Tulane suffers 50-point loss in its homecoming game, routed by Tulsa, 60-10

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Homecoming was anything but happy Saturday (Nov. 7) for Tulane football fans.

The Green Wave entered as a three-point underdog against visiting Tulsa. But Tulane was walloped by 50 points in an utterly dispiriting 60-10 loss at Yulman Stadium.

Tulane fell to 4-5 overall, and 2-3 in American Athletic Conference play in the first year under head coach Will Hall.

Tulsa quarterback Baylor Hayes completed 26 of 33 passes for 338 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Golden Hurricane (5-4, 2-3 in the AAC). Tulsa also rushed for 224 yards and three touchdowns, with Damari Alston, Seth Davis and Javon Ross each scoring in the blowout.

Tulane scored its only touchdown with just two seconds left in the game, when backup quarterback Dagan Bruno hit sophomore receiver Bredell Richardson with a 4-yard pass on first-and-goal.

After taking a 7-0 lead in the first quarter, Tulsa scored 25 points in the second quarter for a 32-0 halftime lead. The Golden Hurricane added another 14 points in both the third and fourth quarters.

Tulane managed a 38-yard field goal by Cooper Helmke with 13:08 to play in the fourth quarter, before picking up its lone touchdown just before the final whistle.

Tulsa rolled up 562 yards of offense against Tulane, to just 201 by the Green Wave. Tulsa had 31 first downs in the game, to 15 by Tulane. The Green Wave lost no fumbles in the game but were intercepted twice for the game’s only turnovers.

Tulane plays next Saturday afternoon at Rice.

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