# 2024 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 2024 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Green Wave were led by Jon Sumrall in his first year as the head coach. The Green Wave played their home games at Yulman Stadium, located in New Orleans.

## Offseason
### Transfers

Outgoing :
| Player | Position | Destination |
| Phat Watts | WR | Withdrawn |
| Carson Haggard | QB | Abilene Christian |
| Chris Brazzell II | WR | Tennessee |
| D.J. Douglas | CB | Florida |
| Devean Deal | DL | TCU |
| Kentrell Webb | CB | Houston |
| Kai Horton | QB | Withdrawn |
| Corey Platt Jr. | LB | Houston |
| Keith Cooper Jr. | DL | Houston |
| Alex Bauman | TE | Withdrawn |
| Iverson Celestine | RB | South Alabama |
| Hunter Summers | WR | Arkansas State |
| AJ Thomas | EDGE | McNeese |
| Jai Eugene Jr. | S | Western Kentucky |
| Noah Gardner | OT | Missouri State |
| RJ Whitehead | IOL | UTEP |
| Taylor Love | LB | Tennessee Tech |
| Jalen Rogers | WR | Florida A&M |
| Lajuan Owens | IOL | New Mexico |
| Sully Burns | OT | Texas State |
| Maxie Baudoin IV | DL | Louisiana |
| Chadwick Bailey | CB | Bentley |
| Isaiah Boyd | DL | Albany |
| Pierson Parent | LS | Houston |
| Jared Small | LB | Arizona |
| Terez Traynor | WR | Charlotte |
| Yash Gupta | WR | Amherst |
| Kiland Harrison | CB | TBD |
| Gabe Liu | CB | TBD |
| DK McGruder | CB | TBD |
| Tyrek Presley | WR | TBD |
Incoming :
| Player | Position | Previous School |
| Jalen Geiger | S | Kentucky |
| Lucius Tillery | CB | Louisiana–Monroe |
| Jaylon Griffin | WR | UCF |
| Ty Thompson | QB | Oregon |
| Micah Robinson | CB | Furman |
| Chris Rodgers | LB | Troy |
| Jack Tchienchou | CB | Troy |
| Terez Traynor | WR | Idaho |
| Mario Williams | WR | USC |
| Deshaun Batiste | DL | Troy |
| Caleb Ransaw | CB | Troy |
| Shazz Preston | WR | Alabama |
| Vincent Murphy | C | Western Kentucky |
| Ronan Chambers | OT | Akron |
| Khai Prean | WR | LSU |
| Johnathan Edwards | CB | Indiana State |
| Derrick Graham | IOL | Texas A&M |
| Sidney Mbanasor | WR | Utah |
| Anthony Miller | TE | Indiana |
| Terrell Allen | DL | Tennessee State |
| Jacob Barnes | K | Louisiana Tech |
| Gabe Fortson | IOL | Georgia Tech |
| Jaylon Griffin | WR | UCF |
| Sam Howard | LB | Austin Peay |
| Adin Huntington | DL | Louisiana–Monroe |
| Javon Carter | DL | Grambling State |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana* | | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPN+ | W 52–0 | 20,143 |
| September 7 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 17 Kansas State* | | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPN | L 27–34 | 25,034 |
| September 14 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Oklahoma* | | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ESPN | L 19–34 | 83,325 |
| September 21 | 11:00 a.m. | at Louisiana* | | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | ESPNU | W 41–33 | 22,534 |
| September 28 | 11:00 a.m. | South Florida | | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPNU | W 45–10 | 20,783 |
| October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at UAB | | Protective StadiumBirmingham, AL | ESPN+ | W 71–20 | 19,724 |
| October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Rice | | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPN+ | W 24–10 | 22,897 |
| October 26 | 11:00 a.m. | at North Texas | | DATCU StadiumDenton, TX | ESPN2 | W 45–37 | 23,138 |
| October 31 | 6:30 p.m. | at Charlotte | | Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC | ESPN | W 34–3 | 12,268 |
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | Temple | | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPNU | W 52–6 | 30,000 |
| November 16 | 11:00 a.m. | at Navy | No. 25 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | ESPN2 | W 35–0 | 38,914 |
| November 28 | 6:30 p.m. | Memphis | No. 17 | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPN | L 24–34 | 25,021 |
| December 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Army | | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY (AAC Championship Game) | ABC | L 14–35 | 14,016 |
| December 20 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Florida* | | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL (Gasparilla Bowl) | ESPN | L 8–33 | 41,472 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll - Released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Southeastern Louisiana (FCS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions (FCS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Wave | 7 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 52 |
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: August 29th
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
* Game attendance: 20,143
* Referee: Darryl DeBerry
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Sherman (play-by-play), Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
| Statistics | SELA | TULN |
| First downs | 14 | 25 |
| Plays–yards | 53–201 | 56–472 |
| Rushes–yards | 32–102 | 39–241 |
| Passing yards | 99 | 231 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–21–1 | 13–17–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:47 | 30:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | Eli Sawyer | 14/19, 99 yards, 1 INT |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Rushing | Antonio Martin Jr. | 13 carries, 68 yards |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Receiving | Darius Lewis | 5 receptions, 44 yards |
| Tulane | Passing | Darian Mensah | 10/12, 205 yards, 2 TD |
| Tulane | Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 14 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD |
| Tulane | Receiving | Mario Williams | 4 receptions, 124 yards |

