Football Hosts #16/13 USF Saturday Night

GAME 7: TULANE GREEN WAVE (3-3, 1-1 AAC \| WEST) vs. #16/13 USF BULLS (6-0, 3-0 AAC \| EAST)
When:	Saturday, Oct. 21 \| 6 p.m. CT
Where:	New Orleans, La. \| Yulman Stadium (30,000)
Watch:	ESPN2
Commentators:	Clay Matvick (PBP), Kirk Morrison (Analyst)
Radio:	Sports 1280 AM New Orleans \| TuneIn Radio
Radio Commentators:	Todd Graffagnini (PBP), Steve Barrios (Analyst), Gus Kattengel (Sidelines)
Stats:	Live Stats
Notes:	Tulane \| USF \| American
Social:	@GreenWaveFB

NEW ORLEANS – In what may be the biggest game since the opening of Yulman Stadium, Tulane football plays host to No. 16/13 USF Saturday night. Kickoff on the uptown campus is set for 6 p.m. CT in front of a national television audience on ESPN2.

#YulmanFest begins at 2 p.m. on the Lavin-Bernick Center quad, with the game providing main stage entertainment for the festival, which will feature live entertainment, prizes and fireworks.

TICKETS
Fans can take advantage of a buy-one get-one-free ticket deal for this game. Tickets for the game can be purchased online at TulaneTix.com, by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), or in person at the Tulane Athletics Ticket Office, located in the James W. Wilson Jr. Center on Ben Weiner Drive.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN
The game will be televised on ESPN2, and broadcast on the Tulane IMG Sport Network, which can be heard anywhere via TuneIn Radio, or in New Orleans on Sports 1280 AM New Orleans and through iHeart Radio.

#YULMANFEST
Saturday's game with USF is #YulmanFest with the American Athletic Conference matchup between the Green Wave and Bulls serving as the main stage for this full-blown festival on the Uptown campus. The day's activities will include pregame tailgating with great prizes, entertainment and fireworks and culminates with Tulane hosting one of the biggest games in the stadium's four-year history. The Green Wave enter the game as the only Football Bowl Subdivision team in the state to be undefeated at home this season.

ANGRY WAVE ON YULMAN STADIUM SCOREBOARD
The Angry Wave sculpture, installed on the Yulman Stadium scoreboard on Oct. 16, is going to be officially dedicated prior to kickoff, following the coin toss. The creation was developed by Barry Kern, President and CEO of Kern Studios. The sculpture, constructed with fiberglass and steel, stands 14'7" tall, 6'7" in width and is 20'9" long at a weight of 3,353 pounds.

"As an alumnus and a proud Tulane parent, I am thrilled to present the iconic Angry Wave to the University, and I look forward to seeing it dedicated at the football game on Saturday night," said Barry Kern, the president and CEO of Kern Studios and Mardi Gras World. "More than three decades ago as a student, I was in charge of building a homecoming float for my fraternity, and now seeing the Angry Wave atop the scoreboard at Yulman Stadium, I feel like I've come full circle."

In 1932, Kern Studios built its first float atop a mule-drawn garbage wagon for New Orleans' Mardi Gras, and since then the company has grown to become the world's leading maker of floats, sculpture, and props. Today, Kern Studios designs, builds, and produces parades for more than 40 Carnival organizations in the metro New Orleans area as well as for parades at Universal Studios in Orlando; at Six Flags parks across the United States, in Montreal, and in Mexico City; in France, Japan, and Korea; and in Philadelphia on Thanksgiving Day. Kern Studios' work is also featured in themed environments, entertainment venues, and amusement parks around the globe, including Walt Disney World, the Las Vegas Strip, Universal Studios, Japan's Toho Park, and many others. Kern Studios is located at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans, where visitors can go behind the scenes to see master artists at work year-round. More at kernstudios.com and mardigrasworld.com.

ADDITIONAL WEEKEND FESTIVITIES
• This game is also designated as the Green Wave's Breast Cancer Awareness game and is a part of the Tulane Letterwinners Association weekend festivities.
• In addition, Tulane is set to honor New Orleans area teachers as a part of Teacher Appreciation Day as a part of Tulane's participation in the Extra Yards for Teachers initiative in collaboration the College Football Playoff Foundation.

ABOUT TULANE
• Tulane looks to pull off its first upset of a ranked opponent since a 27-23 at No. 19 Vanderbilt on Oct. 6, 1984.
• A win over USF would give the Green Wave at least four wins through their seven games for just the third time in 20 seasons (1998, 2013). • The Green Wave have scored 30 or more points seven times in 18 games under head coach Willie Fritz. The Green Wave have a 6-1 record in those games with the one loss coming on a 35-31 setback to SMU on Oct. 29, 2016.
• Tulane has rushed for 100 or more yards in 21 straight games, dating back to the final three games of the 2015 season. The Green Wave have rushed for 190 or more yards in each of their first six games this season.
• The Green Wave now forced a turnover in seven consecutive games, dating back to the final game of last season at UConn on Nov. 26, 2016.
• Tulane is one of eight teams in the nation with four or fewer turnovers. The Green Wave's four turnovers rank tied for fifth with Virginia and Toledo and are just behind Alabama, (3) North Carolina State (3), Miami (Fla.) (3) and Wake Forest (3).
• Of Fritz' 200 on-field victories, 63 have come on the NCAA Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivision and Football Championship Subdivision).

ABOUT THE BULLS
• USF is one of eight remaining unbeaten teams in the nation, two of which reside in The American. No. 16/13 USF is joined by No. 20/20 UCF (5-0) and No. 25/RV Memphis (5-1) in the Associated Press Top 25. Three teams in the AP Top 25 is tied with the ACC and Pac-12 and trails the SEC (5), Big Ten (4) and Big 12 (4).
• USF running backs coach Shaun King is one of the all-time greats in Tulane football history. A four-year starter at quarterback, he led the Green Wave to a 12-0 record in 1998 and finished 10th in Heisman Trophy voting. He was the first player in NCAA history to throw for 3,000+ yards and run for 500+ yards in the same season.
• USF is 16-3 in American Athletic Conference games over the last three seasons and has won seven straight conference games overall and nine straight home conference games, last falling at home to Memphis (24-17) on Oct. 2, 2015.
• USF's record 11-game win streak is the longest nationally. USF's 24 wins over 28 games mark the winningest period in program history and among the top four nationally over the period.

SERIES NOTES
• Tulane and USF are meeting for the first time on the gridiron.
• The Green Wave are hosting their second home game against a ranked opponent in the three-plus seasons calling Yulman Stadium home. The first was against No. 24/RV Houston on Oct. 16, 2015. The Cougars won that game 42-7.
• Tulane's last home win over a ranked opponent was a 24-17 victory over No. 19 SMU on Sept. 29, 1979.
• This game marks the Green Wave's 27th game in football as a member of the American Athletic Conference.
• Tulane is looking for its sixth conference win as member of The American with its previous wins coming vs. UConn and at Houston in 2014, vs. UCF in 2015, at UConn in 2016 and vs. Tulsa in 2017.

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