USF at TULANE
Saturday, Oct. 21 • 7 p.m. • ESPN2
Yulman Stadium (30,000/UBU Speed Series 5M)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Television
ESPN2
Clay Matvick and Kirk Morrison
Radio
WWBA-AM 820 (USF)
WMTI-FM 106.1 (Tulane)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between USF and Tulane … The two schools have faced the other 10 American Athletic Conference opponents at least once each … Tulane will be USF’s third first-time opponent this season, while the Bulls comprised the Green Wave’s fourth first-time opponent.
16/13 USF
6-0, 2-0 American
Head Coach
Charlie Strong (Central Arkansas ’82)
6-0, first season at USF
58-37, eighth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
USF takes an 11-game winning streak — the longest active streak in NCAA FBS football — into Saturday’s game after the Bulls were 33-3 winner against Cincinnati last Saturday … The win gave head coach Charlie Strong a combined 18-1 record as an American Athletic Conference coach … USF has scored at least 30 points in 23 consecutive games, tying the modern NCAA record, set by Oregon between 2011 and 2012 … USF leads the nation with 15 defensive interceptions this season, three more than any other team … QB Quinton Flowers has thrown for 1,118 yards and 10 touchdowns with two interceptions and has rushed for 475 yards and six TDs … RB Darius Tice has a team-high 493 rushing yards with eight touchdowns, while RB D’Ernest Johnson has 485 yards and four TDs.
TULANE
3-3, 1-1 American
Head Coach
Willie Fritz (Pittsburg State ’83)
6-12, second season
Notes
Tulane was denied in its bid for three straight wins as the Green Wave dropped a 23-10 decision at Florida International … Tulane had scored wins against Army and Tulsa prior to the trip to Miami … Tulane is 3-0 at home and 0-3 on the road … QB Jonathan Banks has completed 37 of 71 passes for 502 yards and four touchdowns and has rushed for 267 yards and three TDs … RB Dontrell Hilliard has rushed for 607 yards, ranking third in The American, and eight TDs … WR Terren Encalade is the top receiver with 15 catches for 218 yards and a touchdown … LB Rae Juan Marbley leads the defense with 52 tackles … LB Luke Jackson has 33 tackles and a team-high 3.5 sacks … CB Parry Nickerson has three interceptions this season and holds The American’s career record with 13 picks … Tulane has committed only four turnovers in six games.