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WEEK 9 PREVIEW


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Last Meeting: Tulane defeated Louisiana Tech 63-30 at the Louisiana Superdome in 1998, improving its all-time record versus the Bulldogs to 8-0


Key Players:

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Injuries: OLB *Jesse Brothers (rs-sr) 71 overall - out for season (torn achilles), TE Louis Robinson (so) 65 overall - questionable (torn quad), MLB Clay Little (jr) 70 overall - out 2 weeks (broken ribs)


Injuries: WR Gerald Alexander (rs-sr) 79 overall - probable (strained shoulder)


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N/R 35 -- 6-2
#11 45 -- 7-1

Tulane QB Jamie Manning rushes for his first of two rushing touchdowns of the day, this one from two yards out to make the score 24-0 in the second quarter. It was the first rushing touchdown of Manning's career and he finished with a career-high 57 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns to go along with his 4 touchdown passes.

TULANE SURVIES AGAINST PESKY LOUISIANA TECH IN 45-35 SHOOTOUT

QB Manning accounts for six touchdowns to lead the Green Wave to a closer than expected 18th straight Superdome win | QB Payne and the Bulldogs' offense fires on all cylinders, shreds Tulane's defense for over 500 yards through the air but their late rally falls short | Green Wave must quickly turn the page with pivotal SEC clash at #2 Alabama next on the slate

New Orleans, LA -- The Tulane Green Wave heard all week about their game against up-and-coming Louisiana Tech being a proverbial ""trap game"" with a date at #2 Alabama on the horizon and despite moments on Saturday where it seemed like the Green Wave would pull away, the Bulldogs would not lay down. In the end though, the 11th ranked Wave were able to hold on for a wild 45-35 victory at the Louisiana Superdome over the Bulldogs, picking up their 18th consecutive victory at their home venue in a game that featured nearly 1,000 yards of total offense.

Tulane freshman QB Jamie Manning accounted for all six of the Green Wave's touchdowns, passing for 4 scores and also getting the first two rushing touchdowns of his career. He finished the game 21 of 33 for 298 yards with 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. He also ran the ball 16 times for 57 yards and the aforementioned 2 scores on the ground, all career-highs.

His counterpart for Louisiana Tech was the talk of the postgame chatter however. Bulldogs QB Erik Payne, a junior, finished a whopping 47 of 63 for 541 yards and 3 touchdowns, displaying a mastery of his team's no-huddle, ""Air Raid"" offense which features all shotgun formations. Redshirt senior WR Seth Sowell, a 2-star player that was once recruited by Tulane, was Payne's favorite target during the game and finished with 5 receptions for 136 yards and a touchdown.

Payne added a 3-yard touchdown run and an ensuing two point-conversion run in the final moments to cut the Green Wave's lead to 45-35 with 1:10 remaining. Louisiana Tech would recover the ensuing onsides kick, however they would go three and out and turn the ball back over to Tulane, who was then able run out the remainder of the clock.

"Give those guys a lot of credit. They came in here with a plan and they executed it very well," said Tulane head coach D. Geezy.

"They had't shown that much of a heavy emphasis on the pass on film all year long so admittedly, that sort of caught us off guard. We weren't expecting to have to defend 60+ passes."

Louisiana Tech (6-2) also had not shown their penchant for heavy trickeration either. The Bulldogs surprised the Tulane special teams all afternoon long, running three fake punts throughout the course of the game, twice successfully. Their punter, redshirt sophomore Joe Foster, finished 2 of 3 for 27 yards, converting two first downs to extend drives, which led to a total of 10 points. It was the first three pass attempts of his career.

"They really pulled out all the stops today and emptied out the playbook," said Geezy.

Tulane had opportunities to put the game away throughout the afternoon, but ill-timed turnovers and penalties cost them. RB Reggie Moore's 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to open the second half was called back for holding and that play likely would have blown the game wide open at 31-8 early in the third quarter. Manning also missed on several deep passes during the game, which could have extended Tulane's lead and provided much-needed swings in momentum at critical junctures of the game. In the end though, it would not matter and Tulane would survive the upset scare.

"We said it all week that Louisiana Tech was a good football team," said Geezy.

"I don't care who you play, being a 6-1 team like they were coming in is an accomplishment and a mark of a good team.

"Was there ever a point in the game where we thought we wouldn't win? Probably not. But with that said, we knew we weren't going to win by just showing up today. Those guys can play, they have a heck of a quarterback, and they're well-coached."

Next up for Tulane (7-1, 4-1) is a date at #2 Alabama in Tusacloosa next Saturday in the newly dubbed ""Tidal Wave"" game. The game will feature former Crimson Tide RB Brett Curtis, a blue chip recruit who transferred to Tulane last off-season due to lack of playing time and now leads the Green Wave with 737 rushing yards. Green Wave senior starting CB Ethan Cantrelle, a former 4-star recruit, also transferred from Alabama last off-season along with Curtis.

The then-top ranked Crimson Tide (8-0, 5-0) blew out the then-18th ranked Green Wave 51-17 the last time the two teams met at Bryant-Denny Stadium, which was back in 2014, Tulane's first season back in the Southeastern Conference following a 48-year hiatus. Last season however, then-top ranked Tulane beat then-9th ranked Alabama 13-10 via a 44-yard field goal by PK Cody Bennett as time expired. Tulane went on to win the SEC last year, halting Alabama's streak of six consecutive conference titles.

"The way I see it, we're playing for three things next week," said Geezy.

"1.) An opportunity to stay in the race to win the SEC West, 2.) A chance to put ourselves in position to be the conference's #2 BCS team should we not get the help we need to win the West, and 3.) To maintain our chance at playing in Miami (site of this year's BCS National Championship Game) in January.

"This one is going to be a dogfight and will probably be one of the biggest if not the biggest regular season game in our program's history."


Box Score


1st

TU: 11 yd TD pass from Manning to Adams (Bennett kick) 5:08 -- 7-0
TU: 38 yd FG by Bennett 0:39 -- 10-0

2nd

TU: 1 yd TD pass from Manning to Young (Bennett kick) 6:28 -- 17-0
TU: 2 yd TD run by Manning (Bennett kick) 1:27 -- 24-0
LT: 3 yd TD pass from Payne to Logan (Payne to Sowell) 0:15 -- 24-8

3rd

LT: 45 yd FG by Bryant 5:42 -- 24-11
LT: 20 yd TD pass from Payne to Logan (Bryant kick) 2:49 -- 24-18
TU: 3 yd TD run by Manning (Bennett kick) 1:47 -- 31-18

4th

TU: 2 yd TD pass from Manning to Bowers (Bennett kick) 7:16 -- 38-18
LT: 39 yd FG by Bryant 5:10 -- 38-21
TU: 42 yd TD pass from Manning to Bowers (Bennett kick) 4:48 -- 45-21
LT: 53 yd TD pass from Payne to Sowell (2-pt run failed) 4:13 -- 45-27
LT: 3 yd TD run by Payne (Payne to Logan) 1:10 -- 45-35

