Friday, October 30
Charlotte, NC
6:00 PM
Tulane University
4-4 , 2-2
38
at
31
Charlotte
1-7 , 1-3
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Charlotte | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Oct 30, 2026 | Football
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NEW ORLEANS - The Tulane football team (4-4, 2-2 American) tied the game with just 10 seconds remaining and won in overtime by a 38-31 margin against Charlotte (1-7, 1-3 American) on Friday night, Oct. 30, at Jerry Richardson Stadium.
The team trailed by a touchdown with just 1:52 remaining in the game and then calmly moved down the field and tied the game at 31-all on Cameron Roberts' 11-yard touchdown reception to finish off an eight play, 61-yard drive.
The team, after losing the overtime coin toss, received the ball and scored the eventual go-ahead touchdown as backup quarterback Dagan Bruno plunged in on a sneak on 4th and goal from the half-yard line . The team's defense bent but didn't break as it thwarted a fourth-down pass in the end zone to preserve the thrilling victory.
Tulane scored first, 7-0, as Johnnie Daniels ran it from the two to finish off a 15 play, 92-yard with 5:14 remaining in the opening quarter. The drive was the longest of the season for Tulane.
After a Tulane turnover early in the second quarter, Charlotte scored on the ensuing drive to tie the game at seven on the 44-yard run from Khamani Alexander at the 10:12 mark of the second quarter.
The second Tulane turnover in as many touches, this one a fumble on a kickoff, quickly led to Charlotte taking the lead on Aiden Bui's 48-yard field with 8:39 remaining in the first half.
Tulane took the lead right back as TJ Smith returned the kickoff for a 95-yard touchdown with 8:26 left until the break. The kickoff touchdown was the 12th longest in school history.
The 49ers took the lead back, 17-14, on the ensuing series on the Connor Harrell to Jaden Barnes 22-yard touchdown pass with 4:01 left in the opening half.
Charlotte added another touchdown, 24-14, before the break as Harrell connected with Derrick Eley on an 18-yard pitch-and-catch with 49 seconds remaining in the half in what would be the halftime score after a missed Tulane field goal attempt.
Tulane drew within a field goal, 24-21, with 5:19 remaining in the third on the second two-yard rushing touchdown of the game for Daniels.
The 49ers again made it a two-score game, 31-21, as Eley ran it in on an end around on fourth down at the goal line with 10:52 left.
Tulane cut the deficit to one score, 31-24, on Cooper Helmke's 27-yard field goal with 6:29 left in the fourth to set help up the thrilling ending.
Offense: Trace Johnson went 28-for-36 for 284 yards and a touchdown. Johnnie Daniels ran 13 times for 99 yards and two touchdowns. Dagan Bruno had the go-ahead rushing touchdown in overtime. Cameron Roberts caught the tying touchdown at the end of regulation. Destyn Hill totaled six catches for 51 yards. Anthony Brown-Stephens picked up five catches for 49 yards. .
Defense: Dickson Agu led the team with 14 tackles. Kevin Adams III recorded 10 stops. Jack Tcheinchou and Makai Williams tallied six tackles. Williams, Dalton Hughes and Warren Roberts Jr. all recorded sacks in the game.
Special Teams: Cooper Helmke was successful on one of two field goals plus all his extra points. TJ Smith returned a kick for a 95-yard touchdown and averaged 63 yards a return. Macho Stevenson recorded a field goal block.
Team: Tulane outgained the 49ers 467 to 455, including a 284 to 239 advantage through the air.
Next, Tulane returns home to host Tulsa (4-4, 1-3 American) on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 11 a.m. in its Homecoming game.
NOTES
- The overtime game was the first Tulane has played since the 2022 season against Houston (9/30/22). The Green Wave won that game 27-24.
- Tulane's 15 play, 92-yard drive to start the game was the longest for the team in the last 20 years.
- The opening drive touchdown was the first for Tulane this season.
- TJ Smith's 95-yard return touchdown was the 12th-longest in school history and the longest for the program since Rayshawn Pleasant had a 100-yard touchdown return against UAB during the 2024 season (10/5/24).
- Macho Stevenson's field goal block was the team's third of the season.
- Trace Johnson is the 10th different quarterback to start for Tulane since the start of the 2020 season, but only the seventh to start multi-contests.
