2020 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 2020 Tulane Green Wave football team will represent Tulane University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Green Wave will play their home games at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, and compete in the American Athletic Conference. They will be led by fifth-year head coach Willie Fritz.

2020 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2020 record	0–0 (0–0 American)
Head coach	Willie Fritz (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Will Hall (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jack Curtis (5th season)
Home stadium	Yulman Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

2020 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Cincinnati		0	–	0					0	–	0
East Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
Houston		0	–	0					0	–	0
Memphis		0	–	0					0	–	0
Navy		0	–	0					0	–	0
SMU		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Florida		0	–	0					0	–	0
Temple		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tulane		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tulsa		0	–	0					0	–	0
UCF		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 5, 2020
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of August 15, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll.

Previous season

The Green Wave finished the 2019 campaign 7–6, 3–5 in AAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They received an invitation to the Armed Forces Bowl, their first such appearance in the Fort Worth, TX annual game, where they defeated Southern Miss 30–13.[1]

Preseason

Recruiting class

Reference:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Angelo Anderson Defensive Line	New Orleans, LA	John Curtis Christian HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Brandon Brown Defensive Tackle	Katy, TX	Morton Ranch HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Reggie Brown Tight End	Houston, TX	Legacy School of Sports Science	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Cornelius Dyson Defensive Back	Kentwood, LA	Kentwood HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Adonis Friloux Defensive Line	Hahnville, LA	Hahnville HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	-	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Rashad Green Offensive Line	Baton Rouge, LA	University Lab HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Kevaris Hall Defensive Back	Red Oak, TX	Red Oak HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Kevin Henry Linebacker	Baton Rouge, LA	Central HS Oklahoma State	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Matthew Hightower Linebacker	Palos Heights, IL	Shepard HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Justin Ibieta Quarterback	Metairie, LA	Metairie Park Country Day	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Mykel Jones Wide Receiver	Patterson, LA	Patterson HS Oklahoma	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Shi'Keem Laister Defensive Back	Clanton, AL	Clinton County HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Matt Lombardi Offensive Line	Philadelphia, PA	St. Joseph's Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jesus Machado Linebacker	Miami, FL	Champagnat Catholic	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Reggie Neely Defensive Back	Shelby County, TN	Briarcrest Christian	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Michael Pratt Quarterback	Boca Raton, FL	Deerfield Beach HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Josh Remetich offensive Line	New Orleans, LA	Holy Cross HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Joseph Solomon Offensive Line	Indianapolis, IN	Bishop Chatard HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Noah Taliancich Defensive Line	Destrehan, LA	Destrehan HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Trey Tuggle Defensive Line	Mize, MS	Mize Attendance Center	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	-	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Natorian "Duece" Watts Wide Receiver	Richton, MS	Petal HS Jones County JC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Nataurean "Phat" Watts Wide Receiver	Richton, MS	Petal HS Jones County JC	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Doak Walker Award[3]	Amare Jones	RB	JR
Outland Trophy[4]	Corey Dublin	OL	SR
Paul Hornung Award[5]	Amare Jones	RB	JR
Wuerffel Trophy[6]	Sorrell Brown	WR	RS SO

AAC media poll

The preseason poll will be released in July 2020.

West

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1
2
3
4
5
6

Schedule

Tulane had games scheduled against Mississippi State, Northwestern and Southeastern Louisiana, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12		at South Alabama*	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL
September 19		Navy	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA
September 26		at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Battle for the Bell)
October 8		at Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN
October 17		SMU	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA
October 24		at UCF	Spectrum Stadium Orlando, FL
October 31		Temple	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA
November 7		at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC
November 14		Army*	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA
November 21		at Tulsa	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK
November 28		Memphis	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 3) released prior to game All times are in Central time

[9]

