Tulane

2026 season

American Athletic

2026 preseason report

Historical preseason snapshot from 2026-07-29, including roster context and illustrative season projections. This is not a live injury feed.

What every system says

Tulane's rank in each system (1 = best). Middle rank 83.5 across 8 systems; best 67, worst 101, so they disagree by 34 places.

Lab EPA: #82; Through week 82026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
Lab SRS: #89; down 182026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
SP+: #101; no change2026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.
Elo: #67; down 92026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
FPI: #85; down 112026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CORE: #76; up 7 · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:002026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CFBD SRS: #88; down 92026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
WEPA: #82; down 32026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

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FPI context

ESPN FPI via CFBD · 2026

Résumé and schedule

Results earned and schedule difficulty

Strength of record: #93 of 138
Schedule strength: #85 of 138
Remaining schedule strength: #93 of 138
Game control: #102 of 138

Unit efficiency

Performance by unit

Overall: #93 of 138
Offense: #123 of 138
Defense: #61 of 138
Special teams: #53 of 138

Ranks calculated among rated FBS teams; ties share rank. #1 means strongest résumé, hardest schedule, best game control or highest efficiency. These are separate measures, not a combined forecast. Captured Oct 30, 2026, 06:02:01 CDT. FPI supplies no results-through week; capture time records when we received it.

Why the ratings disagree

Tulane · 2026. Each system answers a different question. The cards show each source's rank (published or computed here) and coverage, so a rank gap can also reflect which teams have data.

Record

3-4 wins–losses

No rank assigned

Results earned. Wins and losses do not account for opponent strength or victory margin.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

SP+ workbook record

Descriptive EPA

-0.034 net EPA/play

#82

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

Observed per-play efficiency after opponent adjustment. FBS-vs-FBS plays; no preseason strength prior. Sparse schedules can produce sharp early movement.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; opponent adjusted ridge

Lab EPA from CFBD plays

Local predictive SRS

-2.97 points

#89 · Down 18 places since the previous CFBD cutoff

2026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

This season's 7 games, with recent games counting a bit more: average margin -4.74 (with blowouts capped at 35 points and overtime games counted as a 1-point result, then 2.5 points of home field removed) against opponents averaging +0.23, schedule #42 of 138 (#1 = toughest). That is worth -4.51 on its own; the preseason prior of +1.75 still carries 25% of the weight, giving -2.97.

How each game enters this SRS rating

Tulane · 2026, through CFBD Week 8. Margins are team minus opponent. The fit caps margins and treats overtime as a one-point result before adjusting for venue. Recent games carry more weight; the fit share includes the preseason prior in its denominator.

Game	Raw margin → transformed	Venue adjustment	Recency weight	Fit share	Opponent rating	Margin term	Opponent term	Total term
Week 1 · Duke away · 2026-09-05 · ID 401858209	-14.00 → -14.00	+2.50	0.7637	9.40%	+4.78	-1.081	0.449	-0.632
Week 2 · South Alabama home · 2026-09-12 · ID 401864575	+4.00 → +4.00	-2.50	0.7937	9.77%	-4.49	0.146	-0.438	-0.292
Week 3 · Kansas State away · 2026-09-19 · ID 401856792	-11.00 → -11.00	+2.50	0.8249	10.15%	+1.97	-0.863	0.199	-0.663
Week 4 · Southern Miss home · 2026-09-26 · ID 401862784	+3.00 → +3.00	-2.50	0.8572	10.55%	-11.42	0.053	-1.204	-1.152
Week 6 · Army away · 2026-10-10 · ID 401862795	-3.00 → -3.00	+2.50	0.9259	11.39%	+3.73	-0.057	0.425	0.368
Week 7 · Memphis home · 2026-10-16 · ID 401862801	+14.00 → +14.00	-2.50	0.9622	11.84%	+2.46	1.361	0.291	1.653
Week 8 · UTSA home · 2026-10-25 · ID 401862811	-23.00 → -23.00	-2.50	1.0000	12.30%	+3.69	-3.137	0.454	-2.684

Game terms -3.40 points; prior term +0.43 points. Their unrounded sum is the fitted rating -2.97 points. The preseason prior is +1.75 with 24.61% of the fit weight. Displayed values are rounded; the producer checks the unrounded identity within 0.00000001 points.

These are additive terms of the current fit, not the effect of removing a game. Opponent ratings already reflect the connected schedule. Lower-division opponents use the fixed anchor, not an individually fitted rating. The rating's model-based 95% band is ±9.2 points; this decomposition does not reduce uncertainty or assign causal effects.

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Estimated strength from schedule-adjusted scoring margins, margin caps, home-field adjustment and recency weighting. Half of prior-season strength, including postseason, carries forward with two games of weight. SRS includes FCS opponents under a fixed strength assumption. 7 current games; prior available.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; generated 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00

Lab SRS from CFBD scores

External SP+

-8.2 SP+ points

#101 · Rank unchanged

2026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.

