2025 Tulane Green Wave football team

2025 Tulane Green Wave football
American champion
CFP First Round, L 10–41 at Ole Miss
ConferenceAmerican Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 17
CFPNo. 20
Record11–3 (7–1 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Craddock (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorEvan McKissack (2nd season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorGreg Gasparato (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTayler Polk (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumYulman Stadium
2025 American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Tulane y$^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 25 North Texas y   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Navy   7 – 1     10 – 2  
South Florida   6 – 2     9 – 4  
East Carolina   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Memphis   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Army   4 – 4     6 – 6  
UTSA   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Temple   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6     5 – 7  
UAB   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Tulsa   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Charlotte   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Tulane 34, North Texas 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 25, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Jon Sumrall, the Green Wave played home games at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3011:00 a.m.Northwestern*
ESPNUW 23–322,103
September 66:00 p.m.at South Alabama*
ESPN+W 33–3116,871
September 137:00 p.m.Duke*
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPN2W 34–2730,000
September 202:30 p.m.at No. 13 Ole Miss*
ESPNL 10–4565,644
September 273:00 p.m.at Tulsa
ESPNUW 31–1416,311
October 96:30 p.m.East Carolina
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPNW 26–1920,035
October 1811:00 a.m.Army
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPNUW 24–1720,027
October 306:30 p.m.at UTSA
ESPNL 26–4816,715
November 78:00 p.m.at Memphis
ESPNW 38–3230,384
November 153:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPN+W 35–2430,000
November 222:45 p.m.at TempleNo. 24
ESPNUW 37–1313,366
November 296:30 p.m.CharlotteNo. 24
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPNUW 27–022,245
December 57:00 p.m.No. 24 North TexasNo. 20
ABCW 34–2123,986
December 202:30 p.m.at (6) No. 6 Ole Miss*(11) No. 20
TNT/HBO MaxL 10–4168,251
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP (and CFP Rankings, after November 4) - Released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRVRVRV———RVRVRV—RV24222117
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV25232118
CFPNot released——24242020Not released

Game summaries

Northwestern

See also: 2025 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Northwestern Wildcats (0–0) at Tulane Green Wave (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 3 0 003
Green Wave 7 13 3023

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: N at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 22,103
  • Referee: Gregory Blum
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:27) TULN – Justyn Reid 1-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 2:54; Tulane 7–0)
  • (0:40) NU – Luke Akers 21-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 7:35; Tulane 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (11:07) TULN – Patrick Durkin 22-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 4:28; Tulane 10–3)
  • (5:18) TULN – Patrick Durkin 41-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 18 yards, 5:03; Tulane 13–3)
  • (1:28) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 69-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 2 plays, 87 yards, 0:24; Tulane 20–3)
Third quarter
  • (7:22) TULN – Patrick Durkin 31-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 62 yards, 7:38; Tulane 23–3)
Fourth quarter
  • No scoring plays
Statistics NU TULN
First downs 19 23
Plays–yards 63–237 74–421
Rushes–yards 27–76 42–269
Passing yards 161 152
Passing: comp–att–int 19–36–4 18–32–0
Turnovers 5 0
Time of possession 26:39 33:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Northwestern Passing Preston Stone 19/36, 161 yards, 4 INT
Rushing Cam Porter 6 carries, 46 yards
Receiving Griffin Wilde 6 receptions, 64 yards
Tulane Passing Jake Retzlaff 18/31, 152 yards, TD
Rushing Jake Retzlaff 10 carries, 113 yards, TD
Receiving Omari Hayes 9 receptions, 74 yards

at South Alabama

See also: 2025 South Alabama Jaguars football team
Tulane Green Wave (1–0) at South Alabama Jaguars (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 14 10 3633
Jaguars 14 0 01731

at Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: S at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 16,871
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Pat Greenwood (play-by-play) and Brian Genard (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:48) USA – Bishop Davenport 9-yard run, Hamilton DiBoyan kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:12; South Alabama 7–0)
  • (7:11) USA – Devin Voisin 65-yard pass from Bishop Davenport, Hamilton DiBoyan kick (Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 1:00; South Alabama 14–0)
  • (4:11) TULN – Johnny Pascuzzi 5-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:52; South Alabama 14–7)
  • (0:24) TULN – Zuberi Mobley 16-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:56; Tied 14–14)
Second quarter
  • (6:52) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 1-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:28; Tulane 21–14)
  • (0:49) TULN – Patrick Durkin 50-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:14; Tulane 24–14)
Third quarter
  • (8:51) TULN – Patrick Durkin 34-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:02; Tulane 27–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:57) USA – Hamilton DiBoyan 28-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:20; Tulane 27–17)
  • (10:01) TULN – Zuberi Mobley 28-yard run, kick failed (Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:51; Tulane 33–17)
  • (5:27) USA – Kentrel Bullock 1-yard run, Bishop Davenport run (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:34; Tulane 33–25)
  • (0:59) USA – Devin Voisin 26-yard pass from Bishop Davenport, pass failed (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:22; Tulane 33–31)
Statistics TULN USA
First downs 23 23
Plays–yards 72–406 65–421
Rushes–yards 45–241 41–190
Passing yards 165 231
Passing: comp–att–int 16–27–0 17–24–0
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 34:29 25:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing Jake Retzlaff 13/24, 125 yards, TD
Rushing Zuberi Mobley 11 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Bryce Bohanon 5 receptions, 62 yards
South Alabama Passing Bishop Davenport 17/24, 231 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kentrel Bullock 24 carries, 107 yards, TD
Receiving Devin Voisin 8 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD

Duke

See also: 2025 Duke Blue Devils football team
Duke Blue Devils (1–1) at Tulane Green Wave (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 0 9 71127
Green Wave 14 10 7334

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: SE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 30,000
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:50) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 19-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:14; Tulane 7–0)
  • (2:56) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 6-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:39; Tulane 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (15:00) DUKE – Todd Pelino 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 2:56; Tulane 14–3)
  • (6:00) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 20-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:14; Tulane 21–3)
  • (1:54) TULN – Patrick Durkin 29-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:34; Tulane 24–3)
  • (0:18) DUKE – Sahmir Hagans 29-yard pass from Darian Mensah, pass failed (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:36; Tulane 24–9)
Third quarter
  • (11:46) DUKE – Landen King 3-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Todd Pelino kick (Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:09; Tulane 24–16)
  • (6:31) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 11-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:15; Tulane 31–16)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:12) TULN – Patrick Durkin 27-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:52; Tulane 34–16)
  • (2:57) DUKE – Nate Sheppard 4-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Nate Sheppard run (Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 4:34; Tulane 34–24)
  • (1:06) DUKE – Todd Pelino 47-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 1:22; Tulane 34–27)
Statistics DUKE TULN
First downs 27 22
Plays–yards 75–452 63–426
Rushes–yards 24–139 38–156
Passing yards 313 270
Passing: comp–att–int 30–51–1 17–25–0
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 26:43 33:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Duke Passing Darian Mensah 30/51, 313 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Nate Sheppard 5 carries, 75 yards
Receiving Que'Sean Brown 6 receptions, 81 yards
Tulane Passing Jake Retzlaff 15/23, 245 yards
Rushing Jake Retzlaff 17 carries, 111 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Shazz Preston 3 receptions, 95 yards

at No. 13 Ole Miss (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Ole Miss Rebels football team and Ole Miss–Tulane football rivalry
Tulane Green Wave (3–0) at No. 13 Ole Miss Rebels (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 0 3 0710
No. 13 Rebels 10 13 02245