### No. 17 Kansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| Green Wave | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: September 7th
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
* Game attendance: 25,034
* Referee: Kevin Boitmann
* TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | KSU | TULN |
| First downs | 19 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 56–396 | 66–491 |
| Rushes–yards | 33–215 | 37–149 |
| Passing yards | 181 | 342 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–23–0 | 19–29–1 |
| Time of possession | 26:44 | 33:11 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Kansas State | Passing | Avery Johnson | 15/23, 181 yards, 2 TD |
| Kansas State | Rushing | DJ Giddens | 19 carries, 114 yards |
| Kansas State | Receiving | DJ Giddens | 4 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD |
| Tulane | Passing | Darian Mensah | 19/29, 342 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Tulane | Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 21 carries, 128 yards, 1 TD |
| Tulane | Receiving | Mario Williams | 6 receptions, 128 yards |

### at No. 15 Oklahoma

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Green Wave | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| No. 15 Sooners | 7 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
* Date: September 14th
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: SE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 83,325
* Referee: Chris Lamertina
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | TULN | OU |
| First downs | 16 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 67–279 | 75–349 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–106 | 45–182 |
| Passing yards | 173 | 167 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–33–1 | 19–30–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:18 | 31:42 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tulane | Passing | Darian Mensah | 14/32, 166 yards ,1 TD, 1 INT |
| Tulane | Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 19 carries, 71 yards |
| Tulane | Receiving | Dontae Fleming | 4 receptions, 59 yards |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Jackson Arnold | 18/29, 169 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Jackson Arnold | 14 carries, 97 yards, 2 TD |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | Deion Burks | 7 receptions, 80 yards |

### at Louisiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Green Wave | 0 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana
* Date: September 21st
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C) • Wind: SE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
* Game attendance: 22,534
* Referee: Trennis Livingston
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
| Statistics | TULN | ULL |
| First downs | 18 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 64–355 | 63–413 |
| Rushes–yards | 47–272 | 28–175 |
| Passing yards | 83 | 238 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–17–0 | 19–35–2 |
| Time of possession | 33:57 | 26:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tulane | Passing | Darian Mensah | 11/17, 83 yards, TD |
| Tulane | Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 23 carries, 166 yards, TD |
| Tulane | Receiving | Reggie Brown | 1 reception, 33 yards, TD |
| Louisiana | Passing | Ben Wooldridge | 19/34, 238 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Louisiana | Rushing | Bill Davis | 9 carries, 103 yards |
| Louisiana | Receiving | Terrance Carter | 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD |

### South Florida

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Green Wave | 14 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: September 28th
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: W at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 20,783
* Referee: Kevin Randall
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
| Statistics | USF | TULN |
| First downs | 12 | 30 |
| Plays–yards | 53–201 | 73–528 |
| Rushes–yards | 25–26 | 50–198 |
| Passing yards | 175 | 330 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–28–0 | 19–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 17:59 | 42:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| South Florida | Passing | Byrum Brown | 12/18, 134 yards |
| South Florida | Rushing | Nay'Quan Wright | 7 carries, 38 yards |
| South Florida | Receiving | Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen | 5 receptions, 84 yards |
| Tulane | Passing | Darian Mensah | 18/22, 326 yards, 3 TD |
| Tulane | Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 17 carries, 61 yards, 2 TD |
| Tulane | Receiving | Dontae Fleming | 7 receptions, 128 yards, TD |