Bill Connelly's published predictive strength estimate. Its method and scale differ from local SRS.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

Bill Connelly SP+ workbook

External CORE

-2.88 net points per 100 offensive + 100 defensive plays

#76 of 138 by overall (ranked here; CORE publishes no rank)

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams in this CORE board · 2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

CFBD's context- and opponent-relative efficiency. Offense is higher-better; defense is points allowed above average, so lower is better; overall is offense minus defense. It counts only pass and rush plays from FBS-vs-FBS games, with no special teams, overtime or garbage time; early-week values are pulled toward average but are still uncertain, and it is not a résumé ranking. Its scale is not comparable to EPA, SRS or SP+. Offense -5.61 on 406 plays; defense -2.73 on 486 plays.

2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00

CFBD CORE rating CORE board: offense vs defense

EPA ranks Tulane 7 places higher than local SRS at the matched cutoff. This identifies a disagreement; it does not isolate its cause. SP+ movement compares provider weeks 8 and 9. Provider weeks may differ from CFBD weeks, so no cross-provider rank gap is calculated. CORE reports its own inclusive cutoff and is shown beside these systems for comparison only; it is an external research rating and is never blended into the lab's opponent-adjusted EPA, local SRS or any pick.

Team ratings and rank gaps are not matchup spreads or win probabilities. Matchup context and a calibrated forecast mapping are required. Do not average EPA, SRS, SP+ and CORE values across their different scales.

Read local SRS assumptions and forecast evidence

Program context

2026 · CFBD records, polls, recruiting, coaches

Record: 3-4 · conf 1-2 · home 3-1 · away 0-3 · expected wins 2.6
Polls (Week 9): unranked
CFP latest: not published
CFP final: not published
Against the spread: 2026: 3-4 ATS (-2.0 avg) · 2025: 7-7 ATS (-1.7 avg)
Head coach: Will Hall · hired 2025-12-08 · 0-0 over 1 captured season
Recruiting classes: 2024 #63 (181 pts) · 2025 #74 (175 pts) · 2026 #64 (195 pts)
Returning: 21% of production · 19% of usage
Passing, receiving and rushing detail
Category Production Usage
Passing 0% 0%
Receiving 28% 33%
Rushing 60% 24%
Shares of prior-season PPA and usage returning in each category. Missing values are unavailable.

Category	Production	Usage
Passing	0%	0%
Receiving	28%	33%
Rushing	60%	24%

Provider values from CFBD captures dated 2026-09-22, 2026-10-30. head coach for the season; tenure counts cover only the captured seasons, hire date is the provider's. Returning usage carries no signal beyond returning production in this repo's research; neither is a model input.

Recruiting by position group

2023–2026 classes · High school · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30 UTC

Position group	Commits	Avg. stars	Avg. rating	Total rating
Defensive Back	14	3.07	0.8622	12.07
Defensive Line	11	3.09	0.8680	9.55
Linebacker	7	3.00	0.8494	5.95
Offensive Line	16	3.06	0.8506	13.61
Quarterback	5	2.80	0.8413	4.21
Receiver	10	3.00	0.8534	8.53
Running Back	5	3.00	0.8579	4.29
Special Teams	5	2.80	0.8336	4.17

Recruiting class aggregates, not current roster strength. Commits count recruits across the window; total rating also reflects class size. JUCO, prep-school and transfer ratings are excluded. These values do not enter the prediction model.

Player efficiency and usage

2026 · observed 2026-10-30 UTC

Passing and rushing WEPA adjust efficiency for opponents. Kicker PAAR measures points added above replacement. Higher is better within each metric. Metric rows are ordered by sample size, followed by usage-only players. Usage is the share of team plays involving the player within each category; categories overlap and should not be added. CFBD definitions