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Game Statistics


#11 Tulane

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Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]
 9-QB  Jamie Manning(fr)      167.3   21    33  298   4   2
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Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
 9-QB  Jamie Manning(fr)         16   57   2
36-RB  *Brett Curtis(rs-so)       5   29   0
25-RB  *Reggie Moore(jr)          4   13   0
16-RB  William Archer(rs-sr)      2    6   0
 5-RB  Anthony Barnett(sr)        2   17   0
13-QB  Chris Moore(rs-sr)         1   -2   0
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Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD [/U]
88-TE  Joel Bowers(sr)            5   93   2
25-RB  *Reggie Moore(jr)          5   31   0
 2-WR  Brandon McNeil(fr)         4   83   0
23-WR  Gerald Alexander(jr)       3   68   0
36-RB  *Brett Curtis(rs-so)       2   11   0
15-FB  Marcus Young(fr)           1    1   1
89-WR  Derrick Adams(rs-jr)       1   11   1
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Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT [/U]
52-MLB David Reid(fr)            18   11    7    1    0    0
29-CB  Eric Jefferson(so)        10    5    5    2    0    0
26-FS  Dre Harris(so)            10    5    5    2    0    0 
 4-CB  Tommy Andrews(fr)          5    3    2    2    1    0
21-CB  Cedric Burnette(so)        4    3    1    1    1    0
97-DT  Quinton Foster(fr)         2    2    0    2    1    0  
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Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
47-PK  Cody Bennett(jr)           1       1     39     n/a     6       6


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

Total Offensive Yards: 420
Rushing Totals: 29 att 122 yds 2 tds
Sacks Allowed: 4
3rd down conversions: 6-11 (54%)
4th down conversions: 0-0 (0%)
Offensive Turnovers: 2
Penalties: 5 for 45 yards
Time of Possession: 19:41
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Louisiana Tech

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Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]  
 8-QB  *Erik Payne(jr)        162.4   47    63  541   3   0
14-P   Joe Foster(rs-so)      142.2    2     3   27   0   0 (3 fake punts)
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Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
19-RB  Frank McCarty(jr)          8   -8   0
 8-QB  *Erik Payne(jr)            6  -24   1
28-RB  Victor Faulk(rs-jr)        1   -4   0
83-WR  *Jonathan Mack(rs-sr)      1   -2   0
81-WR  Seth Sowell(rs-sr)         1    0   0
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Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD [/U]
19-RB  Frank McCarty(jr)          9   68   0
86-WR  Titus Jennings(sr)         7   71   0
 4-WR  Clint Edwards(rs-sr)       6   32   0
83-WR  *Jonathan Mack(rs-sr)      5   80   0
81-WR  Seth Sowell(rs-sr)         5  136   1
88-WR  Jeff Cruz(jr)              4   63   0
80-TE  Brad Barber(sr)            4   41   0
82-WR  Curtis Logan(rs-fr)        3   41   2
28-RB  Victor Faulk(rs-jr)        3   -3   0
47-FB  Bill Fine(so)              1   18   0
50-OLB Jeremy Wright(rs-sr)       1    9   0
85-WR  Justin Cook(rs-jr)         1   12   0
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Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT [/U]
50-OLB Jeremy Wright(rs-sr)       9    6    3    1    1    0
33-SS  Heath Burns(rs-so)         7    7    0    0    0    1
 6-DE  Jason Barber(sr)           5    5    0    3    2    0
91-DT  Cameron Clement(rs-sr)     2    2    0    1    1    0
31-CB  Brent Smith(jr)            1    1    0    0    0    1
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Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
 2-PK  Dan Bryant(fr)             2       4     45   48, 47    1       1 


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

Total Offensive Yards: 530
Rushing Totals: 17 att -38 yds 1 td 
Sacks Allowed: 3
3rd down conversions: 5-17 (29%)
4th down conversions: 2-3 (66%)
Offensive Turnovers: 0
Penalties: 3 for 18 yards
Time of Possession: 16:19
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2016 Tulane Green Wave Schedule/Results

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Opponent (record)       Result        Tulane Player of the Game                -Record-
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at Hawai'i (6-2)        W 41-18       QB Manning 25 of 37 383 yds 3 tds        1-0 (0-0)
at Miami (3-5)          W 27-13       SS Bryant 4 tk 2 tfl 2 sk 2 ff           2-0 (0-0)
vs Auburn (2-6)         W 40-14       QB Manning 23 of 28 360 yds 3 tds        3-0 (1-0)
vs South Carolina (7-1) W 24-21       RB Moore 10 rec 101 yds 2 total tds      4-0 (2-0)
at LSU (6-1)            L 27-31       LB Branch 9 tk 1 int 1 td                4-1 (2-1)
at Georgia (4-4)        W 40-00       PK Bennett 4 of 4 FGs Long of 53         5-1 (3-1)
vs Kentucky (1-8)       W 37-14       QB Manning 24 of 31 352 yds 4 tds        6-1 (4-1)
vs Louisiana Tech (6-2) W 45-35       QB Manning 21 of 33 298 yds 6 total tds  7-1 (4-1)
at Alabama (8-0)
vs Arkansas (3-4)
at Ole Miss (4-3)
vs Southern Miss (7-0)
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Next Game:



"THE TIDAL WAVE"

#8 (7-1, 4-1) at #2 (8-0, 5-0)

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Conference Game Scores/Standings - through week 9

SEC West Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#2 Alabama	8-0	1.000	5-0	269	127	W8
#5 LSU	6-1	.850	4-0	225	118	W6
#8 Tulane	7-1	.870	4-1	281	146	W3
Ole Miss	4-3	.570	2-2	170	160	L2
Arkansas	3-4	.420	2-3	187	204	W1
Auburn	2-6	.250	2-4	171	225	L2

SEC East Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#18 South Carolina	7-1	.870	4-1	242	126	W5
Tennessee	5-3	.620	3-2	296	212	L2
Georgia	4-4	.500	2-4	146	173	W1
Florida	3-4	.420	2-4	198	157	W2
Vanderbilt	3-4	.420	1-4	173	171	L2
Kentucky	1-8	.110	0-6	109	251	L7

Week 9 SEC Scoreboard

Vanderbilt 28
#2 Alabama 42

Kentucky 13
Florida 34

Georgia 24
Auburn 10

#20 Tennessee 30
#22 South Carolina 35


Week 10 SEC Matchups

#8 Tulane
#2 Alabama

Arkansas
#18 South Carolina

#5 LSU
Tennessee

Florida
Vanderbilt

Auburn
Ole Miss

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Scores/Standings - through week 9

2016 NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Penn State (38)	8	0	1502
2	2	Alabama (22)	8	0	1413
3	4	UCLA (1)	8	0	1348
4	3	Oklahoma	8	0	1320
5	8	LSU	6	1	1115
6	7	Michigan	5	1	1051
7	10	TCU	5	1	942
8	11	Tulane	7	1	908
9	6	Boise State	6	1	901
10	12	Florida State	7	1	883
11	13	Oregon	5	2	822
12	16	Texas	6	2	721
13	17	West Virginia	6	1	691
14	18	Virginia Tech	6	1	652
15	5	Northwestern	6	1	624
16	23	Southern Miss	7	0	527
17	9	USC	5	2	523
18	22	South Carolina	7	1	522
19	21	Utah	5	2	521
20	NR	Pittsburgh	6	1	451
21	15	Ohio State	4	3	435
22	14	Notre Dame	5	3	403
23	25	Texas A&M	6	2	360
24	NR	Cincinnati	6	2	306
25	NR	Georgia Tech	6	2	280