Tulane Quarterback Starts Since 2020
1) Michael Pratt - 44 games
2) Jake Retzlaff - 14 games
3) Darian Mensah - 13 games
t-4) Kai Horton - 4 games
t-4) Kadin Semonza - 4 games
t-6) Trace Johnson - 3 games
t-6) Keon Howard - 3 games
t-8) Zeon Chriss-Gremillion - 1 game
t-8) Justin Ibieta - 1 game
t-8) Ty Thompson – 1 game
- With the win, Tulane improved to 3-0 all-time against Charlotte in a series that started in 2024. Tulane is now 2-0 all-time on the road against the 49ers.
- Since the start of the 2022 season, Tulane is 47-17 (.734).
- Tulane is one of nine schools to win 47+ games from 2022-26.
- The win puts Tulane at .500 after four conference games for the 12th time in school history. The team is exactly 2-2 in league play for the first time since 2018 since the team began playing conference games in 1933.
- The win evened Tulane's record at .500 after eight games for the first time since 2020 and the 11th time in school history.
- Head Coach Will Hall is now 74-54 (.592) over the course of his 11-year head coaching career. The win was his first at Tulane when trailing at the half. The win improved him to 50-22 when his team scores first in his head coaching career.
- Tulane improved to 31-5 in conference regular season play since 2022. The .862 percentage is the fourth-best in the country in that period of time.
1. Ohio State 36-4 (90.0%)
2. Georgia 33-4 (89.2%)
3. Boise State 29-4 (87.8%)
4. Tulane 31-5 (86.1%)
5. Jacksonville State 23-4 (85.2%)
6. Oregon 34-6 (85.0%)
7. SMU 31-6 (83.7%)
8. Ohio 30-6 (83.3%)
9. Alabama 30-8 (78.9%)
10. Michigan 31-9 (77.5%
- The program has now won 20 road games since the start of the 2022 season. Its only defeats since the beginning of the 2022 season was the 34-19 loss at the hands of No. 13 Oklahoma, the 35-14 loss at No. 25 Army in the 2024 American Conference Championships, the 41-10 loss at No. 11 Ole Miss in the 2025, the 48-26 loss to UTSA in 2025, the 41-10 playoff loss to No. 6 Ole Miss in 2025, the 17-3 loss to Duke, the 31-20 loss to Kansas State and the 20-17 loss to Army in 2026. The program's 20 road victories in that period of time is tied for the national lead.
t-1. JMU – 20
t-1. Tulane – 20
t-2. Oregon – 19
t-2. Ohio State – 19
5. UNLV – 18
t-6. SMU – 17
t-6. Boise State - 17
t-8. Penn State – 16
t-8. Miami (Ohio) – 16
t-10. Liberty – 15
t-10. Memphis – 15
t-12. TCU – 15
t-12. Utah – 15
- Tulane has won 26 of the team's last 30 regular season conference games (2-2 in 2026, 7-1 in 2025, 7-1 in 2024, 8-0 in 2023 and the last two conference games in 2022).
- The Green Wave has now outrushed the opposition in 41 of the last 62 games (including 35 of the last 52). In such contests, Tulane holds 38-3 (losses: 2022 vs. Southern Miss, 2023 vs. Ole Miss, and 2025 vs. UTSA).
- Since the beginning of the 2022 season, Tulane has only had five games where it has been forced to punt more than six times.
- Of the team's 17 losses since the start of the 2022 season, nine have come to P4 opponents (at the time of competition).
- Tulane has now won 18 of the last 20 when amassing 400 yards of total offense after picking up 467 yards in the game.
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NEW ORLEANS - The Tulane football team (4-4, 2-2 American) tied the game with just 10 seconds remaining and won in overtime by a 38-31 margin against Charlotte (1-7, 1-3 American) on Friday night, Oct. 30, at Jerry Richardson Stadium.
The team trailed by a touchdown with just 1:52 remaining in the game and then calmly moved down the field and tied the game at 31-all on Cameron Roberts' 11-yard touchdown reception to finish off an eight play, 61-yard drive.
The team, after losing the overtime coin toss, received the ball and scored the eventual go-ahead touchdown as backup quarterback Dagan Bruno plunged in on a sneak on 4th and goal from the half-yard line . The team's defense bent but didn't break as it thwarted a fourth-down pass in the end zone to preserve the thrilling victory.
Tulane scored first, 7-0, as Johnnie Daniels ran it from the two to finish off a 15 play, 92-yard with 5:14 remaining in the opening quarter. The drive was the longest of the season for Tulane.
After a Tulane turnover early in the second quarter, Charlotte scored on the ensuing drive to tie the game at seven on the 44-yard run from Khamani Alexander at the 10:12 mark of the second quarter.
