Coach Geezy in the Big Easy: Our City, Our Team | Tulane Green Wave (Part I archive)

[Deegeezy]

geezy your breaking my heart
:crybaby:

Sorry man...It's been a rough year for the Green Wave. At this point, even becoming bowl eligible is looking like it could be a challenge.

You should try to slow things down for Byrd, pound it out a bit more than usual, open up the field.

You're right. That was my game plan going in however the tempo of the game dictated otherwise. The # of pass attempts is a little bit skewed because of that frantic fourth quarter so actually, I think I did a pretty decent job of calling the game offensively the way I had in mind.

We really need the RBs and OL to step up down the stretch here though. I'm ""over"" Byrd but he's really my only logical option at this point.

[Deegeezy]

Green Wave News Clips

Carpenter

Tulane | 4-star WR Carpenter commits
Tue, 29 Oct 2013 8:11:49 -0700
Tammy Nunez of the New Orleans Times Picayune reports that the Tulane Green Wave have received a commitment from their second 4-star wide receiver in the past two seasons and their second 4-star prospect of the current season, WR Brennan Carpenter (5-11 187 pounds, Louisiana, 4.52 40, #20 WR prospect). Carpenter, from Oakdale, Louisiana, is the nation's #20 wide receiver prospect and the #1 wide receiver prospect in the state of Louisiana. He visited Tulane's campus back in week 6 during the team's 41-27 win versus Houston.

Carpenter joins RB Reggie Moore, the #1 running back in the state of Louisiana, as the Green Wave's second 4-star commitment of the off-season and will also join JUCO transfer WR Daniel Hopkins, a 4-star signee for Tulane a season ago.

"We haven't dominated in terms of number of signings this year but there is no question that we have done well in terms of quality," said Tulane head coach D. Geezy.

"For us to be signing some of the best players in our state is a significant step for our program."

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Tulane | 3-star DE Robinson commits
Tue, 29 Oct 2013 8:11:49 -0700
Tammy Nunez of the New Orleans Times Picayune reports that the Tulane Green Wave have received a committment from 3-star DE Jason Robinson (6-2 260 pounds, Louisiana, #47 DE prospect). Robinson, from New Roads, Louisiana, is considered the #1 defensive end prospect in the state of Louisiana. He visited Tulane's campus back in week 6 during the team's 41-27 win versus Houston.


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Tulane Green Wave 2014 Recruiting Class - through week 10

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[Deegeezy]

"Fire Geezy!" Rumblings have gotta be on the Talk Radio in New Orleans now. Tough season. However, if you can somehow right the ship you could still make a Bowl game.

No way man, Tulane fans are in heaven right now. We're actually winning games and are playing competetive football every week, a far cry from what we're used to in New Orleans!

Such high hopes for this year... all down the drain :cry:

Actually, I thought this would be a down year. My OL and DBs are awful and it shows every week.

We are however losing games I thought we should win.

Rough year man, that one hurt. I feel like Byrd still has the same problems as before, a lack of consistency and too many turnovers. You still control your fate though for the conference and it was Georgia Tech after all who is certainly no slouch, the season can still be salvaged. Good luck!

I agree man. Byrd is just an enigma. Hopefully we get more of good-Byrd and less of the bad-Byrd the rest of the way.

More recruits :turbobow:

Keep getting High more targets, you'll probably be able to snag some barely recruited guys in the off season/ later in the season for depth.

Yeah I have already started to work my way through the non-recruited guys. Unfortunately, most times that means that they suck.

At this stage, I try to just snatch up the fastest guys available, especially at CB and LB, for special teams.

Thankfully, the recruits haven't taken notice of the season. That chick of yours is keepin' em ""distracted"".

Yep...They can't resist Eve Jewell...By the way, I highly recommend doing a google search of her to everyone reading this thread (NSFW though).

Nice pick up of Carpenter, he could be an extremely solid receiver for your team. I am liking the fact that you are getting the best talent that the state of Louisiana has to offer. I am sure LSU isn't too thrilled about that.

That is one positive to take from this season...Kicking LSU's *** for the best players available. Their recruiting class will out-rank mine, but I sense of changing of the guard coming slowly but surely.

Beating them at the end of the year would be a hell of a way to redeem this stinker of a season.

Two four-star recruits :jizz:

JUCO two-star recruit

this times 1000000000
seriously Geezy, :wtf:

He's just roster-filler. I'm thin on bodies at that position and just needed a guy. He had C ratings across the board so I figure at worst, he'll end up an average player for the rotation.

Couple of nice recruits.. gotta start building for next season.

Thanks man. Sadly, this is true. We can still turn this around though and we're not out of the Conference USA race just yet!

Reggie Moore is going to be a beast. 4.3 speed in your backfield? He'll be dangerous.

Most def.

I cannot wait to see what his ratings look like. I plan to make him the focal point of the offense next season. High and Reggie along with the beast linebacker Mark Richards will be the faces of this team the next several years.

[Deegeezy]

38 -- 5-4 (4-2)
31 -- 1-9 (1-5)

TOP: Tulane senior CB Kendrick Washington intercepts an off-balance throw by Rice QB Taylor McHargue and returns it 38 yards for a touchdown, making the score 21-7 in the second quarter. BOTTOM: With the score tied 31-31, Tulane RB Orleans Darkwa bursts into the secondary for the game-winning 23-yard touchdown that made the score 38-31 with 5:51 remaining. On the play, Darkwa squared up and burned former Green Wave FS Devon Walker (#18), who transferred from Tulane to Rice following head coach D. Geezy's first season with Tulane.

DARKWA'S FOURTH QUARTER GAME-WINNING TOUCHDOWN CAPS OFF BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE AS TULANE GETS BACK ON TRACK WITH 38-31 WIN OVER RICE

Senior running back accounts for 245 yards from scrimmage and 3 rushing touchdowns as Green Wave snaps two-game skid | QB Byrd throws for 299 yards and a touchdown, does not turn the ball over | Green Wave will host Tulsa next week at the Louisiana Superdome in what amounts to a Conference USA Western Division championship game

Houston, TX -- The Tulane Green Wave led 24-7 at halftime and fended off a late Rice rally to prevail with a 38-31 victory Saturday afternoon in rainy Houston. Tulane RB Orleans Darkwa's 23-yard touchdown run with 5:51 remaining gave the Green Wave its 38-31 winning margin and capped off one of the best performances of his career. The senior running back and Doak Walker Award semi-finalist carried the ball 26 times for 150 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also added a team-high 6 receptions for 95 yards, giving him 245 yards from scrimmage on the day.

Rice (1-9, 1-5) would get an opportunity to go on a game-tying drive but went 3 and out on their ensuing possession and were forced to punt with under five minutes remaining. It would be the last time they have the football.

The Green Wave got the ball back and went on an 11-play 60-yard drive which ate up the game's final 4:42. The pivotal play on the drive came on 4th and 6 from the Rice' 42-yard line with 2:14 to play and the Owls down to two timeouts. Green Wave QB Curtis Byrd found Darkwa out of the backfield on an angle route matched up one-on-one with Rice MLB Donald Barnes. The former 3-star linebacker prospect from Texas that was once recruited by Tulane head coach D. Geezy was no match for Darkwa's speed and was burned for a 25-yard completion, giving Tulane a first down at the Rice 17-yard line.