Week 9 Scoreboard

La. Tech (6-2) -- 35
#11 Tulane (7-1) -- 45

Michigan St. (4-4) -- 13
#7 Michigan (5-1) -- 38

#5 Northwestern (6-1) -- 17
Indiana (3-4) -- 21

#6 Boise St. (6-1) -- 19
#8 LSU (6-1) -- 22

#3 Oklahoma (8-0) -- 36
#24 Oklahoma St. (6-2) -- 10

#1 Penn St. (8-0) -- 42
#15 Ohio St. (4-3) -- 7

Pittsburgh (6-1) -- 24
#14 Notre Dame (5-3) -- 21 F/OT

#9 USC (5-2) -- 14
Arizona St. (5-3) -- 24

Illinois (5-3) -- 24
#19 Wisconsin (3-4) -- 17


Notable Week 10 Matchups

#11 Oregon (5-2)
#3 UCLA (8-0)

#4 Oklahoma (8-0)
#23 Texas A&M (6-2)

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WEEK 10 PREVIEW


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"THE TIDAL WAVE"





Last Meeting: Then-#1 ranked Tulane defeated then-#9 ranked Alabama 13-10 last season at the Louisiana Superdome via a 44-yard field goal by Green Wave PK Cody Bennett as time expired

Last Meeting at venue: Then-#1 ranked Alabama blew out then-#18 ranked Tulane 51-17 at Tuscaloosa during the Green Wave's first season back in the SEC after a 48-year hiatus


Key Players:

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Injuries: None


Injuries: WR Gerald Alexander (rs-sr) 79 overall - probable (strained shoulder)


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Green Wave News Clips

Tulane | RB Curtis, CB Cantrelle ready for payback
Fri, 28 Oct 2016 7:30:49 -0700
ESPN's Erin Andrews reports that Tulane Green Wave RB Brett Curtis, who transferred to Tulane from Alabama last off-season, is expected to see his role increased for the team's pivotal week 10 matchup against the Crimson Tide. Curtis, a blue chip signee by the Tide in 2014, leads the Green Wave with 737 rushing yards this season and boasts a whopping 9.3 yards per carry average.

The nation's #4 overall rated running back the year he came out of high school in Orange Grove, Mississippi, Curtis decided to transfer to Tulane after being relegated to #3 on Alabama's depth chart despite being promised a starting job by Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban. Leery of Curtis' lack of pure foot speed (89 ovr, 86 spd), Saban went out and signed current Alabama starting RB James Moore (92 ovr, 90 spd) that same off-season and one season later signed RB Randy Lee (90 ovr, 98 spd). Both players are currently #1 and #2 respectively on the Crimson Tide's depth chart at running back. Lee's acquisition in January of 2015 was the final straw for Curtis, who then transferred.

"Brett should have fresh legs coming into this game after not getting a ton of carries the past couple of weeks," said Tulane head coach D. Geezy.

"I think in big games, you have to lean heavily on your best players and I don't think I'm letting any big secrets out by saying that we're expecting big things from Brett this week against his old team.

"Believe me, we know how important this game is to Brett."

CB Ethan Cantrelle (84 ovr), a redshirt senior this season, followed Curtis to Tulane and transferred the same off-season after seeing his playing time diminish at Alabama. Cantrelle is also from Orange Grove, Mississippi & was a high school teammate of Curtis and signed with Alabama as a 4-star recruit in 2012. He is now Tulane's top corner and despite not having any interceptions this season, he has put together a strong senior season, routinely shutting down opponents' #1 receivers while also registering 4 sacks as a blitzer. He is expected to be lined up almost exclusively against Alabama #1 WR Ben Allen (93 ovr) on Saturday night and will be looking to remind Saban and the Alabama coaching staff of his superb man coverage skills.


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Huge game next week. Manning has had a couple of solid performances so hopefully that confidence carries over into this game. I am getting pumped for this and I am not even playing it haha. Hopefully Curtis can exact some revenge. If I were gameplanning it, I would focus on the run, the freshman QB is going to have enough pressure on him, you at least want the ground game to back him up. Good luck!

You've read my mind for this gameplan. While I won't necessarily be ""run heavy,"" I do expect to try to run the ball a lot more than I have been lately. Against a stacked defense like this, this game won't be about taking advantage of mismatches; It will solely be about execution and not making mistakes. I've struggled against the 3-4 throughout this dynasty, so I need to play very focused. I only scored 13 points last time I played them and the year before that, they blew us out 51-17.

Look for RB Brett Curtis to get about 18 to 20 carries (which is high for him) and also look for big games in the passing game from both Curtis and RB Reggie Moore as well as from my two tight ends, Joel Bowers and Justin Thomas.

Alabama's CBs are all studs with 97 to 99 speed so I probably won't challenge them much and the deep vertical passing game is all but eliminated from this gameplan. I'm going to have to sort of ""reel in"" freshman QB Jamie Manning a bit against this defense.

I've been experimenting in practice mode with some of the personnel packages and may try to put both Curtis and Moore in the backfield together on some drives. Hopefully cyber-Saban wasn't video-taping my practices.

I'm pumped for this matchup! This is the kind of matchup I dreamed about back when I first started this dynasty.

BIG game for the Green Wave coming up. I am looking forward to seeing the game report.

CAN'T WAIT /BartScott

No doubt about it, men. I'm pumped for this one. The Crimson Tide versus the Green Wave is becoming a bit of an unofficial rivalry.

""The Tidal Wave"" kicks off tonight!

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#8 41 -- 8-1 (5-1)
#2 13 -- 8-1 (5-1)

QB Jamie Manning's 47-yard touchdown completion to WR Gerald Alexander concluded a 6-play 80-yard opening drive for Tulane, giving the Green Wave an early 7-0 lead. Manning took advantage of Alabama's decision to put OLB Richard Simmons in one on one coverage against the speedy Alexander.

WELL-PREPARED #8 TULANE LEAVES #2 ALABAMA'S HEADS SPINNING FOLLOWING A 41-13 BEATDOWN

Green Wave plays near-flawless, racking up over 500 yards of total offense and committing no turnovers to defeat the Crimson Tide for a second straight season | RB Curtis rushes for 132 yards and 2 touchdowns versus his former team, fellow Bama transfer Cantrelle shuts down Tide's #1 wideout Allen to help Tulane keep pace in tight SEC West race | Team will put its 18-game Superdome winning steak on the line next week against Arkansas | Razorbacks handed Green Wave their only defeat of last season in 38-37 double-overtime thriller

Tuscaloosa, AL -- The Tulane Green Wave faced a tall order but in the end they simply looked like the better prepared team on the way to a stunning 41-13 blowout win over #2 Alabama Saturday in ""The Tidal Wave Game"" at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The game was close early on, but two second half touchdown runs by former Alabama RB Brett Curtis helped put the game away as the Wave outscored the Crimson Tide 24-3 in the game's final two quarters. Curtis, who transferred to Tulane from Alabama following the 2014 season, finished with 132 yards on 16 carries against his former team.

The Green Wave came out swinging in the first quarter. After forcing an Alabama punt on the game's first series, Tulane QB Jamie Manning would direct a 6-play 80-yard drive which lasted two minutes. The quick opening possession would culminate with a 47-yard scoring strike to WR Gerald Alexander to give the Wave an early 7-0 lead. Manning finished the game 13 of 17 for 160 yards and 2 touchdowns before exiting the game in the third quarter with a hamstring injury.

"We decided to play it safe and hold Jamie out in the second half when his hamstring tightened up on him," said Tulane head coach D. Geezy.