Player / history	Metric	Value	Plays / attempts	Overall usage	Usage detail	Recruiting
Kadin Semonza · QB CFBD athlete 5091890. Ball State (2023–2024); Tulane (2025–2026)	Passing WEPA	0.162	131	49.5%	Pass 90.1% · Rush 12.8% 1st 45.9% · 2nd 41.0% · 3rd 65.2% Standard downs 43.4% · Passing downs 59.1%	2023: 3★ · 0.8364
Trace Johnson · QB CFBD athlete 5291713. Tulane (2026–2026)	Passing WEPA	0.225	73	39.5%	Pass 73.5% · Rush 8.1% 1st 31.3% · 2nd 37.7% · 3rd 57.4% Standard downs 30.9% · Passing downs 52.4%	2026: 3★ · 0.8478
Johnnie Daniels · RB CFBD athlete 5218820. Mississippi State (2024–2025); Tulane (2026–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.213	69	16.1%	Pass 1.9% · Rush 31.8% 1st 17.9% · 2nd 17.0% · 3rd 10.1% Standard downs 18.4% · Passing downs 12.5%	2024: 3★ · 0.8714
Maurice Turner · RB CFBD athlete 4837391. Louisville (2022–2024); Tulane (2025–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.336	38	14.0%	Pass 5.1% · Rush 22.4% 1st 13.7% · 2nd 15.7% · 3rd 13.3% Standard downs 14.7% · Passing downs 12.9%	2022: 3★ · 0.8578
Jaylin Lucas · RB CFBD athlete 4871148. Florida State (2024–2025); Indiana (2022–2023); Tulane (2026–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.225	34	11.3%	Pass 7.2% · Rush 16.4% 1st 11.0% · 2nd 17.0% · 3rd 5.1% Standard downs 12.2% · Passing downs 10.1%	2022: 3★ · 0.8626
Cooper Helmke · PK CFBD athlete 5257395. Tulane (2025–2026)	Kicker PAAR	7.100	10	—	Pass — · Rush — 1st — · 2nd — · 3rd — Standard downs — · Passing downs —	2025: stars unavailable
Jackson Courville · PK CFBD athlete 5162686. Ohio State (2025–2025); Ball State (2023–2024); Tulane (2026–2026)	Kicker PAAR	-3.120	3	—	Pass — · Rush — 1st — · 2nd — · 3rd — Standard downs — · Passing downs —	2023: stars unavailable
Anthony Brown · WR CFBD athlete 4870635. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	9.2%	Pass 18.7% · Rush 0.0% 1st 8.1% · 2nd 7.8% · 3rd 13.1% Standard downs 8.2% · Passing downs 10.7%	Not linked
Bredell Richardson · WR CFBD athlete 5079686. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.8%	Pass 7.7% · Rush 0.0% 1st 4.0% · 2nd 3.5% · 3rd 3.0% Standard downs 3.9% · Passing downs 3.6%	Not linked
Cameron Roberts · TE CFBD athlete 5203726. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.9%	Pass 3.8% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.7% · 2nd 1.1% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 3.2% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Cash Semonza · WR CFBD athlete 5294301. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.6%	Pass 7.1% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.0% · 2nd 3.7% · 3rd 2.4% Standard downs 2.9% · Passing downs 4.7%	Not linked
DJ Dugar Jr. · RB CFBD athlete 5141431. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.9%	Pass 0.0% · Rush 10.1% 1st 5.7% · 2nd 5.6% · 3rd 2.7% Standard downs 5.2% · Passing downs 4.5%	Not linked
Dagan Bruno · QB CFBD athlete 5219709. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.5%	Pass 1.9% · Rush 4.8% 1st 1.8% · 2nd 4.2% · 3rd 6.1% Standard downs 1.1% · Passing downs 7.7%	Not linked
Dawson Johnson · TE CFBD athlete 5222239. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.6%	Pass 9.6% · Rush 0.0% 1st 5.2% · 2nd 3.3% · 3rd 4.8% Standard downs 4.6% · Passing downs 4.7%	Not linked
Destyn Hill · WR CFBD athlete 5150834. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	9.2%	Pass 18.2% · Rush 0.5% 1st 8.7% · 2nd 7.1% · 3rd 14.1% Standard downs 8.2% · Passing downs 10.7%	Not linked
Garrett Mmahat · WR CFBD athlete 5091744. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.7%	Pass 9.6% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.9% · 2nd 2.8% · 3rd 11.1% Standard downs 3.9% · Passing downs 6.0%	Not linked
Jamauri McClure · RB CFBD athlete 5148838. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	8.4%	Pass 0.0% · Rush 19.5% 1st 16.2% · 2nd 3.4% · 3rd 2.5% Standard downs 12.6% · Passing downs 2.7%	Not linked
Oliver Mitchell Jr. · WR CFBD athlete 5215501. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.3%	Pass 6.1% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.1% · 2nd 2.6% · 3rd 5.0% Standard downs 2.8% · Passing downs 4.1%	Not linked
Ty Thompson · TE CFBD athlete 4432774. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.7%	Pass 7.5% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 5.7% · 3rd 7.4% Standard downs 1.5% · Passing downs 7.7%	Not linked
Vance Bolyard · TE CFBD athlete 4920188. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.7%	Pass 2.9% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 5.2% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 0.0% · Passing downs 3.9%	Not linked
Zeon Chriss · QB CFBD athlete 4870518. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	25.5%	Pass 29.0% · Rush 21.7% 1st 20.0% · 2nd 33.3% · 3rd 26.7% Standard downs 25.0% · Passing downs 26.3%	Not linked
Zycarl Lewis Jr. · WR CFBD athlete 5079501. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.9%	Pass 7.1% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.8% · 2nd 3.4% · 3rd 6.7% Standard downs 2.8% · Passing downs 5.6%	Not linked

