2021 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 2021 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2021 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 sixth-year head coach Willie Fritz.

2021 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record2–10 (1–7 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChip Long (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChris Hampton (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumYulman Stadium
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Cincinnati y$^   8 0     13 1  
No. 17 Houston y   8 0     12 2  
UCF   5 3     9 4  
East Carolina   5 3     7 5  
Tulsa   5 3     7 6  
SMU   4 4     8 4  
Memphis   3 5     6 6  
Navy   3 5     4 8  
Tulane   1 7     2 10  
South Florida   1 7     2 10  
Temple   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Cincinnati 35, Houston 20
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

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Coaching changes

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Prior to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in December 2020, offensive coordinator Will Hall accepted the head coaching role at Southern Miss. Chip Long was hired to replace Hall.[1] On December 10, Fritz announced the firing of defensive coordinator Jack Curtis.[2] Chris Hampton was named the new defensive coordinator on December 18.[3]

In March 2021, it was announced that Chris Watt would be the offensive line coach for Tulane.

Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Bednarik Award[4] Dorian Williams LB JR
Doak Walker Award[5] Cameron Carroll RB SO
Rimington Trophy[6] Sincere Haynesworth OL JR
Ray Guy Award[7] Ryan Wright P SR
Paul Hornung Award[8] Jha'Quan Jackson WR JR
Wuerffel Trophy[9] Richard Carthon S SR
Manning Award[10] Michael Pratt QB SO

American Athletic Conference preseason media poll

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The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at the virtual media day held August 4, 2021.[11] Cincinnati, who finished the 2020 season ranked No. 8 nationally, was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2021 preseason media poll.

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Cincinnati 262 (22)
2 UCF 241 (2)
3 SMU 188
4 Houston 181
5 Memphis 168
6 Tulsa 153
7 Tulane 132
т-8 East Carolina 85
т-8 Navy 85
10 Temple 46
11 South Florida 43

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 411:00 a.m.No. 2 Oklahoma*ABCL 35–4042,206
September 116:00 p.m.Morgan State*ESPN+W 69–202,100
September 187:00 p.m.at No. 17 Ole Miss*ESPN2L 21–6154,198
September 257:00 p.m.UAB*ESPN+L 21–2816,023
October 22:30 p.m.at East CarolinaESPN+L 29–5233,475
October 76:30 p.m.Houston
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPNL 22–4015,026
October 216:30 p.m.at No. 21 SMUESPNL 26–5522,843
October 3011:00 a.m.No. 2 Cincinnati
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPN2L 12–3117,012
November 63:00 p.m.at UCFESPNUL 10–1441,030
November 133:00 p.m.Tulsa
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPNUL 13–20 OT22,784
November 2011:00 a.m.South Florida
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPN+W 45–1414,496
November 276:30 p.m.at MemphisESPNUL 28–3327,416
Schedule Source:[14][15]
  1. ^ Originally scheduled to be played as a home game, the game against Oklahoma was moved to Norman, Oklahoma on August 30, 2021, due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Ida. Tulane remained the designated home team despite Oklahoma hosting the game.[12]
  2. ^ Originally scheduled to be played as a home game, the game against Morgan State was moved to Birmingham, Alabama on September 2, 2021, due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Ida. Tulane remained the designated home team despite the neutral site.[13]

Game summaries

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No. 2 Oklahoma

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Oklahoma at Tulane
1 234Total
No. 2 Sooners 14 2330 40
Green Wave 14 0813 35
         