The second Tulane turnover in as many touches, this one a fumble on a kickoff, quickly led to Charlotte taking the lead on Aiden Bui's 48-yard field with 8:39 remaining in the first half.
Tulane took the lead right back as TJ Smith returned the kickoff for a 95-yard touchdown with 8:26 left until the break. The kickoff touchdown was the 12th longest in school history.
The 49ers took the lead back, 17-14, on the ensuing series on the Connor Harrell to Jaden Barnes 22-yard touchdown pass with 4:01 left in the opening half.
Charlotte added another touchdown, 24-14, before the break as Harrell connected with Derrick Eley on an 18-yard pitch-and-catch with 49 seconds remaining in the half in what would be the halftime score after a missed Tulane field goal attempt.
Tulane drew within a field goal, 24-21, with 5:19 remaining in the third on the second two-yard rushing touchdown of the game for Daniels.
The 49ers again made it a two-score game, 31-21, as Eley ran it in on an end around on fourth down at the goal line with 10:52 left.
Tulane cut the deficit to one score, 31-24, on Cooper Helmke's 27-yard field goal with 6:29 left in the fourth to set help up the thrilling ending.
Offense: Trace Johnson went 28-for-36 for 284 yards and a touchdown. Johnnie Daniels ran 13 times for 99 yards and two touchdowns. Dagan Bruno had the go-ahead rushing touchdown in overtime. Cameron Roberts caught the tying touchdown at the end of regulation. Destyn Hill totaled six catches for 51 yards. Anthony Brown-Stephens picked up five catches for 49 yards. .
Defense: Dickson Agu led the team with 14 tackles. Kevin Adams III recorded 10 stops. Jack Tcheinchou and Makai Williams tallied six tackles. Williams, Dalton Hughes and Warren Roberts Jr. all recorded sacks in the game.
Special Teams: Cooper Helmke was successful on one of two field goals plus all his extra points. TJ Smith returned a kick for a 95-yard touchdown and averaged 63 yards a return. Macho Stevenson recorded a field goal block.
Team: Tulane outgained the 49ers 467 to 455, including a 284 to 239 advantage through the air.
Next, Tulane returns home to host Tulsa (4-4, 1-3 American) on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 11 a.m. in its Homecoming game.
NOTES
- The overtime game was the first Tulane has played since the 2022 season against Houston (9/30/22). The Green Wave won that game 27-24.
- Tulane's 15 play, 92-yard drive to start the game was the longest for the team in the last 20 years.
- The opening drive touchdown was the first for Tulane this season.
- TJ Smith's 95-yard return touchdown was the 12th-longest in school history and the longest for the program since Rayshawn Pleasant had a 100-yard touchdown return against UAB during the 2024 season (10/5/24).
- Macho Stevenson's field goal block was the team's third of the season.
- Trace Johnson is the 10th different quarterback to start for Tulane since the start of the 2020 season, but only the seventh to start multi-contests.
Tulane Quarterback Starts Since 2020
1) Michael Pratt - 44 games
2) Jake Retzlaff - 14 games
3) Darian Mensah - 13 games
t-4) Kai Horton - 4 games
t-4) Kadin Semonza - 4 games
t-6) Trace Johnson - 3 games
t-6) Keon Howard - 3 games
t-8) Zeon Chriss-Gremillion - 1 game
t-8) Justin Ibieta - 1 game
t-8) Ty Thompson – 1 game
- With the win, Tulane improved to 3-0 all-time against Charlotte in a series that started in 2024. Tulane is now 2-0 all-time on the road against the 49ers.
- Since the start of the 2022 season, Tulane is 47-17 (.734).
- Tulane is one of nine schools to win 47+ games from 2022-26.
- The win puts Tulane at .500 after four conference games for the 12th time in school history. The team is exactly 2-2 in league play for the first time since 2018 since the team began playing conference games in 1933.
- The win evened Tulane's record at .500 after eight games for the first time since 2020 and the 11th time in school history.
- Head Coach Will Hall is now 74-54 (.592) over the course of his 11-year head coaching career. The win was his first at Tulane when trailing at the half. The win improved him to 50-22 when his team scores first in his head coaching career.
- Tulane improved to 31-5 in conference regular season play since 2022. The .862 percentage is the fourth-best in the country in that period of time.