### at UAB

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Green Wave | 20 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 71 |
| Blazers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama
* Date: October 5th
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 19,724
* Referee: Edwin Lee
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Fozzy Whittaker (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)
| Statistics | TULN | UAB |
| First downs | 24 | 13 |
| Plays–yards | 68–497 | 65–305 |
| Rushes–yards | 50–317 | 22–75 |
| Passing yards | 180 | 230 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–18–0 | 21–43–3 |
| Time of possession | 33:27 | 26:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tulane | Passing | Darian Mensah | 12/15, 134 yards, TD |
| Tulane | Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 15 carries, 119 yards, 2 TD |
| Tulane | Receiving | Yulkeith Brown | 4 receptions, 60 yards, 2 TD |
| UAB | Passing | Jalen Kitna | 20/41, 239 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| UAB | Rushing | Lee Beebe Jr. | 9 carries, 78 yards |
| UAB | Receiving | Amare Thomas | 5 receptions, 98 yards, TD |

### Rice

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Green Wave | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: October 19th
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: NE 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 22,897
* Referee: Charles Lamertina
* TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play) and Leger Douzable (analyst)
| Statistics | RICE | TULN |
| First downs | 16 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 63–344 | 65–306 |
| Rushes–yards | 17–73 | 40–154 |
| Passing yards | 271 | 152 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 26–46–3 | 12–25–0 |
| Time of possession | 25:03 | 34:57 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Rice | Passing | E. J. Warner | 26/46, 271 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Rice | Rushing | Dean Connors | 11 carries, 76 yards |
| Rice | Receiving | Kobie Campbell | 6 receptions, 100 yards |
| Tulane | Passing | Darian Mensah | 12/25, 152 yards, TD |
| Tulane | Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 27 carries, 140 yards, TD |
| Tulane | Receiving | Dontae Fleming | 2 receptions, 36 yards |

### at North Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Green Wave | 21 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
| Mean Green | 3 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas
* Date: October 26th
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: S 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 23,138
* Referee: Kevin Randall
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
| Statistics | TULN | UNT |
| First downs | 21 | 28 |
| Plays–yards | 60–472 | 82–525 |
| Rushes–yards | 47–297 | 25–76 |
| Passing yards | 175 | 449 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–13–1 | 38–57–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:59 | 29:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tulane | Passing | Darian Mensah | 10/13, 175 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Tulane | Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 30 carries, 195 yards, TD |
| Tulane | Receiving | Dontae Fleming | 3 receptions, 92 yards |
| North Texas | Passing | Chandler Morris | 38/57, 449 yards, 3 TD |
| North Texas | Rushing | Chandler Morris | 6 carries, 20 yards, TD |
| North Texas | Receiving | DT Sheffield | 9 receptions, 125 yards, TD |

### at Charlotte

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Green Wave | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| 49ers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
* Date: October 31st
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 12,268
* Referee: Steven Anderson
* TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
| Statistics | TULN | CLT |
| First downs | 29 | 12 |
| Plays–yards | 78–431 | 44–189 |
| Rushes–yards | 49–217 | 22–120 |
| Passing yards | 214 | 69 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–29–0 | 7–22–1 |
| Time of possession | 42:09 | 17:51 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tulane | Passing | Darian Mensah | 21/29, 214 yards |
| Tulane | Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 27 carries, 117 yards, 2 TD |
| Tulane | Receiving | Mario Williams | 6 receptions, 96 yards |
| Charlotte | Passing | Deshawn Purdie | 5/12, 66 yards, INT |
| Charlotte | Rushing | Hahsaun Wilson | 6 carries, 68 yards |
| Charlotte | Receiving | O'Mega Blake | 3 receptions, 52 yards |

