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Tulane inches closer to AAC title game with decisive 24-8 win over FAU

The Tulane Green Wave are one step closer to their second-consecutive AAC Championship Game appearance.

Tulane (10-1, 7-0 AAC) notched its ninth consecutive victory in Saturday’s early slate, edging Florida Atlantic (4-7, 3-4 AAC) in Boca Raton, 24-8. Willie Fritz’s team took care of business on the road once again, extending its streak to 10-straight wins away from home. Tulane hasn’t squandered a single road game since the finale of the 2021 season.

The 16-point victory was refreshing for Tulane, as it marked the team’s largest margin of victory in AAC play. In each of the four previous weeks, the Green Wave edged sub-.