On the very next play, Darkwa converted another first down on the ground with a 10-yard carry, forcing Rice to exhaust their final timeout and in effect, allowing Tulane to run out the clock on kneel-downs.

"We really did not want to give them the ball back in that situation and we figured that being at the 42-yard line, it was too far for a field goal and too short to punt," said Geezy.

"They were showing us a lot of man concepts throughout the game and we dialed up a play where we thought we could get our best player matched up one-on-one against a slower linebacker. The play call worked to perfection and Darkwa made a hell of a play on fourth down."

Tulane (5-4, 4-2) will host Tulsa (6-4, 5-2) next week at the Louisiana Superdome. The Green Wave blew out the Golden Hurricane 41-13 last season on the road, one season after winning a 29-28 thriller at the Superdome on a 32-yard field goal as time expired.

The winner of next week's game will clinch a spot in the Conference USA Championship Game.

Notes: Tulane starting junior CB Kyle Davis (70 overall) left the game in the fourth quarter due to a broken rib injury and will miss the remainder of the 2013 season, further depleting the team's already thin secondary. Geezy indicated that senior Cameron DeJean (76 overall), who is a four-year starter at strong safety, will likely be moved permanently into the role of starting cornerback to take Davis' place. DeJean had been playing the nickle back and dime back role for the Green Wave for the past several games with freshman Brant Gilbert (70 overall) subbing in at strong safety in those situations. Davis leads Tulane with 4 interceptions this season.



Box Score


1st

RU: 2 yd TD pass from McHargue to Bowier (Boswell kick) 7:09 -- 0-7
TU: 1 yd TD run by Darkwa (Ginsburgh kick) 1:48 -- 7-7

2nd

TU: 2 yd TD run by Darkwa (Ginsburgh kick) 2:30 -- 14-7
TU: 38 yd interception return for TD by Washington (Ginsburgh kick) 1:43 -- 21-7
TU: 50 yd FG by Ginsburgh 0:00 -- 24-7

3rd

RU: 2 yd TD run by McKinney (Boswell kick) 7:42 -- 24-14
RU: 47 yd FG by Boswell 4:48 -- 24-17
TU: 75 yd TD pass from Byrd to Comardelle (Ginsburgh kick) 4:21 -- 31-17

4th

RU: 5 yd TD run by McHargue (Boswell kick) 8:15 -- 31-24
RU: 31 yd fumble return for TD by Nwosu (Boswell kick) 7:46 -- 31-31
TU: 23 yd TD run by Darkwa (Ginsburgh kick) 5:51 -- 38-31

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Game Statistics

Tulane

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]
18-QB  Curtis Byrd(jr)        188.7   15    23  299   1   0
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
22-RB  *Orleans Darkwa(sr)       26  150   3
26-RB  Joey Roberts(jr)           7   17   0
18-QB  Curtis Byrd(jr)            5  -18   0
 5-RB  Anthony Barnett(fr)        1   -2   0 (1 fumble lost)
25-WR  Daniel Hopkins(jr)         4   25   0
87-WR  John Lacey(jr)             1    3   0
 9-WR  Wilson Van Hooser(rs-sr)   1    2   0 (1 fumble lost)  
[U]
Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD[/U]
22-RB  *Orleans Darkwa(sr)        6   95   0
88-TE  Joel Bowers(fr)            3   72   0
87-WR  John Lacey(jr)             2   25   0
25-WR  Daniel Hopkins(jr)         2   31   0
86-WR  Brent Comardelle(rs-jr)    1   75   1
 7-WR  Isaiah Smith(so)           1    1   0 
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT[/U]
97-OLB *Mark Richards(fr)        12   10    2    3    1    0 
49-OLB *Kerchal Byrd(sr)          9    6    3    1    0    0
54-DE  Devin Williams(rs-sr)      4    4    0    3    1    0
33-CB  Kendrick Washington(rs-sr) 1    1    0    0    0    1 (1 td)
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Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
16-P   Jonathan Ginsburgh(sr)     1       2     50     52      5       5

[B][U]Tulane Key Team Stats:[/U][/B]

Total Offensive Yards: 476
Rushing Totals: 45 att 177 yds 3 tds 
Sacks Allowed: 1
3rd down conversions: 9-15 (60%)
4th down conversions: 1-2 (50%)
Offensive Turnovers: 2
Penalties: 4 for 40 yards
Time of Possession: 24:21
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Rice

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]  
16-QB  *Taylor McHargue(sr)   145.5   26    36  299   1   1
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
26-RB  Anthony McKinney(jr)      11   35   1
16-QB  *Taylor McHargue(sr)       6    7   1
87-WT  Steve Bowie(rs-so)         2   18   0
83-WR  Tyler McClelland(rs-so)    1   -2   0
84-WR  Scott Hines(rs-so)         1    6   0  
[U]
Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD[/U]
87-WR  Steve Bowie(rs-so)         7   77   1
84-WR  Scott Hines(rs-so)         6   99   0
40-WR  *Zach Patt(rs-jr)          6   44   0
85-WR  Mario Hull(rs-jr)          3   49   0
26-RB  Anthony McKinney(jr)       2   16   0
88-TE  C.J. Whitfield(jr)         1    3   0
82-WR  Marcus Harris(rs-so)       1   11   0
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT[/U]
18-FS  *Devon Walker(rs-sr)       9    6    3    0    0    0
53-OLB Jason Wiggins(jr)          7    6    1    0    0    0
91-DE  Josh Skinner(sr)           7    4    3    2    1    0
56-MLB Donald Barnes(so)          7    5    2    0    0    0 (1 fr)
34-OLB Cam Nwosu(sr)              5    4    1    1    0    0 (1 fr, 1 td)
92-DE  Tyler Hill(so)             5    4    1    2    0    0 (2 ff)   
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Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
 9-PK  Chris Boswell(rs-sr)       1       3     48   37, 46    4       4 

[B][U]Opponent Key Team Stats:[/U][/B]

Total Offensive Yards: 363
Rushing Totals: 21 att 64 yds 2 tds 
Sacks Allowed: 2
3rd down conversions: 5-11 (45%)
4th down conversions: 0-0 (0%)
Offensive Turnovers: 2
Penalties: 4 for 39 yards
Time of Possession: 11:39
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2013 Tulane Green Wave Schedule/Results

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Opponent (record)       Result        Tulane Player of the Game              -Record-
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at Air Force (0-1)      W 41-20       QB Byrd 10-21 281 yds 2 tds 1 rush td  1-0 (0-0)
vs Kentucky (2-0)       L 07-41       RB Darkwa 11 car 74 yds 1 rec td       1-1 (0-0)
at SMU (1-2)            L 24-29       RB Darkwa 173 total yds 1 rush td      1-2 (0-1)
vs Houston (4-1)        W 41-27       RB Darkwa 241 total yds 2 rush tds     2-2 (1-1)
vs UTEP (1-5)           W 44-29       QB High 16-24 265 yds 3 tds 1 rush td  3-2 (2-1)
at UCF (4-2)            W 34-27       RB Darkwa 295 total yds 3 tds          4-2 (3-1)
vs Marshall (4-4)       L 27-30 OT    LB Richards 12 tk 5 tfl 2 sk           4-3 (3-2)
vs Georgia Tech (7-2)   L 34-39       RB Darkwa 306 all-purpose yds 3 tds    4-4 (3-2)
at Rice (1-9)           W 38-31       RB Darkwa 245 total yds 3 tds          5-4 (4-2)
vs Tulsa
at Southern Miss
at LSU
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Next Game:



6-4 (5-2) at 5-4 (4-2)

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[Deegeezy]

Byrd killed it damn :turbobow:

If you beat Tulsa next week you'll win your division

Wow...You're right. How did I miss that?! I gotta add this to my game report!

