Tulane Concludes Road Slate at SMU on Saturday Night
Nov 20, 2015 | Football
| Tulane (3-7, 1-5 The American) at SMU (1-9, 0-6 The American) | |
| Date (Time) | Saturday, Nov. 21 (7 p.m. CST/8 p.m. EST) |
| Location | Gerald J. Stadium (32,000) | Dallas, Texas |
| TV | ESPNews |
| TV Talent | Mike Corey (PBP), Rene Ingolglia (color analyst) |
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| Radio Listing | Fox Sports AM 1280 New Orleans |
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| Radio Talent | Todd Graffagnini (PBP), Steve Barrios (color analyst) Gus Kattengell (sideline) |
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NEW ORLEANS - Tulane (3-7, 1-5 The American | West) closes out the road portion of its 2015 schedule on Satruday, Nov. 21 with an American Athletic Conference West Division contest against SMU (1-9, 0-6 The American | West) at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas. The game will kick off at 7 p.m. CST and will air on ESPNews.
Ticket Information:
- To purchase your tickets for the SMU 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 kick off on gameday.
-For additional information, log onto the official website at TulaneGreenWave.com.
The Game:
- The Green Wave registered its first road win of the season last week at Army, 34-31. Tulane is 1-4 overall this season on the road, including 0-3 in league contests.
- Tulane is making its first trip to Dallas since 2011. The Green Wave hold the upper hand in games played against SMU in "Big D" with a 5-4 record.
- SMU is 1-5 at home this season and has lost its last four outings at Gerald J. Ford Stadium.
- The contest will mark the return of two Green Wave players to their home state, including redshirt-junior offensive guard Colton Hanson (New Braunfels) and senior kicker Trevor Simms (Hurst).
Series History:
- Saturday's game marks the 22nd all-time meeting between Tulane and SMU and the Green Wave leads series, 13-8. Saturday's contest is also the first between the teams as American rivals.
- Tulane picked up a thrilling 27-26 victory at the Superdome in the last meeting between the teams in 2012. The win was the first for then first-year head coach Curtis Johnson.
- The Green Wave's last win in Dallas was in overtime in 2007, 41-34. Since then, Tulane has lost its last two outings in Dallas (2009, 2011).
- Dating back to the 1992 season, Tulane has won eight of its last 12 meetings against SMU. The Ponies chalked up its four wins in 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
- During their time together as members of Conference USA (2005-12), Tulane and SMU split the eight meetings.
About Tulane:
- Redshirt-sophomore quarterback Tanner Lee has thrown for 1,536 yards and 10 touchdowns on the year and has completed 52.8 percent (134-of-254) of his passing attempts with seven interceptions.
- Sophomore running back Dontrell Hilliard leads the team in rushing yards (515), carries (94), touchdowns (6) and yards per carry (5.5).
- Sophomore receiver Teddy Veal leads the team in receptions (39), yards (554) and touchdowns (4) and is coming off a 4-catch, 123-yard day and one touchdown day last week at Army.
- Junior defensive tackle Tanzel Smart is averaging 1.3 tackles for lost yardage (TFL) per game this season and that total ranks him third in the American and 36th nationally.
- Smart has multiple TFLs in three games, including 4.0 vs. UCF.
The Green Wave has 80 tackles for lost yardage (8.0 avg) this season, which rank first among American squads and eighth nationally, while its 22 sacks (2.20) are sixth in the league and 55th in the country.
-Junior linebacker Nico Marley ranks fourth in the American and 30th in the nation in solo tackles with 55 (5.5 avg). Marley leads the team in tackles with 70 and ranks second with 12.0 TFLs
. - The Wave has produced four games with double-digit TFLs (season high of 12 vs. UCF and Temple) and a total of eight contests with five or more TFLs.
Scouting the Mustangs:
- SMU (1-9, 0-6 The American) enters Saturday's match-up with Tulane mired in an eight-game skid. The Mustangs lone win of the year was a 31-13 decision over North Texas at home on Sept. 12.
- Quarterback Matt Davis triggers the Ponies' offense, throwing for 2,070 yards and 16 touchdowns with six interceptions. Davis has completed 55.1 percent (162-of-294) of his passing attempts.
- Davis also leads SMU in rushing with 582 yards on 155 attempts (3.8 avg) and nine touchdowns.
Running back Xavier Jones is second with 523 yards on 125 totes (4.2 avg) and seven touchdowns.
- Receiver Courtland Sutton has a team-best 42 receptions for 772 yards (18.4 avg) and nine touchdowns.
- Defensively, defensive end Justin Lawler paces the Mustangs with 55 stops (37 solo), including 8.0 TFLs.
Lagniappe: A Distant Replay
- Tulane's last win at SMU came on Oct. 20, 2007. In that game, senior All-American running back Matt Forté ran for a Tulane and C-USA record 342 yards, and junior defensive end Reggie Scott forced a game-clinching fumble with a sack of Mustang quarterback Justin Willis, as the Green Wave defeated SMU, 41-34 in overtime at Gerald J. Ford Stadium.
- Forté ran for four touchdowns on 38 carries, including a career-long 77-yard touchdown jaunt in the second quarter and a nine-yard scoring run to cap the Green Wave's opening possession of the overtime period. With SMU still having a chance with first-and-10 at the Tulane 25 yard line, Scott beat his block, forced a fumble that was recovered by senior defensive tackle Avery Williams to spark the Tulane celebration.