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: W at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 65,644
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:23) MISS – Dae'Quan Wright 5-yard pass from Trinidad Chambliss, Lucas Carneiro kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; Ole Miss 7–0)
  • (3:13) MISS – Lucas Carneiro 22-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 6:40; Ole Miss 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:48) MISS – Lucas Carneiro 54-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 2:24; Ole Miss 13–0)
  • (6:40) TULN – Patrick Durkin 34-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 6:08; Ole Miss 13–3)
  • (4:09) MISS – Kewan Lacy 1-yard run, Lucas Carneiro kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:31; Ole Miss 20–3)
  • (0:24) MISS – Lucas Carneiro 33-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 1:26; Ole Miss 23–3)
Third quarter
  • No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
  • (14:55) MISS – Kewan Lacy 1-yard run, Harrison Wallace III pass (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:44; Ole Miss 31–3)
  • (11:45) MISS – Logan Diggs 2-yard run, Lucas Carneiro kick (Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:36; Ole Miss 38–3)
  • (8:17) MISS – Deuce Alexander 33-yard pass from Trinidad Chambliss, Lucas Carneiro kick (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 2:31; Ole Miss 45–3)
  • (3:42) TULN – Anthony Brown-Stephens 6-yard pass from Brendan Sullivan, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:35; Ole Miss 45–10)
Statistics TULN MISS
First downs 18 23
Plays–yards 68–282 69–548
Rushes–yards 39–178 42–241
Passing yards 104 307
Passing: comp–att–int 10–29–1 17–27–0
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 32:29 27:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing Jake Retzlaff 5/17, 56 yards
Rushing Jake Retzlaff 8 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Shazz Preston 3 receptions, 35 yards
Ole Miss Passing Trinidad Chambliss 17/27, 307 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Trinidad Chambliss 14 carries, 112 yards
Receiving Deuce Alexander 4 receptions, 94 yards, TD

at Tulsa

See also: 2025 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Tulane Green Wave (3–1) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 7 17 7031
Golden Hurricane 7 7 0014

at Skelly Field • Tulsa, OK

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 16,311
  • Referee: Steve Anderson
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play) and Darius Walker (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:28) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 8-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:32; Tulane 7–0)
  • (9:14) TLSA – Tim Hardiman 1-yard run, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:14; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (12:10) TULN – Javin Gordon 12-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:11; Tulane 14–7)
  • (6:57) TLSA – Brody Foley 72-yard pass from Baylor Hayes, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 5 plays, 93 yards, 2:34; Tied 14–14)
  • (2:13) TULN – Javin Gordon 25-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:36; Tulane 21–14)
  • (0:12) TULN – Patrick Durkin 28-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 0:42; Tulane 24–14)
Third quarter
  • (5:28) TULN – Javin Gordon 4-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 5:40; Tulane 31–14)
Fourth quarter
  • No scoring plays
Statistics TULN TLSA
First downs 23 16
Plays–yards 75–437 74–337
Rushes–yards 43–185 38–92
Passing yards 252 245
Passing: comp–att–int 18–32–0 18–36–1
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 34:59 25:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing Jake Retzlaff 17/30, 242 yards
Rushing Javin Gordon 15 carries, 78 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Omari Hayes 4 receptions, 89 yards
Tulsa Passing Baylor Hayes 18/36, 245 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Dominic Richardson 14 carries, 48 yards
Receiving Grayson Tempest 2 receptions, 84 yards

East Carolina

See also: 2025 East Carolina Pirates football team
East Carolina Pirates (3–2) at Tulane Green Wave (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 0 0 16319
Green Wave 3 9 01426

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA

  • Date: October 9
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 20,035
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:40) TULN – Patrick Durkin 30-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 2:30; Tulane 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:37) TULN – Patrick Durkin 29-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:52; Tulane 6–0)
  • (5:05) TULN – Patrick Durkin 21-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:45; Tulane 9–0)
  • (0:36) TULN – Patrick Durkin 40-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 1:32; Tulane 12–0)
Third quarter
  • (11:54) ECU – Brock Spalding 7-yard pass from Katin Houser, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:55; Tulane 12–7)
  • (2:43) ECU – Katin Houser 10-yard run (Drive: 15 plays, 57 yards, 6:03; East Carolina 13–12)
  • (0:45) ECU – Nick Mazzie 46-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:57; East Carolina 16–12)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:51) TULN – Zycarl Lewis Jr. 63-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 1 play, 63 yards, 0:10; Tulane 19–16)
  • (5:48) ECU – Nick Mazzie 26-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 5:03; Tied 19–19)
  • (0:35) TULN – Javin Gordon 4-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:13; Tulane 26–19)
Statistics ECU TULN
First downs 22 24
Plays–yards 73–340 62–458
Rushes–yards 43–160 25–96
Passing yards 180 362
Passing: comp–att–int 19–30–0 27–37–0
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 30:37 29:23
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Katin Houser 19/30, 180 yards, TD
Rushing Marlon Gunn Jr. 10 carries, 52 yards
Receiving Anthony Smith 2 receptions, 54 yards
Tulane Passing Jake Retzlaff 26/36, 347 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Javin Gordon 10 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Zycarl Lewis Jr. 2 receptions, 75 yards, TD