Good eye bro...Thanks!

phew you beat Rice
beat Tulsa m'kay?

Rice is no pushover. For whatever reason, they seem to give me fits with their aggressive no-huddle offense.

I am playing the Tulsa game tonight...The tone of the season can change very quickly with a win here!

You watch, after a down season your invite to the SEC will come.

Your predicitions have been money in the past... that would be awesome if it happens!

I have to follow this more closely, starting now.

Big game coming up, gotta get that W.

Thanks man...I think you'll like the next post I make.

Too many close wins :smh:

Someone is gonna have a heart attack before the year is over

We definitely have a thing for making games dramatic. It would be nice to win some games more comfortably but these close ones are always fun to play and also write about.

Nice win over Rice. You got Tulsa's number, **** them up.

Thanks...They're spread usually gives me fits as does their 3-3-5 defense.

Good call though! (see next post)

Curtis.****ing.Byrd.

Unquestionably one of the more frustrating players I have ever had in all my years of playing NCAA. One week he looks great, the next week he's throwing passes past wide open receivers and into the hands of DBs while also fumbling 2 or 3 times.

He's led us to some big wins during his stay though so I have to give him credit for that.

[Deegeezy]

27 -- 6-5 (5-3)
40 -- 6-4 (5-2)

Tulane RB Orleans Darkwa caps off a 9-yard run with a triumphant dive into the end zone, extending his team's lead to 34-14 late in the third quarter. Darkwa, a senior playing in his final game at the Louisiana Superdome, finished the day with 178 yards and 3 touchdowns on a career-high 39 carries.

TULANE CRUISES PAST TULSA FOR A 40-27 VICTORY, CLINCHES THEIR SECOND CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE USA WESTERN DIVISION TITLE

Senior RB Orleans Darkwa's 178 yards and 3 touchdowns paces Green Wave to pivotal win on Senior Day | Despite overall disappointing season, last season's Conference USA Champions will get the opportunity to defend their crown in conference championship game in three weeks | Team will travel to Hattiesburgh next week to face rival Southern Miss with a chance to knock Golden Eagles out of Conference USA contention

New Orleans, LA -- The Tulane Green Wave defeating the Tulsa Golden Hurricane 40-27 Saturday at the Louisiana Superdome, winning what was a de facto Conference USA Western Division championship game. By virtue of their win, the Green Wave clinched their second straight division title and the team will take on either Southern Miss or Marshall in three weeks in the Conference USA Championship Game.

Green Wave senior RB Orleans Darkwa, who like all Tulane seniors was playing in the final home game of his career, finished the day with 178 yards and 3 touchdowns on a whopping 39 carries, a career-high. Darkwa's 9-yard third quarter scoring burst made the score 34-14 and all but put the game away.

Led by QB Curtis Byrd, the Green Wave offense put together another strong performance, finishing with 492 yards of total offense on the day and perhaps most importantly, 0 turnovers. Byrd finished the game 18 of 28 for 294 yards, including a 9-yard touchdown pass to WR Brent Comardelle to conclude the game's opening drive.

"Offensively we knew coming in that if we played efficiently, limited penalties, and didn't turn the ball over, we'd win," said Tulane head coach D. Geezy.

"Hats off to Orleans for stepping up the way he did today in his final appearance here at the Superdome and also to Curtis for the way he has performed for two straight games. We're headed back in the right direction and despite our struggles this season, we'll have a shot to win our conference again."

Tulsa (6-5, 5-3) was able to stay in the game via strong passing performances from both of their quarterbacks, Shavodrick Beaver and Lucas Devilliers. Playing in Tulsa's two-quarterback system, the seniors combined for 346 passing yards and 3 touchdowns. Junior RB Ja'Terian Douglas also contributed to the no-huddle spread passing attack, throwing a 95-yard second quarter touchdown pass on a trick play out of the Wildcat formation to WR Freeman Kelly which gave the Golden Hurricane their first and only lead of the game at 14-13.

In the end though, the Tulane defense was able to get crucial stops on third down and their offense controlled the ball for 2/3 of the game, keeping the vaunted Tulsa passing attack off the field. Green Wave sophomore FS Will Washington led the defense with 14 tackles and freshman OLB Mark Richards registered his Conference USA leading 9th sack of the year during the contest.

Tulane (6-4, 5-2) will travel to Hattiesburg next week to face rival Southern Miss (8-2, 6-1) on the road. It will be the two rivals' first meeting since 2010, a 42-35 Southern Miss victory at the Louisiana Superdome.

The Golden Eagles are tied with Marshall with a 6-1 conference record (the Thundering Herd holds the tie-breaker due to their 26-18 home win over Southern Miss in week 10). A loss for the Golden Eagles would eliminate them from conference contention and set up a rematch between Tulane and Marshall in the Conference USA Championship Game.

The Thundering Herd defeated the Green Wave 30-27 in overtime back in week 9 of this season.

Notes: Tulane lost sophomore reserve CB Andrew Adams for the remainder of the season in the third quarter of Saturday's game due to an abdominal tear. Adams was primarily a special teams player and played sparingly on defense. He is the second defensive back to be lost for the year in the past two weeks, joining starting CB Kyle Davis (ribs).


Box Score


1st

TU: 9 yd TD pass from Byrd to Comardelle (Ginsburgh kick) 4:29 -- 7-0
TU: 28 yd FG by Ginsburgh 2:27 -- 10-0

2nd

TU: 52 yd FG by Ginsburgh 8:17 -- 13-0
TS: 30 yd TD pass from Devilliers to Burks (Smith kick) 6:53 -- 13-7
TS: 95 yd TD pass from Douglas to Kelly (Smith kick) 3:42 -- 13-14
TU: 6 yd TD run by Darkwa (Ginsburgh kick) 2:16 -- 20-14
TU: 5 yd TD run by Darkwa (Ginsburgh kick) 0:15 -- 27-14

3rd

TU: 9 yd TD run by Darkwa (Ginsburgh kick) 2:49 -- 34-14
TS: 24 yd TD pass from Beaver to Roberson (Smith kick) 1:35 -- 34-21

4th

TU: 40 yd FG by Ginsburgh 6:40 -- 37-21
TU: 47 yd FG by Ginsburgh 1:48 -- 40-21
TS: 63 yd TD pass from Beaver to Johnson (PAT missed) 1:07 -- 40-27