1. Ohio State 36-4 (90.0%)
2. Georgia 33-4 (89.2%)
3. Boise State 29-4 (87.8%)
4. Tulane 31-5 (86.1%)
5. Jacksonville State 23-4 (85.2%)
6. Oregon 34-6 (85.0%)
7. SMU 31-6 (83.7%)
8. Ohio 30-6 (83.3%)
9. Alabama 30-8 (78.9%)
10. Michigan 31-9 (77.5%
- The program has now won 20 road games since the start of the 2022 season. Its only defeats since the beginning of the 2022 season was the 34-19 loss at the hands of No. 13 Oklahoma, the 35-14 loss at No. 25 Army in the 2024 American Conference Championships, the 41-10 loss at No. 11 Ole Miss in the 2025, the 48-26 loss to UTSA in 2025, the 41-10 playoff loss to No. 6 Ole Miss in 2025, the 17-3 loss to Duke, the 31-20 loss to Kansas State and the 20-17 loss to Army in 2026. The program's 20 road victories in that period of time is tied for the national lead.
t-1. JMU – 20
t-1. Tulane – 20
t-2. Oregon – 19
t-2. Ohio State – 19
5. UNLV – 18
t-6. SMU – 17
t-6. Boise State - 17
t-8. Penn State – 16
t-8. Miami (Ohio) – 16
t-10. Liberty – 15
t-10. Memphis – 15
t-12. TCU – 15
t-12. Utah – 15
- Tulane has won 26 of the team's last 30 regular season conference games (2-2 in 2026, 7-1 in 2025, 7-1 in 2024, 8-0 in 2023 and the last two conference games in 2022).
- The Green Wave has now outrushed the opposition in 41 of the last 62 games (including 35 of the last 52). In such contests, Tulane holds 38-3 (losses: 2022 vs. Southern Miss, 2023 vs. Ole Miss, and 2025 vs. UTSA).
- Since the beginning of the 2022 season, Tulane has only had five games where it has been forced to punt more than six times.
- Of the team's 17 losses since the start of the 2022 season, nine have come to P4 opponents (at the time of competition).
- Tulane has now won 18 of the last 20 when amassing 400 yards of total offense after picking up 467 yards in the game.
TICKETS
Tickets for the football, volleyball and the upcoming men's and women's basketball seasons can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow Tulane football on Twitter and Facebook and Instagram. Follow Tulane Athletics on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
GREEN WAVE CLUB
Giving to the Green Wave Club provides Tulane Athletics with the resources student‑athletes need to excel in competition and in the classroom. Your support directly improves the lives of current and future Green Wave student‑athletes and enhances Tulane's competitiveness in intercollegiate athletics. Make a gift today by calling (504) 865‑5356, emailing greenwaveclub@tulane.edu, or visiting greenwaveclub.com.
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TLN
CLT
Total Yards
467
455
Pass Yards
284
239
Rushing Yards
183
216
Penalty Yards
59
25
1st Downs
23
26
3rd Downs
8
8
4th Downs
1
1
TOP
26:13
33:47
1st Quarter
TLN 7, CLT 0
TLN - Daniels,Johnnie 2 yd run (Helmke,Cooper kick), 15 plays, 92 yards, TOP 06:12
2nd Quarter
TLN 7, CLT 7
CLT - Alexander,Khamani 44 yd run (Bui,Aiden kick), 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 02:36
TLN 7, CLT 10
CLT - Bui,Aiden 48 yd field goal 4 plays, yards, TOP 01:22
TLN 14, CLT 10
TLN - Smith,TJ 95 yd kickoff return (Helmke,Cooper kick)
TLN 14, CLT 17
CLT - Barnes,Jaden 22 yd pass from Harrell,Conner (Bui,Aiden kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:25
TLN 14, CLT 24
CLT - Eley,Derrick 16 yd pass from Harrell,Conner (Bui,Aiden kick) 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:56
3rd Quarter
TLN 21, CLT 24
TLN - Daniels,Johnnie 2 yd run (Helmke,Cooper kick), 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 03:32
4th Quarter
TLN 21, CLT 31
CLT - Eley,Derrick 1 yd run (Bui,Aiden kick), 8 plays, 53 yards, TOP 03:50
TLN 24, CLT 31
TLN - Helmke,Cooper 27 yd field goal 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 04:23
TLN 31, CLT 31
TLN - Roberts,Cameron 11 yd pass from Johnson,Trace (Helmke,Cooper kick) 8 plays, 61 yards, TOP 01:42
OT Quarter
TLN 38, CLT 31
TLN - Bruno,Dagan 1 yd run (Helmke,Cooper kick), 6 plays, 25 yards, TOP 00:00
Game Leaders
CMP
28
TD
1
YDS
284
INT
1
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