blame Tulane coach Chris Scelfo for cringing as he watched the tape of the Green Wave's 24-3 loss at Houston on Saturday. He saw the hit on quarterback Lester Ricard that resulted in a fumble and a Cougars' touchdown midway through the first quarter, but that's not what made Scelfo shake his head...
Navy's script in place
Annapolis Capital
Fifty years ago, a Naval Academy football team traveled to New Orleans and took a ride on a streetcar named Desire. Coach Eddie Erdelatz nicknamed the 1954 contingent "A Team Named Desire" in tribute to its ability to always find a way to win...
November 1, 2004
Inconsistent play hurts TU again
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane's performance in its 24-3 loss at Houston on Saturday was typical of the way the Green Wave have done things this season. One week after the Wave scored 59 points in an upset of Alabama-Birmingham at Tad Gromley Stadium, it had no clue how to score against the Cougars...
Here's to the little guy
SI.com
We pause from Big Ben-mania to bring you an eternal verity of sports. This verity has four names: Reno Mahe, Randall Gay, Mewelde Moore, Dave Roberts...
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