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Game Statistics

Tulane

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]
18-QB  Curtis Byrd(jr)        164.2   18    28  294   1   0
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
22-RB  *Orleans Darkwa(sr)       39  178   3
26-RB  Joey Roberts(jr)           4   22   0
18-QB  Curtis Byrd(jr)            2   -2   0 
[U]
Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD[/U]
88-TE  Joel Bowers(fr)            5   84   0
87-WR  John Lacey(jr)             4   71   0
 9-WR  Wilson Van Hooser(rs-sr)   3   44   0
86-WR  Brent Comardelle(rs-jr)    3   58   0
22-RB  *Orleans Darkwa(sr)        3   37   0
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT[/U]
27-FS  Will Washington(so)       14   10    4    3    0    0
29-SS  Brant Gilbert(fr)          4    1    3    0    0    0 (1 ff)
97-OLB *Mark Richards(fr)         3    3    0    3    1    0
54-DE  Devin Williams(rs-sr)      1    1    0    0    0    0 (1 fr)
[u]
Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
16-P   Jonathan Ginsburgh(sr)     4       4     52     n/a     4       4

[B][U]Tulane Key Team Stats:[/U][/B]

Total Offensive Yards: 492
Rushing Totals: 45 att 198 yds 3 tds 
Sacks Allowed: 1
3rd down conversions: 6-14 (42%)
4th down conversions: 2-2 (100%)
Offensive Turnovers: 0
Penalties: 2 for 15 yards
Time of Possession: 24:44
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Tulsa

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]  
 7-QB  Shavodrick Beaver(sr)  211.1   12    18  231   2   0
15-QB  *Lucas Devilliers(sr)  270.8    6     7  115   1   0
22-RB  Ja'Terian Douglas(jr)  409.3    1     3   95   1   0
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
22-RB  Ja'Terian Douglas(jr)     10   41   0
 7-QB  Shavodrick Beaver(sr)      3    1   0
27-RB  Danny West(so)             3   12   0
38-FB  Nick Harris(jr)            2    2   0
 5-WR  Scott Clark(fr)            2    2   0
15-QB  *Lucas Devilliers(sr)      2    4   0
11-WR  *Freeman Kelly(rs-sr)      1    3   0
83-WR  James Hunter(rs-so)        1   12   0 
[U]
Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD[/U]
11-WR  *Freeman Kelly(rs-sr)      4  144   1
 5-WR  Scott Clark(fr)            4   78   0
22-RB  Ja'Terian Douglas(jr)      2   62   0
14-WR  Ian Johnson(rs-fr)         2   67   1
81-WR  Thomas Roberson(rs-jr)     2   31   1
83-WR  James Hunter(rs-so)        2    9   0
27-RB  Danny West(so)             1    1   0
13-TE  J.T. Burks(so)             1   30   1
87-WR  Darrell Alfred(rs-so)      1   19   0
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT[/U]
37-FS  Jimmy Rose(fr)            10    6    4    3    0    0
34-CB  Tres Houston(rs-jr)        8    7    1    0    0    0
98-DE  Dan Benson(fr)             2    1    1    1    1    0  
[u]
Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
 1-PK  Justin Smith(so)           0       1     n/a    57      3       4 

[B][U]Opponent Key Team Stats:[/U][/B]

Total Offensive Yards: 518
Rushing Totals: 24 att 77 yds 0 tds 
Sacks Allowed: 1
3rd down conversions: 6-11 (54%)
4th down conversions: 0-1 (0%)
Offensive Turnovers: 1
Penalties: 9 for 60 yards
Time of Possession: 11:16
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2013 Tulane Green Wave Schedule/Results

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Opponent (record)       Result        Tulane Player of the Game              -Record-
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at Air Force (0-1)      W 41-20       QB Byrd 10-21 281 yds 2 tds 1 rush td  1-0 (0-0)
vs Kentucky (2-0)       L 07-41       RB Darkwa 11 car 74 yds 1 rec td       1-1 (0-0)
at SMU (1-2)            L 24-29       RB Darkwa 173 total yds 1 rush td      1-2 (0-1)
vs Houston (4-1)        W 41-27       RB Darkwa 241 total yds 2 rush tds     2-2 (1-1)
vs UTEP (1-5)           W 44-29       QB High 16-24 265 yds 3 tds 1 rush td  3-2 (2-1)
at UCF (4-2)            W 34-27       RB Darkwa 295 total yds 3 tds          4-2 (3-1)
vs Marshall (4-4)       L 27-30 OT    LB Richards 12 tk 5 tfl 2 sk           4-3 (3-2)
vs Georgia Tech (7-2)   L 34-39       RB Darkwa 306 all-purpose yds 3 tds    4-4 (3-2)
at Rice (1-9)           W 38-31       RB Darkwa 245 total yds 3 tds          5-4 (4-2)
vs Tulsa (6-5)          W 40-27       RB Darkwa 39 car 178 yds 3 tds         6-4 (5-2)
at Southern Miss
at LSU
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Next Game:

RIVALRY GAME: ""THE BATTLE FOR THE BELL""

6-4 (5-2) at 8-2 (6-1)

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[Deegeezy]

I am a visionary hahah nice win. Darkwa should win Heisman. He's incredible.

Thanks man...Unfortunately with 4 losses already and being in Conference USA, the chances of his winning the Heisman are slim to none.

The Doak Walker and Walter Camp Awards are within reach though. This player has delivered week-in and week-out.

LETS ****ING GOOOOOOOO

:fistpump:

nice :rape:

I agree with the above post.

Back to the CHAMPIONSHIP GAME !

Yep....Who woulda thunk it?

Thats more like it, good to see you have the team playing well again.

Thanks man...It's been a tough year but thankfully we still have something to play for even in a down season.

Great back to back wins and dare i say Byrd is playing nicely. Glad to see you back defending your title, despite the up and down season. The team has shown a lot of resilience fighting back. Good luck in the next game!

Don't jinx it! :nervous:

Nice job bouncing back to get to the C-USA Title Game.

Appreciate it man...This season is setting up for quite a finish for the Green Wave.

[Deegeezy]

RIVALRY GAME: THE BATTLE FOR THE BELL

41 -- 7-4 (6-2)
31 -- 8-3 (6-2)

TOP: Tulane QB Curtis Byrd connects with TE Joel Bowers for his first touchdown pass of the day, giving the Green Wave a 10-7 first quarter lead. BOTTOM: Byrd's 75-yard touchdown pass to WR Daniel Hopkins concluded the first drive of the second half, and blew the game wide open for the Green Wave with a 38-17 advantage.

QB CURTIS BYRD CONTINUES HIS REDEMPTION, ACCOUNTS FOR 4 TOUCHDOWNS AS GREEN WAVE ROLLS PAST ARCHRIVAL SOUTHERN MISS 41-31

Tulane's big win eliminates Southern Miss from Conference USA championship contention, sets up rematch with Marshall in conference title game | Former 4-star JUCO recruit Hopkins explodes with 204 all-purpose yard performance as Wave wins ""The Battle for the Bell"" | Team now braces for trip to Death Valley to face #21 LSU in regular season finale

Hattiesburg, MS -- The Tulane Green Wave offense totaled 545 yards en route to a shootout victory over rival Southern Miss 41-31 Saturday in Hattiesburg. Green Wave QB Curtis Byrd threw for 293 yards and 3 touchdowns on the day and also had a 13-yard second quarter touchdown run on what was another stellar day for the junior signal-caller.

