TULANE at OKLAHOMA
Saturday, Sept. 16 • 4 p.m. • Fox Sports Oklahoma
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (83,489/Natural Grass)
Norman, Oklahoma
Television
Fox Sports Oklahoma
Brendan Burke, Dave Anderson and Christian Steckel
Radio
WMTI-FM 106.1 (Tulane flagship)
SiriusXM 134/200/954 (Oklahoma feed)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting on the gridiron between Tulane and Oklahoma … The Green Wave is 3-6-2 all-time against teams from the Big 12 and its predecessor conferences … Oklahoma last faced an American Athletic Conference opponent in its 2016 season-opener, when Houston was a 33-23 winner against the Sooners.
TULANE
1-1, 0-1 American
Head Coach
Willie Fritz (Pittsburg State ’83)
4-10, second season
Notes
Tulane came up just short in its bid for a 2-0 start as the Green Wave opened conference play with a 23-21 setback at Navy … Tulane opened the season with a 43-14 win against Grambling State … Tulane has played turnover-free football through two games … QB Jonathan Banks has started both games, but was forced to leave the game against Navy with an injury … QB Jonathan Brantley would get the start against Oklahoma if Banks is unable to return … RB Dontrell Hilliard has rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries … WR Terren Encalade has eight catches for 89 yards and a TD … LB Rae Juan Marbley leads the squad with 14 tackles, while DE Luke Jackson has 10 tackles and a team-high 2.5 sacks … Tulane has outscored its first two opponents by a 37-14 margin in the first half.
2/3 OKLAHOMA
2-0, 0-0 Big 12
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley (Texas Tech ’06)
2-0, first season
Notes
Oklahoma enjoyed what was likely the biggest win of the early season as the Sooners topped Ohio State 31-16 in Columbus, Ohio … The win vaulted Oklahoma to the No. 2 spot in this week’s Associated Press poll … Lincoln Riley, in his first season as Oklahoma’s head coach, is familiar to American Athletic Conference followers as the former offensive coordinator at ECU … Oklahoma takes a 12-game winning streak — the longest in the nation — into Saturday’s game … The last team to defeat Oklahoma was Ohio State last season … QB Baker Mayfield has completed 46 of 55 passes (83.6 percent) for 715 yards and six touchdowns without an interception … RB Trey Sermon has rushed for 113 yards on 24 carries … WR Jeff Badet has nine catches for 173 yards … LB Emanuel Beal has a team-high 13 tackles.