Transfers

Incoming · 20 reported

Player	From	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Bredell Richardson · WR	UCF	2026-01-27	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
DJ Dugar Jr. · RB	Oklahoma State	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Dalton Hughes · LB	South Alabama	2026-01-14	3★ / 0.8200	Immediate
Dawson Johnson · TE	Old Dominion	2026-01-10	— / —	Immediate
Destyn Hill · WR	LSU	2026-01-10	4★ / —	Immediate
Ed Smith IV · DL	South Alabama	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8300	Immediate
Gabe Daniels · WR	Syracuse	2026-01-17	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Gavin Marks · IOL	Mercer	2026-01-03	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Jackson Courville · K	Ohio State	2026-01-12	— / —	Immediate
Jaylin Lucas · RB	Florida State	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Johnnie Daniels · RB	Mississippi State	2026-01-12	3★ / —	Immediate
Jordan Mcallister · EDGE	New Hampshire	2026-01-11	— / —	Immediate
Justin Agu · CB	Louisville	2026-01-16	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Kajuan Banks · CB	South Florida	2026-01-17	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Macho Stevenson · CB	Texas Tech	2026-01-07	3★ / —	Immediate
Reshad Sterling · EDGE	Houston	2026-01-09	3★ / —	Immediate
Riley Rushing · IOL	Mars Hill	2026-01-05	— / —	Immediate
Ryan Mickow · OT	Boston College	2026-01-09	3★ / —	Immediate
Vance Bolyard · TE	Duke	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8300	Immediate
Zeon Chriss-Gremillion · QB	Houston	2026-01-08	3★ / —	Immediate

Outgoing · 27 reported

Player	To	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Alec Clark · P	Florida	2026-01-06	— / —	Immediate
Ananias Harris · OT	Not reported	2025-12-25	— / —	Immediate
Anthony Miller · TE	Arizona State	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Arnold Barnes III · RB	Iowa State	2026-05-19	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Dallas Winner-Johnson · LB	Oklahoma State	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Donovan Leary · QB	West Florida	2026-04-14	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Eliyt Nairne · DL	Pittsburgh	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Harvey Dyson · EDGE	NC State	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Jahiem Johnson · CB	Arkansas	2026-01-06	4★ / 0.9000	Immediate
Javin Gordon · RB	Tennessee	2026-01-17	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Javion White · S	Houston	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Jayce Mitchell · IOL	Louisiana	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Jayden Lewis · CB	Alabama A&M	2026-01-30	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Jimmy Calloway · WR	Tulsa	2026-01-14	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Jordan Norman · EDGE	Tennessee	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Joshua Brantley · EDGE	Louisiana Tech	2026-01-16	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Justyn Reid · TE	Louisville	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Landon Hammond · CB	Not reported	2026-01-12	3★ / —	Immediate
Landry Cannon · IOL	Arkansas State	2026-02-01	3★ / 0.8300	Immediate
Omari Hayes · WR	Iowa State	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Patrick Durkin · K	Florida	2026-01-06	— / —	Immediate
Phoenix Derichsweiler · LS	Rice	2026-01-09	— / —	Immediate
Santana Hopper · DL	Colorado	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Shadre Hurst · IOL	Houston	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Shazz Preston · WR	Indiana	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8900	Immediate
Tre'Von McAlpine · DL	Kansas	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Zuberi Mobley · RB	Not reported	2025-12-25	3★ / —	Immediate

Transfer observations can include unresolved destinations. CFBD supplies no timezone for transfer dates and no athlete ID linking these records to the efficiency table. These observations do not establish current roster membership or game availability.

Descriptive context only; no player or transfer value enters the prediction model. Adjusted metrics require unambiguous season/team history. Usage-only rows use the captured athlete ID and team; conflicting usage identities are omitted. Missing values are unavailable, not zero. Provider coverage is incomplete.

Coaching eras

Continuous appointments at Tulane. Records are CFBD-attributed results; active tenures and the current season may be incomplete.

Will Hall · career 14–30 across 5 seasons and 2 schools

Tenure timeline · 38 appointments

2026–present · Will Hall · active at capture
0–0 · 0 attributed games · 1 seasons
Hired 2025-12-08. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2024–2025 · Jon Sumrall
20–8 · 28 attributed games · 2 seasons
Hired 2023-12-08. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2023–2023 · Slade Nagle · interim
0–1 · 1 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2023-12-03. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2016–2023 · Willie Fritz
54–47 · 101 attributed games · 8 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2015-12-11. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2012–2015 · Curtis Johnson
15–34 · 49 attributed games · 4 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2011-12-05. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2012–2012 · Mark Hutson
0–6 · 6 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2011-10-18. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2007–2011 · Bob Toledo
15–40 · 55 attributed games · 5 seasons
Hired 2006-12-11. Exact effective dates unavailable.
1999–2006 · Chris Scelfo
36–57 · 93 attributed games · 8 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1997–1998 · Tommy Bowden
18–4 · 22 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1992–1996 · Buddy Teevens
10–46 · 56 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1988–1991 · Greg Davis
14–31 · 45 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1985–1987 · Mack Brown
11–23 · 34 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1983–1984 · Wally English
7–15 · 22 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1980–1982 · Vince Gibson
17–17 · 34 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1976–1979 · Larry Smith
18–27 · 45 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1971–1975 · Bennie Ellender
27–29 · 56 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1966–1970 · Jim Pittman
21–30–1 · 52 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1962–1965 · Tommy O'Boyle
6–33–1 · 40 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1954–1961 · Andy Pilney
25–49–6 · 80 attributed games · 8 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1952–1953 · Raymond Wolf
6–13–1 · 20 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1946–1951 · Henry Frnka
31–23–4 · 58 attributed games · 6 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1942–1945 · Claude Simons
13–17–1 · 31 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1936–1941 · Red Dawson
36–19–4 · 59 attributed games · 6 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1932–1935 · Ted Cox
28–10–2 · 40 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1927–1931 · Bernie Bierman
36–10–2 · 48 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1922–1926 · Clark Shaughnessy
30–13–3 · 46 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1921–1921 · Myron Fuller
4–6 · 10 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1919–1920 · Clark Shaughnessy
12–4–2 · 18 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1915–1917 · Clark Shaughnessy
13–10–1 · 24 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1914–1914 · Edwin Sweetland
3–3–1 · 7 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1913–1913 · A.C. Hoffman
3–5 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1910–1912 · A.A. Mason
10–13–1 · 24 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1909–1909 · Buster Brown
4–3–2 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1907–1908 · Joe Curtis
10–3 · 13 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1906–1906 · John Russ
0–4–1 · 5 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1904–1904 · T. Berry
5–2 · 7 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1904–1904 · J. Janvier
5–2 · 7 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1902–1902 · Virginius Dabney
1–4–2 · 7 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.