Army

See also: 2025 Army Black Knights football team
Army Black Knights (3–3) at Tulane Green Wave (5–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Black Knights 0 3 7717
Green Wave 0 3 71424

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SE at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 20,027
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays
Second quarter
  • (1:49) TULN – Patrick Durkin 30-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:42; Tulane 3–0)
  • (0:23) ARMY – Dawson Jones 43-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 1:26; Tied 3–3)
Third quarter
  • (6:31) ARMY – Cale Hellums 1-yard run, Dawson Jones kick (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:16; Army 10–3)
  • (4:52) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 37-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:30; Tied 10–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:54) ARMY – Cale Hellums 1-yard run, Dawson Jones kick (Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 8:16; Army 17–10)
  • (1:54) TULN – Bryce Bohanon 12-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:00; Tied 17–17)
  • (0:27) TULN – Shazz Preston 26-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:01; Tulane 24–17)
Statistics ARMY TULN
First downs 21 23
Plays–yards 73–358 58–402
Rushes–yards 63–233 29–141
Passing yards 125 261
Passing: comp–att–int 7–10–0 22–29–1
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 38:58 21:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Army Passing Cale Hellums 7/10, 125 yards
Rushing Cale Hellums 38 carries, 163 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Brady Anderson 4 receptions, 97 yards
Tulane Passing Jake Retzlaff 22/29, 261 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jake Retzlaff 8 carries, 62 yards, TD
Receiving Shazz Preston 5 receptions, 86 yards, TD

at UTSA

See also: 2025 UTSA Roadrunners football team
Tulane Green Wave (6–1) at UTSA Roadrunners (3–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 6 6 7726
Roadrunners 10 21 71048

at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX

  • Date: October 30
  • Game time: 6:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Indoor
  • Game attendance: 16,715
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:37) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 1-yard run (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:23; Tulane 6–0)
  • (9:50) UTSA – David Amador II 2-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:47; UTSA 7–6)
  • (5:06) UTSA – Michael Petro 34-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 3:23; UTSA 10–6)
Second quarter
  • (12:10) UTSA – Devin McCuin 6-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:43; UTSA 17–6)
  • (3:37) UTSA – Devin McCuin 21-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 2:15; UTSA 24–6)
  • (0:45) UTSA – David Amador II 14-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:11; UTSA 31–6)
  • (0:07) TULN – Zycarl Lewis Jr. 10-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 0:33; UTSA 31–12)
Third quarter
  • (10:08) UTSA – Will Henderson III 16-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:52; UTSA 38–12)
  • (3:26) TULN – Omari Hayes 42-yard pass from Jimmy Calloway, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:27; UTSA 38–19)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:44) UTSA – Michael Petro 43-yard feild goal (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:41; UTSA 41–19)
  • (7:10) TULN – Tre Shackelford 15-yard pass from Brendan Sullivan, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 4 plays, 93 yards, 1:34; UTSA 41–26)
  • (1:40) UTSA – Will Henderson III 17-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:30; UTSA 48–26)
Statistics TULN UTSA
First downs 24 28
Plays–yards 61–434 69–523
Rushes–yards 25–135 35–132
Passing yards 299 391
Passing: comp–att–int 21–36–3 32–34–0
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 23:05 36:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing Jake Retzlaff 14/28, 194 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jake Retzlaff 7 carries, 63 yards, TD
Receiving Omari Hayes 3 receptions, 69 yards, TD
UTSA Passing Owen McCown 31/33, 370 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Robert Henry 16 carries, 87 yards
Receiving David Amador II 10 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD

at Memphis

See also: 2025 Memphis Tigers football team
Tulane Green Wave (6-2) at Memphis Tigers (8–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 14 21 3038
Tigers 7 10 01532