Byrd's top target on the day was WR Daniel Hopkins, a junior college transfer this past off-season who was rated a 4-star player. Hopkins finished the day with 5 receptions for 133 yards, including a career-long 75-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter that made the score 38-17. He also added 73 yards in return yardage (71 on kick returns) to finish with a total of 206 all-purpose yards on his breakout day.

Southern Miss (8-3, 6-2) was able to climb back into the game by answering with a 3-yard touchdown run by RB Alan Howze and a 1-yard scoring run by WR Donnie Newsome on their next two drives which made the score 38-31 going into the fourth quarter. Howze led the Golden Eagles with 97 rushing yards on 21 carries.

In the end though, Tulane was able to control the clock for most of the fourth quarter and PK Jonathan Ginsburgh's 26-yard field goal with 3:04 remaining made the score 41-31, all but putting the game away.

After going 3 and out on their ensuing possession, Southern Miss made a questionable decision to punt the ball away with just under 3 minutes to go in the game and down by two scores. The decision would backfire, as they would not see the ball again.

RB Orleans Darkwa, who finished with a game-high 121 rushing yards, was able to convert three first downs following the punt, allowing Tulane to run out the remainder of the clock.

The Green Wave finished with 252 total rushing yards, getting a career-high 91 yards from junior RB Joey Roberts, most of which coming on an 83-yard touchdown run which gave his team a 17-10 lead in the third quarter.

The loss for the Golden Eagles drops their Conference USA record to 6-2, which ties Marshall's 6-2 finish in the Conference USA Eastern division. By virtue of their 26-18 win over Southern Miss in week 10, the Thundering Herd wins the tie-breaker and will host Tulane in two weeks in the Conference USA Championship Game. Marshall defeated the Green Wave 30-27 in overtime at the Superdome in week 9 of this season.

Tulane (7-4, 6-2) will make the short trip to Baton Rouge next week to face their archrivals, #21 LSU (7-4). The then-22nd ranked Green Wave fell to the then-9th ranked Tigers 35-28 at the Louisiana Superdome in a heartbreaker last season. LSU then-sophomore QB Zach Lee found senior WR Rueben Randall for a 35-yard touchdown with just :07 remaining in the game to win it for the Tigers.

The Green Wave has not defeated LSU since a 31-28 win in 1982 at Tiger Stadium and has dropped 19 straight games versus their former SEC foe. LSU leads the in-state series with a 70-22-7 record.


Box Score


1st

TU: 35 yd FG by Ginsburgh 5:02 -- 3-0
SM: 5 yd TD run by Johnson (Love kick) 3:04 -- 3-7
TU: 26 yd TD pass from Byrd to Bowers (Ginsburgh kick) 0:12 -- 10-7

2nd

SM: 52 yd FG by Love 7:31 -- 10-10
TU: 83 yd TD run by Roberts (Ginsburgh kick) 7:16 -- 17-10
TU: 13 yd TD run by Byrd (Ginsburgh kick) 3:34 -- 24-10
SM: 1 yd TD run by Sullivan (Love kick) 1:58 -- 24-17
TU: 19 yd TD pass from Byrd to Lacey (Ginsburgh kick) 0:13 -- 31-17

3rd

TU: 75 yd TD pass from Byrd to Hopkins (Ginsburgh kick) 7:47 -- 38-17
SM: 3 yd TD run by Howze (Love kick) 5:27 -- 38-24
SM: 1 yd TD run by Newsome (Love kick) 0:31 -- 38-31

4th

TU: 26 yd FG by Ginsburgh 3:04 -- 41-31

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Game Statistics

Tulane

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]
18-QB  Curtis Byrd(jr)        198.0   15    25  293   3   0
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
22-RB  *Orleans Darkwa(sr)       22  121   0
18-QB  Curtis Byrd(jr)           10   32   1
26-RB  Joey Roberts(jr)           6   91   1
25-WR  Daniel Hopkins(jr)         2   -2   0
39-FB  Simon Parker(rs-so)        1   10   0
[U]
Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD[/U]
25-WR  Daniel Hopkins(jr)         5  133   1
88-TE  Joel Bowers(fr)            5   97   1
 7-WR  Isaiah Smith(so)           2   23   0
87-WR  John Lacey(jr)             2   23   1
 9-WR  Wilson Van Hooser(rs-sr)   1   17   0
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT[/U]
49-OLB *Kerchal Byrd(sr)         10    7    3    2    0    0 (1 ff)
97-OLB *Mark Richards(fr)         7    5    2    0    0    0
47-CB  Cameron DeJean(sr)         6    4    2    0    0    0 (1 fr)
90-DE  Wendell Beckwith(rs-jr)    1    1    0    1    1    0
[u]
Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
16-P   Jonathan Ginsburgh(sr)     2       2     36     n/a     5       5

[B][U]Tulane Key Team Stats:[/U][/B]

Total Offensive Yards: 545
Rushing Totals: 41 att 252 yds 2 tds 
Sacks Allowed: 3
3rd down conversions: 7-12 (58%)
4th down conversions: 0-1 (0%)
Offensive Turnovers: 1
Penalties: 4 for 30 yards
Time of Possession: 22:34
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Southern Miss

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]  
13-QB  *Dom Sullivan(rs-jr)   130.3   15    26  225   0   0
11-QB  Chris Campbell(rs-jr)  173.0    2     3   38   0   0
39-P   Peter Boehme(rs-sr)      0.0    0     1    0   0   0
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
28-RB  *Alan Howze(rs-jr)        21   97   1
36-FB  Bruce Johnson(rs-sr)       7   37   1
13-QB  *Dom Sullivan(rs-jr)       4    4   1
29-RB  Kendrick Hardy(rs-jr)      1    9   0
15-WR  Donnie Newsome(fr)         1    1   1
[U]
Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD[/U]
85-TE  Fred McKinney(so)          4   59   0
15-WR  Donnie Newsome(fr)         3   40   0
36-FB  Bruce Johnson(rs-sr)       3   28   0
88-WR  Steve McNair(rs-jr)        3   73   0
18-WR  David James(fr)            2   33   0
80-TE  Blake Mack(so)             1   14   0
28-RB  *Alan Howze(rs-jr)         1   16   0 
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT[/U]
23-FS  Jerrion Johnson(rs-jr)    10    8    2    0    0    0
33-MLB Will Martin(rs-sr)         8    7    1    2    1    0
96-DE  Kyle Harris(fr)            3    3    0    2    1    0
[u]
Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
12-PK  David Love(so)             1       2     53     56      4       4 

[B][U]Opponent Key Team Stats:[/U][/B]

Total Offensive Yards: 411
Rushing Totals: 34 att 148 yds 4 tds 
Sacks Allowed: 1
3rd down conversions: 6-12 (50%)
4th down conversions: 0-1 (0%)
Offensive Turnovers: 1
Penalties: 5 for 45 yards
Time of Possession: 13:26
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2013 Tulane Green Wave Schedule/Results