Season résumé · 2015–2026

Coach-attributed records appear beside team-season ratings, recruiting and poll context. Shared seasons appear once per coach; rows are not assigned to individual stints. Ratings describe team performance, not a causal coaching effect.

Season / coach	Record	Conference	Postseason	SP+	SRS	Recruiting rank	Final poll
2026 · Will Hall · incomplete attribution	0–0	—	—	-6.7	-5.9	64	—
2025 · Jon Sumrall	11–3	7–1	0–1	6.3	3	74	18
2024 · Jon Sumrall	9–5	7–2	0–1	5.7	7.4	63	—
2023 · Willie Fritz · incomplete attribution	11–2	—	—	2.8	2	71	—
2023 · Slade Nagle · incomplete attribution	0–1	—	—	2.8	2	71	—
2022 · Willie Fritz	12–2	8–1	1–0	12.4	10.5	74	9
2021 · Willie Fritz	2–10	1–7	0–0	-3.9	-6.6	77	—
2020 · Willie Fritz	6–6	3–5	0–1	4.2	—	66	—
2019 · Willie Fritz	7–6	3–5	1–0	7.5	4.7	94	—
2018 · Willie Fritz	7–6	5–3	1–0	-3.5	-5.4	68	—
2017 · Willie Fritz	5–7	3–5	0–0	-5.7	-3.6	112	—
2016 · Willie Fritz	4–8	1–7	0–0	-14.6	-10.3	97	—
2015 · Curtis Johnson	3–9	1–7	0–0	-14	-18.9	91	—

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Source: CFBD · captured 2026-10-26T02:02:59.394463+00:00 UTC. Season résumé covers 2015–2026; timeline spans all returned tenures. — means unavailable. Career summaries cover active coaches at capture. This snapshot is descriptive and is not a pregame cutoff.

CFBD season overview

2026 stored season snapshot, including postseason and garbage time. Raw CFBD PPA is not opponent-adjusted EPA or player WEPA. No week cutoff; these values do not enter our forecasts.

Captured 2026-10-26 04:10:14.047809 UTC · Source data

Stat rankings

CFBD FBS ranks · source updated 2026-10-25 13:17:11 UTC · calculated 2026-10-26 04:10:14 UTC · provider cache expiry 2026-10-26 04:20:14 UTC. Rank 1 is best; percentiles use CFBD’s 0–100 scale.

Statistic	Offense rank / population	Percentile	Defense rank / population	Percentile
PPA / play	102 / 138	26.3	84 / 138	39.4
Success rate	137 / 138	0.7	94 / 138	32.1
Explosiveness	1 / 138	100.0	49 / 138	65.0
Standard-down success	136 / 138	1.5	82 / 138	40.9
Passing-down success	128 / 138	7.3	110 / 138	20.4
Pass PPA	113 / 138	18.2	64 / 138	54.0
Rush PPA	72 / 138	48.2	93 / 138	32.8
Pass explosiveness	17 / 138	88.3	66 / 138	52.6
Rush explosiveness	1 / 138	100.0	90 / 138	35.0
Line yards	130 / 138	5.8	121 / 138	12.4
Second-level yards	122 / 138	11.7	116 / 138	16.1
Open-field yards	2 / 138	99.3	81 / 138	41.6
Stuff rate	110 / 138	20.4	112 / 138	19.0
Power success	8 / 138	94.9	T94 / 138	31.0
Havoc	136 / 138	1.5	T100 / 138	27.0
Front-seven havoc	133 / 138	3.6	T95 / 138	31.0
DB havoc	T113 / 138	17.9	T84 / 138	38.3
Points / opportunity	T123 / 138	10.6	25 / 138	82.5
Average field position	T107 / 138	21.5	T96 / 138	29.6
Field-position expected points	106 / 138	23.4	92 / 138	33.6

Player PPA and usage

Ordered by overall usage. Open a player for pass, rush, down and situation splits. Usage is the provider’s share of team plays in each situation; PPA is the provider’s average or total for that player. Missing values stay blank (—); play counts are not supplied here. Standard downs are 1st down, 2nd-and-7 or shorter, and 3rd/4th-and-4 or shorter; other situations are passing downs.

