Television
ESPN
Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick and Harry Lyles Jr.

SMU Radio
KTCK-FM 96.7

Tulane Radio
KVDU-FM 104.1

Satellite Radio
SiriusXM 381/971

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THE GAME
Thursday’s game will be the 29th meeting between SMU and Tulane in a series that dates to 1943 … SMU holds a 15-13 series lead and has won the last seven meetings … Tulane’s last win against the Mustangs was a 27-26 decision in Dallas in the 2012 season … SMU has won three straight in New Orleans.

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SMU
6-4, 4-2 American

Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee (Arkansas ’08)
6-4, first season

Notes
SMU has won three straight and four of its last five games after the Mustangs pulled away from South Florida for a 41-23 victory last Saturday in Tampa … Two of SMU’s four losses were one-possession setbacks to teams in this week’s top 25 (No. 4 TCU, No. 22 Cincinnati) … SMU leads The American in scoring (40.3 ppg) and is second in total offense (486.4 ypg) … QB Tanner Mordecai has thrown for 2,780 yards with 27 touchdowns in 2022 …  WR Rashee Rice has 77 receptions for 1,167 yards and nine touchdowns and is the national leader in receiving yards (116.7 ypg) … RB Tyler Lavine has a team-high seven rushing touchdowns … DE Nelson Paul has 5.0 sacks and 8.0 tackles for loss. … S Nick Roberts, who has played at South Florida and Louisiana-Monroe, has a team-high three interceptions, while LB Jimmy Phillips Jr. has 58 tackles.

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21/22 TULANE
8-2, 5-2 American

Head Coach
Willie Fritz (Pittsburg State ’83)
39-45, seventh season at Tulane
210-114, 25th season as collegiate head coach

Notes
Tulane saw a five-game winning streak — its longest since 1998 — come to an end with a 38-31 setback to then-No. 22 UCF last Saturday in New Orleans … Tulane is tied with UCF and Cincinnati atop The American standings as the Green Wave looks to reach the conference championship game for the first time … QB Michael Pratt has completed 165 of 252 passes for 2,079 yards and 17 touchdowns with four interceptions … RB Tyjae Spears has 875 rushing yards and 10 TDs, ranking second in The American in both categories … Six players have at least 20 receptions, with WR Duece Watts atop the list with 27 catches and six touchdowns … LB Dorian Williams has 85 tackles with 6.5 tackles for loss and an interception, while LB Nick Anderson has 76 stops with 5.5 tackles for loss.