"He played very well today. He was 12 of 14 at halftime and he did a great job of directing the offense. He will be fine for next week."

Manning would direct a 10-play opening drive to start the third quarter and the possession ended with a 46-yard field goal by PK Cody Bennett to increase the Green Wave's lead to 20-10.

An interception by Tulane freshman OLB Larry Branch early on the Tide's first possession of the third quarter swung the momentum strongly in Tulane's favor. Just three plays following the turnover, Curtis would score on a 26-yard run which made the score 27-10.

"No question about it, that sequence was the turning point of the game," said Geezy.

"It wasn't until that moment where we thought not only do we have a good chance of winning but we also have a chance to run away with this thing."

...And that they did. Following a field goal by Alabama to make the score 27-13, the Green Wave would blow the game wide open. Back-up QB Chris Moore found RB Reggie Moore wide open on a wheel route on what was an apparent busted coverage and the junior speedster raced 87 yards for a touchdown which made the score 34-13. Except for his earlier 2-yard touchdown reception, R. Moore was held in check up to that point in the game as a receiver out of the backfield, but his career-long touchdown reception increased his pass catching totals to 6 receptions for 89 yards and 2 touchdowns on the evening. C. Moore finished the game 3 of 3 for 100 yards after replacing Manning early in the third quarter.

Two possessions following R. Moore's long touchdown reception, Curtis would provide the game's exclamation point. Already up 34-13 early in the fourth quarter, the redshirt sophomore ran 61 yards untouched for a back-breaking touchdown which made the score 41-13, putting the final nail in the coffin of his former team.

Curtis wasn't the only former Alabama player to have a big game. Tulane redshirt senior CB Ethan Cantrelle, who transferred from the Tide in the same off-season as Curtis, finished with only 2 tackles but blanketed Alabama #1 wideout Ben Allen the entire evening. Coming into the game as the Tide's leading receiver, the junior was held to just 1 catch for 2 yards by Cantrelle.

"We decided to put Ethan in one on one coverage all game long against Allen and to let him do his thing," said Tulane assistant head coach/defensive coordinator Charles Kelly.

"I couldn't be happier for the way he responded with a strong effort against a great receiver."

Alabama (8-1, 5-1) would get one last opportunity to score late in the game and drove all the way to the Green Wave 1-yard line. Despite having the ball at the 1-yard line with a first and goal, the Crimson Tide was held out of the end zone. FS Dre Harris' pass breakup in the end zone on fourth and goal ended the scoring threat.

The Green Wave would then go on an 11-play 72-yard drive to melt away the game's final 5:11.

Tulane finished the game 9 of 11 on third downs and never punted once. Both failed third downs resulted in field goals. Neither Manning or C. Moore was sacked once on the evening nor did the Green Wave offense commit a single turnover.

"Tonight was just a special night," said Geezy.

RB James Moore led the Crimson Tide with 98 yards on 17 carries, but Alabama's big deficit negated his touches in the second half. Tide QB Jake Parsons finished 21 of 34 for 243 yards and 1 interception.

Tulane (8-1, 5-1) will host Arkansas (3-5, 2-4) next week at the Louisiana Superdome. The Razorbacks defeated the Green Wave 38-37 last season in double overtime, handing Tulane its only loss of the season. The game was lost when Geezy's gamble to go for two following a touchdown backfired and R. Moore was stuffed just short of the goal line, giving the Razorbacks the upset win over the then top-ranked Green Wave in snowy Fayetville.

Tulane has won 18 consecutive games at the Superdome, including last season's 38-21 Sugar Bowl victory over Virginia Tech.

RB Brett Curtis takes a handoff and spins his way past a defender on the way to a 26-yard third quarter touchdown which gave Tulane a commanding 27-10 lead.

Box Score


1st

TU: 47 yd TD pass from Manning to Alexander (Bennett kick) 4:42 -- 7-0
AL: 1 yd TD run by J. Moore (Bullock kick) 2:20 -- 7-7

2nd

TU: 30 yd FG by Bennett 6:05 -- 10-7
TU: 2 yd TD pass from Manning to R. Moore (Bennett kick) 2:23 -- 17-7
AL: 31 yd FG by Bullock 0:01 -- 17-10

3rd

TU: 46 yd FG by Bennett 6:04 -- 20-10
TU: 26 yd TD run by Curtis (Bennett kick) 4:08 -- 27-10
AL: 54 yd FG by Bullock 1:32 -- 27-13
TU: 87 yd TD pass from C. Moore to R. Moore (Bennett kick) 0:22 -- 34-13

4th

TU: 61 yd TD run by Curtis (Bennett kick) 8:19 -- 41-13

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Game Statistics


#8 Tulane

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Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]
 9-QB  Jamie Manning(fr)~     194.4   13    17  160   2   0
13-QB  Chris Moore(rs-sr)     489.9    3     3  100   1   0
~ - injured in third quarter (strained hamstring) | did not return
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
36-RB  *Brett Curtis(rs-so)      16  132   2
25-RB  *Reggie Moore(jr)         10   49   0
 5-RB  Anthony Barnett(sr)        3   50   0
16-RB  William Archer(rs-sr)      2    8   0
13-QB  Chris Moore(rs-sr)         1   -2   0
15-FB  Marcus Young(fr)           1    3   0
 9-QB  Jamie Manning(fr)          1   18   0
[U]
Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD [/U]
25-RB  *Reggie Moore(jr)          6   89   2
 2-WR  Brandon McNeil(fr)         3   63   0
36-RB  *Brett Curtis(rs-so)       2   10   0
88-TE  Joel Bowers(sr)            1   19   0
85-TE  Justin Thomas(sr)          1    7   0
15-FB  Marcus Young(fr)           1   15   0
23-WR  Gerald Alexander(jr)       1   47   1
87-WR  Herbie Smith(so)           1   12   0
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT [/U]
26-FS  Dre Harris(so)             9    7    2    2    0    0
11-OLB Larry Branch(fr)           3    3    0    0    0    1
24-CB  *Eric Cantrelle(rs-sr)     2    2    0    0    0    0
91-DT  Curt Fletcher(fr)          1    1    0    1    1    0
[u]
Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
47-PK  Cody Bennett(jr)           2       2     47     n/a     5       5


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

Total Offensive Yards: 520
Rushing Totals: 34 att 258 yds 2 tds
Sacks Allowed: 0
3rd down conversions: 9-11 (81%)
4th down conversions: 0-0 (0%)
Offensive Turnovers: 0
Penalties: 4 for 30 yards
Time of Possession: 20:47
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#2 Alabama

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]  
 4-QB  Jake Parsons(sr)       115.9   21    34  243   0   1
 9-RB  James Moore(jr)        226.0    1     1   15   0   0
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
 9-RB  James Moore(jr)           17   98   1
 4-QB  Jake Parsons(sr)           2   -5   0
28-RB  Randy Lee(so)              2   10   0
36-FB  Charlie Connor(rs-jr)      1    0   0
[U]
Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD [/U]
14-WR  Adam Jennings(sr)          5   57   0
88-WR  Brent Briggs(so)           4   41   0
 9-RB  James Moore(jr)            3   21   0
85-WR  Brett Marshall(rs-jr)      3   66   0
89-TE  Stephon Stephens(sr)       3   49   0
15-WR  *Ben Allen(jr)             1    2   0
 5-WR  Alex Tucker(rs-sr)         1   -3   0 
36-FB  Charlie Connor(rs-jr)      1   15   0
28-RB  Randy Lee(so)              1   10   0
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT [/U]
56-MLB *Justin Wayne(sr)          7    5    2    1    0    0
18-CB  Johnny Brown(jr)           6    5    1    0    0    0
54-OLB *Richard Simmons(sr)       5    5    0    3    0    0
[u]
Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
12-PK  Garrett Bullock(rs-jr)     2       2     54     n/a     1       1


