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Game Preview: Tulane at Auburn

Television
ESPN2
Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore and Quint Kessenich
Watch Live

Radio
WMTI-FM 106.1 (Tulane flagship)
SiriusXM 383/973

THE GAME
Tulane and Auburn, a pair of charter members of the SEC, resume pleasantries for the first time since 2006 … The schools met every year from 1922-55, except for 1943 … Tulane holds a 17-14-6 series lead … Tulane has won three SEC titles (more than six current members of the conference), while Auburn has won eight SEC championships.

-/rv TULANE
1-0, 0-0 American

Head Coach
Willie Fritz (Pittsburg State ’83)
17-21, fourth season at Tulane
171-90, 23rd season as collegiate head coach

Notes
Tulane looked sharp from the outset in the Green Wave’s 42-14 season-opening win against a Florida International team that had gone 9-4 in 2018 … The Green Wave had a 545-267 advantage in total yards, converted 7 of 12 third downs and gained 28 first downs against the Panthers … QB Justin McMillan improved to 6-1 as the Green Wave’s starter as he went 14-of-18 for 199 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 51 yards and a TD against FIU … RB Darius Bradwell had 90 rushing yards, while RB Corey Dauphine had 76 yards and two touchdowns on only three carries … WR Darnell Mooney had four catches for 84 yards and a touchdown … The Green Wave has surpassed 100 rushing yards in 42 straight games … DE Patrick Johnson has had at least one sack in 10 of his last 11 games.