Pratt Becomes School All-Time Passing Yardage Leader in 24-8 Victory Over FAU

Saturday, November 18

Boca Raton, FL

11 a.m.

Tulane University

10-1 , 7-0

Florida Atlantic

4-7 , 3-4

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2nd

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Tulane

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Photo by: Parker Waters

Pratt Becomes School All-Time Passing Yardage Leader in 24-8 Victory Over FAU

Nov 18, 2023 | Football

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BOCA RATON, FL - Quarterback Michael Pratt became Tulane's all-time passing yardage leader as he led the Green Wave to a 24-8 road win over Florida Atlantic Saturday at FAU Stadium.

The Green Wave came into the game ranked 17th in both the Associated Press Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches Poll, while checking in at 24th in the College Football Playoff's ranking.

Pratt went 21-of-28 on the day with 252 yards and three touchdowns in the commanding win. Chris Brazzell II led the receiving unit with seven receptions for 103 yards, including one 38-yard reception and one nine-yard touchdown catch at the opening of the second quarter. Tight end Chris Carter also added two scores for the Wave, as he finished second in receiving with three receptions for 29 yards. The defense held the Owls to only one score as it sacked FAU five times, with Darius Hodges recording two. DJ Douglas recorded the lone interception of the game in the fourth quarter.

Tulane was on the board first following a nine-yard touchdown reception by Chris Carter Jr. at the five minute mark of the first quarter to mark his first touchdown of the year. Brazzell furthered the lead on Tulane's next offensive drive, opening the second quarter with a touchdown.

The Owls put up an offensive drive halfway through the second quarter that would take them to the red zone, but Tulane's defense brought it to a halt on the two-yard line to force a turnover on downs and a first-half shutout.

Mid-way through the third quarter, Pratt found Yulkeith Brown for a 37-yard completion to the five-yard line. The pass made Pratt Tulane's all-time passing yardage leader, as he finished the game with 9,239 career passing yards. It also set up a scoring play as Carter added his second touchdown of the day to cap the 11-play, 55-yard drive to go up 21-0.

On the next offensive drive, Valentino Ambrosio drilled a 20-yard field goal to bring the score to 24-0.

The Owls scored the final touchdown of the day, and tacked on a two-point conversion, but their next drive proved unsuccessful after it ended with an interception by Tulane's DJ Douglas.

Tulane will head back to New Orleans to host its final game of the season at home against UTSA at 2:30 next Friday. The Green Wave will honor its seniors in a ceremony prior to kickoff.

NOTES
Pratt now has thrown a touchdown pass in 43 of 44 career games…It was the 30th time that he has had multiple passing touchdowns (8x in 2020, 7x in 2021, 9x in 2022 and 6x in 2023) in a game and his 14th time with three or more passing touchdowns in a game in his career (3x in 2020, 4x in 2021, 4x in 2022 and 3x in 2023)….Pratt broke the career- passing yards record with his 37-yard pass to Yulkeith Brown in the fourth quarter…He passed Patrick Ramsey (9,205) for the all-time record and has now thrown for 9,239 yards in his career…Darius Hodges' 7.5 sacks this season are tied for the 10th-most in Tulane's single-season records, along with Justin Adams (2010)…Hodges' 18.5 career sacks has him ranked fifth all-time…Hodges' 35 career tackles for loss has him in eighth….The win was the 10th straight road win for Tulane, which is the third-longest active streak in the country behind Georgia (13) and Michigan (11)….Tulane is 10-1 for the first time under Coach Fritz…This is the first time in school history that Tulane has won 10 or more games in back-to-back years…Overall, the program is 10-1 or better for the 4th time since 1893 (2023- 10-1, 1998 – 11-0, 1934 – 10-1, 1931 – 11-0)…The Green Wave is 7-0 in conference play for the first time under Willie Fritz and it is the second time overall that the program is 7-0 or better in conference games....It was only bettered by the 1934 team going 8-0 when playing in the SEC…The win made Tulane 22-3 in its last 25 games over the last two seasons…No Tulane team has ever won 20 or more games over a two-year period of time…The 22 victories since the start of the 2022 season ranks third nationally behind 26 from Georgia and 24 from Michigan… The Tulane defense has now gone 32 straight games without allowing 100-yard to an individual running back (10/2/21 against ECU's Keaton Mitchell – 222 yards rushing)… Tulane is 41-6 (.872) when leading at halftime and 43-9 (.826) when leading through three quarters under Willie Fritz…Since the beginning of the 2022 season, the Green Wave is 17-1 (.944) when scoring first.

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