Game notes: Tulane at Charlotte
Friday, October 30, 7 p.m. ET, Jerry Richardson Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Tulane (3–3, 1–1 in conference) at Charlotte (1–6, 1–2 in conference), Friday, October 30, 7 p.m. ET, Jerry Richardson Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their third meeting; Tulane leads the series 2–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 29, 2025: Tulane 27, Charlotte 0.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- Last two meetings: 2025: Tulane 27–0 (at Tulane); 2024: Tulane 34–3 (at Charlotte).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Tulane
- Tulane is 3–3 (1–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 3–17 at Duke; W 28–24 vs. South Alabama; L 20–31 at Kansas State; W 24–21 vs. Southern Miss; L 17–20 at Army; W 31–17 vs. Memphis.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Tulane is No. 40 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Will Hall is 3–3 in his first season at Tulane and 17–33 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Will Hall faces Charlotte as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Maurice Turner (RB): 315 rushing yards, 2 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Kadin Semonza (QB): 804 passing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dickson Agu (LB): 56 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2021, Tulane lost to No. 2 Cincinnati 31–12.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Charlotte
- Charlotte is 1–6 (1–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 41–43 vs. The Citadel; L 9–41 at No. 9 Ole Miss; L 21–26 at App State; L 7–34 vs. Louisiana; L 8–59 vs. Memphis; L 10–50 at North Texas; W 38–31 at Temple.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Charlotte is No. 135 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Tim Albin is 2–17 in his second season at Charlotte and 35–36 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Tim Albin is 0–1 against Tulane.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Cole Gonzales (QB): 802 passing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jaden Barnes (WR): 41 catches, 409 yards, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Gavin Willis (LB): 53 tackles, 0.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Ian Kelly needs 4 field goals to pass Steven Muscarello (7, 2013–16) for sixth on Charlotte’s career field goals list. He has 4 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Conner Harrell needs 122 yards to pass Grayson Loftis (1,450, 2025) for seventh on Charlotte’s career passing yards list. He has 1,329 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Conner Harrell needs 2 touchdown passes to pass Grayson Loftis (8, 2025) for seventh on Charlotte’s career touchdown passes list. He has 7 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Conner Harrell needs 196 yards to pass Trexler Ivey (1,603, 2022–24) for eighth on Charlotte’s career total offense list. He has 1,408 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Cole Gonzales needs 41 yards to pass Kevin Olsen (842, 2016) for ninth on Charlotte’s career passing yards list. He has 802 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2021, Charlotte lost to Western Kentucky 45–13.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Will Hall and Tim Albin as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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