The Tulane Green Wave hit the home stretch of the season when they host the Temple Owls on Saturday at Yulman Stadium.
must do everything possible to ensure they can reach the American Athletic Conference championship game, assuming they want to have an opportunity to get into the College Football Playoff.. If both teams remain undefeated in league action, then they will meet in the AAC title game on the first weekend of December.needs to beat Army to win the conference title. Then, it would be up to the CFP committee to determine if Tulane is the highest-ranked champion among the Group of Five conferences.
It’s to the point where Tulane is doing this nearly once a game on average. And it’s a significant differentiator in terms of its six-game winning streak and its chances of winning the league title.on Thursday and while it extended its win streak to six games, one streak did snap. The 49ers rushed for 120 yards. It was the first time in five games that a Green Wave opponent rushed for more than 100 yards. The last was Louisiana, which rushed for 175 yards.
That streak aligned with the start of league action. So, in Tulane’s first four league games, they allowed an average of 62.5 yards per game. So Charlotte gaining 120 yards didn’t push up that average that much. But, Temple’s top back, Terrez Worthy, has just 280 yards rushing. He’s coming off an 88-yard game against East Carolina.Did you know that Tulane has only gone one game this season without forcing a turnover? That was against Kansas State, a game the Green Wave lost.
Did you know that Tulane has only created one turnover in two games this season? That was against Oklahoma and Charlotte, and the Green Wave went 1-1. In the other six games, the Green Wave have forced a total of 16 turnovers, an average of 2.7 per game. The Green Wave are 6-0.
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