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

Total Offensive Yards: 361
Rushing Totals: 22 att 103 yds 1 td 
Sacks Allowed: 1
3rd down conversions: 7-13 (53%)
4th down conversions: 0-1 (0%)
Offensive Turnovers: 1
Penalties: 7 for 74 yards
Time of Possession: 15:13
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2016 Tulane Green Wave Schedule/Results

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Opponent (record)       Result        Tulane Player of the Game                -Record-
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at Hawai'i (7-2)        W 41-18       QB Manning 25 of 37 383 yds 3 tds        1-0 (0-0)
at Miami (3-6)          W 27-13       SS Bryant 4 tk 2 tfl 2 sk 2 ff           2-0 (0-0)
vs Auburn (3-6)         W 40-14       QB Manning 23 of 28 360 yds 3 tds        3-0 (1-0)
vs South Carolina (8-1) W 24-21       RB Moore 10 rec 101 yds 2 total tds      4-0 (2-0)
at LSU (7-1)            L 27-31       LB Branch 9 tk 1 int 1 td                4-1 (2-1)
at Georgia (4-4)        W 40-00       PK Bennett 4 of 4 FGs Long of 53         5-1 (3-1)
vs Kentucky (1-8)       W 37-14       QB Manning 24 of 31 352 yds 4 tds        6-1 (4-1)
vs Louisiana Tech (6-3) W 45-35       QB Manning 21 of 33 298 yds 6 total tds  7-1 (4-1)
at Alabama (8-1)        W 41-13       RB Moore 49 rush yds 89 rec yds 2 tds    8-1 (5-1)
vs Arkansas (3-5)
at Ole Miss (4-4)
vs Southern Miss (8-0)
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(3-5, 2-4) at #4 (8-1, 5-1)

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Conference Game Scores/Standings - through week 10

SEC West Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#3 LSU	7-1	.870	5-0	266	152	W7
#4 Tulane	8-1	.880	5-1	322	159	W4
#8 Alabama	8-1	.880	5-1	282	168	L1
Auburn	3-6	.330	3-4	209	249	W1
Ole Miss	4-4	.500	2-3	194	198	L3
Arkansas	3-5	.370	2-4	207	231	L1

SEC East Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#16 South Carolina	8-1	.880	5-1	269	146	W6
Tennessee	5-4	.550	3-3	330	253	L3
Florida	4-4	.500	3-4	219	166	W3
Georgia	4-4	.500	2-4	146	173	W1
Vanderbilt	3-5	.370	1-5	182	192	L3
Kentucky	1-8	.110	0-6	109	251	L7

Week 10 SEC Scoreboard

#8 Tulane 41
#2 Alabama 13

Arkansas 20
#18 South Carolina 27

#5 LSU 41
Tennessee 34

Florida 21
Vanderbilt 9

Auburn 38
Ole Miss 24


Week 11 SEC Matchups

Arkansas
#4 Tulane

#8 Alabama
#3 LSU

Vanderbilt
Kentucky

Georgia
Ole Miss

#16 South Carolina
Florida

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Scores/Standings - through week 10

2016 NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Penn State (41)	8	0	1505
2	4	Oklahoma (20)	9	0	1276
3	5	LSU	7	1	1120
4	8	Tulane	8	1	1078
5	6	Michigan	6	1	1060
6	7	TCU	6	1	1023
7	11	Oregon	6	2	966
8	2	Alabama	8	1	962
9	9	Boise State	6	1	937
10	3	UCLA	8	1	934
11	10	Florida State	8	1	914
12	12	Texas	7	2	822
13	14	Virginia Tech	7	1	794
14	16	Southern Miss	8	0	730
15	17	USC	6	2	642
16	18	South Carolina	8	1	616
17	19	Utah	6	2	572
18	20	Pittsburgh	7	1	546
19	21	Ohio State	4	3	491
20	22	Notre Dame	5	3	460
21	24	Cincinnati	6	2	401
22	13	West Virginia	6	2	343
23	NR	Houston	7	1	276
24	15	Northwestern	6	2	249
25	23	Texas A&M	6	3	218

Week 10 Notable Scores

#11 Oregon (6-2) -- 30
#3 UCLA (8-1) -- 13

#4 Oklahoma (9-0) -- 49
#23 Texas A&M (6-3) -- 35

#13 West Virginia (6-2) -- 10
Connecticut (4-4) -- 27

#15 Northwestern (6-2) -- 39
Minnesota (4-4) -- 45 F/OT

Maryland (7-2) -- 27
#25 Georgia Tech (6-3) -- 7


Week 11 Notable Matchups

#1 Penn St. (8-0)
Iowa (3-5)

#21 Cincinnati (6-2)
#22 West Virginia (6-2)

Nebraska (8-2)
#2 Oklahoma (9-0)

#19 Ohio St. (4-3)
#24 Northwestern (6-2)

#17 Utah (6-2)
#6 TCU (6-1)

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Can't wait, hopefully Curtis gets his revenge

Curtis definitely brought it. It is amazing how good of a player he is. I don't think I have had a back rated this high so early in his career and it shows. He'll be in the mid to high 90s by the time here graduates.

Dayum, a lot of transfers from Bama.

Yep...I think it is just a product of all those great recruiting classes they have year after year. All that great talent can't be on the field at once, so they end up losing guys.

The Green Wave marches on! Just had to check in and see how things were going. Good luck against Bama

Thanks man...We're still rolling. Hopefully we can get up to #2.

**** YEAH TULANE

Haha...I couldn't have said it better myself. Thanks man.

Wow, you really steamrolled Alabama, I would have never called that happening. Great game though, your team really played a complete game on all fronts. Curtis and Moore are really becoming quite the duo, amazing day from the two of them. Now it is time to avenge your loss against Arkansas from last season. Defend the dome!

Agreed. My vision for those two players has come to fruition. I wanted Curtis to be my beast on the ground and I wanted Moore to be primarily used as a pass catcher. It has been great. Hopefully they both come back next season.

Revenge will definitely be on my mind next week against Pig Suey. They beat us 38-37 by stopping us about one inch from the goal line last year on the game's final play (a two point conversion) and provided what is perhaps the most painful screen capture to look at that I have in this dynasty:



If not for that play, we would have been in the national title game. You better believe that we have revenge on our minds!

only Southern Miss can stop you from a 1 loss season :yep:

That game against rival Southern Miss is certainly looking bigger and bigger each week. I hope they stay undefeated; It could only help our National Title hopes to have a top 10 ranked, undefeated team on our schedule at the end of the year. I'd love to ruin their perfect season.

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jesus christ Geezy.. nice win :clap:

Thanks Chill. I wasn't expecting to win like that. It was just one of those nights where it seemed everything we did worked.

Dam! That is all I have to say with that win, it was something I wasn't expecting.

P.S; Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I have hit a writers block!

All good Tearz, I know how hard it can be sometimes.

