2021 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 2021 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Green Wave played their home games at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, and competed in the American Athletic Conference. They were led by sixth-year head coach Willie Fritz.

2021 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	2–10 (1–7 American)
Head coach	Willie Fritz (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chip Long (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chris Hampton (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Yulman Stadium Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Legion Field
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Cincinnati y$^		8	–	0					13	–	1
No. 17 Houston y		8	–	0					12	–	2
UCF		5	–	3					9	–	4
East Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	5
Tulsa		5	–	3					7	–	6
SMU		4	–	4					8	–	4
Memphis		3	–	5					6	–	6
Navy		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tulane		1	–	7					2	–	10
South Florida		1	–	7					2	–	10
Temple		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Cincinnati 35, Houston 20
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Coaching changes

Prior to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in December 2020, offensive coordinator Will Hall accepted the head coaching role at Southern Miss. Chip Long was hired to replace Hall.^[1] On December 10, Fritz announced the firing of defensive coordinator Jack Curtis.^[2] Chris Hampton was named the new defensive coordinator on December 18.^[3]

In March 2021, it was announced that Chris Watt would be the offensive line coach for Tulane.

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Bednarik Award[4]	Dorian Williams	LB	JR
Doak Walker Award[5]	Cameron Carroll	RB	SO
Rimington Trophy[6]	Sincere Haynesworth	OL	JR
Ray Guy Award[7]	Ryan Wright	P	SR
Paul Hornung Award[8]	Jha'Quan Jackson	WR	JR
Wuerffel Trophy[9]	Richard Carthon	S	SR
Manning Award[10]	Michael Pratt	QB	SO

American Athletic Conference preseason media poll

The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at the virtual media day held August 4, 2021.^[11] Cincinnati, who finished the 2020 season ranked No. 8 nationally, was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2021 preseason media poll.

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Cincinnati	262 (22)
2	UCF	241 (2)
3	SMU	188
4	Houston	181
5	Memphis	168
6	Tulsa	153
7	Tulane	132
т-8	East Carolina	85
т-8	Navy	85
10	Temple	46
11	South Florida	43

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	11:00 a.m.	No. 2 Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK[a]	ABC	L 35–40	42,206
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Morgan State*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL[b]	ESPN+	W 69–20	2,100
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 21–61	54,198
September 25	7:00 p.m.	UAB*	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	L 21–28	16,023
October 2	2:30 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+	L 29–52	33,475
October 7	6:30 p.m.	Houston	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN	L 22–40	15,026
October 21	6:30 p.m.	at No. 21 SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN	L 26–55	22,843
October 30	11:00 a.m.	No. 2 Cincinnati	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN2	L 12–31	17,012
November 6	3:00 p.m.	at UCF	Bounce House Orlando, FL	ESPNU	L 10–14	41,030
November 13	3:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPNU	L 13–20 OT	22,784
November 20	11:00 a.m.	South Florida	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	W 45–14	14,496
November 27	6:30 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	L 28–33	27,416
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[14][15]

1. Originally scheduled to be played as a home game, the game against Oklahoma was moved to Norman, Oklahoma on August 30, 2021, due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Ida. Tulane remained the designated home team despite Oklahoma hosting the game.^[12]
2. Originally scheduled to be played as a home game, the game against Morgan State was moved to Birmingham, Alabama on September 2, 2021, due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Ida. Tulane remained the designated home team despite the neutral site.^[13]

Game summaries

No. 2 Oklahoma

Oklahoma at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 2 Sooners 14 23 3 0 40 Green Wave 14 0 8 13 35 Date: September 4, 2021 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK Game start: 11:07 a.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 57 minutes Game attendance: 42,206 Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 14 MPH Referee: Michael Vandervelde TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play–by–play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 11:15 TULN Cameron Carroll 6-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Graham Dable kick) (8 plays, 55 yards, 3:08) TULN 7–0 05:59 OU Spencer Rattler 1-yard rush (Gabe Brkic kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 5:16) TIE 7–7 04:44 TULN Jaetavian Toles 15-yard rush (Graham Dable kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:15) TULN 14–7 02:38 OU Caleb Williams 1-yard rush (Gabe Brkic kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:06) TIE 14–14 2 10:00 OU Kennedy Brooks 1-yard rush (Gabe Brkic kick) (9 plays, 84 yards, 4:53) OU 21–14 08:59 OU Gabe Brkic 26-yard field goal (4 plays, 2 yards, 0:49) OU 24–14 07:58 OU Gabe Brkic 51-yard field goal (4 plays, 0 yards, 0:53) OU 27–14 03:01 OU Mario Williams 6-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Gabe Brkic kick) (7 plays, 78 yards, 3:03) OU 34–14 00:00 OU Gabe Brkic 56-yard field goal (3 plays, 2 yards, 0:30) OU 37–14 3 03:31 TULN Michael Pratt 4-yard rush (Duece Watts two-point conversion rush) (11 plays, 42 yards, 3:44) OU 37–22 01:01 OU Gabe Brkic 55-yard field goal (7 plays, 37 yards, 2:30) OU 40–22 4 11:28 TULN Cameron Carroll 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (two-point conversion rush attempt failed) (8 plays, 47 yards, 2:23) OU 40–28 02:18 TULN Will Wallace 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (8 plays, 80 yards, 2:45) OU 40–35

