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Tulane Green Wave Overcomes Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Skelly Field in American Football Showdown

The Tulane Green Wave, with a record of 12-2, secured a victory over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, who now stand at 5-7, in an American football game that ended 27-13. The Green Wave's performance was marked by a dominant ground game and efficient scoring.


Oct 21, 2021; Dallas, Texas, USA; Tulane Green Wave running back Tyjae Spears (22) runs the ball against the Southern Methodist Mustangs in the second quarter at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

At Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium, the Tulane Green Wave showcased their offensive capabilities against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. The offense amassed a total of 482 yards with an average gain of 6.7 yards per play out of their 72 plays. A significant contribution came from the rushing department where they accumulated an impressive 357 yards on 53 attempts for an average of about seven yards per carry.


The passing game was also effective for Tulane as they completed eleven out of nineteen attempts for a total of 125 yards and two touchdowns; one pass went for as long as twenty-nine yards while another resulted in a twenty-yard touchdown. Their quarterback posted a rating around 137 and managed to keep interceptions to just one throughout the game.


Special teams played their part too; field goal kickers were perfect on the day with two successful attempts from within thirty-nine yards contributing six points to the scoreboard. Extra point kicks were also flawless with three made out of three attempted.


Defensively, Tulane applied pressure consistently recording four sacks and seven quarterback hits which contributed to limiting Tulsa's scoring opportunities. The defense held strong throughout all quarters allowing only thirteen points against them while not giving up any turnovers or safeties.


The efficiency on critical downs was notable; Tulane converted over fifty percent on third down and maintained a hundred percent success rate in both red zone (four out of four) and fourth down (two out of two) situations which kept drives alive leading to scores.


In contrast, despite playing at home, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane struggled to match up against their opponents' intensity managing only thirteen points throughout all quarters including being shutout in the final quarter.


Looking ahead, fans can anticipate another exciting home game for Tulane when they host UCF Knights at Yulman Stadium located in New Orleans on November twelve o'clock PM local time broadcasted live on ESPN2 satellite channel two hundred nine.

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