2024 Tulane Green Wave football team explained

Year:	2024
Team:	Tulane Green Wave
Sport:	football
Conference:	American Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	AAC
Record:	9–3
Conf Record:	7–1
Head Coach:	Jon Sumrall
Hc Year:	1st
Off Coach:	Joe Craddock
Oc Year:	1st
Cooff Coach1:	Evan McKissack
Cooc1 Year:	1st
Off Scheme:	Spread
Def Coach:	Greg Gasparato
Dc Year:	1st
Codef Coach1:	Tayler Polk
Codc1 Year:	1st
Def Scheme:	3–4
Stadium:	Yulman Stadium
Conf Champ:	AAC Championship Game
Conf Champ Result:	at Army

The 2024 Tulane Green Wave football team represents Tulane University in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Green Wave are led by Jon Sumrall in his first year as the head coach. The Green Wave play home games at Yulman Stadium, located in New Orleans.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing
Phat Watts	WR	Withdrawn
Carson Haggard	QB	Abilene Christian
Chris Brazzell II	WR	Tennessee
D.J. Douglas	CB	Florida
Devean Deal	DL	TCU
Kentrell Webb	CB	Houston
Kai Horton	QB	Withdrawn
Corey Platt Jr.	LB	Houston
Keith Cooper Jr.	DL	Houston
Alex Bauman	TE	Withdrawn
Iverson Celestine	RB	South Alabama
Hunter Summers	WR	Arkansas State
AJ Thomas	EDGE	McNeese
Jai Eugene Jr.	S	Western Kentucky
Noah Gardner	OT	Missouri State
RJ Whitehead	IOL	UTEP
Taylor Love	LB	Tennessee Tech
Jalen Rogers	WR	Florida A&M
Lajuan Owens	IOL	New Mexico
Sully Burns	OT	Texas State
Maxie Baudoin IV	DL	Louisiana
Chadwick Bailey	CB	Bentley
Isaiah Boyd	DL	Albany
Pierson Parent	LS	Houston
Jared Small	LB	Arizona
Terez Traynor	WR	Charlotte
Yash Gupta	WR	Amherst
Kiland Harrison	CB	TBD
Gabe Liu	CB	TBD
DK McGruder	CB	TBD
Tyrek Presley	WR	TBD

Incoming
Jalen Geiger	S	Kentucky
Lucius Tillery	CB	Louisiana–Monroe
Jaylon Griffin	WR	UCF
Ty Thompson	QB	Oregon
Micah Robinson	CB	Furman
Chris Rodgers	LB	Troy
Jack Tchienchou	CB	Troy
Terez Traynor	WR	Idaho
Mario Williams	WR	USC
Deshaun Batiste	DL	Troy
Caleb Ransaw	CB	Troy
Shazz Preston	WR	Alabama
Vincent Murphy	C	Western Kentucky
Ronan Chambers	OT	Akron
Khai Prean	WR	LSU
Johnathan Edwards	CB	Indiana State
Derrick Graham	IOL	Texas A&M
Sidney Mbanasor	WR	Utah
Anthony Miller	TE	Indiana
Terrell Allen	DL	Tennessee State
Jacob Barnes	K	Louisiana Tech
Gabe Fortson	IOL	Georgia Tech
Jaylon Griffin	WR	UCF
Sam Howard	LB	Austin Peay
Adin Huntington	DL	Louisiana–Monroe
Javon Carter	DL	Grambling State

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Schedule

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Game summaries

Southeastern Louisiana (FCS)

See also: 2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team.

Statistics	SELA	TULN
First downs	14	25
Plays–yards	53–201	56–472
Rushes–yards	32–102	39–241
Passing yards	99	231
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–21–1	13–17–0
Time of possession	29:47	30:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing	Eli Sawyer	14/19, 99 yards, 1 INT
Rushing	Antonio Martin Jr.	13 carries, 68 yards
Receiving	Darius Lewis	5 receptions, 44 yards
Tulane	Passing		10/12, 205 yards, 2 TD
Rushing		14 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD
Receiving		4 receptions, 124 yards

No. 17 Kansas State

See also: 2024 Kansas State Wildcats football team.

Statistics	KSU	TULN
First downs	19	21
Plays–yards	56–396	66–491
Rushes–yards	33–215	37–149
Passing yards	181	342
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–23–0	19–29–1
Time of possession	26:44	33:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing		15/23, 181 yards, 2 TD
Rushing		19 carries, 114 yards
Receiving	DJ Giddens	4 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD
Tulane	Passing	Darian Mensah	19/29, 342 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	Makhi Hughes	21 carries, 128 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Mario Williams	6 receptions, 128 yards

at No. 15 Oklahoma

See also: 2024 Oklahoma Sooners football team.

Statistics	TULN	OU
First downs	16	23
Plays–yards	67–279	75–349
Rushes–yards	34–106	45–182
Passing yards	173	167
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–33–1	19–30–1
Time of possession	28:18	31:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Darian Mensah	14/32, 166 yards,1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	Makhi Hughes	19 carries, 71 yards
Receiving	Dontae Fleming	4 receptions, 59 yards
Oklahoma	Passing		18/29, 169 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	Jackson Arnold	14 carries, 97 yards, 2 TD
Receiving		7 receptions, 80 yards

at Louisiana

See also: 2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team.