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Opponent (record)       Result        Tulane Player of the Game              -Record-
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at Air Force (0-1)      W 41-20       QB Byrd 10-21 281 yds 2 tds 1 rush td  1-0 (0-0)
vs Kentucky (2-0)       L 07-41       RB Darkwa 11 car 74 yds 1 rec td       1-1 (0-0)
at SMU (1-2)            L 24-29       RB Darkwa 173 total yds 1 rush td      1-2 (0-1)
vs Houston (4-1)        W 41-27       RB Darkwa 241 total yds 2 rush tds     2-2 (1-1)
vs UTEP (1-5)           W 44-29       QB High 16-24 265 yds 3 tds 1 rush td  3-2 (2-1)
at UCF (4-2)            W 34-27       RB Darkwa 295 total yds 3 tds          4-2 (3-1)
vs Marshall (4-4)       L 27-30 OT    LB Richards 12 tk 5 tfl 2 sk           4-3 (3-2)
vs Georgia Tech (7-2)   L 34-39       RB Darkwa 306 all-purpose yds 3 tds    4-4 (3-2)
at Rice (1-9)           W 38-31       RB Darkwa 245 total yds 3 tds          5-4 (4-2)
vs Tulsa (6-5)          W 40-27       RB Darkwa 39 car 178 yds 3 tds         6-4 (5-2)
at Southern Miss (8-3)  W 41-31       QB Byrd 15-25 293 yds 4 total tds      7-4 (6-2)
at LSU
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Next Game:


Battle for the Tiger Rag

(7-4) at #21 (7-4)

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[Deegeezy]

Conference Game Scores/Standings - through week 13

2013 Conference USA West Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
x-Tulane	7-4	.630	6-2	371	331	W3
Tulsa	6-6	.500	5-3	310	313	L2
Houston	7-5	.580	4-4	291	298	W1
UTEP	4-8	.330	3-5	228	371	W2
SMU	4-7	.360	3-5	265	304	L1
Rice	2-10	.160	2-6	208	309	L1

2013 Conference USA East Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
x-Marshall	6-5	.540	6-2	235	235	L1
Southern Miss	8-3	.720	6-2	328	238	L1
UCF	8-3	.720	5-3	294	170	W1
Memphis	5-6	.450	4-4	234	241	W1
UAB	5-6	.450	3-5	232	251	W1
ECU	1-10	.090	1-7	197	291	L7

x- clinched division title/will meet in Conference USA Championship game in two weeks

Week 13 Scoreboard

Tulane 41
Southern Miss 31

Rice 27
Houston 34

UAB 17
ECU 7

Marshall 21
Memphis 36

UTEP 34
SMU 31


End of Conference USA Regular Season


Conference USA Championship Game (in two weeks)

Tulane
Marshall

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2013 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS	LAST WEEK
1	Oklahoma (42)	11-0	1602	1
2	Miami (23)	11-0	1562	2
3	Michigan	10-1	1381	7
4	Florida	11-1	1336	3
5	Nebraska	11-1	1297	4
6	Georgia Tech	10-2	1213	6
7	Alabama	9-2	1189	11
8	Virginia Tech	9-2	1021	10
9	Ohio State	9-2	999	5
10	Oregon	9-2	983	12
11	USC	7-3	878	15
12	Texas A&M	10-2	877	14
13	Auburn	9-2	823	9
14	Central Michigan	10-1	693	19
15	Notre Dame	8-2	678	13
16	Missouri	10-2	651	21
17	California	7-3	498	16
18	Rutgers	8-3	464	NR
19	Stanford	7-4	422	NR
20	Utah	7-3	356	NR
21	LSU	7-4	308	8
22	Northwestern	7-4	213	NR
23	Texas Tech	7-4	207	NR
24	Southern Miss	8-3	203	22
25	UCF	8-3	196	NR

Others receiving votes: Clemson (194), USF (191), Tulane (174), Oklahoma State (154), Boise State (149), Fresno State (102), Texas (87), South Carolina (10)

Dropped from the poll: Clemson (#17), USF (#18), Duke (#23), Texas (#19), NC State (#20), Illinois (#22)

[Deegeezy]

You beat my Southern Miss team :nocookies:, but BYRD :turbobow:

And now you're receiving votes for the top 25, with a win against ranked LSU I don't see how you don't get in.

I think you're right. I was shocked to see us as receiving votes. I hadn't even been checking the ""others receiving votes"" so no telling how long we've been there. It has been a refreshing end here as we wind down this this so-called ""down year.""

Damn great win! Byrd was fantastic and like LC said a win against LSU should get you into the polls.

Thanks man...Byrd is really stepping it up. He's going to make it hard for me to sit him in favor of High next year.

beat LSU :yep:
nice win over LC's Golden Eagles

Thanks bro...LSU looks ripe for an upset.

LOL, at LSU being 21 with 4 losses. If you win this one, you might be in contention for an SEC spot. (I feel like I've said that for 3 years lol) :x

4 losses for the teams at the bottom of the poll isn't really all that uncommon. That caught me off-guard as well but I looked it up and sure enough, there are plenty of 4 loss teams each year in the bottom portion of the final polls.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed on the SEC selection but I won't get my hopes up too high like last year!

I would love to see that happen. It would definitely be well deserved.

Thanks for checking in! I surely do hope it happens. It would set up what will amount to the second half of this dynasty thread pretty nicely.

Byrd defiently played with redemption on his mind against Southern Miss. Someone's trying to win the QB job back next year.

Definitely...It is going to be hard to sit Byrd as a senior if he keeps it going like this!

Congrats on the C-USA Title.

Thanks bro!

Nice win man, you easily handled Southern Miss and Byrd continues to impress. Two big matchups coming up against LSU and Marshall. I think you have a pretty good chance to upset LSU and that could build some big momentum heading into the Marshall game. Good luck!

Thanks cheese - We still have a shot at 10 wins this season. It is suddenly not an unrealistic goal. Just three games ago, I was wondering if we'd even qualify for a bowl game!

[Deegeezy]

BATTLE FOR THE TIGER RAG

N/R 38 -- 8-4
#21 21 -- 7-5

TOP: Tulane answered a third quarter 63-yard LSU touchdown pass with a 63-yard touchdown pass of their own when QB Curtis Byrd connected with WR Brent Comardelle on a fly pattern that made the score 31-14. BOTTOM: Tulane FS Will Washington's third quarter interception, his first of the season and second of his career, was returned 70 yards for a touchdown that put the final nail in #21 LSU's coffin, making the score 38-21 with 1:32 remaining in the period.

TULANE PICKS UP FIRST WIN OVER LSU SINCE 1982, TAMES 21ST RANKED TIGERS 38-21 IN FRONT OF A SELLOUT CROWN AT BATON ROUGE

QB Byrd's 3 touchdown passes pace Green Wave to historic win at rain-soaked Tiger Stadium | FS Washington's third quarter interception return for touchdown puts halt to LSU rally | Geezy: Milestone victory for our program | Team now turns focus to rematch with Marshall in Conference USA Championship Game

Baton Rouge, LA -- The Tulane Green Wave gained 422 yards of total offense and forced 3 LSU turnovers on their way to a 38-21 upset win Saturday at Tiger Stadium in a rain storm. Tulane QB Curtis Byrd finished 12 of 15 for 223 yards and 3 touchdowns, leading the Green Wave to their fourth consecutive victory and their first over LSU since a 31-28 win at Tiger Stadium in 1982. Tulane had dropped 19 consecutive games to the the rival Tigers going into Saturday's contest.