You're right, very unexpected success there. I am still puzzled by it. They beat us 51-17 the last time we played in Tuscaloosa so I was stunned.

Now hopefully Bama can turn it around and beat LSU for us next week!

Wow! What a great game for Tulane. Congrats on such a big win. Hopefully you can get some help to overcome that close loss to LSU.

Thanks G...

I'm thinking that if Bama can somehow beat LSU, that would put us in a 3-way tie which SHOULD go to us since we'd likely have the highest BCS ranking, which to my knowledge is the tie breaker that would be used in this instance. But you and I both know that this game can sometimes be screwy when it comes to tie-breaker scenarios.

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WEEK 11 PREVIEW


Courtesy







Last Meeting: Then-#18 ranked Arkansas defeated then-#1 ranked Tulane 38-37 in double overtime last season in Fayetville. On the final play of the game, sophomore RB Reggie Moore was stuffed on an off-tackle carry just inches short of the goal line by Arkansas MLB John Archie on the game-deciding two point conversion play.

Last Meeting at venue: Then-#18 ranked Tulane held on for a 17-10 win over Arkansas in 2014 at the Louisiana Superdome when former Razorbacks PR/WR Marquel Wade was nailed by former Green Wave CB/gunner Andrew Adams following a punt, causing a fumble which was recovered by Tulane sophomore CB/gunner Chris Garrison with less than two minutes remaining.


Key Players:

* - IMPACT player

Click here to view 2016 Tulane Green Wave Roster

Injuries: C Eric Johnson (fr) - foot stress fracture (probable), FB Rian Gray (fr) 75 overall - upper arm fracture (out for season), MLB John Archie (jr) 84 overall - broken collarbone (out for season)


Injuries: None


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Great job making Tulane one of the best in the country, and putting them into the SEC. Following, better late then never.

Thanks for checking in and for the kind words. Always great to have a new follower!

That Arkansas loss is why you ALWAYS use a toss play out of the goal line when you are within two yards of the end zone. There's no stopping it.

I'll make a note of that. I tend to stay away from toss plays in short yardage. It goes against my personal, real life principles. I hate giving a RB the ball 6 yards behind the LOS when we only need a yard.

revenge time
:smug:

Yes sir...They have it coming for them tonight.

Im excited about this week. Not just our game but the Alabama-LSU game as well. Big ""weekend"" of college football ahead.

Getting ready to kick it off in a little while!

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NR 17 -- 3-6 (2-5)
#4 42 -- 9-1 (6-1)

TOP ROW: Tulane RB Reggie Moore takes a jet sweep handoff into the open field, breaks one defender's tackle attempt, and spins away from another defender on his way to a season-long 53-yard touchdown run which made the score 28-10 in the third quarter. BOTTOM ROW: Moore's spectacular third quarter continued just a couple of possessions later. This time, the junior all-purpose phenom catches a screen pass from QB Jamie Manning, outruns one defender and leaves Arkansas FS Steve Dunlap (a 4-star player once heavily recruited by the Green Wave) grasping for air with a spin move on the way to a 51-yard touchdown to blow the game wide open at 35-10 with 0:51 remaining in the period.

TULANE AVENGES ONLY LOSS FROM LAST SEASON WITH A 42-17 MASSACRE OF ARKANSAS

Green Wave overcomes 10-0 first quarter deficit to pick up their 19th straight victory at the Louisiana Superdome | QB Manning's precision passing and an electric performance by RB Moore guide #4 ranked Tulane to 9-1 record headed into a bye week | Unranked Nebraska topples #2 Oklahoma 52-51, putting Green Wave one step closer to their first ever BCS title game appearance

New Orleans, LA -- The Arkansas Razorbacks opened the game by going on a 13-play 80-yard drive which took up the game's first 4:04 and culminated with a touchdown pass by QB Rod Miller to give them an early 7-0 lead, with the first quarter evetually ending with the visitors up 10-0. However the 4th ranked Tulane Green Wave then opened up a giant can of whoop for the remainder of the game, scoring 42 straight points en route to a 42-17 shellacking of the Razorbacks Saturday evening at the Louisiana Superdome, where they have now won 19 straight.

Led by another strong performance by QB Jamie Manning, the Green Wave offense completed its second consecutive game without a turnover. Manning finished the evening 21 of 27 for 260 yards and 4 touchdowns while throwing no interceptions, giving him 26 touchdown passes on the year. His 49-yard touchdown pass to WR Derrick Adams with just 0:27 remaining in the first half gave Tulane its first lead of the night at 14-10, and they never looked back.

RB/KR Anthony Barnett's 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to open up the second half made the score 21-10 in Tulane's favor and put momentum firmly on the Green Wave's side just seconds into the third quarter. After that, RB Reggie Moore took the game over.

The junior all-purpose threat scored a 53-yard touchdown on a "Jet Sweep" play, which included a broken tackle and a spectacular spin move in the open field to make the score 28-10 with 6:35 to go in the third quarter. Late in the period, the Schriever, Louisiana native would electrify the hometown Superdome crowd again, this time on a screen pass which he took 51 yards for a touchdown, all but putting the game away at 35-10 just before the fourth quarter. Moore finished the evening with 63 rushing yards on only 3 carries along with 4 receptions for 63 yards.

Late in the game, Manning would hit Barnett for a short 1-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to cap off another solid night in his first season in New Orleans. The true freshman from Decatur, Georgia finished the evening with a rock solid 207.5 passer rating.

"We really clicked on all cylinders tonight and after the slow start, our execution and precision level rose to a near unstoppable level," said Tulane head coach D. Geezy.

Arkansas (3-6, 2-5) had trouble moving the football despite its hot start. Miller finished the game 16 of 26 for 230 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception. They also got a strong performance out of RB Roderick Moore, who finished with 100 yards on 23 carries. However their offense stalled several times and was unable to finish drives.

"I thought we probably blitzed a bit too much in the early going and after the first couple of drives, we decided to back off a little and focus on execution rather than forcing the issue," said Tulane defensive coordinator/assistant head coach Charles Kelly.

The win for Tulane avenges last season's 38-37 double overtime loss to the Razorbacks. It was the Green Wave's only loss in 2015 and came when the Green Wave were ranked #1 and fighting for a BCS National Title Game appearance.

Tulane (9-1, 6-1) will face Ole Miss (4-5, 2-4) at Oxford in two weeks following a bye week. The Green Wave defeating the Rebels 25-17 last season at the Superdome.

AROUND THE NATION

The Green Wave's BCS title game dreams got help on Saturday when the Nebraska Cornhuskers got a late field goal to defeat the #2 ranked Oklahoma Sooners 52-51 on the road. The Wave went into the week ranked 4th in the BCS behind #1 Penn State, the #2 ranked Sooners, and #3 LSU.

Despite making up some ground in the BCS, the team's hopes of a second straight SEC title were likely dashed following #3 LSU's 24-17 win over #8 Alabama. The Green Wave would need to win its final conference game next week against Ole Miss and hope for LSU to drop its two remaining conference games, at home next week versus Ole Miss and at Arkansas in two weeks. The Tigers hold the tiebreaker over Tulane due to their 31-27 win over the Green Wave in week 5.

Tulane senior RB/KR Anthony Barnett's 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, the first return touchdown of his career, set the tone for the second half, putting the Green Wave up 21-10 just seconds following the halftime break.

