BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Tulane posted a convincing 69-20 victory over Morgan State Saturday afternoon inside Legion Field Stadium to pick up its first win of the season.
 
The Green Wave showed no signs of a letdown after a hard-fought setback the previous week at second-ranked Oklahoma. Tulane dominated the Bears in nearly every aspect of the game, as it held a 584-228 advantage in total offense. The Green Wave also held a 294-44 advantage in rushing yards.  
 
The 69 points are the most Tulane has scored in a single game during the Willie Fritz era. The 69-point output also marks the fourth time since 2016 that the Green Wave have scored 60-or-more points.
 
True freshman Iverson Celestine paced the Green Wave with 77 yards rushing. Freshman Justin Ibieta led Tulane with 166 yards passing. He also threw for a pair of scores and ran for another.
 
Quarterback Michael Pratt started the game and passed for 124 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He also ran for a score. Pratt left the game midway through the second quarter after the Green Wave held a convincing 38-0 lead.
 
Defensively for the Green Wave junior linebacker Nick Anderson led the way with five tackles. True freshman Keith Cooper also chipped in with a pair of sacks.
 
Tulane opened up a 17-point lead in the first quarter and held Morgan State to just six yards of total offense. Senior Jaetavian Toles got the scoring going, as he hauled in a 30-yard touchdown pass from Pratt. Six minutes later, senior Merek Glover connected on a 40-yard field.
 
Following a three and out, redshirt freshman Tyjae Spears found the endzone for the first time since he suffered a season-ending injury in 2020 to give the Green Wave a comfortable 17-point lead, heading into the second quarter.
 
Tulane continued to pour it on in the second quarter, as it outscored Morgan State 35-7 and take a 52-7 lead into the locker room. Tulane held Morgan State to just 47 total yards of offense in the opening half.
 
Morgan State did find the endzone twice in the second half, but were never able to come with in 40 points for the entire second half.