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN

  • Date: November 7
  • Game time: 8:00 PM CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: S at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 30,384
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:33) TULN – Shazz Preston 65-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:09; Tulane 7–0)
  • (10:38) MEM – Jamari Hawkins 55-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:55; Tied 7–7)
  • (4:58) TULN – Javin Gordon 5-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:40; Tulane 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:55) MEM – Arrington Maiden 21-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:51; Tied 14–14)
  • (12:02) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 33-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:53; Tulane 21–14)
  • (9:26) TULN – Anthony Brown-Stephens 54-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:19; Tulane 28–14)
  • (4:27) MEM – Gianni Spetic 49-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:59; Tulane 28–17)
  • (0:43) TULN – Shazz Preston 5-yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:44; Tulane 35–17)
Third quarter
  • (11:51) TULN – Patrick Durkin 30-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:09; Tulane 38–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:57) MEM – Frank Peasant 1-yard run, Matt Adcock pass (Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:44; Tulane 38–25)
  • (7:49) MEM – Brady Kluse 25-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 6:04; Tulane 38–32)
Statistics TULN MEM
First downs 17 23
Plays–yards 56–457 69–435
Rushes–yards 32–125 29–67
Passing yards 332 368
Passing: comp–att–int 16–24–0 33–40–1
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 25:32 34:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing Jake Retzlaff 16/23, 332 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Javin Gordon 12 carries, 66 yards, TD
Receiving Bryce Bohanon 4 receptions, 101 yards
Memphis Passing Brendon Lewis 29/34, 317 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Greg Desrosiers Jr. 8 carries, 35 yards
Receiving Cortez Braham Jr. 11 receptions, 113 yards

Florida Atlantic

See also: 2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Florida Atlantic Owls (4–5) at Tulane Green Wave (7–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls - - --0
Green Wave - - --0

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Benjamin (play-by-play), Barrett Brooks (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics FAU TULN
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int –– ––
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Atlantic Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tulane Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Temple

See also: 2025 Temple Owls football team
No. 24 Tulane Green Wave (8–2) at Temple Owls (5–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Green Wave - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadephia, PA

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 2:45 pm CST
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play) and Darius Walker (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TULN TEM
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int –– ––
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Temple Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Charlotte

See also: 2025 Charlotte 49ers football team
Charlotte 49ers (1–10) at No. 24 Tulane Green Wave (9–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 0 000
No. 24 Green Wave 14 7 0627

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: SE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 22,245
  • Referee: Reid Jackson
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play) and Darius Walker (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:34) TULN – Javin Gordon 1-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:26; Tulane 7–0)
  • (6:13) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 1-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:43; Tulane 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (1:09) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 1-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 2:14; Tulane 21–0)
Third quarter
  • No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
  • (13:54) TULN – Patrick Durkin 36-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:48; Tulane 24–0)
  • (5:51) TULN – Patrick Durkin 52-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:31; Tulane 27–0)
Statistics CLT TULN
First downs 7 25
Plays–yards 49–140 74–463
Rushes–yards 21–(-3) 35–151
Passing yards 143 312
Passing: comp–att–int 20–28–2 29–39–2
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 25:44 34:16
Team Category Player Statistics
Charlotte Passing Grayson Loftis 18/25, 140 yards, INT
Rushing Cameren Smith 6 carries, 24 yards
Receiving Sean Brown 5 receptions, 49 yards
Tulane Passing Jake Retzlaff 28/38, 291 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Jamauri McClure 11 carries, 69 yards
Receiving Anthony Brown-Stephens 9 receptions, 98 yards

No. 24 North Texas (American Conference Championship Game)

See also: 2025 North Texas Mean Green football team and 2025 American Conference Football Championship Game
No. 24 North Texas Mean Green (11–1) at No. 20 Tulane Green Wave (10–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Mean Green 7 0 6821
No. 20 Green Wave 7 17 7334

