2020 Tulane

6–⁠6 (3–⁠5 American Athletic Conference), coached by Willie Fritz.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 2020, game by game: won at South Alabama 27–24; lost vs. Navy 24–27; won at Southern Miss 66–24; lost at Houston 31–49; lost vs. No. 17 SMU 34–37; lost at UCF 34–51; won vs. Temple 38–3; won at East Carolina 38–21; won vs. Army 38–12; lost at No. 25 Tulsa 24–30; won vs. Memphis 35–21; lost vs. Nevada 27–38+42−18Won 27–24 at South Alabama+3South AlabamaLost 24–27 vs. Navy-3NavyWon 66–24 at Southern Miss+42Southern MissLost 31–49 at Houston-18HoustonLost 34–37 vs. No. 17 SMU-3No. 17 SMULost 34–51 at UCF-17UCFWon 38–3 vs. Temple+35TempleWon 38–21 at East Carolina+17East CarolinaWon 38–12 vs. Army+26ArmyLost 24–30 at No. 25 Tulsa-6No. 25 TulsaWon 35–21 vs. Memphis+14MemphisLost 27–38 vs. Nevada-11Nevada
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12atSouth AlabamaW 27–⁠2460%
Sep 19vsNavyL 24–⁠2759%
Sep 26atSouthern MissW 66–⁠2454%
Oct 8atHoustonL 31–⁠4953%
Oct 16vs17SMUL 34–⁠3745%
Oct 24atUCFL 34–⁠5126%
Oct 31vsTempleW 38–⁠357%
Nov 7atEast CarolinaW 38–⁠2164%
Nov 14vsArmyW 38–⁠1257%
Nov 19at25TulsaL 24–⁠3049%
Dec 5vsMemphisW 35–⁠2145%
Dec 22vsNevadaFamous Idaho Potato BowlL 27–⁠3856%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nevada 38–⁠27 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The tied 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
416–⁠337
Coach
Willie Fritz
Elo
1563 +30 this season
SP+ rating
4.2 No. 49 of 130; offense No. 32, defense No. 72
Returning
50% of last season’s EPA, No. 92 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 66 roster talent No. 73 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Will Hall
Defensive coordinator
Jack Curtis
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense49th of 127
  • Defense48th of 127
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted59th of 127
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted52nd of 127
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1444%1.2549th of 127
Defense0.0839%1.3748th of 127
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.09 def
43% off
40% def
—59th off
52nd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.2own 3217% allowed
Defense3.5own 2819% caused

CORE rating 6.0, 40th of 127 (offense 4.2, defense -1.8).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsMichael Pratt QB1,806 yds
Passing touchdownsMichael Pratt QB20 TD
Rushing yardsStephon Huderson RB764 yds
Rushing touchdownsCameron Carroll RB12 TD
Receiving yardsDuece Watts WR512 yds
Receiving touchdownsJha’Quan Jackson WR8 TD
TacklesDorian Williams LB97 tkl
SacksPatrick Johnson DE9 sacks
InterceptionsLarry Brooks S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2020 class

Angelo Anderson SDE★★★No. 500
Josh Remetich OG★★★No. 682
Rashad Green OG★★★No. 1167
Adonis Friloux DT★★★No. 1253
Jesus Machado OLB★★★No. 1278

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.841
Receivers13.00.836
Offensive line53.00.837
Defensive line53.00.850
Linebackers22.50.814
Defensive backs23.00.828
Athletes and specialists23.00.840
Whole class192.90.838

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2021

The 2021 draft
Rd 4Cameron Sample DECincinnati Bengals
Rd 7Patrick Johnson OLBPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 103

The 2020 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2020 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster

2020 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Cincinnati6–⁠09–⁠18
Tulsa6–⁠06–⁠3
Memphis5–⁠38–⁠3
UCF5–⁠36–⁠4
SMU4–⁠37–⁠3
Houston3–⁠33–⁠5
Navy3–⁠43–⁠7
Tulane3–⁠56–⁠6
East Carolina3–⁠53–⁠6
Temple1–⁠61–⁠6
South Florida0–⁠71–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.