The Coaching Legacy of Sam Winters

[hoopla32]

Week 3 Season Update

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 4, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (37)	2	0	1501
2	2	Ohio State (21)	2	0	1400
3	3	Boise State (1)	1	0	1295
4	5	North Carolina (1)	2	0	1216
5	6	Clemson (1)	1	0	1134
6	7	Southern California	1	0	1060
7	8	Auburn	1	0	1004
8	9	Washington	2	0	950
9	10	Texas	2	0	897
10	11	Stanford	1	0	845
11	12	Oklahoma	2	0	794
12	13	Notre Dame	1	0	774
13	14	Texas A&M	1	0	696
14	4	Wisconsin	1	1	680
15	15	Florida State	2	0	649
16	16	Arkansas	2	0	603
17	NR	Oregon State	2	0	498
18	19	West Virginia	1	0	472
19	20	Iowa	1	0	443
20	21	Utah	2	0	391
21	22	South Carolina	2	0	352
22	17	Miami	0	1	338
23	23	Nebraska	1	0	314
24	18	Georgia Tech	0	1	304
25	24	Georgia	2	0	278

Receiving Votes: Virginia Tech (253), TCU (176), Missouri (145), Rutgers (115), Tulane (86), Michigan State (52), Kansas State (31), Pittsburgh (6)

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 4, 2011
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Kellen Moore	QB	Bosie State		26/36, 324 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT, 72.2% comp
Garrett Gilbert	QB	Texas		55/80, 652 yds, 6 TD, 2 INT, 68.8% comp
Matt Barkley	QB	Southern California		27/39, 347 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT, 69.2% comp
Trent Richardson	HB	Alabama		56 car, 231 yds, 4.1 ypc, 3 TD, 115.5 ypg
Chris Polk	HB	Washington		42 car, 268 yds, 6.4 ypc, 6 TD, 134.0 ypg

Tulane Green Wave 2011 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 27	at 16 TCU	Won, 44-41 3OT
Sep 9	vs LSU	Won, 38-31 OT
Sep 10	at 14 Texas A&M
Sep 17	at SMU
Sep 24	at UAB
Oct 1	vs Houston
Oct 8	vs UTEP
Oct 15	at Rice
Oct 22	vs Memphis
Oct 28	at East Carolina
Nov 5	vs Maryland
Nov 12	vs Tulsa

[tbasket20]

congrats on the wins over TCU and LSU

[HARLEE23]

Quote: Originally Posted by hoopla32

Thanks. It was definitely a fun game. Board Member CAP's Update WR JeMarcus Green (#1 WR, #1 overall): received offers from Alabama, Texas, USC, Notre Dame, Wyoming (SOMEHOW WYOMING MADE HIS TOP 10) HB Harlee James (#3 HB, 5 overall): Commits to Ohio State QB Dalton Henry (#3 QB, #23 overall): Received offers from Texas and Notre Dame TE Chris Ravage (#3 TE, #24 overall: Receives offers from Alabama, USC, and Michigan Green Wave get 1st Two 2012 Commits WR Paul Carey - Mimosa Park, LA - 6'2" 180 (***, #68 WR) G Daniel Jenkins - Jeanerette, LA - 6'4" 306 (***, #71 G)

Harlee James!

[hoopla32]

I'm getting ready to play game #3 of year two after a 3+ week layoff.

Just a reminder of what's happened so far this season.


Game 1: W 44-41 (OT) at TCU
Game 2: W 38-31 (OT) vs. LSU


So, I'm 2-0 with two overtime wins.

[hoopla32]

