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Tulane Football Continues to Impress as the Green Wave Rolls Tulsa on the Road

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The No. 19 nationally ranked Tulane football team (8-1, 5-0 AAC) used a strong rushing attack, that totaled 357 yards on the ground, to run over Tulsa (3-6, 1-4 AAC) on Saturday at H.A. Chapman Stadium by a 27-13 score.

Tyjae Spears led the offensive charge for Tulane in running for 157 yards and a touchdown. Shaadie Clayton-Johnson picked up 106 yards. Iverson Celestine totaled 40 yards. Michael Pratt ran for 36 yards. Pratt had an effective day in going 11-for-19 for 125 yards and two passing touchdowns. Duece Watts recorded two catches for 42 yards. Shae Wyatt had a catch for 20 yards and a touchdown. Tyrick James totaled four catches for 39 yards and a touchdown.

Dorian Williams was all over the field with 13 tackles, two sacks and two stops for loss. Nick Anderson also had an outstanding performance in picking up 13 tackles, a sack and a stop for loss. Jarius Monroe totaled nine tackles. Larry Brooks had seven stops.

Tulane's offense gained 482 total yards with 357 coming on the ground. It was the highest rushing total for the program since getting 429 against Southern Miss in 2020. The defense limited Tulsa to 257 total yards, including 146 yards passing. The team had four sacks on the afternoon.

Tulane wasted no time scoring in the opening quarter as the team marched down the field on the opening drive and dented the scoreboard on a 10-yard pitch and catch from Pratt to James. The drive covered seven plays, 78-yards and took 2:17 to make the score 7-0 Green Wave. Tulsa drew to within four on their first possession on a 46-yard field goal from Zack Long. Tulane extended the lead back to seven as Valentino Ambrosio hit a 20-yard field goal to complete the 11 play, 78-yard drive. The Green Wave scored again midway through the second quarter on a 34-yard carry by Spears to finish off a nine play, 88-yard drive and put Tulane up 17-3 with 6:10 remaining in the half. Tulsa, after an interception just before the half, drew to within a touchdown of the lead on the 28-yard touchdown pass from Braylon Braxton to JuanCarlos Santana to put the score at 17-10 going into the break. After the half the Green Wave scored first as Pratt connected with Wyatt to finish off the nine play, 87-yard drive and give Tulane a two-touchdown advantage, 24-10. After a 40-yard made field goal from Tulsa, Tulane scored the final points of the game on a made field goal from Ambrosio from 33 yards out to make the final margin 27-13.

Next the Tulane football team, returns home to host No. 25 UCF on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 2:30 p.m. at Yulman Stadium. That game will be carried by ESPN2.