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA

  • Date: December 5
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: NNW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 23,986
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • UNT – Tre Williams III 10-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker (Kali Nguma kick), 8:32. Mean Green 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:28.
  • TULN – Jake Retzlaff 2-yard run (Patrick Durkin kick), 0:30. Tied 7–7. Drive: 16 plays, 81 yards, 7:57.
Second quarter
  • TULN – Jamauri McClure 7-yard run (Patrick Durkin kick), 12:29. Green Wave 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:55.
  • TULN – Patrick Durkin 30-yard field goal, 5:46. Green Wave 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:39.
  • TULN – Jake Retzlaff 1-yard run (Patrick Durkin kick), 0:03. Green Wave 24–7. Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 0:47.
Third quarter
  • TULN – Chris Rodgers 35-yard interception return (Patrick Durkin kick), 7:32. Green Wave 31–7.
  • UNT – Miles Coleman 59-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker (pass failed), 0:16. Green Wave 31–13. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:03.
Fourth quarter
  • UNT – Ashton Gray 9-yard run (Ashton Gray run), 9:26. Green Wave 31–21. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 2:54.
  • TULN – Patrick Durkin 30-yard field goal, 2:51. Green Wave 34–21. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:29.
Statistics UNT TULN
First downs 25 22
Plays–yards 68–415 74–344
Rushes–yards 34–121 52–199
Passing yards 294 145
Passing: comp–att–int 21–34–3 13–22–0
Turnovers 5 0
Time of possession 24:52 35:08
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Drew Mestemaker 21/34, 294 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Ashton Gray 8 carries, 47 yards, TD
Receiving Miles Coleman 7 receptions, 125 yards, TD
Tulane Passing Jake Retzlaff 13/22, 145 yards
Rushing Jamauri McClure 22 carries, 121 yards, TD
Receiving Garrett Mmahat 3 receptions, 39 yards

at No. 6 Ole Miss (College Football Playoff - First Round)

See also: 2025 Ole Miss Rebels football team and 2025-26 College Football Playoff § Tulane at Ole Miss
CFP First Round Game - No. 11 Tulane Green Wave (11–2) at No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels (11-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 11 Green Wave - - --0
No. 6 Rebels - - --0

at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TULN MISS
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int –– ––
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ole Miss Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Personnel