For Third Game in a Row, Green Wave Win in Exciting Fashion



Brent Comardelle fights for one of his two touchdowns on the day

College Station, TX -- Winning games late and in exciting fashion is nothing new to Tulane this season. In their first two games the Green Wave needed overtime to knock off SEC rival LSU and TCU. In this game, Tulane lead almost the entire game. That is until Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill hit Christine Michael for a 51 yard touchdown with 2:57 remaining in the game to put Texas A&M ahead 28-27. With a raucous "12th Man" crowd bearing down on them, fourth year junior quarterback Robert Griffin came onto the field looking to lead the Green Wave on a winning drive. Griffin and the Tulane offense would nickel and dime their way down the field into Aggie territory. After moving the ball into field goal range, Tulane head coach Sam Winters called or three straight run plays that only gained a total of seven yards. Texas A&M wisely used their timeouts in order to have a shot at one last drive. Tulane kicker Cairo Santos was called upon to attempt a potential game winning 38 yard field goal. The sophomore kicker calmly made the kick, and Tulane took a 30-28 lead with just 0:51 left in the game. After Texas A&M completed two passes to move the ball to the Tulane 48 yard line, the Aggies were facing a 3rd and 10 with just 0:09 left. On 3rd down Tannehill threw a deep pass to the endzone that was knocked down by a Green Wave defender. Texas A&M had 0:02 left and had one last desperation heave to the endzone left to try and win the ballgame. Unfortunately or the Aggies it wasn't mean to be after the Hail Mary attempt was batted to the ground, and Tulane pulled off the shocking upset on the road over the 13th ranked Aggies.

"What a game! I couldn't be happier with the way our guys hung in there. You've got to give it up to Robert [Griffin]. After being benched in last week's game, I put him in the game in the second half to see if he could give us something. It would have been easy for him to come out and wilt under the pressure. However, he remained calm all half long, and this win is due in large part to his poise. The kid came up big today when we needed him most." -Sam Winters

Robert Griffin hits Comardelle for a 39 yard gain in the 3rd quarter



True freshman QB Lamar Bryant hits tight end Kevin Burris late in the second half to give Tulane a 17-14 halftime lead



Texas A&M's Steven Terrell intercepts a Robert Griffin pass



Tulane sophomore kicker Cairo Santos nails the eventual game winning 38 yard field goal with 0:51 left in the fourth quarter

Tulane (3-0) at Texas A&M (1-1)
Sep 10, 2011 1 2 3 4 F Tulane 7 10 7 6 30 #13 Texas A&M 7 7 0 14 28 Top Performers Tulane B. Comardelle: 7 rec, 168 yds, 24.0 ypc, 2 TD T. Mackey: 8 tkl, 3 tfl Texas A&M C. Michael: 29 car, 134 yds, 4.6 ypc, 3 TD, 87 rec yds, TD S. Terrell: 8 tkl, tfl, INT	Team Stats Comparison TUL TAMU First Downs 22 21 3rd Down Efficiency 5-12 5-10 4th Down Efficiency 2-2 0-0 Total Yards 510 439 Passing Yards 458 294 Rushing Yards 52 145 Penalties-Penalty Yards 9-89 3-35 Turnovers 1 1 Time of Possession 16:58 10:53
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING TUL TAMU 3:29 (TUL) TD Tulane: B. Comardelle, 6 yd pass from L. Bryant (C. Santos kick) 7 0 2:15 (TAMU) TD TAMU: C. Michael, 7 yd run (R. Bullock kick) 7 7 SECOND QUARTER SCORING TUL TAMU 6:53 (TUL) FG Tulane: C. Santos, 21 yd FG 10 7 2:27 (TAMU) TD TAMU: C. Michael, 1 yd run (R. Bullock kick) 10 14 0:36 (TUL) TD Tulane: K. Burris, 25 yd pass from L. Bryant (C. Santos kick) 17 14 THIRD QUARTER SCORING TUL TAMU 1:05 (TUL) TD Tulane: B. Comardelle, 12 yd pass from R. Griffin (C. Santos kick) 24 14 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING TUL TAMU 6:01 (TAMU) TD TAMU: C. Michael, 3 yd run (R. Bullock kick) 24 21 4:03 (TUL) FG Tulane: C. Santos, 34 yd FG 27 21 2:57 (TAMU) TD TAMU: C. Michael, 50 yd pass from R. Tannehill (R. Bullock kick) 27 28 0:51 (TUL) FG Tulane: C. Santos, 38 yd FG 30 28
Tulane PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT R. Griffin 11/19 239 1 1 L. Bryant 12/27 219 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Williams 18 56 3.1 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD K. Burris 9 166 18.4 1 B. Comardelle 7 168 24.0 2 J. Kemps 4 78 19.5 0 B. Sanders 2 41 20.5 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG C. Santos 3/3 3/3 12 38 Texas A&M PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT R. Tannehill 19/27 294 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. Michael 29 134 4.6 3 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Fuller 7 109 15.5 0 C. Michael 4 87 21.7 1 R. Swope 3 50 16.6 0 U. Nwachukwu 2 31 15.5 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG R. Bullock 0/1 4/4 4 N/A

