POSTGAME NOTES: Tulane at Ole Miss
Sep 19, 2021 | Football
TULANE 21, OLE MISS 61 - POSTGAME NOTES (54,198)
TEAM NOTES
- Tulane's matchup with Ole Miss was delayed for an hour and 45 minutes due to lightening in the area.
- Tulane failed to score on its first drive of the game for the first time this season.Â
- The Green Wave trailed 40-21 and the half. In the third quarter, Tulane was outscored 21-0.
- Tulane faced Ole Miss for the 72nd time in program history on Saturday. The Green Wave's visit to Oxford was its first since 2012.
- Ole Miss leads the all-time series 44-28
- Ole Miss has won the last 12 meetings versus Tulane.
- Tulane junior Nick Anderson, sophomore Cam Carroll, senior Joey Claybrook, senior Jeffery Johnson and junior Will Wallace, served as the team captains.Â
- Tulane junior wide receiver Phat Watts carried the Wave of Change flag and Green Wave junior wide receiver Duece Watts carried the No. 18 flag in honor of former Tulane student-athlete Devon Walker.Â
- With the loss, Tulane head coach Willie Fritz moved to 223-109-1 all-time.Â
OFFENSIVE NOTES
- Offensive starters for the Green Wave were QB Michael Pratt, WR Jaetavian Toles, WR Shae Wyatt, RB Cameron Carroll, TE Tyrick James, OL Sincere Haynesworth, OL Corey Dublin, OL Joey Claybrook, OL Rashad Green and OL Caleb Thomas.Â
- Dublin's start was the 52nd of his career. Dublin has the most starts of any player on the team.Â
- Pratt finished the game with two touchdown passes. The freshman signal caller has now thrown for multiple touchdown passes in 11 career games. He also has thrown for a touchdown in every game he has appeared in for the Green Wave (13 straight games).Â
- With his two touchdown scores, Pratt now has 27 for his career which is tied for ninth in program history.
- Pratt finished the game with 166 passing yards.Â
- James caught a touchdown for the second straight game. James also led the team with three receptions.Â
- Wyatt hauled in his first receiving touchdown with the Green Wave, as he scored from 39 yards out in the second quarter. Â
- Cameron Carroll scored his first rushing touchdown of the year.
- As a team, Tulane also rushed for 100 yards or more for the 67th time in its last 68 games.Â
DEFENSIVE NOTES
- Defensive starters for the Green Wave were LB Dorian Williams, LB Nick Anderson, CB Jaylon Monroe, DB Jadon Canady, DB Larry Brooks, DB Lance Robinson, DB Macon Clark, DL JoJo Dorceus, DL Eric Hicks, DL Darius Hodges and DL Jeffrey Johnson.Â
- Clark finished the game with a career-high 12 tackles.
- Hodges picked up his sack of the season. He also added another tackle for loss, as he finished the game with 8.0 tackles.Â
- For the third straight game, Tulane's defense created a turnover which led to a touchdown.Â
- Linebacker Kevin Henry tallied 9.0 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.Â
- Anderson forced a fumble and Williams recovered a fumble.Â
- As a team, Tulane finished the game with 8.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks.Â
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
- Ryan Wright punted eight times for 366 yards (45.8 average). He also dropped a pair of punts inside the 20-yard line.Â
- Merek Glover missed his only field goal attempt of the game, but he did connect on three extra points. Glover now has 309 career points which ranks third all-time. Needs just 25 more points to surpass Seth Marler as the program's all-time leader in career points.Â
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