Roster

2025 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 0 Maurice Turner  Jr
WR 1 Omari Hayes  So
RB 2 Zuberi Mobley  Sr
QB 3 Kadin Semonza  So
WR 4 Jimmy Calloway  Sr
WR 5 Anthony Brown-Stephens  Jr
QB 6 Brendan Sullivan  Sr
WR 7 Shazz Preston  Jr
QB 8 Kellen Tasby  Fr
TE 9 LeRon Husbands  Jr
QB 10 Donovan Leary  Jr
WR 11 Tre Shackelford  Sr
QB 12 Cade Scott Fr
QB 12 Jake Retzlaff  Sr
TE 13 Ty Thompson  Sr
QB 14 Dagan Bruno  Fr
WR 15 Zycarl Lewis Jr.  Fr
QB 16 Garrett Mmahat  Jr
QB 17 Jay Beamon Fr
WR 19 Shaun Nicholas So
RB 20 Arnold Barnes III Jr
QB 22 Jakson Judge  So
RB 23 Javin Gordon Fr
RB 25 Jamauri McClure  Fr
WR 26 Walker Davis  Fr
WR 28 Seth Gale  Fr
WR 37 Cash Semonza Fr
WR 39 John Barton Fr
RB 43 Gabe Mocek Fr
OL 50 Jordan Hall  Sr
OL 51 John Bock II  Sr
OL 52 Tristen Fortenberry  Fr
OL 55 Dominic Steward  Fr
OL 56 Shadre Hurst  Jr
OL 58 Jack Hollifield  Sr
OL 60 Jaxon Ducre  Fr
OL 61 Leo Wulffraat  Fr
OL 66 Gresham Perry Fr
OL 70 Juelz Baptiste Fr
OL 71 Jayce Mitchell  Fr
OL 72 Mitch Hodnett  Fr
OL 73 Elijah Baker  Fr
OL 74 Landry Cannon  So
OL 75 Colin O'Carroll  Fr
OL 76 Derrick Graham  Sr
OL 77 Darion Reed  So
OL 78 Reese Baker  Fr
OL 79 Ananias Harris  So
WR 80 Oliver Mitchell Jr. Fr
WR 81 Erik Urbaniak  Fr
TE 82 Johnny Pascuzzi  Sr
WR 83 Bryce Bohanon  Sr
WR 84 Antwaun Parham Fr
TE 85 Antony Miller  So
TE 86 Gabe Lovorn Fr
TE 87 Cameron Roberts Fr
TE 88 Justyn Reid Jr
TE 89 DJ Cicero  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
BAN 0 Mo Westmoreland  Sr
S 1 Jack Tchienchou  So
LB 2 Dickson Agu  So
SPR 3 Javion White So
LB 4 Chris Rodgers Jr
BAN 5 Harvey Dyson  Jr
DE 6 Kameron Hamilton Sr
S 7 Kevin Adams III  So
DB 8 Isaiah Wadsworth  Sr
BAN 9 Jordan Norman  So
DE 10 Gerrod Henderson  Jr
DB 11 E'zaiah Shine  Fr
DB 12 KC Eziomume Sr
SPEAR 13 Tavare Smith Jr
DB 14 Armani Cargo  Fr
LB 15 Sam Howard Sr
LB 17 Dallas Winner-Johnson  So
DB 20 Jahiem Johnson  So
DB 21 Jayden Lewis So
CB 22 LJ Green  So
CB 23 Josh Sims Fr
SPR 24 Michael Igbinoghene Fr
DB 26 Dorion Jackson  So
S 27 Chase Green  Fr
DL 29 Santana Hopper  Jr
S 30 Joshua Moore  So
S 31 Carson Klein  Fr
S 32 Bailey Despanie  Sr
DB 33 Rodrek Williams II  Sr
LB 37 Harold Lawson  So
BAN 40 Warren Roberts Jr. Fr
LB 42 Makai Williams Jr
LB 43 Grayson McPherson Fr
LB 44 Jean Claude Joseph III  So
BAN 45 Joshua Brantley Fr
BAN 47 Michael Guruli  So
BAN 48 Jah'rie Garner  So
DB 49 Landon Hammond Fr
DL 53 Jack Stivers  Fr
BAN 89 Miles Smith Fr
DL 90 Eliyt Nairne  So
DL 92 Armondous Cooley  Sr
NT 93 Elijah Champaigne  Sr
DL 94 Derrick Shepard Jr.  So
DL 95 Tre'Von McAlpine  Jr
DL 96 Geordan Guidry  Fr
DL 97 Nik Alston Fr
DL 98 PaLanding Drammeh Fr
DL 99 Josh Lewis Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 34 William Hudlow  So
K 35 Cooper Helmke Fr
P 38 Alec Clark  So
K 46 Zach Marini  Fr
LS 53 Zach Billings GS
LS 57 Jason Arredondo Fr
LS 59 Phoenix Derichsweiler Fr
P 62 Aidan Parker Fr
K 91 Patrick Durkin  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Joe Craddock – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Greg Gasparato – Defensive coordinator/safeties
  • Johnathan Galante – Special teams coordinator
  • Will Hall – Pass game coordinator/wide receivers
  • Evan McKissack – Run game coordinator/offensive line
  • Tayler Polk – Co-defensive coordinator/inside linebackers
  • Bam Hardmon – Run game coordinator/outside linebackers
  • Brock Hays – Running backs
  • J. J. McCleskey – Defensive backs
  • Carter Sheridan – Wide receivers
  • Landius Wilkerson – Defensive line
  • Tyler Spotts-Orgeron – Offensive analyst/tight ends coach
  • Collin D'Angelo – Offensive analyst/quarterbacks coach
  • Brayden Berezowitz – Spears/nickels coach
  • Gunner Hudspeth – Special teams analyst
  • Kanan Ray – Offensive analyst/offensive line coach
  • Bryan Berezowitz – Defensive analyst/safeties coach
  • Tyler Kelley – Assistant running backs coach/offensive recruiting specialist
  • Byron Ellis – Chief of Staff
  • Kelly Comarda – Director of Roster Management
  • Cole Heard – General Manager
  • Jeremiah Cartwright – Director, football operations
  • Derick Bugg – Director, player development
  • Rusty Whitt – Director, strength and conditioning
  • Colin Kenyon – Assistant, strength and conditioning
  • Nick Bell – Assistant, strength and conditioning
  • Jonathan Davis – Assistant, strength and conditioning
  • Peter Hontas – Graduate assistant
  • Logan Self – Graduate assistant
  • Chris Wurl – Graduate assistant
  • Nathaniel Beal III – Graduate assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 8/12/25