Top 25 Action (Week 3)
1 Alabama 40 - Temple 24
2 Ohio State 40 - Toledo 10
3 Boise State 48 - Tulsa 0
4 North Carolina 10 - East Carolina 20
5 Clemson 48 - Troy 17
7 Auburn 17 - Mississippi State 14
8 Washington 34 - 23 Nebraska 12
9 Texas 35 - Central Florida 10
10 Stanford 41 - Duke 23
11 Oklahoma 22 - Houston 17
12 Notre Dame 21 - Michigan State 23
13 Texas A&M 28 - Tulane 30
14 Wisconsin 22 - Northern Illinois 6
15 Florida State 27 - Boston College 30
16 Arkansas 31 - Vanderbilt 17
19 Iowa 12 - Pittsburgh 41
21 South Carolina 34 - 25 Georgia 20
22 Miami 41 - Maryland 17
24 Georgia Tech 22 - Virginia Tech 36


National Players of the Week (Week 3)
TE Dudley LaPorte, Florida International: 10 rec, 201 yds, 4 TD
DE Wayne Dorsey, Ole Miss: 7 tkl, 6 tfl, 2 sacks, FF, FR


Conference USA Players of the Week (Week 3)
WR Brent Comardell, Tulane: 7 rec, 168 yds, 2 TD
LE Greg Watkins, UTEP: 8 tkl, 4 tfl, 2 sacks, FF, FR

[tbasket20]

nice win over Texas A&M.

[hoopla32]

Robert Griffin Throws for School Record 491 Yards in 41-17 Thrashing of SMU




Kevin Burris quiets the SMU crowd after a touchdown catch


Brent Comardelle with a 62 yard touchdown catch




D.J. Banks with a remarkable 75 yard touchdown

Tulane (4-0, 1-0) at SMU (1-2, 0-1)
Sep 17, 2011 1 2 3 4 F #21 Tulane 7 10 21 3 41 SMU 0 3 7 7 17 Top Performers Tulane R. Griffin: 23/39, 491 yds, 5 TD, 13 rush yds D. Moses: 5 tkl, 3 tfl, 2 sacks SMU K. Padron: 26/46, 371 yds, 2 TD C. Banjo: 13 tkl, 2 INT	Team Stats Comparison TUL SMU First Downs 19 16 3rd Down Efficiency 7-11 3-12 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 1-1 Total Yards 565 448 Passing Yards 491 371 Rushing Yards 74 77 Penalties-Penalty Yards 7-61 7-60 Turnovers 3 2 Time of Possession 16:55 11:05
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING TUL SMU 4:05 (TUL) TD Tulane: B. Comardell, 62 yd pass from R. Griffin (C. Santos kick) 7 0 SECOND QUARTER SCORING TUL SMU 5:50 (TUL) FG Tulane: C. Santos, 21 yd FG 10 0 1:21 (TUL) TD Tulane: K. Burris, 41 yd pass from R. Griffin (C. Santos kick) 17 0 0:01 (SMU) FG SMU: M. Sada, 38 yd FG 17 3 THIRD QUARTER SCORING TUL SMU 6:22 (TUL) TD Tulane: D. Banks, 75 yd pass from R. Griffin (C. Santos kick) 24 3 4:37 (SMU) TD SMU: B. Haynes, 79 yd pass from K. Padron (M. Sada kick) 24 10 3:37 (TUL) TD Tulane: D. Figaro, 43 yd pass from R. Griffin (C. Santos kick) 31 10 0:10 (TUL) TD Tulane: K. Burris, 1 yd pass from R. Griffin (C. Santos kick) 38 10 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING TUL SMU 3:46 (SMU) TD SMU: K. Holman, 34 yd pass from K. Padron (M. Sada kick) 38 17 2:49 (TUL) FG Tulane: C. Santos, 37 yd FG 41 17
Tulane PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT R. Griffin 23/39 491 5 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Williams 23 62 2.6 0 R. Griffin 1 13 13.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD K. Burris 11 190 17.2 2 D. Banks 5 131 26.2 1 B. Comadelle 3 95 31.6 1 J. Kemp 2 22 11.0 0 D. Figaro 1 43 43.0 1 SMU PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT K. Padron 26/46 381 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Z. Line 10 57 5.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Johnson 8 90 11.2 0 B. Haynes 7 139 19.8 1 K. Holman 4 54 13.5 1 Z. Line 3 57 19.0 0 C. Beasley 2 24 12.0 0

