Thursday, August 30
New Orleans, La.
7 p.m.
Tulane University
0-1
17
vs
23
Wake Forest
1-0
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
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Wake Forest
0
7
3
7
6
23
Tulane
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0
14
3
0
17
Photo by: Parker Waters
Tulane Falls to Wake Forest in OT, 23-17
Aug 30, 2018 | Football
NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane football team fought back to force overtime against Wake Forest, but the Demon Deacons scored a touchdown in the first overtime to escape Yulman Stadium with a 23-17 win in front of 15,478 fans on Thursday night.
Terren Encalade caught Tulane's two touchdown passes from Jonathan Banks – both longer than 50 yards – and finished the night with a career-high 189 yards receiving. Banks had 281 total yards passing, and Banks and Encalade tied for the team lead in rushing with 38 yards.
Wake Forest outgained Tulane 548-436, putting up 378 yards through the air. But despite being outgained by the Demon Deacons, a Merek Glover field goal with 3:27 tied the game and forced overtime.
In the extra period, Tulane got the ball first and committed a 15-yard penalty on the first play, pushing things back to first-and-25. The Green Wave were unable to convert, turning the ball over on a fourth-down fumble on a hook-and-ladder attempt.
The Deacons made no mistakes in their possession in overtime, marching 25 yards in seven plays and capping their win with a 1-yard run up the middle from Cade Carney.
The Green Wave defense was excellent most of the evening, forcing three Wake Forest turnovers and holding the Deacons to just 7 points in the first half. P.J. Hall had a career-high 11 tackles to lead Tulane, and Roderic Teamer Jr., Zachery Harris and Lawrence Graham added eight tackles to each to finish second on the roster. Graham and Donnie Lewis Jr. had interceptions, and Harris recovered a fumble on the final play of the fourt h quarter.
After an Encalade touchdown in the third quarter gave Tulane a 14-10 lead, Wake Forest responded early in the fourth with Alex Bachman's second touchdown reception of the night to put the visitors back on top 17-14.
Tulane punted on its next drive, and Wake Forest looked like it was going to threaten again. But within the red zone, Tirise Barge put pressure on Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman. While going down, Hartman flung the ball in an attempt to throw an incomplete pass, but it landed right in the arms of Graham for an interception.
The Green Wave made the most of that possession, scoring a game-tying 39-yard field goal by Glover, his career long. The key play on the drive was a fourth-down conversion on the legs of Banks. The Green Wave quarterback scrambled on fourth-and-11 for 15 yards, keeping the drive alive. Glover's field goal came four plays later to set up the overtime period.
After punting on every full drive in the first half, Tulane got on the scoreboard on its first drive of the second half. After Banks was sacked near midfield on second down, Tulane converted on a 3rd-and-15 play for a 52-yard touchdown. Banks scrambled to his right to avoid pressure, and Encalade kept going on his route down that sideline. Banks floated the pass above the Wake Forest defender into Encalade's arms, and he ran the final 12 yards untouched into the end zone. The touchdown reception was the 11th of Encalade's career.
Wake Forest was able to retake the lead on its next drive when Nick Sciba put a 34-yard field goal through the uprights.
Two drives later, though, Encalade and Banks hooked up for a long touchdown again. After a shoulder fake from Banks, he found Encalade streaking down the right sideline just a couple steps ahead of his defender. The perfect pass landed softly in Encalade's arms, and he was home free to give Tulane a 14-10 lead late in the third quarter.
Both teams stalled on their first three possessions of the night, and the closest either team came to scoring was Wake Forest late in the quarter. Taris Shenall stopped that, though, breaking up a pass on the goal line. The Deacons then attempted a field goal with 10 seconds left in the quarter, but their kicker missed the 23-yarder to keep things scoreless entering the second quarter.
Wake Forest was able to break the scoreless drought midway through the second quarter when Hartman found Bachman with a 10-yard pass into the end zone. The scoring drive went 80 yards over 14 plays.
Tulane, though, could not answer before halftime. In total, the Green Wave punted on every full drive in the first half, with punter Zachary Block racking up 217 yards on six punts.
Tulane is back at Yulman Stadium next weekend when it takes on in-state opponent Nicholls. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. on ESPN3.
Terren Encalade caught Tulane's two touchdown passes from Jonathan Banks – both longer than 50 yards – and finished the night with a career-high 189 yards receiving. Banks had 281 total yards passing, and Banks and Encalade tied for the team lead in rushing with 38 yards.
Wake Forest outgained Tulane 548-436, putting up 378 yards through the air. But despite being outgained by the Demon Deacons, a Merek Glover field goal with 3:27 tied the game and forced overtime.