Kadin Semonza · QBUsage 49.5% · Avg PPA -0.063 · Total -9.307

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.063	-9.307	49.5%
Pass	0.016	2.005	90.1%
Rush	-0.327	-6.222	12.8%
1st down	-0.164	-9.167	45.9%
2nd down	-0.201	-8.251	41.0%
3rd down	0.527	23.714	65.2%
Standard downs	-0.087	-6.898	43.4%
Passing downs	-0.035	-2.410	59.1%

Trace Johnson · QBUsage 39.5% · Avg PPA 0.130 · Total 10.492

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.130	10.492	39.5%
Pass	0.160	11.545	73.5%
Rush	-0.024	-0.193	8.1%
1st down	0.262	6.800	31.3%
2nd down	-0.363	-9.432	37.7%
3rd down	0.667	17.999	57.4%
Standard downs	0.185	7.020	30.9%
Passing downs	0.081	3.472	52.4%

Zeon Chriss · QBUsage 25.5% · Avg PPA 0.108 · Total 1.518

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.108	1.518	25.5%
Pass	0.327	2.944	29.0%
Rush	-0.285	-1.426	21.7%
1st down	-0.098	-0.393	20.0%
2nd down	0.098	0.586	33.3%
3rd down	0.331	1.325	26.7%
Standard downs	0.284	2.559	25.0%
Passing downs	-0.208	-1.041	26.3%

Johnnie Daniels · RBUsage 16.1% · Avg PPA 0.188 · Total 12.759

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.188	12.759	16.1%
Pass	-0.568	-2.271	1.9%
Rush	0.235	15.030	31.8%
1st down	-0.176	-5.449	17.9%
2nd down	0.171	4.111	17.0%
3rd down	0.281	2.810	10.1%
Standard downs	0.226	10.604	18.4%
Passing downs	0.103	2.155	12.5%

Maurice Turner · RBUsage 14.0% · Avg PPA 0.584 · Total 25.120

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.584	25.120	14.0%
Pass	1.094	7.656	5.1%
Rush	0.485	17.464	22.4%
1st down	0.114	1.939	13.7%
2nd down	0.474	7.589	15.7%
3rd down	1.559	15.592	13.3%
Standard downs	0.279	7.817	14.7%
Passing downs	1.154	17.303	12.9%

Jaylin Lucas · RBUsage 11.3% · Avg PPA 0.233 · Total 11.164

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.233	11.164	11.3%
Pass	0.101	1.508	7.2%
Rush	0.293	9.656	16.4%
1st down	-0.356	-6.771	11.0%
2nd down	0.277	6.646	17.0%
3rd down	2.258	11.289	5.1%
Standard downs	-0.001	-0.044	12.2%
Passing downs	0.659	11.208	10.1%

Anthony Brown · WRUsage 9.2% · Avg PPA 0.042 · Total 1.653

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.042	1.653	9.2%
Pass	0.042	1.653	18.7%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.227	3.171	8.1%
2nd down	-0.430	-4.729	7.8%
3rd down	0.439	5.711	13.1%
Standard downs	0.035	0.728	8.2%
Passing downs	0.051	0.925	10.7%

Destyn Hill · WRUsage 9.2% · Avg PPA 0.519 · Total 20.238

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.519	20.238	9.2%
Pass	0.604	22.958	18.2%
Rush	-2.720	-2.720	0.5%
1st down	0.182	2.737	8.7%
2nd down	0.574	5.738	7.1%
3rd down	0.840	11.763	14.1%
Standard downs	0.385	8.077	8.2%
Passing downs	0.676	12.161	10.7%

Jamauri McClure · RBUsage 8.4% · Avg PPA -0.439 · Total -6.586

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.439	-6.586	8.4%
Pass	—	0.000	0.0%
Rush	-0.439	-6.586	19.5%
1st down	-0.608	-7.299	16.2%
2nd down	0.762	1.524	3.4%
3rd down	-0.811	-0.811	2.5%
Standard downs	-0.567	-7.375	12.6%
Passing downs	0.394	0.788	2.7%

DJ Dugar Jr. · RBUsage 4.9% · Avg PPA -0.171 · Total -1.371

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.171	-1.371	4.9%
Pass	—	0.000	0.0%
Rush	-0.171	-1.371	10.1%
1st down	-0.634	-2.537	5.7%
2nd down	-0.221	-0.663	5.6%
3rd down	1.829	1.829	2.7%
Standard downs	-0.602	-3.011	5.2%
Passing downs	0.547	1.640	4.5%

