2020 Tulane Green Wave football team explained

Year:	2020
Team:	Tulane Green Wave
Sport:	football
Conference:	American Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	American
Record:	6–6
Conf Record:	3–5
Head Coach:	Willie Fritz
Hc Year:	5th
Off Coach:	Will Hall
Oc Year:	2nd
Off Scheme:	Multiple
Def Coach:	Jack Curtis
Dc Year:	5th
Def Scheme:	4–2–5
Stadium:	Yulman Stadium
Bowl:	Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Bowl Result:	L 27–38 vs. Nevada

The 2020 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Green Wave played their home games at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, and competed in the American Athletic Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Willie Fritz.

On December 10, Fritz announced the firing of defensive coordinator Jack Curtis.^[1] The Green Wave went on to complete their regular season with a 6–5 record (3–5 in conference). They subsequently lost to Nevada in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

Preseason

Recruiting class

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Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Doak Walker Award^[3]	Amare Jones	RB	JR
Outland Trophy^[4]	Corey Dublin	OL	SR
Paul Hornung Award^[5]	Amare Jones	RB	JR
Wuerffel Trophy^[6]	Sorrell Brown	WR	RS SO

AAC preseason media poll

The preseason Poll was released September 1^[7]

Media poll
1	UCF	204 (10)
2	Cincinnati	201 (7)
3	Memphis	192 (2)
4	SMU	146
5	Navy	125 (1)
6	Tulane	118
7	Houston	114
8	Temple	88
9	Tulsa	49
10	East Carolina	42
11	South Florida	41

Schedule

Tulane had games scheduled against Mississippi State, Northwestern and Southeastern Louisiana, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^{[8] [9]}

Schedule Source:^{[10] [11]}

Game summaries

At South Alabama

See also: 2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team.

TULN −8

52.5^[12]

Statistics	Tulane	South Alabama
First downs	22	21
Total yards	394	386
Rushing yards	203	65
Passing yards	191	321
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	26:02	33:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Keon Howard	14/30, 190 yards
Rushing		11 carries, 106 yards
Receiving		3 receptions, 44 yards
South Alabama	Passing	Chase Lovertich	18/30, 249 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing	Carlos Davis	17 carries, 89 yards, 1 TD
Receiving		7 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD

Navy

See also: 2020 Navy Midshipmen football team.

TULN −7

45

Statistics	Navy	Tulane
First downs	17	18
Total yards	350	373
Rushing yards	204	265
Passing yards	146	108
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	32:35	27:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Dalen Morris	6/11, 139 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	Jamale Carothers	25 carries, 127 yards
Receiving	Mychal Cooper	3 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD
Tulane	Passing	Keon Howard	10/25, 108 yards, 1 INT
Rushing	Tyjae Spears	18 carries, 119 yards
Receiving	Tyrick James	2 receptions, 38 yards

At Southern Miss

See also: 2020 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team and Battle for the Bell (Southern Miss–Tulane).

TULN −3.5

54.5^[13]

Statistics	Tulane	Southern Miss
First downs	27	19
Total yards	572	369
Rushing yards	430	70
Passing yards	142	299
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	29:08	30:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing		8/18, 142 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing	Cameron Carroll	15 carries, 163 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving	Jha'Quan Jackson	1 reception, 42 yards, 1 TD
Southern Miss	Passing	Jack Abraham	23/38, 299 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing	Dee Baker	6 carries, 44 yards
Receiving		3 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD

At Houston

See also: 2020 Houston Cougars football team.

HOU −6.5

58^[14]

Statistics	Tulane	Houston
First downs	16	22
Total yards	211	476
Rushing yards	70	157
Passing yards	141	319
Turnovers	0	5
Time of possession	28:47	31:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	11/25, 141 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	Cameron Carroll	18 carries, 34 yards
Receiving		2 receptions, 50 yards
Houston	Passing		20/33, 319 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing	Kyle Porter	11 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
Receiving		5 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD

SMU

See also: 2020 SMU Mustangs football team.

SMU −6.5

65^[15]

Statistics	SMU	Tulane
First downs	25	23
Total yards	581	387
Rushing yards	142	195
Passing yards	439	192
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	31:01	28:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing		23/37, 384 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing	Ulysses Bentley IV	25 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD
Receiving		7 receptions, 139 yards, 1 TD
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	12/29, 192 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	Stephon Huderson	19 carries, 132 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Duece Watts	3 receptions, 56 yards

At UCF

See also: 2020 UCF Knights football team.

UCF −21

71^[16]

Statistics	Tulane	UCF
First downs	21	36
Total yards	340	689
Rushing yards	125	267
Passing yards	215	422
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	25:46	34:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	14/24, 215 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing	Stephon Huderson	14 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Jha'Quan Jackson	4 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TDs
UCF	Passing		26/40, 422 yards, 5 TDs
Rushing		25 carries, 162 yards, 1 TD
Receiving		9 receptions, 174 yards, 3 TDs

Temple

See also: 2020 Temple Owls football team.

TULN −7

56^[17]

Statistics	Temple	Tulane
First downs	11	28
Total yards	222	504
Rushing yards	77	284
Passing yards	145	220
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	28:15	31:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing	Trad Beatty	11/18, 122 yards, 1 INT
Rushing	Re-al Mitchell	7 carries, 37 yards
Receiving	Branden Mack	3 receptions, 54 yards
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	12/21, 205 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing	Amare Jones	12 carries, 92 yards
Receiving	Deuce Watts	5 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TDs

At East Carolina

See also: 2020 East Carolina Pirates football team.

