TULSA at TULANE
Saturday, Oct. 7 • Noon • ESPN3
Yulman Stadium (30,000/UBU Speed Series 5M)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Television
ESPNU
Mark Neely and Ray Bentley
Radio
KXBL-FM 99.5 (Tulsa)
WMTI-FM 106.1 (Tulane)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 14th meeting between Tulsa and Tulane … The series began in 1968, and the teams have met every year since the 2005 season … Tulsa holds an 11-2 series lead and has won the last three matchups … RB James Flanders rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns in Tulsa’s 50-27 victory last year.
TULSA
1-4, 0-1 American
Head Coach
Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State ’95)
17-14, third season
Notes
Tulsa looks to snap a three-game slide after the Golden Hurricane fell 31-21 to Navy last Saturday … Tulsa has dropped two games (Toledo, New Mexico) on field goals as time expired and held an early 14-0 lead against Navy before the Midshipmen rallied … Tulsa is 0-2 in road games this season … The game against Tulane ends a streak of five straight games for Tulsa against teams that played in a bowl game last season … The Golden Hurricane has 19 rushing touchdowns and two passing TDs this season … RB D’Angelo Brewer leads the squad with 643 rushing yards and seven TDs … Brewer ranks second in The American and 11th nationally in rushing … QB Chad President has completed 69 of 120 passes for 792 yards and two touchdowns … President is the team’s second-leading rusher with 361 yards and five TDs.
TULANE
2-2, 0-1 American
Head Coach
Willie Fritz (Pittsburg State ’83)
5-11, second season
Notes
Tulane returns from a Week 5 bye in search of its second straight win after the Green Wave rallied for a 21-17 victory against Army Sept. 23 … Tulane’s two losses are a 23-21 setback at Navy and a 56-14 decision against No. 2 Oklahoma … Tulane is 2-0 at home … QB Jonathan Banks has completed 23 of 42 passes for 301 yards and three touchdowns and has rushed for 115 yards and two TDs, including the game-winning score against Army in the closing seconds … RB Dontrell Hilliard has rushed for 342 yards and three TDs … WR Terren Encalade is the top receiver with 13 catches for 149 yards and a touchdown … LB Rae Juan Marbley leads the defense with 33 tackles … LB Luke Jackson has 23 tackles and a team-high 3.5 sacks … CB Parry Nickerson and CB Donnie Lewis have two interceptions each.