Garrett Mmahat · WRUsage 4.7% · Avg PPA 0.307 · Total 6.143

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.307	6.143	4.7%
Pass	0.307	6.143	9.6%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.336	-1.682	2.9%
2nd down	-0.656	-2.625	2.8%
3rd down	0.950	10.450	11.1%
Standard downs	0.154	1.544	3.9%
Passing downs	0.460	4.599	6.0%

Dawson Johnson · TEUsage 4.6% · Avg PPA -0.258 · Total -4.387

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.258	-4.387	4.6%
Pass	-0.258	-4.387	9.6%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.305	-2.438	5.2%
2nd down	0.347	1.390	3.3%
3rd down	0.013	0.053	4.8%
Standard downs	-0.300	-2.998	4.6%
Passing downs	-0.198	-1.389	4.7%

Zycarl Lewis Jr. · WRUsage 3.9% · Avg PPA 0.821 · Total 5.747

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.821	5.747	3.9%
Pass	0.821	5.747	7.1%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.552	1.105	2.8%
2nd down	-0.346	-0.693	3.4%
3rd down	1.778	5.335	6.7%
Standard downs	1.118	3.353	2.8%
Passing downs	0.599	2.394	5.6%

Bredell Richardson · WRUsage 3.8% · Avg PPA 0.327 · Total 5.228

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.327	5.228	3.8%
Pass	0.327	5.228	7.7%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.425	2.978	4.0%
2nd down	1.304	6.522	3.5%
3rd down	-0.086	-0.258	3.0%
Standard downs	0.452	4.519	3.9%
Passing downs	0.118	0.709	3.6%

Ty Thompson · TEUsage 3.7% · Avg PPA -0.382 · Total -1.528

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.382	-1.528	3.7%
Pass	-0.382	-1.528	7.5%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	-0.296	-0.591	5.7%
3rd down	-0.468	-0.937	7.4%
Standard downs	-0.574	-0.574	1.5%
Passing downs	-0.318	-0.953	7.7%

Cash Semonza · WRUsage 3.6% · Avg PPA -0.233 · Total -1.399

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.233	-1.399	3.6%
Pass	-0.233	-1.399	7.1%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	1.268	2.535	3.0%
2nd down	-0.579	-1.158	3.7%
3rd down	-0.043	-0.043	2.4%
Standard downs	0.587	1.762	2.9%
Passing downs	-1.054	-3.161	4.7%

Dagan Bruno · QBUsage 3.5% · Avg PPA 0.651 · Total 3.254

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.651	3.254	3.5%
Pass	0.901	0.901	1.9%
Rush	0.588	2.352	4.8%
1st down	-0.260	-0.260	1.8%
2nd down	0.220	0.440	4.2%
3rd down	1.537	3.074	6.1%
Standard downs	-0.260	-0.260	1.1%
Passing downs	0.879	3.514	7.7%

Oliver Mitchell Jr. · WRUsage 3.3% · Avg PPA 0.390 · Total 3.119

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.390	3.119	3.3%
Pass	0.390	3.119	6.1%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.834	1.668	2.1%
2nd down	0.280	0.559	2.6%
3rd down	1.547	4.641	5.0%
Standard downs	1.146	4.584	2.8%
Passing downs	-0.366	-1.465	4.1%

Cameron Roberts · TEUsage 1.9% · Avg PPA 0.651 · Total 3.257

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.651	3.257	1.9%
Pass	0.651	3.257	3.8%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.696	2.784	3.7%
2nd down	0.473	0.473	1.1%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.651	3.257	3.2%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Vance Bolyard · TEUsage 1.7% · Avg PPA -0.324 · Total -0.973

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.324	-0.973	1.7%
Pass	-0.324	-0.973	2.9%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	-0.324	-0.973	5.2%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	—	0.000	0.0%
Passing downs	-0.324	-0.973	3.9%

Where Tulane sits · 2026 FBS distributions138 teams · raw PPA

2026 · Through provider Week 8. Each metric uses only published FBS teams with a numeric value. Higher percentile is better; tied values receive the midpoint of their positions, rounded to a whole percentile. Missing values are unranked.

Values and percentiles

Tulane metric values with FBS percentiles, 2026
Metric	Value	Percentile	Better
Offense PPA/play	0.063	26th138 teams	higher
Offense success rate	0.324	1st138 teams	higher
Offense explosiveness	1.579	100th138 teams	higher
Offense pass PPA/play	0.083	18th138 teams	higher
Offense rush PPA/play	0.100	48th138 teams	higher
Defense PPA/play	0.096	39th138 teams	lower
Defense success rate	0.426	32nd138 teams	lower
Defense explosiveness	1.189	65th138 teams	lower
Defense havoc created	0.141	27th138 teams	higher

Passing profile

2026 · CFBD passing family · raw PPA

Captured 2026-10-30. Offense: 100% of 199 attempts charted. Average depth of target 9.5 yards (74th percentile of FBS). Yards after catch 5.0 per completion. Completion 54.3%, 6.8 yards per attempt, pass PPA 0.15.