TULN −3.5

63.5^[18]

Statistics	Tulane	East Carolina
First downs	24	20
Total yards	493	386
Rushing yards	277	35
Passing yards	216	351
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	30:59	29:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	22/34, 216 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing	Cameron Carroll	6 carries, 129 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving	Deuce Watts	5 receptions, 57 yards, 2 TDs
East Carolina	Passing		27/43, 351 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing	Rahjai Harris	13 carries, 27 yards
Receiving		13 receptions, 182 yards, 2 TDs

Army

See also: 2020 Army Black Knights football team.

TULN −3

46.5^[19]

Statistics	Army	Tulane
First downs	17	17
Total yards	303	368
Rushing yards	270	171
Passing yards	33	197
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	32:27	27:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing	Christian Anderson	4/12, 36 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing	Christian Anderson	17 carries, 77 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Michael Roberts	1 reception, 12 yards
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	19/27, 197 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing	Amare Jones	5 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Deuce Watts	6 receptions, 85 yards

At Tulsa

See also: 2020 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.

TUL −5

56^[20]

Statistics	Tulane	Tulsa
First downs	18	26
Total yards	302	522
Rushing yards	226	179
Passing yards	76	343
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	29:20	30:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	8/17, 76 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing	Stephon Huderson	25 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Will Wallace	2 receptions, 34 yards, 1 TD
Tulsa	Passing		18/28, 266 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing	Corey Taylor II	19 carries, 132 yards
Receiving	JuanCarlos Santana	8 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD

Memphis

See also: 2020 Memphis Tigers football team.

TULN –3.0

64

Statistics	Memphis	Tulane
First downs	20	26
Total yards	300	419
Rushing yards	45	165
Passing yards	255	254
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	25:56	34:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing		19/38, 248 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing	Asa Martin	13 carries, 39 yards
Receiving		5 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	21/33, 254 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing	Stephon Huderson	10 carries, 67 yards
Receiving	Jha'Quan Jackson	3 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD

Vs. Nevada (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)

See also: 2020 Nevada Wolf Pack football team and 2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (December).

TULN –1.0

57^[21]

Statistics	Tulane	Nevada
First downs	18	21
Total yards	365	480
Rushing yards	197	209
Passing yards	168	271
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	23:50	36:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	12/25, 168 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing	Cameron Carroll	10 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Jha'Quan Jackson	2 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TDs
Nevada	Passing		22/28, 271 yards, 5 TDs
Rushing	Devonte Lee	18 carries, 105 yards
Receiving	Toa Taua	6 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2021 NFL draft.

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Notes and References

1. News: Tulane fires defensive coordinator Jack Curtis . Tom . Symonds . crescentcitysports.com . December 10, 2020 . December 12, 2020.
2. Web site: Tulane Football Completes 2020 National Signing Day Class . Tulane University Athletics . 18 April 2020 . en.
3. Web site: 2019 finalist Chuba Hubbard, 2018 finalist Travis Etienne two of the 76 Doak Walker Award watch listers . July 15, 2020 . July 23, 2020.
4. Web site: 2020 Outland Trophy Watch List Unveiled. July 21, 2020 . July 23, 2020.
5. Web site: 50 Players Named to 2020 Paul Hornung Award Watch List . July 23, 2020 . July 23, 2020 . July 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200723213433/https://www.louisvillesports.org/ph-article/50-players-named-to-2020-paul-hornung-award-watch-list/ . dead .
6. Web site: The Wuerffel Trophy 2020 Watch List (Non AP). July 23, 2020 . July 23, 2020.
7. Web site: UCF Chosen as Favorite in American Preseason Media Poll . theAmerican.org . 1 September 2020.
8. Web site: Talty . John . SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season. AL.com. 30 July 2020.
9. Web site: Myerberg . Paul . Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow . USA TODAY . 10 July 2020.
10. Web site: 2020 Football Schedule . Tulane University Athletics . 17 October 2020 . en.
11. Web site: 2020 Tulane Green Wave Schedule . ESPN . 17 October 2020 . en.
12. Web site: Tulane Green Wave vs South Alabama Jaguars . Odds Shark . 9 September 2020 . en.
13. Web site: Tulane Green Wave vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles . Odds Shark . 23 September 2020 . en.
14. Web site: Tulane Green Wave vs Houston Cougars . Odds Shark . 14 October 2020 . en.
15. Web site: SMU Mustangs vs Tulane Green Wave . Odds Shark . 17 October 2020 . en.
16. Web site: Tulane Green Wave vs UCF Knights . Odds Shark . 21 November 2020 . en.
17. Web site: Temple Owls vs Tulane Green Wave . Odds Shark . 26 November 2020 . en.
18. Web site: Tulane Green Wave vs East Carolina Pirates . Odds Shark . 26 November 2020 . en.
19. Web site: Army Black Knights vs Tulane Green Wave . Odds Shark . 26 November 2020 . en.
20. Web site: Tulane Green Wave vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane . Odds Shark . 26 November 2020 . en.
21. Web site: Tulane Green Wave vs Nevada Wolf Pack. Odds Shark. December 17, 2020. en.