Box Score


1st

AR: 8 yd TD pass from Miller to Jones (Hogan kick) 4:55 -- 0-7
AR: 28 yd FG by Hogan 2:01 -- 0-10

2nd
TU: 9 yd TD pass from Manning to McNeil (Bennett kick) 7:02 -- 7-10
TU: 49 yd TD pass from Manning to Adams (Bennett kick) 0:27 -- 14-10

3rd

TU: 100 yd kickoff return for TD by Barnett (Bennett kick) 8:47 -- 21-10
TU: 53 yd TD run by R. Moore (Bennett kick) 6:35 -- 28-10
TU: 51 yd TD pass from Manning to R. Moore (Bennett kick) 0:51 -- 35-10

4th

TU: 1 yd TD pass from Manning to Barnett (Bennett kick) 3:44 -- 42-10
AR: 50 yd TD pass from Miller to Jones (Hogan kick) 2:31 -- 42-17

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Game Statistics


#4 Tulane

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]
 9-QB  Jamie Manning(fr)      207.5   21    27  260   4   0
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
36-RB  *Brett Curtis(rs-so)       6   31   0
 5-RB  Anthony Barnett(sr)        5    5   0 (1 kr td)
25-RB  *Reggie Moore(jr)          3   63   1
 9-QB  Jamie Manning(fr)          2    4   0
13-QB  Chris Moore(rs-sr)         2   -4   0
16-RB  William Archer(rs-sr)      1    8   0
15-FB  Marcus Young(fr)           1    5   0
[U]
Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD [/U]
88-TE  Joel Bowers(sr)            5   67   0
25-RB  *Reggie Moore(jr)          4   63   1
15-FB  Marcus Young(fr)           4   21   0
23-WR  Gerald Alexander(jr)       2   24   0
85-TE  Justin Thomas(sr)          2   20   0
 5-RB  Anthony Barnett(sr)        1    1   1
89-WR  Derrick Adams(rs-jr)       1   49   1
 2-WR  Brandon McNeil(fr)         1    9   1
81-WR  Brennan Carpenter(jr)      1    6   0
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT [/U]
52-MLB David Reid(fr)            14   12    2    1    0    0
26-FS  Dre Harris(so)             7    5    2    2    1    0
 4-CB  Tommy Andrews(fr)          2    2    0    1    1    0
29-CB  Eric Jefferson(so)         0    0    0    0    0    1
[u]
Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
47-PK  Cody Bennett(jr)           0       0     n/a    n/a     6       6


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

Total Offensive Yards: 372
Rushing Totals: 20 att 112 yds 1 td
Sacks Allowed: 1
3rd down conversions: 7-10 (70%)
4th down conversions: 1-1 (100%)
Offensive Turnovers: 0
Penalties: 3 for 30 yards
Time of Possession: 16:12
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Arkansas

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[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]  
13-QB  Rod Miller(jr)~        153.5   16    26  230   2   1
14-QB  Dustin Denman(rs-sr)   163.2    3     4   42   0   0
~ - injured in second quarter (knee) | returned in second quarter
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
41-RB  Roderick Moore(sr)        23  100   0
32-RB  Chris Cummings(so)         3   26   0
13-QB  Rod Miller(jr)             2   13   0
26-RB  Brad Bryant(rs-jr)         1    6   0
23-FB  Don Skinner(so)            1    1   0
[U]
Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD [/U]
86-TE  Vernon Riley(sr)           4   37   0
23-FB  Don Skinner(so)            4   24   0
 5-WR  Marcus Jones(rs-sr)        4  104   2
12-WR  Zac Holmes(sr)             2   23   0
 3-WR  *Brian Davis(sr)           2   54   0
82-WR  Fred Mason(rs-so)          2   24   0
41-RB  Roderick Moore(sr)         1    6   0
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT [/U]
 6-FS  Steve Dunlap(jr)           8    6    2    1    0    0
93-DE  James Hughes(rs-sr)        4    3    1    2    1    0
59-OLB *Marcus Cleveland(sr)      3    2    1    0    0    0
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Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
10-PK  Brandon Hogan(so)          1       2     28     38      2       2


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

Total Offensive Yards: 418
Rushing Totals: 30 att 146 yds 0 tds 
Sacks Allowed: 2
3rd down conversions: 8-15 (53%)
4th down conversions: 1-1 (100%)
Offensive Turnovers: 1
Penalties: 7 for 69 yards
Time of Possession: 19:48
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2016 Tulane Green Wave Schedule/Results

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Opponent (record)       Result        Tulane Player of the Game                -Record-
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at Hawai'i (7-2)        W 41-18       QB Manning 25 of 37 383 yds 3 tds        1-0 (0-0)
at Miami (4-6)          W 27-13       SS Bryant 4 tk 2 tfl 2 sk 2 ff           2-0 (0-0)
vs Auburn (3-6)         W 40-14       QB Manning 23 of 28 360 yds 3 tds        3-0 (1-0)
vs South Carolina (9-1) W 24-21       RB Moore 10 rec 101 yds 2 total tds      4-0 (2-0)
at LSU (8-1)            L 27-31       LB Branch 9 tk 1 int 1 td                4-1 (2-1)
at Georgia (5-4)        W 40-00       PK Bennett 4 of 4 FGs Long of 53         5-1 (3-1)
vs Kentucky (1-9)       W 37-14       QB Manning 24 of 31 352 yds 4 tds        6-1 (4-1)
vs Louisiana Tech (7-3) W 45-35       QB Manning 21 of 33 298 yds 6 total tds  7-1 (4-1)
at Alabama (8-2)        W 41-13       RB Moore 49 rush yds 89 rec yds 2 tds    8-1 (5-1)
vs Arkansas (3-6)       W 42-17       QB Manning 21 of 27 260 yds 4 tds        9-1 (6-1)
at Ole Miss (4-5)
vs Southern Miss (9-0)
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#4 (9-1, 6-1) at (4-5, 2-4)

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Conference Game Scores/Standings - through week 11

SEC West Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#2 LSU	8-1	.880	6-0	290	169	W8
#3 Tulane	9-1	.900	6-1	364	176	W5
#11 Alabama	8-2	.800	5-2	299	192	L2
Auburn	3-6	.330	3-4	209	249	W1
Ole Miss	4-5	.440	2-4	215	233	L4
Arkansas	3-6	.330	2-5	224	273	L2

SEC East Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#15 South Carolina	9-1	.900	6-1	300	170	W7
Tennessee	5-4	.550	3-3	330	253	L3
Georgia	5-4	.550	3-4	181	194	W2
Florida	4-5	.440	3-5	243	197	L1
Vanderbilt	4-5	.440	2-5	203	212	W1
Kentucky	1-9	.100	0-7	129	272	L8

Week 11 SEC Scoreboard

Arkansas 17
#4 Tulane 42

#8 Alabama 17
#3 LSU 24

Vanderbilt 21
Kentucky 20

Georgia 35
Ole Miss 21

#16 South Carolina 31
Florida 24


Week 12 SEC Matchups

Idle
Tulane

Auburn
#11 Alabama

Georgia
#15 South Carolina

Kentucky
Tennessee

Ole Miss
#2 LSU

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Scores/Standings - through week 11