Tulane opened the game up by going on a 15-play 77-yard drive which took up the game's first 5:28. The possession culminated with a 2-yard touchdown pass from Byrd to RB Orleans Darkwa on a swing-screen pass which made the score 7-0. Darkwa finished the game with 116 yards from scrimmage and 2 touchdowns.

"We thought that it was important for us to set the tone of the game early and we put a lot of thought into our play selection to begin the game," said Tulane head coach D. Geezy.

"That was without question one of the more impressive opening drives that I have been a part of when you factor in the weather conditions and the hostile environment we were in."

LSU (7-5) would tie the game in the second quarter when QB Zach Lee found WR James Wright in the back of the end zone for a 30-yard touchdown completion that made the score 7-7. Tulane would then take the game over.

Byrd's 58-yard touchdown pass to WR Daniel Hopkins on Tulane's ensuing drive made the score 14-7 with 5:48 to go until halftime. P Jonathan Ginsburgh would force a fumble on the following kickoff and MLB Samson Beck recovered for the Green Wave, setting them up with prime field position to take the game over.

Five plays following the turnover, Darkwa pounded his way through the line for a 1-yard touchdown run on 3rd and goal that made the score 21-7. Ginsburgh would later add a field goal at the end of the half to go into the break with a commanding 24-7 lead.

"That was one of the finest halves of football I have seen from our team in a long time," said Geezy.

LSU would come out of the locker room on fire however as Lee found Wright again on just the second play of the third quarter, this time on a 63-yard touchdown to make the score 24-14.

Tulane would answer with a 63-yard touchdown of their own when Byrd found WR Brent Comardelle wide open on a streak pattern, burning LSU FS Craig Loston on the play to make the score 31-14.

"It was important for us to answer that early punch they gave us in the third," said Geezy.

The game was put away late in the third quarter. Nursing a 31-21 lead with 3:30 remaining in the period, the Tulane defense would come up big as FS Will Washington picked off Lee on a pass towards the sideline and returned it 70 yards for a touchdown that made the score 38-21 with 1:32 to go in the third quarter. The interception was Washington's first of the season and it was the second career touchdown for the sophomore Missouri native.

"That was a big-time play when we needed it most," said Geezy.

"William did a heck of a job of baiting the quarterback into making that throw and as soon as the ball was released, I could see from the sideline that we were looking at a pick-6.

"Words can't describe just how proud I am of the effort we had out there today. This was a big team win and a milestone victory for Tulane football."

The Green Wave (8-4, 6-2) now turn their attention to next week when they'll face Marshall (6-6, 6-2) in the Conference USA Championship Game in Huntington. Tulane won last year's CUSA title game 34-3 over UCF at the Louisiana Superdome.

The Thundering Herd defeated the Green Wave 30-27 in overtime back in week 9 of this season.


Box Score


1st

TU: 2 yd TD pass from Byrd to Darkwa (Ginsburgh kick) 3:32 -- 7-0

2nd

LS: 30 yd TD pass from Lee to Wright (Jones kick) 6:51 -- 7-7
TU: 58 yd TD pass from Byrd to Hopkins (Ginsburgh kick) 5:48 -- 14-7
TU: 1 yd TD run by Darkwa (Ginsburgh kick) 4:15 -- 21-7
TU: 46 yd FG by Ginsburgh 0:03 -- 24-7

3rd

LS: 63 yd TD pass from Lee to Wright (Jones kick) 8:34 -- 24-14
TU: 63 yd TD pass from Byrd to Comardelle (Ginsburgh kick) 6:35 -- 31-14
LS: 2 yd TD run by Harris (Jones kick) 3:30 -- 31-21
TU: 70 yd interception return for TD by Washington (Ginsburgh kick) 1:32 -- 38-21

4th

No Scoring

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Game Statistics

Tulane

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]
18-QB  Curtis Byrd(jr)        257.5   12    15  223   3   1
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
22-RB  *Orleans Darkwa(sr)       21  102   1
26-RB  Joey Roberts(jr)           9   50   0
24-RB  Stephen Barnett(rs-sr)     4   13   0
18-QB  Curtis Byrd(jr)            4   22   0
[U]
Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD[/U]
86-WR  Brent Comardelle(rs-jr)    3   94   1
22-RB  *Orleans Darkwa(sr)        2   14   1
25-WR  Daniel Hopkins(jr)         2   58   1
88-TE  Joel Bowers(fr)            2   42   0
24-RB  Stephen Barnett(rs-sr)     1    7   0 (1 fumble lost)
 9-WR  Wilson Van Hooser(rs-sr)   1   11   0
85-TE  Justin Thomas(fr)          1    9   0
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT[/U]
97-OLB *Mark Richards(fr)         6    5    1    2    1    0
 2-MLB Samson Beck(so)            5    4    1    1    0    0 (1 fr)
27-FS  Will Washington(so)        5    4    1    1    0    1 (1 td)
91-DT  Joe Hogan(rs-so)           2    2    0    0    0    0 (1 ff)
33-CB  Kendrick Washington(rs-sr) 0    0    0    0    0    0 (1 fr)
[u]
Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
16-P   Jonathan Ginsburgh(sr)     1       1     47     n/a     5       5

[B][U]Tulane Key Team Stats:[/U][/B]

Total Offensive Yards: 422
Rushing Totals: 38 att 187 yds 1 td 
Sacks Allowed: 1
3rd down conversions: 5-10 (50%)
4th down conversions: 0-0 (0%)
Offensive Turnovers: 2
Penalties: 5 for 45 yards
Time of Possession: 24:05
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#21 LSU

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]  
16-QB  *Zach Lee(rs-jr)       179.9   14    22  250   2   1
 8-P   Brad Jones(jr)           0.0    0     1    0   0   0 (fake punt) 
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
42-RB  *Mike Ford(rs-sr)         14   62   0 (1 fumble lost)
22-RB  Darin Harris(rs-fr)        3    7   1
16-QB  *Zach Lee(rs-jr)           2   -1   0
[U]
Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD[/U]
24-WR  James Wright(rs-jr)        4  106   2
32-FB  Brandon Worle(rs-jr)       3   33   0
 7-WR  Kadron Boone(sr)           3   63   0
42-RB  *Mike Ford(rs-sr)          3   21   0
26-WR  Tharold Simon(rs-jr)       1   27   0 
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT[/U]
46-MLB Kevin Minter(rs-sr)        9    8    1    2    0    0 (1 ff)
 6-FS  Craig Loston(rs-sr)        7    6    1    0    0    0
99-DE  Sam Montgomery(rs-sr)      5    4    1    3    1    0
57-OLB Lamin Barrow(rs-sr)        5    4    1    0    0    0 (1 fr)
49-DE  Keke Mingo(rs-sr)          3    2    1    0    0    1
[u]
Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
 8-PK  Brad Jones(so)             0        0    n/a    n/a     3       3 