See also: 2021 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Line	Over/under
OU –31.5	67

Statistics	Oklahoma	Tulane
First downs	24	24
Total yards	430	396
Rushing yards	116	100
Passing yards	314	296
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	33:22	26:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing	Spencer Rattler	30/39, 304 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kennedy Brooks	14 rushes, 87 yards, TD
	Receiving	Marvin Mims	5 receptions, 117 yards
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	27/44, 296 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Michael Pratt	15 rushes, 34 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tyrick James	6 receptions, 93 yards

vs. Morgan State

See also: 2021 Morgan State Bears football team

at Ole Miss

See also: 2021 Ole Miss Rebels football team and Ole Miss–Tulane football rivalry

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	7	14	0	0	21
No. 17 Rebels	19	21	21	0	61

Game information

First Quarter (11:27) MISS – Henry Parrish Jr. 19 yard rush, Caden Costa kick Ole Miss 7–0; 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:33 (6:41) MISS – Matt Corral 9 yard rush, Caden Costa kick missed Ole Miss 13–0; 12 plays, 82 yards, 3:16 (3:40) TULN – Cameron Carroll 1 yard rush, Merek Glover kick Ole Miss 13–7; 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:45 (0:00) MISS – Matt Corral 15 yard rush, two-point conversion failed Ole Miss 19–7; 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:40 Second Quarter (9:30) MISS – Dontario Drummond 12 yard pass from Matt Corral, Caden Costa kick Ole Miss 26–7; 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:32 (7:21) TULN – Shae Wyatt 39 yard pass from Michael Pratt, Merek Glover kick Ole Miss 26–14; 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:09 (7:12) MISS – Jonathan Mingo 50 yard pass from Matt Corral, Caden Costa kick Ole Miss 33–14; 1 play, 50 yards, 0:09 (2:26) MISS – Dontario Drummond 11 yard rush, Caden Costa kick Ole Miss 40–14; 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:30 (0:42) TULN – Tyrick James 22 yard pass from Michael Pratt, Merek Glover kick Ole Miss 40–21; 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:44 Third Quarter (11:35) MISS – Matt Corral 15 yard rush, Caden Costa kick Ole Miss 47–21; 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:22 (10:59) MISS – Matt Corral 12 yard rush, Caden Costa kick Ole Miss 54–21; 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:36 (7:56) MISS – Braylon Sanders 45 yard pass from Matt Corral, Caden Costa kick Ole Miss 61–21; 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:51 Fourth Quarter No scoring plays

Tulane Green Wave (1–1) at No. 17 Ole Miss Rebels (2–0)

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS

• Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021
• Game time: *8:45 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 54,198
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV announcers (ESPN2):
  Anish Shroff (play-by-play)
  Mike Golic Jr. (color)
  Taylor McGregor (sideline)
• Pregame line: Ole Miss –14 • O/U: 77.5

*Originally scheduled to kickoff at 7:00 p.m. CST but was delayed due to inclement weather.

