Tulane vs. Tulsa - Postgame Notes
Nov 20, 2020 | Football
TULSA 30, TULANE 24 (2OT) - POSTGAME NOTES
TEAM NOTES
- Tulane's overtime loss at Tulsa marked the second time this season the Green Wave have played in extra time.Â
- Tulane faced Tulsa for the 17th time in program history. With the loss, Tulane fell to 5-12 all-time against the Golden Hurricane.Â
- Tulane's loss snapped a three-game winning streak against Tulsa. The Green Wave have never defeated Tulsa in four straight games.Â
- Tulane's matchup with Tulsa marked the second time this season that the Green Wave have played on ESPN's Thursday night platform and the fourth time since 2018. Prior to 2018, Tulane had never played on ESPN's Thursday Night Football.Â
- With the loss, Tulane had its winning streak snapped at three.Â
- The Green Wave was held under 30 points for the first time in seven games. Tulane has not scored 30-or-more points in seven straight games (in the same season) since the 1998 campaign. Â
- Tulane was outgained by Tulsa 522-302.
- The gameday captains for this week were TE Will Wallace, WR Jha'Quan Jackson, LB Nick Anderson, DL Cam Sample.
- The Wave of Change flag carrier was DL De'Andre Williams.Â
- The No. 18 flag was carried by QB Keon Howard.Â
- With the loss, Tulane head coach Willie Fritz fell to 221-106-1 all-time. Fritz is 2-3 all-time in overtime games at Tulane.Â
OFFENSIVE NOTES
- Offensive starters for the Green Wave were QB Michael Pratt, WR Duece Watts, WR Jha'Quan Jackson, RB Amare Jones, RB Stephon Huderson, TE Tyrick James, OL Sincere Haynesworth, OL Corey Dublin, OL Ben Knutson, OL Joey Claybrook and OL Tim Shafter.
- Corey Dublin made his 48th consecutive start.Â
- Tulane was held scoreless in the first half for the first time all season.Â
- Pratt finished the game with a pair of touchdown passes. The freshman signal caller has now thrown for multiple touchdown passes in six games. Â Tight end Will Wallace hauled in his first career touchdown pass.Â
- Senior running back Stephon Huderson finished the game with over 100 yards rushing for the third time this season.Â
- As a team, Tulane surpassed 200 yards rushing for the 15th time in its last 23 outings. The Green Wave also rushed for over 100 yards 62nd time in its last 63 games.Â
DEFENSIVE NOTES
- Defensive starters for the Green Wave were LB Dorian Williams, LB Marvin Moody, S Cornelius Dyson, S Larry Brooks, CB Jaylon Monroe, CB Willie Langham, DL Eric Hicks, DL Patrick Johnson, DL Cameron Sample, and DL Jeffrey Johnson.Â
- Larry Brooks recorded an interception for the second straight game. He also tallied nine tackles, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and had a pass breakup.
- Dorian Williams led the team with 11 tackles. Williams has recorded 10-or more tackles four times this season.Â
- Nick Anderson also logged 11 tackles, marking the second time this season he has tallied 10-or-more stops.
- Noah Seiden tallied his first sack of the season.Â
- As a team, Tulane finished the game with eight tackles for loss and four sacks. Tulane's defensive unit has tied 34 sacks this season - a figure that is tied for eighth all-time in program history.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
- Ryan Wright finished the game with six punts for 253 yards (42.2 average). He also had three punts land inside the 20-yard line. Wright entered the game leading the American Athletic Conference in punting average.
- Merek Glover connected on three extra points. He also drilled a 39-yard field goal. He now has 287 career points kicking which ranks fourth all-time.
- Amare Jones finished the game with 91 kickoff return yards, including a 71-yard return which led to a score.Â
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