In the extra period, Tulane got the ball first and committed a 15-yard penalty on the first play, pushing things back to first-and-25. The Green Wave were unable to convert, turning the ball over on a fourth-down fumble on a hook-and-ladder attempt.
The Deacons made no mistakes in their possession in overtime, marching 25 yards in seven plays and capping their win with a 1-yard run up the middle from Cade Carney.
The Green Wave defense was excellent most of the evening, forcing three Wake Forest turnovers and holding the Deacons to just 7 points in the first half. P.J. Hall had a career-high 11 tackles to lead Tulane, and Roderic Teamer Jr., Zachery Harris and Lawrence Graham added eight tackles to each to finish second on the roster. Graham and Donnie Lewis Jr. had interceptions, and Harris recovered a fumble on the final play of the fourt h quarter.
After an Encalade touchdown in the third quarter gave Tulane a 14-10 lead, Wake Forest responded early in the fourth with Alex Bachman's second touchdown reception of the night to put the visitors back on top 17-14.
Tulane punted on its next drive, and Wake Forest looked like it was going to threaten again. But within the red zone, Tirise Barge put pressure on Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman. While going down, Hartman flung the ball in an attempt to throw an incomplete pass, but it landed right in the arms of Graham for an interception.
The Green Wave made the most of that possession, scoring a game-tying 39-yard field goal by Glover, his career long. The key play on the drive was a fourth-down conversion on the legs of Banks. The Green Wave quarterback scrambled on fourth-and-11 for 15 yards, keeping the drive alive. Glover's field goal came four plays later to set up the overtime period.
After punting on every full drive in the first half, Tulane got on the scoreboard on its first drive of the second half. After Banks was sacked near midfield on second down, Tulane converted on a 3rd-and-15 play for a 52-yard touchdown. Banks scrambled to his right to avoid pressure, and Encalade kept going on his route down that sideline. Banks floated the pass above the Wake Forest defender into Encalade's arms, and he ran the final 12 yards untouched into the end zone. The touchdown reception was the 11th of Encalade's career.
Wake Forest was able to retake the lead on its next drive when Nick Sciba put a 34-yard field goal through the uprights.
Two drives later, though, Encalade and Banks hooked up for a long touchdown again. After a shoulder fake from Banks, he found Encalade streaking down the right sideline just a couple steps ahead of his defender. The perfect pass landed softly in Encalade's arms, and he was home free to give Tulane a 14-10 lead late in the third quarter.
Both teams stalled on their first three possessions of the night, and the closest either team came to scoring was Wake Forest late in the quarter. Taris Shenall stopped that, though, breaking up a pass on the goal line. The Deacons then attempted a field goal with 10 seconds left in the quarter, but their kicker missed the 23-yarder to keep things scoreless entering the second quarter.
Wake Forest was able to break the scoreless drought midway through the second quarter when Hartman found Bachman with a 10-yard pass into the end zone. The scoring drive went 80 yards over 14 plays.
Tulane, though, could not answer before halftime. In total, the Green Wave punted on every full drive in the first half, with punter Zachary Block racking up 217 yards on six punts.
Tulane is back at Yulman Stadium next weekend when it takes on in-state opponent Nicholls. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. on ESPN3.
Team Stats
WF
TLN
Total Yards
532
436
Pass Yards
378
281
Rushing Yards
154
155
Penalty Yards
70
83
1st Downs
32
20
3rd Downs
10
7
4th Downs
0
1
TOP
25:05
34:55
2nd Quarter
WF 7, TLN 0
WF - Bachman, A 10 yd pass from Hartman, S (Sciba, N kick) 14 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:02
3rd Quarter
WF 7, TLN 7
TLN - ENCALADE,T. 52 yd pass from BANKS,J. (GLOVER,M. kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:02
WF 10, TLN 7
WF - Sciba, N 34 yd field goal 11 plays, 59 yards, TOP 3:29
WF 10, TLN 14
TLN - ENCALADE,T. 74 yd pass from BANKS,J. (GLOVER,M. kick) 3 plays, 88 yards, TOP 1:19
4th Quarter
WF 17, TLN 14
WF - Bachman, A 19 yd pass from Hartman, S (Sciba, N kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:59
WF 17, TLN 17
TLN - GLOVER,M. 39 yd field goal 13 plays, 61 yards, TOP 5:52
OT Quarter
WF 23, TLN 17
WF - Carney, C 1 yd run (), 7 plays, 25 yards, TOP 0:00
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
18
TD
2
YDS
281
INT
0
Players Mentioned
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