NEW ORLEANS, La.?Tulane jumped out to an early lead and used a solid
defensive effort to hold off visiting ULM 24-10 Saturday afternoon in front of
an announced crowd of 23,419 in the Louisiana Superdome.
The Green Wave (1-2) scored a pair of first quarter touchdowns on runs
of nine yards by Andre Anderson and 37 yards by Jeremy Williams.
The Green Wave controlled the ball for nearly 36 minutes and ran 33
more plays than the Warhawks keeping an already short handed ULM defense on the
field for the majority of the game. ULM's
42 offensive plays was the fewest under head coach Charlie Weatherbie.
Tulane converted on 11-of-18 third down attempts and held the Warhawks
(1-3) to just 1-of-10 on third down leading to the discrepancy in plays and
time of possession.
ULM linebacker Cardia Jackson recorded a game-high and career-high 17
stops, including 14 solo tackles. The 14
solo stops is tied for the seventh most in Warhawk history.
Anderson finished the game with 157 yards on 38 carries, while his
counterpart Frank Goodin rushed for 87 yards on 14 carries.
Kevin Moore completed 19-of-32 passes for 272 yards and a 19-yard touchdown
pass to Williams for Tulane.
ULM's Kinsmon Lancaster finished the game 13-for-18 for 118
yards. The senior signal caller broke the ULM record
for pass attempts without an interception reaching 173 consecutive passes
before a third quarter interception by Charles Harris ended the streak.
Radi Jabour put the Warhawks on the board with a 47-yard field goal
midway through the third quarter. It was
the first career field goal for the redshirt freshman and is tied for the 23rd
longest in ULM history.
Darrell McNeal scored his third touchdown in the past two games
running in from four yards out after lining up as the quarterback late in the fourth quarter.
The Warhawks are off next week in preparation for their Sun Belt
opener against Louisiana-Lafayette on Oct. 4 in ULM's Malone Stadium.
Scoring Summary
TU ? Anderson 9-yard run (Thevenot kick), 13:10, 1st
TU ? Williams 37-yard run (Thevenot kick), 0:55, 1st
TU ? Thevenot 24-yard FG, 0:07, 2nd
ULM ? Jabour 47-yard FG, 8:44, 3rd
TU ? Williams 19-pass from Moore (Thevenot kick), 11:28, 4th
ULM ? McNeal 4-yard run (Jabour kick), 5:36, 4th
Game Notes
* Junior Greg James moved into fifth place all-time on the ULM
interception list with his first of the season and 11th of his
career in the first quarter. He is just
four away from tying the record.
* Senior quarterback Kinsmon Lancaster set the ULM school record with
173 pass attempts without an interception breaking the mark of 164 set by
Steven Jyles in 2004. The streak ended
on ULM's first possession of the second half.
* Redshirt freshman Radi Jabour made his first career field goal with
his 47-yard kick in the third quarter.
* Junior Cardia Jackson finished the game with 17 tackles, including 14
solo stops. The 14 solo tackles is tied
for the seventh most in a game in ULM history.