Roster

2020 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Mykel Jones WR 2 Deuce Watts Jr WR 3 Phat Watts Jr WR 4 Jha'Quan Jackson So RB 5 Stephon Huderson Sr RB 6 Corey Dauphine  Sr QB 7 Michael Pratt Fr QB 8 Josh Coltrin So QB 9 Keon Howard  Sr RB 11 Amare Jones Jr TE 14 Christian Daniels  So WR 15 Jacob Robertson Jr.  Sr QB 19 Josh Holl  So RB 20 Cameron Carroll  So RB 22 Tyjae Spears  Fr RB 27 Ygenio Booker  So WR 30 Logan Ammons  Jr TE 46 Keitha Jones Jr. Jr OL 51 Stephen Lewerenz  So OL 52 Sincere Haynesworth So OL 61 Colby Orgeron  Fr OL 63 Cameron Jackel  Jr OL 64 Corey Dublin Sr OL 65 Ben Knutson OL 66 Nik Hogan  So OL 70 Timothy Shafter  Jr OL 72 Caleb Thomas  Fr OL 74 Jackson Fort  Fr OL 76 Michael Remondet  So OL 78 Trace Oldner  Fr OL 79 Joey Claybrook  Jr TE 80 Tyrick James Jr WR 81 Tyrek Presley  Fr WR 82 Jaetavian Toles Sr WR 83 Dane Ledford  Jr TE 84 Will Wallace  Jr WR 85 Ryan Thompson  So WR 86 Sorrell Brown  So TE 88 Keshon Williams  Fr TE 89 Conner Richardson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 5 Cameron Sample Sr DE 7 Patrick Johnson Sr CB 8 Willie Langham  Jr CB 9 Jaylon Monroe Sr S 12 Ton'Quez Ball  Fr DB 16 Levi Williams  Fr DB 19 Kiland Harrison  Fr DB 21 Chris Joyce Jr S 23 Tyler Judson  Fr LB 24 Dorian Williams So LB 28 Marvin Moody Sr S 30 Jonathan Mestayer II  Fr S 31 Larry Brooks Jr S 32 Chadwick Bailey Fr LB 33 Kevin Henry S 34 Kanyon Walker  Fr LB 35 Jesus Machado Fr S 36 Chase Kuerschen Sr S 37 Macon Clark Jr S 38 KJ Vault  Jr LB 40 Nick Anderson Jr OLB 41 Darius Hodges  Fr DE 42 Torri Singletary Jr.  Jr DE 44 Juan Monjarres Jr NT 48 De'Andre Williams  Sr OLB 49 Armoni Dixon  Fr DE 54 Carlos Hatcher  So DL 55 Noah Taliancich Fr LB 59 Sam Bruchhaus  Jr DL 73 Dane Ziegler Jr NT 77 Jeffery Johnson Jr DE 90 Davon Wright Jr DE 91 Noah Seiden  So DL 94 Eric Hicks Jr.  Fr DE 99 Alfred Thomas Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K, P 43 Coby Neenan  Sr LS 57 Ethan Hudak  Fr K 62 Merek Glover  Sr K 67 Graham Dable So LS 68 Matt Smith  Jr K 92 Sterling Stockwell  So K 96 Casey Glover  So P 97 Ryan Wright Jr	Head coach Willie Fritz (Pittsburg State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Will Hall (North Alabama) Offensive Coordinator Jack Curtis (Evangel) Defensive Coordinator, Safeties Jamaal Fobbs (Oklahoma State) Running Backs Byron Dawson (Louisiana State) Defensive Line Slade Nagle (McNeese State) Tight Ends Michael Mutz (Colorado Mesa) Linebackers Joshua Christian–Young (Central Missouri) Defensive Backs Jeff Conway (Northwest Missouri State) Wide Receivers J. J. McCleskey (Tennessee) Secondary Cody Kennedy (Southeastern Louisiana) Offensive Line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: April 18, 2020

Game summaries

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Tulane
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Southeastern Louisiana

See also: 2020 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7-0	2014	TULN, 35–20