Line Over/under
OU –31.5 67
Statistics Oklahoma Tulane
First downs 24 24
Total yards 430 396
Rushing yards 116 100
Passing yards 314 296
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 33:22 26:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma Passing Spencer Rattler 30/39, 304 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Kennedy Brooks 14 rushes, 87 yards, TD
Receiving Marvin Mims 5 receptions, 117 yards
Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 27/44, 296 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Michael Pratt 15 rushes, 34 yards, TD
Receiving Tyrick James 6 receptions, 93 yards

vs. Morgan State

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at Ole Miss

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Tulane Green Wave (1–1) at No. 17 Ole Miss Rebels (2–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 7 14 0021
No. 17 Rebels 19 21 21061

at Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS

  • Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021
  • Game time: *8:45 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 54,198
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV announcers (ESPN2):
    Anish Shroff (play-by-play)
    Mike Golic Jr. (color)
    Taylor McGregor (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Ole Miss –14 • O/U: 77.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:27) MISS – Henry Parrish Jr. 19 yard rush, Caden Costa kick
    Ole Miss 7–0; 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:33
  • (6:41) MISS – Matt Corral 9 yard rush, Caden Costa kick missed
    Ole Miss 13–0; 12 plays, 82 yards, 3:16
  • (3:40) TULN – Cameron Carroll 1 yard rush, Merek Glover kick
    Ole Miss 13–7; 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:45
  • (0:00) MISS – Matt Corral 15 yard rush, two-point conversion failed
    Ole Miss 19–7; 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:40
Second Quarter
  • (9:30) MISS – Dontario Drummond 12 yard pass from Matt Corral, Caden Costa kick
    Ole Miss 26–7; 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:32
  • (7:21) TULN – Shae Wyatt 39 yard pass from Michael Pratt, Merek Glover kick
    Ole Miss 26–14; 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:09
  • (7:12) MISS – Jonathan Mingo 50 yard pass from Matt Corral, Caden Costa kick
    Ole Miss 33–14; 1 play, 50 yards, 0:09
  • (2:26) MISS – Dontario Drummond 11 yard rush, Caden Costa kick
    Ole Miss 40–14; 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:30
  • (0:42) TULN – Tyrick James 22 yard pass from Michael Pratt, Merek Glover kick
    Ole Miss 40–21; 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:44
Third Quarter
  • (11:35) MISS – Matt Corral 15 yard rush, Caden Costa kick
    Ole Miss 47–21; 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:22
  • (10:59) MISS – Matt Corral 12 yard rush, Caden Costa kick
    Ole Miss 54–21; 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:36
  • (7:56) MISS – Braylon Sanders 45 yard pass from Matt Corral, Caden Costa kick
    Ole Miss 61–21; 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:51
Fourth Quarter
  • No scoring plays

*Originally scheduled to kickoff at 7:00 p.m. CST but was delayed due to inclement weather.

Statistics TULN MISS
First downs 14 41
Total yards 305 707
Passing yards 166 335
Rushing yards 139 372
Penalties 11–109 9–65
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 27:43 32:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 10/18, 166 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Devin Brumfield 9 carries, 47 yards
Receiving Duece Watts 2 receptions, 51 yards
Ole Miss Passing Matt Corral 23/31, 335 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jerrion Ealy 15 carries, 103 yards
Receiving Jonathan Mingo 6 receptions, 136 yards, 1 TD

at East Carolina

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Tulane at East Carolina
1 234Total
Green Wave 0 7166 29
Pirates 17 14021 52
  • Date: October 2, 2021
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time:  
  • Game attendance: 33,475
  • Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely and Barrett Brooks
        
Pregame line Over/under
TULN –3.0 64.5
Statistics Tulane East Carolina
First downs 19 25
Total yards 404 612
Rushing yards 124 310
Passing yards 280 302
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 25:41 34:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 22/36, 268 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Cameron Carroll 9 car, 80 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Duece Watts 4 rec, 79 yds
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 21/32, 288 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 15 car, 222 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Tyler Snead 4 rec, 78 yds, 1 TD

Houston

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Houston at Tulane
1 234Total
Cougars 14 3914 40
Green Wave 0 1570 22
  • Date: October 7, 2021
  • Location: Yulman Stadium
    New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,026
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: NE 4 MPH
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
      