[B][U]Opponent Key Team Stats:[/U][/B]

Total Offensive Yards: 318
Rushing Totals: 19 att 68 yds 1 td 
Sacks Allowed: 1
3rd down conversions: 5-8 (62%)
4th down conversions: 0-1 (0%)
Offensive Turnovers: 3
Penalties: 4 for 35 yards
Time of Possession: 11:55
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2013 Tulane Green Wave Schedule/Results

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Opponent (record)       Result        Tulane Player of the Game              -Record-
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at Air Force (0-1)      W 41-20       QB Byrd 10-21 281 yds 2 tds 1 rush td  1-0 (0-0)
vs Kentucky (2-0)       L 07-41       RB Darkwa 11 car 74 yds 1 rec td       1-1 (0-0)
at SMU (1-2)            L 24-29       RB Darkwa 173 total yds 1 rush td      1-2 (0-1)
vs Houston (4-1)        W 41-27       RB Darkwa 241 total yds 2 rush tds     2-2 (1-1)
vs UTEP (1-5)           W 44-29       QB High 16-24 265 yds 3 tds 1 rush td  3-2 (2-1)
at UCF (4-2)            W 34-27       RB Darkwa 295 total yds 3 tds          4-2 (3-1)
vs Marshall (4-4)       L 27-30 OT    LB Richards 12 tk 5 tfl 2 sk           4-3 (3-2)
vs Georgia Tech (7-2)   L 34-39       RB Darkwa 306 all-purpose yds 3 tds    4-4 (3-2)
at Rice (1-9)           W 38-31       RB Darkwa 245 total yds 3 tds          5-4 (4-2)
vs Tulsa (6-5)          W 40-27       RB Darkwa 39 car 178 yds 3 tds         6-4 (5-2)
at Southern Miss (8-3)  W 41-31       QB Byrd 15-25 293 yds 4 total tds      7-4 (6-2)
at LSU (7-5)            W 38-21       RB Darkwa 21 car 102 yds 2 total tds   8-4 (6-2)
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Next Game:




#24 8-4 (6-2) at 6-6 (6-2)

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[Deegeezy]

Conference Game Scores/Standings - through end of regular season

2013 Conference USA West Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
x-#24 Tulane	8-4	.660	6-2	409	352	W4
Tulsa	6-6	.500	5-3	310	313	L2
Houston	7-5	.580	4-4	291	298	W1
UTEP	4-8	.330	3-5	228	371	W2
SMU	4-8	.330	3-5	296	339	L2
Rice	2-10	.160	2-6	208	309	L1

2013 Conference USA East Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
x-Marshall	6-6	.500	6-2	245	253	L2
Southern Miss	8-4	.660	6-2	335	248	L2
UCF	8-4	.660	5-3	294	194	L1
Memphis	5-7	.410	4-4	234	279	L1
UAB	6-6	.500	3-5	258	270	W2
ECU	1-11	.080	1-7	211	314	L8

x- clinched division title/will meet in Conference USA Championship game in two weeks


Next Game:




#24 8-4 (6-2) at 6-6 (6-2)

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2013 NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS	LAST WEEK
1	Oklahoma (36)	12-0	1500	1
2	Miami (25)	12-0	1450	2
3	Florida	11-1	1167	3
4	Michigan	11-1	1122	4
5	Nebraska	11-1	1076	5
6	Georgia Tech	10-2	1024	6
7	Alabama	10-2	980	7
8	Oregon	10-2	936	8
9	Ohio State	10-2	893	9
10	Virginia Tech	10-2	851	10
11	USC	8-3	800	11
12	Auburn	10-2	767	12
13	Texas A&M	10-2	726	13
14	Missouri	10-2	685	14
15	California	9-3	639	15
16	Rutgers	9-3	599	16
17	Utah	9-3	560	17
18	Northwestern	8-4	516	18
19	Notre Dame	9-3	495	19
20	Boise State	9-3	447	20
21	USF	9-3	421	21
22	Texas Tech	8-4	367	22
23	Clemson	8-4	331	23
24	Tulane	8-4	296	24
25	Central Michigan	10-2	273	25

[Deegeezy]

you're ranked 24 :dance:

Good win over the Tigers.

Yes!!!!!! great win and you cracked the top 25. party.

Huge win over LSU!

Thanks guys...I really wanted to win this one. I felt like my team had a little extra pep in their step for this one. Great game!

Amazing win man, you simply dominated LSU on all fronts. It looks like with the way Byrd is playing you are going to have a real quarterback controversy during the offseason. Time to turn the attention to Marshall and avenge that earlier loss. It is a beautiful thing seeing Tulane in the top 25.

It surely is looking like Byrd is trying to re-claim his job. I am going to find it hard to sit him in his senior year after how far he's come. He really comes to play in big games. I should start calling him ""Big Game"" Byrd.

:dance: Way to control the clock and keep their offense off the field.

Please beat Marshall and win your bowl game. If you don't get into the SEC next year I might cry

That was the plan...Steady, balanced play-calling and T.O.P. We were able to put together some long drives and we were able to respond to their punches with punches of our own. This was really a COMPLETE performance by our team. "

[Deegeezy]

Courtesy

#24
Huntington, WV

#24 TULANE SET TO TRAVEL TO HUNTINGTON TO FACE MARSHALL IN CONFERENCE TITLE GAME

Green Wave hoping to avenge 30-27 overtime loss to Thundering Herd in week 9 | Tulane 1-4 all-time against Marshall | Geezy led team to first win ever over Marshall in close battle at conclusion of 2010 season | QB Byrd re-claimed starting job when freshman QB High was injured against Thundering Herd

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[Deegeezy]

2013 Conference Championship Week Preview


NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BERTHS ON THE LINE FOR #1 OKLAHOMA AND #2 MIAMI IN CONFERENCE TITLE GAMES
Sooners hope to defeat Nebraska in Big XII title game for second straight season | #7 Alabama looking for 5th straight SEC title win over #3 Florida | Gators on deck for BCS Title game

SEC Championship

#7 Alabama 10-2 (7-1)
#3 Florida 11-1 (8-0)




C-USA Championship

#24 Tulane 8-4 (6-2)
Marshall 6-6 (6-2)




Big XII Championship

#5 Nebraska 11-1 (7-1)
#1 Oklahoma 12-0 (8-0)




MAC Championship

Ohio 9-3 (6-2)
#25 Central Michigan 10-2 (7-1)




ACC Championship

#23 Clemson 8-4 (6-2)
#2 Miami 12-0 (8-0)

2013 Current BCS Standings

[u]
Rk  Team         Record   Points[/u]
 1.Oklahoma       12-0     1.000
 2.Miami          12-0      .994
 3.Michigan       11-1      .986
 4.Florida        11-1      .986
 5.Nebraska       11-1      .978
 6.Georgia Tech   10-2      .972
 7.Alabama        10-2      .967
 8.Ohio State     10-2      .956
 9.Virginia Tech  10-2      .953
10.Oregon         10-2      .946
11.USC             8-3      .944
12.Texas A&M      10-2      .913
13.Auburn         10-2      .913
14.Missouri       10-2      .901
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[B]23.Tulane          8-4      .829[/B]