Statistics	TULN	ULL
First downs	18	22
Plays–yards	64–355	63–413
Rushes–yards	47–272	28–175
Passing yards	83	238
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–17–0	19–35–2
Time of possession	33:57	26:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Darian Mensah	11/17, 83 yards, TD
Rushing	Makhi Hughes	23 carries, 166 yards, TD
Receiving	Reggie Brown	1 reception, 33 yards, TD
Louisiana	Passing		19/34, 238 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Bill Davis	9 carries, 103 yards
Receiving	Terrance Carter	4 receptions, 79 yards, TD

South Florida

See also: 2024 South Florida Bulls football team.

Statistics	USF	TULN
First downs	12	30
Plays–yards	53–201	73–528
Rushes–yards	25–26	50–198
Passing yards	175	330
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–28–0	19–23–0
Time of possession	17:59	42:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing		12/18, 134 yards
Rushing	Nay'Quan Wright	7 carries, 38 yards
Receiving	Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen	5 receptions, 84 yards
Tulane	Passing	Darian Mensah	18/22, 326 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Makhi Hughes	17 carries, 61 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Dontae Fleming	7 receptions, 128 yards, TD

at UAB

See also: 2024 UAB Blazers football team.

Statistics	TULN	UAB
First downs	24	13
Plays–yards	68–497	65–305
Rushes–yards	50–317	22–75
Passing yards	180	230
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–18–0	21–43–3
Time of possession	33:27	26:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Darian Mensah	12/15, 134 yards, TD
Rushing	Makhi Hughes	15 carries, 119 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Yulkeith Brown	4 receptions, 60 yards, 2 TD
UAB	Passing	Jalen Kitna	20/41, 239 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing	Lee Beebe Jr.	9 carries, 78 yards
Receiving	Amare Thomas	5 receptions, 98 yards, TD

Rice

See also: 2024 Rice Owls football team.

Statistics	RICE	TULN
First downs	16	18
Plays–yards	63–344	65–306
Rushes–yards	17–73	40–154
Passing yards	271	152
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	26–46–3	12–25–0
Time of possession	25:03	34:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing		26/46, 271 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing	Dean Connors	11 carries, 76 yards
Receiving	Kobie Campbell	6 receptions, 100 yards
Tulane	Passing	Darian Mensah	12/25, 152 yards, TD
Rushing	Makhi Hughes	27 carries, 140 yards, TD
Receiving	Dontae Fleming	2 receptions, 36 yards

at North Texas

See also: 2024 North Texas Mean Green football team.

Statistics	TULN	UNT
First downs	21	28
Plays–yards	60–472	82–525
Rushes–yards	47–297	25–76
Passing yards	175	449
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–13–1	38–57–0
Time of possession	30:59	29:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Darian Mensah	10/13, 175 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing	Makhi Hughes	30 carries, 195 yards, TD
Receiving	Dontae Fleming	3 receptions, 92 yards
North Texas	Passing		38/57, 449 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Chandler Morris	6 carries, 20 yards, TD
Receiving	DT Sheffield	9 receptions, 125 yards, TD

at Charlotte

See also: 2024 Charlotte 49ers football team.

Statistics	TULN	CLT
First downs	29	12
Plays–yards	78–431	44–189
Rushes–yards	49–217	22–120
Passing yards	214	69
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–29–0	7–22–1
Time of possession	42:09	17:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Darian Mensah	21/29, 214 yards
Rushing	Makhi Hughes	27 carries, 117 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Mario Williams	6 receptions, 96 yards
Charlotte	Passing	Deshawn Purdie	5/12, 66 yards, INT
Rushing	Hahsaun Wilson	6 carries, 68 yards
Receiving	O'Mega Blake	3 receptions, 52 yards

Temple

See also: 2024 Temple Owls football team.

Statistics	TEM	TULN
First downs	5	26
Plays–yards	45–158	75–589
Rushes–yards	23–102	52–327
Passing yards	56	262
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–22–0	14–23–1
Time of possession	20:57	39:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing		11/22, 56 yards
Rushing	Terrez Worthy	5 carries, 80 yards, TD
Receiving	Daniel Evert	1 reception, 16 yards
Tulane	Passing	Darian Mensah	14/21, 262 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Makhi Hughes	19 carries, 153 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Mario Williams	4 receptions, 94 yards

at Navy

See also: 2024 Navy Midshipmen football team.

Statistics	TULN	NAVY
First downs	20	8
Plays–yards	62–358	46–113
Rushes–yards	48–220	35–100
Passing yards	138	13
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–14–0	3–11–1
Time of possession	35:47	24:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Darian Mensah	10/14, 138 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Makhi Hughes	22 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Dontae Fleming	2 receptions, 56 yards
Navy	Passing	Braxton Woodson	3/10, 13 yards, INT
Rushing	Alex Tecza	7 carries, 31 yards
Receiving	Luke Hutchinson	2 receptions, 8 yards

Memphis

See also: 2024 Memphis Tigers football team.

Statistics	MEM	TULN
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tulane	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 24 Army (AAC Championship)

See also: 2024 Army Black Knights football team and 2024 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game.

Statistics	TULN	ARMY
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Army	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 Tulane Football Transfer Portal . 2024-08-14 . www.on3.com . en.
2. Web site: 2024 College Football Transfer Portal . 2024-08-14 . 247Sports . en.
3. Web site: 2024 Tulane Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . January 11, 2024.