MONROE, La. -- ULM will close out its non-conference slate Saturday night as it welcomes Tulane to Malone Stadium for just the second time. The contest will air on ESPN3 and kickoff is slated for 6:04 p.m.
First and Ten...
• Saturday's contest against Tulane will close out ULM's slate for September as well as its non-conference schedule... The Warhawks are currently 2-1 in the month of September with wins over Grambling State (home) and Wake Forest (away) and most recently a loss to No. 19 Baylor (away).
• ULM and Tulane are meeting on the gridiron for the second consecutive season... Last season, the Warhawks claimed a 63-10 win over the Green Wave in New Orleans to earn its first win in the all-time series... ULM dropped the two previous meetings to the Green Wave (L, 9-52, Oct. 5, 2002, Monroe; L, 10-24, Sept. 20, 2008, New Orleans).
• Tulane's trip to Malone Stadium Saturday will be the second trip all-time for the Green Wave... Tulane's only other trip to ULM was on Oct. 5, 2002 as the visitors earned a win in the first-ever meeting between the two clubs.
• Against teams currently in Conference USA, the Warhawks own a 52-64 all-time record (.448 win pct.).
• So far this season, the Sun Belt Conference is 3-0 against Conference USA (Week 1 - Texas State def. Southern Miss; Troy def. UAB; Week 2 - South Alabama def. Tulane).
• Following Saturday's contest against Tulane, ULM will have a short turnaround as they welcome Western Kentucky for a Thursday night contest (Oct. 3, ESPNU)... It will be the first of two occurances this season where the Warhawks play on Saturday and then play the following Thursday (Oct. 26, Georgia State; Oct. 31, at Troy [ESPNU]).
• With 262 yards of total offense at No. 19 Baylor, Kolton Browning became ULM's all-time leader in total offense as he passed Steven Jyles (2002-05)... Browning currently has 10,323 yards of total offense -- 8,917 passing, 1,406 rushing... Jyles totaled 10,234 yards of total offense during his four-year career (8,987 passing, 1,247 rushing).
• Kolton Browning is closing in on three other program records... The Mabank, Texas native needs 19 total plays to become the program's all-time leader, he needs 71 passing yards to take over the top spot and he needs 76 passing attempts to become the career leader.
• Jyruss Edwards needs 26 rushing yards to pass Lloyd Ray Smith for sixth all-time... Edwards currently has 1,713 rushing yards.... Smith rushed for 1,738 yards from 1953-1958.
• Tavarese Maye moved into the top five in program history after making five catches at No. 19 Baylor... Maye currently has 169 receptions and he passed Darrell McNeal's (2006-09) and Stepfret Williams' (1992-95) mark of 168 career grabs.
• At No. 19 Baylor, Isaiah Newsome recorded his first interception of the season and the eighth of his career in the third quarter... It was the second interception of the season for the Warhawk defense (Cordero Smith, at Oklahoma)... The interception thrown by Baylor QB Seth Russell was the first interception thrown this season by the Bears.
• Hunter Kissinger led the Warhawk defense as he tied a career-high with six total tackles (four solo, two asst)... It was the third time in his Warhawk career that he tallied six tackles in a single game -- most recently at Arkansas State (Nov. 8, 2012).
• Austin Moss set a new career-high with four total tackles (two solo, two asst)... His previous career-best was three tackles (at No. 16 Oklahoma, Aug. 31, 2013).
• Lorenzo Jackson, like Kissinger and Moss, also set a new career-high with three tackles at Baylor.
• Cortney Davis continued his climb up the charts as he now has 1,000 career kick return yards, placing him seventh in ULM history.
• Justin Manton recorded a 77-yard punt in the third quarter, which was a career-long for the junior... His 77-yard boot is tied for second in program history (John Kelly, 77 yards, at McNeese State, 1962)... Manton finished the game with nine punts for 479 yards (53.2 avg), with three touchbacks and one inside the 20... He also kicked off twice for 130 yards (65.0 avg) and two touchbacks.