Completion percentage over expected (CPOE)
Side	Actual	Expected	CPOE (pp)	Qualifying / all attempts
Offense	54.0%	60.5%	-6.5	198 / 199
Defense allowed	62.6%	58.6%	+3.9	179 / 184

Actual and expected use the same qualifying attempts, which can be fewer than all passes. CPOE is their difference in percentage points (pp); higher is better on offense, lower allowed is better on defense. CFBD models FBS-vs-FBS passes, excluding spikes, throwaways, intentional grounding and attempts without air yards. — means unavailable; small samples have fewer than 40 qualifying attempts.

Depth of target vs yards after catch, FBS offenses

138 teams with at least 40 charted attempts. The highlighted point is Tulane.

Target mix by zone, Tulane offense

Highlighted bars are deep zones. Shares are of located attempts only.

Defense and rushing detail

Tulane passing defense and rushing profile, 2026
Side	Attempts	Charted	ADOT	YAC	Comp %	PPA	CPOE	CPOE att
Passing offense	199	100%	9.5	5.0	54.3%	0.15	-6.5 pp	198
Passing defense	184	98%	9.0	6.1	62.0%	0.20	+3.9 pp	179

Rushing production

Side	Attempts	Yards / carry	Success	PPA	Line yards / rush	Second-level yards / rush	Open-field yards / rush	Stuff rate	Power success
Offense	221	4.5	32.0%	0.16	2.60	0.90	2.40	18.3%	80.0%
Defense allowed	310	4.8	44.7%	0.15	3.40	1.20	1.20	13.1%	75.0%

Second-level yards are gained 5–10 yards past the line; open-field yards are beyond 10. These are provider per-rush averages, not totals. Power success measures success with two or fewer yards needed. Exact line-metric and power-success denominators are not supplied in this feed.

Rushing sample and attribution

Side	Yards recorded	Individual	Unattributed	Sacks	Kneels	Team rushes	Multiple carriers	Direction located / eligible
Offense	216 / 221	210	11	18	6	6	1	197 / 197 · 100.0%
Defense allowed	307 / 310	301	9	13	6	6	0	291 / 291 · 100.0%

Counts are attempts. Team totals include sacks, kneels, team-only rushes and unresolved attribution; these categories can overlap and must not be summed. Direction coverage uses ordinary direction-eligible rushes, not all attempts. Missing fields in older captures remain unavailable.

Raw provider values, no opponent adjustment; not model inputs. CFBD metric definitions.

Game-by-game passing and rushing

MetricSide

2026 · Passing CPOE · percentage points. Dashed line: season -6.5 pp. 7 of 7 captured games have this metric. Missing observations break the line.

CPOE is completion percentage over expected on qualifying FBS-vs-FBS attempts; positive means more completions than expected. PPA is raw provider PPA. These are game observations, not opponent-adjusted forecasts. P labels postseason weeks.

Game log and attempt coverage

Week	Opponent	Pass att	CPOE att	Comp %*	Expected %*	CPOE	ADOT	Pass PPA	Rush att	Rush yds/carry	Rush PPA
W1	Duke	30	30	56.7%	65.7%	-9.0 pp	6.0	-0.18	26	1.9	-0.15
W2	South Alabama	22	22	63.6%	53.8%	+9.8 pp	14.2	0.49	29	7.8	0.52
W3	Kansas State	26	26	50.0%	60.4%	-10.4 pp	10.2	0.22	33	2.8	0.29
W4	Southern Miss	29	29	48.3%	62.0%	-13.7 pp	9.1	0.13	48	6.0	0.29
W6	Army	26	25	52.0%	60.2%	-8.2 pp	9.0	0.04	25	4.5	0.03
W7	Memphis	22	22	54.5%	54.3%	+0.3 pp	12.0	0.19	38	3.9	-0.09
W8	UTSA	44	44	54.5%	62.9%	-8.4 pp	8.5	0.23	22	3.0	0.19

*Completion and expected rates use the same CPOE-eligible attempts. ADOT uses available air-yard attempts; a game needs at least one. No missing family is filled with the other family’s data.

Punting and returns

2026 season to date · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30T11:16:37.416814+00:00. Descriptive totals, including postseason when present.

Our punts

35 punts · 46.5 gross yards/punt · 42.9 net yards/punt

7 inside the 20 · 5 touchbacks · 0 blocked

Known gross yards: 35/35 punts. Known net yards: 30/35 punts.

Our punt returns

10 returns · 3.8 yards/return · 0 touchdowns

1 muffs · 0 opponent punts blocked

Known return yards: 10/10 returns. Return totals include team-only and unattributed plays.

Recent games

Game	Punts	Gross yd/punt	Net yd/punt	Known net yards
Week 8 · UTSA	3	41.7	46.5	2/3
Week 7 · Memphis	6	48.0	49.0	3/6
Week 6 · Army	3	44.0	43.0	3/3
Week 4 · Southern Miss	7	54.3	45.6	7/7
Week 3 · Kansas State	5	40.6	40.6	5/5

Team style

Rating history