2016 NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Penn State	9	0	1.000
2	4	LSU	8	1	.994
3	3	Tulane	9	1	.989
4	5	Michigan	7	1	.981
5	6	Oregon	6	2	.981
6	9	Boise State	7	1	.972
7	2	Oklahoma	9	1	.967
8	10	Florida State	9	1	.961
9	12	Texas	8	2	.953
10	8	Alabama	8	2	.942
11	18	Utah	7	2	.926
12	14	Southern Miss	9	0	.926
13	7	TCU	6	2	.920
14	16	South Carolina	9	1	.902
15	17	Ohio State	5	3	.901
16	15	USC	7	2	.899
17	11	UCLA	8	2	.879
18	19	Notre Dame	5	3	.878
19	NR	Nebraska	9	2	.869
20	22	West Virginia	7	2	.859
21	13	Virginia Tech	7	2	.850
22	25	Texas A&M	7	3	.840
23	NR	Maryland	7	2	.838
24	NR	Navy	7	2	.836
25	NR	Toledo	8	1	.809

Week 11 Notable Scores

#1 Penn St. (9-0) -- 44
Iowa (3-6) -- 7

#21 Cincinnati (6-3) -- 7
#22 West Virginia (7-2) -- 38

Nebraska (9-2) -- 52
#2 Oklahoma (9-1) -- 51

#19 Ohio St. (5-3) -- 31
#24 Northwestern (6-3) -- 10

#17 Utah (7-2) -- 19
#6 TCU (6-2) -- 6

#11 UCLA (8-2) -- 21
Stanford (6-4) -- 28


Week 12 Notable Matchups

#6 Boise St. (7-1)
#12 TCU (6-2)

Indiana (4-4)
#1 Penn St. (9-0)

#9 Texas (8-2)
#24 Navy (7-2)

#10 Southern Miss (9-0)
Memphis (7-3)

[Deegeezy]

#2 LSU'S UPSET LOSS PUTS TULANE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT FOR BCS TITLE GAME

Ole Miss takes advantage of Tigers QB Robertson's injury to win 38-27 in Baton Rouge and shake up the top of BCS Standings | Tulane will face Rebels next and undefeated rival Southern Miss the following week in regular season finale | Green Wave can clinch second straight SEC West title with a win and LSU loss this week

Conference Game Scores/Standings - through week 12

SEC West Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#14 LSU	8-2	.800	6-1	317	207	L1
#2 Tulane	9-1	.900	6-1	364	176	W5
#10 Alabama	9-2	.810	6-2	332	192	W1
Ole Miss	5-5	.500	3-4	253	260	W1
Auburn	3-7	.300	3-5	209	282	L1
Arkansas	4-6	.400	2-5	254	285	W1

SEC East Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#13 South Carolina	10-1	.900	7-1	349	190	W8
Tennessee	6-4	.600	4-3	378	260	W1
Georgia	5-5	.500	3-5	201	243	L1
Florida	4-6	.400	3-5	267	224	L2
Vanderbilt	5-5	.500	2-5	236	225	W2
Kentucky	1-10	.090	0-8	136	320	L9

Week 12 SEC Scoreboard

Idle
Tulane

Auburn 0
#11 Alabama 33

Georgia 20
#15 South Carolina 49

Kentucky 7
Tennessee 48

Ole Miss 38
#2 LSU 27


Week 13 SEC Matchups

#2 Tulane
Ole Miss

#14 LSU
Arkansas

Tennessee
Vanderbilt

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Scores/Standings - through week 12

2016 NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Penn State	10	0	1.000
2	3	Tulane	9	1	.994
3	4	Michigan	8	1	.986
4	5	Oregon	7	2	.986
5	6	Boise State	8	1	.978
6	7	Oklahoma	10	1	.972
7	8	Florida State	9	1	.967
8	9	Texas	9	2	.956
9	12	Southern Miss	10	0	.948
10	10	Alabama	9	2	.947
11	11	Utah	8	2	.929
12	2	LSU	8	2	.925
13	14	South Carolina	10	1	.919
14	16	USC	8	2	.918
15	17	UCLA	9	2	.899
16	18	Notre Dame	6	3	.893
17	19	Nebraska	9	2	.881
18	20	West Virginia	7	2	.876
19	13	TCU	6	3	.869
20	21	Virginia Tech	8	2	.863
21	22	Texas A&M	7	3	.853
22	25	Toledo	9	1	.830
23	NR	Pittsburgh	7	2	.829
24	NR	Stanford	6	4	.824
25	NR	Fresno State	7	3	.814

Week 12 Notable Scores

#6 Boise St. (8-1) -- 28
#12 TCU (6-3) -- 3

Indiana (4-5) -- 7
#1 Penn St. (10-0) -- 45

#9 Texas (9-2) -- 35
#24 Navy (7-3) -- 7

#10 Southern Miss (10-0) -- 37
Memphis (7-4) -- 13

Oregon (7-2) -- 14
Arizona (2-8) -- 13


Week 13 Notable Matchups

#21 Texas A&M (7-3)
#9 Texas (9-2)

#3 Michigan (8-1)
Ohio St. (5-4)

Michigan St. (6-4)
#1 Penn St. (10-0)

#17 West Virginia (7-2)
#23 Pittsburgh (7-2)

Virginia (4-6)
#8 Southern Miss (10-0)

#16 Notre Dame (6-3)
#12 USC (8-2)

Next Game:



#2 (9-1, 6-1) at (5-5, 3-4)

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[Deegeezy]

So now after putting a beat down on Arkansas, you need to root for them to do it LSU. Hope it works out!

Yep...And in turn, one week after rooting for an Ole Miss win, we'll be trying to give the Rebels a beatdown; It has come full circle! This is the same situation as last year - We need to beat Ole Miss and LSU needs to lose to Arkansas. In some ways, I was disappointed that LSU lost. I was hoping for an all SEC National title game and a rematch with LSU, since they beat us without our starting quarterback Manning earlier in this season.

Honestly, and this may sound crazy for some, I almost would rather NOT win the SEC West at this point. Me winning the West and playing in the SEC Championship Game would just equal one more opportunity for me to lose or to suffer a major injury. The Tigers can have the SEC, I'd rather the BCS.

It's not unprecedented in real life for a non-conference champion to play in the title game so I am okay with that.

You need to give everyone on Ole Miss a hug now haha. Great work against the Razorbacks, recovered from a slow start and Jamie Manning was on fire! Good luck against Ole Miss, don't choke.

Thanks man...Manning is on fire and I see another big game coming this week for him. I like our matchups in this one. This is a dangerous team we're playing though. They have some pretty good playmakers on both sides of the ball.

Is this the year?

You're probably going to have to win out and win big, because with PSU ahead you aren't a virtual lock yet.

I think we're in the clear as far as the #2 position if we win out. We have a good enough lead I THINK to hold off being leap frogged by Michigan or Oregon.

Thankfully, Southern Miss is having a great season and should come in ranked somewhere in the top 10 of the BCS for the season finale, which should only help strengthen our strong hold on the 2 spot if we win.

LOL, I'm negative, I saw that and thought ""ok, you've got the opportunity, don't choke.""

Hey - We've choked before so it's a valid concern. I have a good feeling about this team though. We have too many playmakers to slip up here down the stretch.

Way to go with the revenge!

Thanks man...They ruined our perfect season last year so it felt good to get back at them and put a beat down on them. It was scary early there for a little while, but in the end, the better team came back and dominated!

EDITOR'S NOTE: As always when I am in a ""win and need help"" situation, I will play my game, advance to the next week without looking, then save. This way, I have to live with whatever results the sim gods hand down to me as far as the LSU/Arkansas result.