Transfers

Outgoing

Player Position Destination
Gabriel Fortson IOL Arkansas State
Rayshawn Pleasant CB Auburn
Rishi Rattan CB Austin Peay
Matthew Fobbs-White EDGE Baylor
Adonis Friloux DL Baylor
Jonathan Kahn TE Butler
Trey Cornist RB Central Michigan
Darian Mensah QB Duke
Guiseann Mirtil TE Florida A&M
Deshaun Batiste EDGE Florida Atlantic
Jesus Machado LB Houston
Alex Bauman TE Miami (FL)
DK McGruder CB Mississippi State
Lucas Desjardins WR Murray State
Joshua Goines TE New Mexico State
Shaadie Clayton-Johnson RB North Texas
Sidney Mbanasor WR Old Dominion
Makhi Hughes RB Oregon
Mandel Eugene LB Prairie View A&M
Jude McCoskey OT Purdue
Michael Lunz LB South Carolina State
Luke Besh WR Southeastern Louisiana
Khai Prean WR Southeastern Louisiana
Angelo Anderson DL Tarleton State
Ty Cooper EDGE Tulsa
Will Karoll P UCLA
Kai Horton QB Washington
Ethan Head K West Virginia
Parker Petersen DL Wisconsin
Bobby Noel K Unknown
Tate Jernigan RB Unknown
Robbie Pizzolato IOL Unknown
T. J. Finley QB Unknown
Rodrek Williams CB Withdrawn
Ty Thompson QB Withdrawn

Incoming

Player Position Previous School
KC Eziomume CB Albany
Jack Hollifield IOL Appalachian State
Santana Hopper DL Appalachian State
Kadin Semonza QB Ball State
Jake Retzlaff QB BYU
Zach Billings LS Charlotte
Tavare Smith Jr. S East Central
John Bock II IOL FIU
Omari Hayes WR Florida Atlantic
Zuberi Mobley RB Florida Atlantic
Donovan Leary QB Illinois
Jude McCoskey OT Indiana State
Brendan Sullivan QB Iowa
Anthony Brown-Stephens WR Kentucky
Eliyt Nairne DL Liberty
Jordan Hall OT Liberty
Jimmy Calloway WR Louisville
Maurice Turner RB Louisville
Leron Husbands TE Maryland
Ty Cooper DL Mississippi State
Dallas Winner-Johnson LB Missouri State
Robbie Pizzolato IOL Nicholls
Jordan Norman EDGE South Alabama
Alec Clark P Southern Miss
Armondous Cooley DL Southern Miss
Justyn Reid TE Southern Miss
Mitch Hodnett OT TCU
Harvey Dyson EDGE Texas Tech
Trevon McAlpine DL Texas Tech
L.J. Green CB Troy
Dorion Jackson S Troy
Derrick Shepard Jr. DL UAB
Maurice Westmoreland EDGE UTEP
Tre Shackelford WR Washington State
Johnny Pascuzzi TE West Virginia
T. J. Finley QB Western Kentucky
Isaiah Wadsworth CB Wofford

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References

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  2. ^ "2025 Tulane Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Tulane Football Transfer Portal". www.on3.com. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  4. ^ "2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
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