Pregame line	Over/under

Southeastern Louisiana at Tulane – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Lions			0
Green Wave			0

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

• Date: September 3
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers SELA – TULN – Top rushers SELA – TULN – Top receivers SELA – TULN –

Statistics	Tulane	Northwestern
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Navy

See also: 2020 Navy Midshipmen football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12-11-1	2019	NAVY, 38–41

Pregame line	Over/under

Navy at Tulane – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Midshipmen			0
Green Wave			0

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

• Date: September 19
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NAVY – TULN – Top rushers NAVY – TULN – Top receivers NAVY – TULN –

Statistics	Tulane	Mississippi State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at Houston

See also: 2020 Houston Cougars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7-18	2019	HOU, 14–24

Pregame line	Over/under

Tulane at Houston – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Green Wave			0
Cougars			0

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX

• Date: October 8
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TULN – HOU – Top rushers TULN – HOU – Top receivers TULN – HOU –

Statistics	SMU	Tulane
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

SMU

See also: 2020 SMU Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13-13	2019	SMU, 20–37

Pregame line	Over/under

Southern Methodist at Tulane – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Mustangs			0
Green Wave			0

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

• Date: October 17
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers SMU – TULN – Top rushers SMU – TULN – Top receivers SMU – TULN –

Statistics	Tulane	UCF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at UCF

See also: 2020 UCF Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2-7	2019	UCF, 31–34

Pregame line	Over/under

Tulane at Central Florida – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Green Wave			0
Knights			0

at Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, FL

• Date: October 24
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TULN – UCF – Top rushers TULN – UCF – Top receivers TULN – UCF –

Statistics	Temple	Tulane
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Temple

See also: 2020 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1-4	2014	TEM, 21–29

Pregame line	Over/under

Temple at Tulane – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Owls			0
Green Wave			0

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

• Date: October 31
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TEM – TULN – Top rushers TEM – TULN – Top receivers TEM – TULN –

Statistics	Tulane	East Carolina
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at East Carolina

See also: 2020 East Carolina Pirates football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5-11	2018	TULN, 24–18

Pregame line	Over/under

Tulane at East Carolina – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Green Wave			0
Pirates			0

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

• Date: November 7
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TULN – ECU – Top rushers TULN – ECU – Top receivers TULN – ECU –

Statistics	Army	Tulane
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Army

See also: 2020 Army Black Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12-9-1	2019	TULN, 42–33

Pregame line	Over/under

Army at Tulane – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Black Knights			0
Green Wave			0

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

• Date: November 14
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARMY – TULN – Top rushers ARMY – TULN – Top receivers ARMY – TULN –

Statistics	Tulane	Tulsa
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at Tulsa

See also: 2020 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5-11	2019	TULN, 38–26

Pregame line	Over/under

Tulane at Tulsa – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Green Wave			0
Golden Hurricane			0

at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK

• Date: November 21
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TULN – TUL – Top rushers TULN – TUL – Top receivers TULN – TUL –

Statistics	Memphis	Tulane
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Memphis

See also: 2020 Memphis Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12-23-1	2019	MEM, 17–47

Pregame line	Over/under

Memphis at Tulane – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Tigers			0
Green Wave			0

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

• Date: November 28
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers MEM – TULN – Top rushers MEM – TULN – Top receivers MEM – TULN –

Rankings

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches	RV
CFP	Not released															Not released

References

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2. "Tulane Football Completes 2020 National Signing Day Class". Tulane University Athletics. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
3. "2019 finalist Chuba Hubbard, 2018 finalist Travis Etienne two of the 76 Doak Walker Award watch listers". July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
4. "2020 Outland Trophy Watch List Unveiled". July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
5. "50 Players Named to 2020 Paul Hornung Award Watch List". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
6. "The Wuerffel Trophy 2020 Watch List (Non AP)". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
7. Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
8. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
9. "2020 Tulane Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 24, 2020.