NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Freshman quarterback Michael Pratt threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns, ran for two more in Tulane’s 35-21 defeat of Memphis on Saturday.
Pratt completed 21 of 33 passes and threw touchdown passes to Duece Watts and Jha'Quan Jackson while he added two rushing TDs as part of his 17 carries.
The Green Wave (6-5, 3-5 American Athletic Conference) snapped the Tigers three-game win streak, outgaining Memphis (6-3, 4-3) 419 yards to 300 and scoring all four times they reached the red zone.
Calvin Austin caught five passes for 110 yards for Memphis, his sixth 100-yard game in the last seven.