Statistics	TULN	MISS
First downs	14	41
Total yards	305	707
Passing yards	166	335
Rushing yards	139	372
Penalties	11–109	9–65
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	27:43	32:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	10/18, 166 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Devin Brumfield	9 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Duece Watts	2 receptions, 51 yards
Ole Miss	Passing	Matt Corral	23/31, 335 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jerrion Ealy	15 carries, 103 yards
	Receiving	Jonathan Mingo	6 receptions, 136 yards, 1 TD

UAB

See also: 2021 UAB Blazers football team

at East Carolina

Tulane at East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Green Wave 0 7 16 6 29 • Pirates 17 14 0 21 52 Date: October 2, 2021 Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance: 33,475 Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely and Barrett Brooks

Scoring summary 1 10:49 ECU Owen Daffer 23-yard field goal (10 plays, 70 yards, 4:11) ECU 3–0 5:03 ECU Holton Ahlers 17-yard run (Owen Daffer kick) (7 plays, 55 yards, 3:55) ECU 10–0 1:21 ECU Keaton Mitchell 68-yard run (Owen Daffer kick) (2 plays, 80 yards, 0:40) ECU 17–0 2 13:18 ECU Tyler Snead 53-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (4 plays, 61 yards, 1:28) ECU 24–0 9:38 TUL Ygenio Booker 16-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:40) ECU 24–7 0:36 ECU Rahjai Harris 3-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer kick) (11 plays, 76 yards, 3:27) ECU 31–7 3 10:43 TUL Michael Pratt 7-yard run (Michael Pratt pass to Tyrick James for two-point conversion) (7 plays, 75 yards, 4:17) ECU 31–15 3:39 TUL Cameron Carroll 1-yard run (Michael Pratt run for two-point conversion) (10 plays, 91 yards, 3:22) ECU 31–23 4 13:33 ECU Rahjai Harris 1-yard run (Owen Daffer kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 5:06) ECU 38–23 8:15 ECU Ryan Jones 14-yards pass from Mason Garcia (Owen Daffer kick) (7 plays, 30 yards, 3:51) ECU 45–23 6:53 TUL Michael Pratt 2-yard run (two-point run conversion failed) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:22) ECU 45–29 1:06 ECU Keaton Mitchell 30-yard run 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:34) ECU 52–29

See also: 2021 East Carolina Pirates football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TULN –3.0	64.5

Statistics	Tulane	East Carolina
First downs	19	25
Total yards	404	612
Rushing yards	124	310
Passing yards	280	302
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	25:41	34:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	22/36, 268 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Cameron Carroll	9 car, 80 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Duece Watts	4 rec, 79 yds
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	21/32, 288 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Keaton Mitchell	15 car, 222 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Tyler Snead	4 rec, 78 yds, 1 TD

Houston

Houston at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 14 3 9 14 40 Green Wave 0 15 7 0 22 Date: October 7, 2021 Location: Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes Game attendance: 15,026 Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: NE 4 MPH Referee: Tim Rich TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 8:04 HOU Christian Trahan 11-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (11 plays, 76 yards, 5:14) HOU 7–0 0:22 HOU Jeremy Singleton 17-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (7 plays, 64 yards, 2:58) HOU 14–0 2 10:45 TULN Tyrick James 13-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Christian Daniels Pass to Michael Pratt for two-point conversion) (5 plays, 73 yards, 1:53) HOU 14–8 3:33 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 46-yard field goal (7 plays, 20 yards, 2:26) HOU 17–8 2:11 TULN Tyjae Spears 39-yard run (Merek Glover kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 1:22) HOU 17–15 3 13:18 TULN Will Wallace 29-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (1 play, 29 yards, 0:08) TULN 22–17 8:16 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 24-yard field goal (5 plays, 28 yards, 1:17) TULN 22–20 1:20 HOU Jeremy Singleton 29-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Two-point pass conversion failed) (11 plays, 80 yards, 4:40) HOU 26–22 4 9:28 HOU Ta'Zhawn Henry 8-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (6 plays, 39 yards, 3:20) HOU 33–22 1:03 HOU Alton McCaskill 35-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (6 plays, 53 yards, 1:59) HOU 40–22

See also: 2021 Houston Cougars football team

Line	Over/under
HOU –6.5	60

Statistics	Houston	Tulane
First downs	18	17
Total yards	435	308
Rushing yards	147	94
Passing yards	288	214
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	31:34	28:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing	Clayton Tune	23/36, 288 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Alton McCaskill	18 rushes, 93 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	KeSean Carter	6 receptions, 69 yards
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	20/30, 214 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Cameron Carroll	13 rushes, 68 yards
	Receiving	Will Wallace	2 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD

at No. 21 SMU

Tulane at Southern Methodist

1 2 3 4 Total Green Wave 7 0 12 7 26 • No. 21 Mustangs 17 14 7 17 55 Date: October 21 Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 22,843 Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 6 MPH Referee: Hank Jones TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst) & Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 9:56 SMU Blake Mazza 22-yard field goal (14 plays, 50 yards, 5:04) SMU 3–0 6:08 SMU Tre Siggers 1-yard run (Blake Mazza kick) (6 plays, 81 yards, 2:30) SMU 10–0 1:04 SMU Tanner Mordecai 1-yard run (Blake Mazza kick) (11 plays, 88 yards, 3:07) SMU 17–0 0:22 TULN Shae Wyatt 10-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:42) SMU 17–7 2 13:25 SMU Tommy McIntyre 24-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick) (6 plays, 96 yards, 1:57) SMU 24–7 0:53 SMU Reggie Roberson Jr. 22-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick) (9 plays, 91 yards, 4:24) SMU 31–7 3 12:18 TULN Shae Wyatt 11-yard pass from Michael Pratt (pass failed) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:42) SMU 31–13 3:33 SMU Tre Siggers 9-yard run (Blake Mazza kick) (11 plays, 91 yards, 5:04) SMU 38–13 1:28 TULN Duece Watts 4-yard pass from Michael Pratt (pass failed) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:05) SMU 38–19 4 9:05 SMU Blake Mazza 38-yard field goal (6 plays, 13 yards, 3:56) SMU 41–19 6:50 TULN Tyjae Spears 9-yard run (Merek Glover kick) (8 plays, 82 yards, 2:15) SMU 41–26 6:01 SMU Tyler Lavine 44-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick) (2 plays, 44 yards, 0:49) SMU 48–26 2:39 SMU Brandon Epton Jr. 9-yard run (Blake Mazza kick) (6 plays, 37 yards, 2:47) SMU 55–26

See also: 2021 SMU Mustangs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU –14.5	70.5[16]

Statistics	TULN	SMU
First downs	18	31
Total yards	428	612
Rushing yards	194	174
Passing yards	234	438
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	25:37	34:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	11/22, 234 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Tyjae Spears	14 rushes, 85 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jha'Quan Jackson	2 receptions, 93 yards
SMU	Passing	Tanner Mordecai	30/42, 427 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Tre Siggers	15 rushes, 81 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Danny Gray	8 receptions, 140 yards

No. 2 Cincinnati

See also: 2021 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Cincinnati at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 2 Bearcats 7 7 7 10 31 Green Wave 0 12 0 0 12 Date: October 30, 2021 Location: Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes Game attendance: 17,012 Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 7 MPH Referee: Luke Richmond TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst) and Taylor McGregor (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 1:14 CIN Josh Whyle 16-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick) (16 plays, 99 yards, 7:25) CIN 7–0 2 10:43 TULN Marvin Moody 8-yard safety (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) CIN 7–2 7:58 TULN Tyjae Spears 47-yard run (Merek Glover kick) (6 plays, 66 yards, 2:34) TULN 7–9 6:19 CIN Jerome Ford 3-yard run (Christian Lowery kick) (5 plays, 80 yards, 1:33) CIN 14–9 0:00 TULN Merek Glover 41-yard field goal (4 plays, 26 yards, 0:30) CIN 14–12 3 3:12 CIN Josh Whyle 5-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick) (13 plays, 66 yards, 5:55) CIN 21–12 4 6:16 CIN Christian Lowery 27-yard field goal (4 plays, 1 yard, 1:09) CIN 24–12 4:13 CIN Jerome Ford 26-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Christian Lowery kick) (2 plays, 29 yards, 0:49) CIN 31–12

Pregame line	Over/under
−28.0	61.5

Statistics	CIN	TULN
First downs	18	17
Total yards	351	280
Rushing yards	124	187
Passing yards	227	93
Time of possession	28:12	31:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
CIN	Passing	Desmond Ridder	17/27, 227 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jerome Ford	18 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Josh Whyle	4 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD
TULN	Passing	Kai Horton	7/16, 79 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Tyjae Spears	19 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jha'Quan Jackson	3 receptions, 34 yards

at UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	0	10	0	10
Knights	7	0	7	0	14

See also: 2021 UCF Knights football team

Tulsa

See also: 2021 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

South Florida

South Florida at Tulane

1 2 Total Bulls 0 Green Wave 0 Date: November 20, 2021 Location: Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST Elapsed time:   Game attendance: 14,496 Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers (ESPN+):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 South Florida Bulls football team

Over/under

Statistics	South Florida	Tulane
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Memphis

Tulane at Memphis

1 2 Total Green Wave 0 Tigers 0 Date: November 27, 2021 Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Game start: TBD CST Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers (ESPNU): Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 Memphis Tigers football team

Over/under

Statistics	Tulane	Memphis
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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