Tulane Dominates Tulsa 31-14 in Week 5 Matchup
Tulane cruised to a 31-14 victory over Tulsa in Week 5, with the Green Wave's defense controlling much of the contest. Tulane scored 17 points in the second quarter alone to build an early lead that Tulsa could never overcome.
Tulsa's Baylor Hayes led the Golden Hurricane with 245 passing yards, connecting with Jewlyen Roberts on nine receptions. Despite Hayes' efforts through the air, Tulsa managed just 14 points, failing to score in the second half. The home team's offense struggled particularly in the fourth quarter, as evidenced by multiple stalled drives near the goal line.
Tulane's defense was the game's dominant force, recording several high-impact plays that swung momentum decisively in their favor. The visitors' offense was efficient early, with Hayes throwing a 72-yard touchdown to Brody Foley in the second quarter that exemplified Tulsa's early struggles containing the Green Wave.
The loss was particularly costly for Tulsa at home, as Tulane covered the 14.5-point spread decisively. The final score fell under the 52-point over-under, with neither team able to maintain offensive momentum throughout the four quarters.
AI-generated recap · Aug 13, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tulane | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
 Tulsa | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Tulane | Tulsa |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 18-32 | 18-36 |
| Pass Yards | 252 | 245 |
| Rush Yards | 186 | 93 |
| Total Yards | 438 | 338 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 8-18 | 5-16 |
| Penalties | 12-104 | 6-54 |
| Possession | 34:59 | 25:01 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Arnold Barnes III run for 5 yds to the TULN 30
Jake Retzlaff run for a loss of 1 yard to the TULN 29
Jake Retzlaff pass complete to Omari Hayes for 24 yds to the TLSA 47 for a 1ST down
Jake Retzlaff pass complete to Bryce Bohanon for 27 yds to the TLSA 20 for a 1ST down
Arnold Barnes III run for 3 yds to the TLSA 17
Jamauri McClure run for 9 yds to the TLSA 8 Jamauri McClure fumbled, recovered by TULN Tre Shackelford for a 1ST down
Jake Retzlaff run for 8 yds for a TD (Patrick Durkin KICK)
Dominic Richardson run for 4 yds to the TLSA 29
Dominic Richardson run for 5 yds to the TLSA 34
Dominic Richardson run for 7 yds to the TLSA 41 for a 1ST down
Ajay Allen run for 7 yds to the TLSA 48
Baylor Hayes pass complete to Grayson Tempest for 51 yds to the TULN 1 for a 1ST down
Ajay Allen run for no gain to the TULN 1
Tim Hardiman run for 1 yd for a TD (Seth Morgan KICK)
Dominic Richardson run for 7 yds to the TULN 46
Baylor Hayes pass incomplete to Zion Steptoe
Baylor Hayes pass complete to Zion Booker for 7 yds to the TULN 39 for a 1ST down
Baylor Hayes pass incomplete to Zion Steptoe
(08:07) PENALTY TULSA False Start (Erb,Hunter) 5 yards from TULANE39 to TULANE44. NO PLAY.