### Temple

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Green Wave | 7 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 52 |
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: November 9th
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
* Game attendance: 30,000
* Referee: Darryl DeBerry
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
| Statistics | TEM | TULN |
| First downs | 5 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 45–158 | 75–589 |
| Rushes–yards | 23–102 | 52–327 |
| Passing yards | 56 | 262 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–22–0 | 14–23–1 |
| Time of possession | 20:57 | 39:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Temple | Passing | Evan Simon | 11/22, 56 yards |
| Temple | Rushing | Terrez Worthy | 5 carries, 80 yards, TD |
| Temple | Receiving | Daniel Evert | 1 reception, 16 yards |
| Tulane | Passing | Darian Mensah | 14/21, 262 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Tulane | Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 19 carries, 153 yards, 2 TD |
| Tulane | Receiving | Mario Williams | 4 receptions, 94 yards |

### at Navy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Green Wave | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
* Date: November 16th
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: SE at 13 miles per hour (21 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 38,914
* Referee: Tim Rich
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)
| Statistics | TULN | NAVY |
| First downs | 20 | 8 |
| Plays–yards | 62–358 | 46–113 |
| Rushes–yards | 48–220 | 35–100 |
| Passing yards | 138 | 13 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–14–0 | 3–11–1 |
| Time of possession | 35:47 | 24:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tulane | Passing | Darian Mensah | 10/14, 138 yards, 2 TD |
| Tulane | Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 22 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD |
| Tulane | Receiving | Dontae Fleming | 2 receptions, 56 yards |
| Navy | Passing | Braxton Woodson | 3/10, 13 yards, INT |
| Navy | Rushing | Alex Tecza | 7 carries, 31 yards |
| Navy | Receiving | Luke Hutchinson | 2 receptions, 8 yards |

### Memphis

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| No. 17 Green Wave | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: November 28th
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: SW at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 25,021
* Referee: Kevin Randall
* TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst), and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
| Statistics | MEM | TULN |
| First downs | 26 | 15 |
| Plays–yards | 77–454 | 51–374 |
| Rushes–yards | 48–236 | 18–57 |
| Passing yards | 218 | 317 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–29–0 | 21–33–1 |
| Time of possession | 39:40 | 20:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Memphis | Passing | Seth Henigan | 22/29, 218 yards, 2 TD |
| Memphis | Rushing | Mario Anderson Jr. | 24 carries, 177 yards, TD |
| Memphis | Receiving | Roc Taylor | 7 receptions, 96 yards |
| Tulane | Passing | Darian Mensah | 21/33, 317 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Tulane | Rushing | Shaadie Clayton-Johnson | 2 carries, 29 yards |
| Tulane | Receiving | Mario Williams | 7 receptions, 130 yards, TD |

### at No. 24 Army (AAC Championship)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Green Wave | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 24 Black Knights | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
* Date: December 6th
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
* Referee: Tim Rich
* TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek, (color analyst) and Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | TULN | ARMY |
| First downs | 17 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 55–324 | 59–352 |
| Rushes–yards | 29–115 | 57–335 |
| Passing yards | 209 | 17 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–25–1 | 2–2–0 |
| Time of possession | 25:40 | 34:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tulane | Passing | Darian Mensah | 17/25, 209 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Tulane | Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 14 carries, 66 yards |
| Tulane | Receiving | Mario Williams | 6 receptions, 109 yards, TD |
| Army | Passing | Bryson Daily | 2/2, 17 yards |
| Army | Rushing | Kanye Udoh | 20 carries, 158 yards, TD |
| Army | Receiving | Casey Reynolds | 1 reception, 9 yards |

### Florida (Gasparilla Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Green Wave | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Gators | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 33 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
* Date: December 20th, 2204
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST/12:30 p.m. PST
* TV: ESPN
| Statistics | TULN | UF |
| First downs | 11 | 26 |
| Total yards | 194 | 529 |
| Rushing yards | 69 | 224 |
| Passing yards | 125 | 305 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11-30-3 | 22-35-2 |
| Time of possession | 21:03 | 38:57 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tulane | Passing | Ty Thompson | 11/29, 125 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Tulane | Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 8 carries, 29 yards |
| Tulane | Receiving | Mario Williams | 6 receptions, 91 yards, TD |
| Florida | Passing | DJ Lagway | 22/35, 305 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Florida | Rushing | Jadan Baugh | 14 carries, 70 yards |
| Florida | Receiving | Chimere Dike | 6 receptions, 96 yards |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 18 | RV | RV | — |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 18 | RV | RV | — |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | 25 | 20 | 17 | — | — | Not released |