#ULMvsTulaneSeries
The two Louisiana schools will meet for just the fourth time ever when they battle Saturday night at Malone Stadium... Tulane won the first two meetings in the series (W, 52-9, Oct. 5, 2002, Malone Stadium; W, 24-10, Sept. 20, 2008, New Orleans)... Last season, the Warhawks picked up a 63-10 win in New Orleans for their first victory in the series (Sept. 29, 2012).
#ScoutingTheGreenWave
Tulane enters the final weekend of September with a 2-2 record overall and a 1-0 mark in league play... The club has alternated wins and losses over the first four weeks of the season... The Green Wave opened the season with a 34-7 victory over Jackson State... Tulane lost in week two to Sun Belt Conference member South Alabama, 41-39, before defeating Louisiana Tech in its C-USA opener (W, 24-15)... Last weekend, Tulane fell on the road at Syracuse by a score of 52-17.
Nick Montana has taken the majority of snaps under center and the junior is 77-of-153 for 919 yards with eight touchdowns and three interceptions... Rob Kelley and Orleans Darkwa lead the Green Wave rushing attack as the duo has combined for 381 rushing yards and six touchdowns... Ryan Grant is the only wide receiver with more than 10 grabs this season... Grant has caught 31 passes for 418 yards and three scores... Justyn Shackleford is second on the team with nine receptions for 149 yards and like Grant, he has three touchdown receptions.
Sam Scofield is Tulane's leading tackler with 29 total tackles (22 solo, 7 asst), including four tackles for loss... Darion Monroe and Nico Marley are tied for second with 24 total tackles this season... Marley is also one of six Tulane players to record an interception this season... The Green Wave defensive unit has totaled 29 tackles for loss and six tackles while recording 11 turnovers (seven interceptions, four fumbles).\
#HallOfFameWeekend
ULM will induct three new members into its hall of fame this weekend... The 2013 class includes Bobby Craighead (football), Randall Walker (track) and Larry Carr (basketball)... Induction festivities take place at 10 a.m. on the seventh floor of the ULM library.
BOBBY CRAIGHEAD (1980- 83)
Name is peppered in the football record books for rushing, receiving and scoring. He is the only player in program history to record three catches of 50 or more yards in a single game. Also holds four slots in category of receptions of 60 or more yards and ranks third in history with 222 receiving yards against Southeastern Louisiana (1981). He was named all-conference in 1982 (tight end) and 1983 (running back), while earning All-Louisiana honors (running back) in his final season.
LARRY CARR (1993-95)
A member of the men's basketball team from 1993-1995. During his career he was named Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year, First Team Southland Conference, All-Louisiana Newcomer of the Year and First Team All-Louisiana. He also participated in the NCAA Slam Dunk Competition, finishing third overall. Carr finished career with 1,030 career points and ranks in the top 10 in five different categories. Following career, he played professionally in Slovakia, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Hungary and Cypress. He returned to ULM to finish his degree and received his BA degree in 2009.
RANDALL WALKER (1960-63)
Walker earned a total of three conference championships in the 440-yard dash (1961, 1962 and 1963). He was undefeated for three consecutive seasons in the 440-yard dash. He also claimed conference championships in the high hurdles (1961 and 1963) and the mile relay (1961, 1962 and 1963). Posted five consecutive victories over LSU in the mile relay in 1963.
#CoachToCureMD
The ULM and Tulane coaching staffs will be wearing Coach to Cure MD patches this week to raise awareness and funding for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research... Fans are encouraged to donate online at www.CoachtoCureMD.org or donate $5 by texting CURE to 90999.
Additional Information:
• Coach To Cure MD is supported by thousands of college coaches at all levels of college football.
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common fatal childhood genetic disorder -- it is a progressive muscle disorder that causes loss of muscle function and independence.
• The Duchenne gene is found on the X-chromosome so it primarily affects boys -- approximately on in every 3,500 live male births across all races and cultures.
• To date, there is no cure and life expectancy is just in the 20s.
• Research to find a cure is underway on many college campuses. Last year college fans helped Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy award grants to Ohio State, UCLA, Florida and Missouri (among others), to help support muscle research.
