It was exactly the performance that Tulane need.
It was also the one that Corey Dauphine had been waiting for since he transferred from Texas Tech last season.
Dauphine was dynamic scoring three times on just six carries as the Green Wave earned a wire-to-wire 42-17 victory over Nicholls at Yulman Stadium on Saturday night.
"I really had a chip on my back coming into this game," said Dauphine, who finished with 152 yards on six carries and three touchdowns. "I wanted to do better than I did last week. I did a lot of film study.