Line Over/under
HOU –6.5 60
Statistics Houston Tulane
First downs 18 17
Total yards 435 308
Rushing yards 147 94
Passing yards 288 214
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 31:34 28:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Passing Clayton Tune 23/36, 288 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Alton McCaskill 18 rushes, 93 yards, 1 TD
Receiving KeSean Carter 6 receptions, 69 yards
Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 20/30, 214 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Cameron Carroll 13 rushes, 68 yards
Receiving Will Wallace 2 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD

at No. 21 SMU

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Tulane at Southern Methodist
1 234Total
Green Wave 7 0127 26
No. 21 Mustangs 17 14717 55
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    University Park, TX
  • Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 22,843
  • Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 6 MPH
  • Referee: Hank Jones
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst) & Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
         
Pregame line Over/under
SMU –14.5 70.5[16]
Statistics TULN SMU
First downs 18 31
Total yards 428 612
Rushing yards 194 174
Passing yards 234 438
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 25:37 34:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 11/22, 234 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Tyjae Spears 14 rushes, 85 yards, TD
Receiving Jha'Quan Jackson 2 receptions, 93 yards
SMU Passing Tanner Mordecai 30/42, 427 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Tre Siggers 15 rushes, 81 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Danny Gray 8 receptions, 140 yards

No. 2 Cincinnati

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Cincinnati at Tulane
1 234Total
No. 2 Bearcats 7 7710 31
Green Wave 0 1200 12
  • Date: October 30, 2021
  • Location: Yulman Stadium
    New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes
  • Game attendance: 17,012
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 7 MPH
  • Referee: Luke Richmond
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst) and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
    
Pregame line Over/under
−28.0 61.5
Statistics CIN TULN
First downs 18 17
Total yards 351 280
Rushing yards 124 187
Passing yards 227 93
Time of possession 28:12 31:48
Team Category Player Statistics
CIN Passing Desmond Ridder 17/27, 227 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jerome Ford 18 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Josh Whyle 4 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD
TULN Passing Kai Horton 7/16, 79 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Tyjae Spears 19 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jha'Quan Jackson 3 receptions, 34 yards

at UCF

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1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 0 0 10 0 10
Knights 7 0 7 0 14

Tulsa

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South Florida

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South Florida at Tulane
1 2Total
Bulls 0
Green Wave 0
  • Date: November 20, 2021
  • Location: Yulman Stadium
    New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Elapsed time:  
  • Game attendance: 14,496
  • Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ESPN+):  
Over/under
   
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Team Category Player Statistics
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at Memphis

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Tulane at Memphis
1 2Total
Green Wave 0
Tigers 0
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Statistics Tulane Memphis
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Team Category Player Statistics
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Memphis Passing    
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References

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  1. ^ "Fritz Tabs Chip Long as Tulane's New Offensive Coordinator". Tulane Athletics. December 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Symonds, Tom (December 10, 2020). "Tulane fires defensive coordinator Jack Curtis". crescentcitysports.com. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Fritz Welcomes Back Chris Hampton as Tulane's New Defensive Coordinator". Tulane Athletics. December 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "2021 Bednarik Award Watch List: Kyle Hamilton, Kayvon Thibodeaux top names to watch". July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "2021 Doak Walker Watch Release" (PDF). July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "2021 Rimington Trophy Watch List". July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "Ray Guy Award". July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  8. ^ "2021 Paul Hornung Award watch list released". July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  9. ^ "2021 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List". July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  10. ^ "Allstate Sugar Bowl announces Manning Award Watch List". August 5, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  11. ^ "Cincinnati Chosen as Favorite in American Preseason Media Poll". theAmerican.org. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  12. ^ Kelley, Kevin (August 30, 2021). "Oklahoma at Tulane football game moved to Norman due to Hurricane Ida". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  13. ^ "Tulane moves second home game vs. Morgan St. to Birmingham". usatoday.com. September 2, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  14. ^ "2021 Tulane Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  15. ^ "Tulane Football Announces 2021 Schedule". Tulane Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  16. ^ "Tulane Green Wave vs. SMU Mustangs". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 20, 2021.