Top 25 Action
1 Alabama 45 - 12 Arkansas 6
4 Clemson 31 - Boston College 9
5 Southern California 34 - 9 Stanford 31
6 Washington 10 - Arizona State 38
7 Auburn 10 - Florida 17
10 Oklahoma 54 - 24 Florida State 10
11 Wisconsin 24 - FCS W 3
13 Oregon State 24 - Arizona 23
14 North Carolina 30 - North Carolina State 20
15 West Virginia 45 - LSU 38
16 Utah 26 - Air Force 24
17 South Carolina 37 - Mississippi State 14
18 Notre Dame 44 - Purdue 12
20 Miami 37 - South Florida 13
21 Tulane 41 - SMU 17
22 Michigan State 44 - Florida Atlantic 6
23 Virginia Tech 19 - East Carolina 6



National Players of the Week (Week 4)
HB Rex Burkhead, Nebraska: 38 car, 211 yds, 3 TD, 28 rec yds
OLB Walter Stewart, Cincinnati: 8 tkl, 3 tfl, sack, 2 FF, FR, TD


C-USA Players of the Week (Week 4)
QB Ryan Grifin, Tulane: 23/39 491 yds, 5 TD, 13 rush yds
FS Chris Banjo, SMU: 13 tkl, 2 INT

[hoopla32]

Across the Nation, Week 5


Top 25 Polls

Coaches' Poll

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 18, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (40)	4	0	1504
2	2	Ohio State (21)	3	0	1408
3	5	Southern California	2	0	1379
4	3	Boise State	2	0	1349
5	4	Clemson	3	0	1292
6	8	Texas	3	0	1069
7	10	Oklahoma	4	0	987
8	11	Wisconsin	3	1	883
9	13	Oregon State	3	0	822
10	14	North Carolina	3	1	746
11	9	Stanford	2	1	724
12	15	West Virginia	2	0	707
13	16	Utah	3	0	673
14	17	South Carolina	4	0	625
15	7	Auburn	2	1	593
16	18	Notre Dame	2	1	546
17	12	Arkansas	3	1	546
18	6	Washington	3	1	536
19	19	Texas A&M	1	1	471
20	20	Miami	2	1	455
21	21	Tulane	4	0	440
22	NR	Florida	4	0	420
23	22	Michigan State	4	0	382
24	23	Virginia Tech	4	0	352
25	25	Pittsburgh	3	0	255

AP Poll

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 18, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (40)	4	0	1600
2	2	Southern California (21)	2	0	1525
3	2	Ohio State (2)	3	0	1504
4	3	Boise State (1)	2	0	1444
5	5	Texas (1)	3	0	1268
6	6	Clemson	3	0	1268
7	10	Oklahoma	4	0	1047
8	11	Wisconsin	3	1	960
9	12	Oregon State	3	0	933
10	14	North Carolina	3	1	800
11	9	Stanford	2	1	793
12	15	West Virginia	2	0	774
13	16	South Carolina	4	0	722
14	7	Auburn	2	1	666
15	17	Notre Dame	2	1	637
16	18	Miami	2	1	538
17	13	Arkansas	3	1	522
18	19	Michigan State	4	0	521
19	21	Utah	3	0	521
20	NR	Florida	4	0	495
21	20	Texas A&M	1	1	473
22	8	Washington	3	1	473
23	22	PIttsburgh	3	0	377
24	23	Virginia Tech	4	0	377
25	NR	Tulane	4	0	284

Heisman Watch

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 17, 2011
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Kellen Moore	QB	Boise State		191.9 rating, 595 yds 5 TD, 0 INT, 73.2% comp
Trent Richardson	HB	Alabama		108 car, 453 yds, 4.2 ypc, 7 TD, 116 rec yds, 1 TD
Stephen Garcia	QB	South Carolina		188.4 rating, 1497 yds, 15 TD, 1 INT, 68.1% comp
Garrett Gilbert	QB	Texas		156.5 rating, 1053 yds, 9 TD, 5 INT, 64.1% comp
Tre Newton	HB	Texas		71 car, 343 yds, 4.8 ypc, 4 TD, 186 rec yds, 3 TD