Tulane Closes Out Non-Conference Play at Army on Saturday
Nov 13, 2015 | Football
| Tulane (2-7, 1-5 The American) at Army (2-7) | |
| Date (Time) | Saturday, Nov. 14 (11 a.m. CST/12 p.m. EST) |
| Location | Michie Stadium (38,000) | West Point, N.Y. |
| TV | CBS Sports Network |
| TV Talent | Ben Holden (PBP), Jay Feely (color analyst), John Schriffen (sideline) |
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NEW ORLEANS - Tulane football (2-7, 1-5 The American | West) hits the road this week for its final non-conference game of the year on Saturday, Nov. 14 with a match-up vs. Army (2-7) at West Point, N.Y. Kickoff is slated for 11 a.m. CST/12 p.m. EST on the CBS Sports Network.
Tulane is looking for its first road win of the season. The Green Wave are 0-4 overall this season on the road, including 0-1 in non-conference games with a loss at No. 15 Georgia Tech on Sept. 12.
Ticket Information:
- To purchase your tickets for the Army game, please call 504-861-WAVE (9283) or click here.
-The Tulane Ticket Office is located on the first floor of the James W. Wilson, Jr. Center and is open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and four hours prior to
-For additional information, log onto the official website at TulaneGreenWave.com.
The Game:
- The Green Wave are taking on their second military school this season and is 0-1. Tulane faced new American Athletic Conference member, Navy, on Oct. 24 and fell to the Midshipmen, 31-14.
- Tulane is facing its third option-oriented offense of the season this week in Army, and all three contests are coming on the road. The Wave fell at Georgia Tech and Navy in previous games this season.
- Tulane’s defense surrendered 439 rushing yards at Georgia Tech in its first game of the season against the option, but improved greatly in its second contest at Navy, allowing the Mids just 133 rushing yards on the day.
- Green Wave defenders have held three teams to under 300 yards of total offense this season.
Series History:
- Saturday’s game marks the 20th all-time meeting between Tulane and Army and the series is tied, 9-9-1.
- The Black Knights lead the series on their home field, 6-4. Tulane’s last win at West Point came in 2009, 17-16.
- Tulane and Army have played 15 times over the last 19 years. The only exceptions were 2005 and 2012-14.
- The two teams played to a 0-0 tie in the first-ever meeting in 1953. Army, the nation’s 15th ranked squad at the time of the meeting, was held scoreless for the only time that year.
- Tulane and Army were league rivals in Conference USA from 1998 to 2004, and the Green Wave owned a 4-3 record in league games vs. the Black Knights.
- The Tulane football program will be reunited with one of its own on Saturday. Former Green Wave offensive guard Bob Bodine, who is in his second season as the tight end coach at Army.
- Bodine played for Green Wave from 1991-93 under head coaches Greg Davis (1991) and Buddy Teevans (1992-93) and graduated from Tulane in 1993.
About Tulane:
- Tulane has 70 tackles for lost yardage (7.8
- Redshirt-sophomore quarterback Tanner Lee has thrown for 1,284 yards and eight touchdowns and completed 53.3 percent (120-of-225) of his attempts.
- Sophomore running back Dontrell Hilliard leads the team in rushing yards (424), carries (80), touchdowns (6) and yards per carry (5.3).
- Sophomore receiver Teddy Veal leads the Tulane receiving corps with 35 receptions for 431 yards and is tied for the team lead with three touchdowns.
- For the first time in his career, Veal did not register a reception last week vs. UConn, which snapped a string of 20 straight games.
- Senior Royce LaFrance has a team-best 11.0 TFLs, including 5.0 sacks.
- Junior linebacker Nico Marley ranks fourth in the American and 28th in the nation in solo tackles with 49 (5.3
Scouting Army:
- Army (2-7) comes into its contest with Tulane in the midst of a two-game skid and is 1-3 at home this year. The Black Knights have dropped back-to-back match-ups on the road at Rice (38-31) and Air Force (20-3). Their last win came during the last home game against Bucknell (21-14) on Oct. 17.
- Quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw triggers the Army option attack. Bradshaw is the team’s second-leading rusher with 396 yards and four touchdowns on 110 carries (3.6
- Running back Aaron Kemper paces the ground game with 431 yards and two scores on 70 carries (6.2
- Receiver Edgar Allen Poe leads the Black Knights with seven receptions for 202 yards and three touchdowns.
- Defensively, linebacker Andrew King has a team-best 73 tackles, including 14.5 stops for lost yardage and 4.5 sacks.
Lagniappe:
- Tulane has made a habit of playing America’s military institutes and has 52 combined games against Air Force, Army, Navy, The Citadel and VMI in the last 79 years and has a record of 30-20-2.
- Tulane leads the series Navy (11-8-1), VMI (5-0) and The Citadel (2-0) and is tied with both Army (9-9-1) and Air Force (3-3).