Ajay Allen run for a loss of 3 yards to the TULN 47
Baylor Hayes pass incomplete to Grayson Tempest
Angus Davies punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Omari Hayes at the TULN 12
Zuberi Mobley run for 5 yds to the TULN 17
Zuberi Mobley run for 2 yds to the TULN 19
Jake Retzlaff pass incomplete to Bryce Bohanon
Alec Clark punt for 48 yds
Baylor Hayes sacked for a loss of 10 yards to the TLSA 23
Baylor Hayes pass incomplete to Zion Steptoe
Baylor Hayes run for 7 yds to the TLSA 30 Tulsa Penalty, Offensive Holding (Yards) declined
Angus Davies punt for 48 yds
Jake Retzlaff pass complete to Zycarl Lewis Jr. for 17 yds to the TULN 39 for a 1ST down
Javin Gordon run for 4 yds to the TULN 43
Jake Retzlaff sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the TULN 38
Jake Retzlaff pass complete to Omari Hayes for 24 yds to the TLSA 38 for a 1ST down Tulane Penalty, Illegal Block (Anthony Brown-Stephens) to the TLSA 48 for a 1ST down
Javin Gordon run for no gain to the TLSA 48
Jake Retzlaff run for 3 yds to the TLSA 45
Jake Retzlaff pass incomplete to Justyn Reid
Alec Clark punt for 40 yds
Dominic Richardson run for 5 yds to the TLSA 10
Dominic Richardson run for a loss of 1 yard to the TLSA 9
Baylor Hayes pass incomplete to Zion Steptoe
Angus Davies punt for 46 yds
Jake Retzlaff pass incomplete to Anthony Brown-Stephens
Zuberi Mobley run for 6 yds to the TLSA 49
Jake Retzlaff pass complete to Anthony Brown-Stephens for 12 yds to the TLSA 37 for a 1ST down
Jake Retzlaff pass incomplete to Bryce Bohanon
Maurice Turner run for 1 yd to the TLSA 36
Jake Retzlaff run for 5 yds to the TLSA 31
Jake Retzlaff pass complete to Shazz Preston for 19 yds to the TLSA 12 for a 1ST down
Javin Gordon run for 12 yds for a TD (Patrick Durkin KICK)
Baylor Hayes pass complete to Zion Steptoe for 10 yds to the TLSA 35 for a 1ST down
Baylor Hayes sacked by Harvey Dyson for a loss of 7 yards to the TLSA 28
Dominic Richardson run for a loss of 1 yard to the TLSA 27
Baylor Hayes pass incomplete to Grayson Tempest
Angus Davies punt for 49 yds , Omari Hayes returns for 13 yds to the TULN 37
Jake Retzlaff pass complete to Shazz Preston for 6 yds to the TULN 43
Javin Gordon run for 2 yds to the TULN 45
Jake Retzlaff pass incomplete to Anthony Brown-Stephens
Alec Clark punt for 48 yds
Baylor Hayes pass complete to Braylin Presley for 6 yds to the TLSA 13
Ajay Allen run for 6 yds to the TLSA 19 for a 1ST down
Braylin Presley run for 8 yds to the TLSA 27
Baylor Hayes pass complete to Zion Booker for 1 yd to the TLSA 28
Baylor Hayes pass complete to Brody Foley for 72 yds for a TD (Seth Morgan KICK)
Seth Morgan kickoff for 65 yds , Anthony Brown-Stephens return for 18 yds to the TULN 18
Jake Retzlaff run for 8 yds to the TULN 26
Arnold Barnes III run for 5 yds to the TULN 31 for a 1ST down
Jake Retzlaff pass complete to Arnold Barnes III for 4 yds to the TULN 35
Arnold Barnes III run for 5 yds to the TULN 40 Arnold Barnes III fumbled, recovered by TULN Hudson Ball
Dominic Richardson run for 5 yds to the TULN 35
Baylor Hayes run for a loss of 4 yards to the TULN 39 Baylor Hayes fumbled, recovered by TULN Dickson Agu
Jake Retzlaff pass incomplete to Shazz Preston
Jake Retzlaff run for 6 yds to the TULN 45
(04:09) PENALTY TULANE False Start (Hollifield,Jack) 5 yards from TULANE45 to TULANE40. NO PLAY.
Jake Retzlaff pass complete to Omari Hayes for 29 yds to the TLSA 31 for a 1ST down
Jake Retzlaff pass incomplete to Johnny Pascuzzi
Javin Gordon run for 6 yds to the TLSA 25
Javin Gordon run for 25 yds for a TD (Patrick Durkin KICK)
Baylor Hayes pass incomplete to Zion Booker
Baylor Hayes run for 17 yds to the TLSA 42 for a 1ST down
Ajay Allen run for 13 yds to the TULN 45 for a 1ST down
Baylor Hayes pass incomplete to Zion Booker
Baylor Hayes sacked by Chris Rodgers for a loss of 1 yard to the TULN 46
Baylor Hayes pass complete to Zion Steptoe for 7 yds to the TULN 39
Baylor Hayes pass complete to Landen Lucas for 3 yds to the TULN 36
Jake Retzlaff run for 12 yds to the TULN 48 for a 1ST down
PENALTY TULSA Personal Foul (Drew,JD) 15 yards from TULANE48 to TULSA37, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Jake Retzlaff pass complete to Anthony Brown-Stephens for 20 yds to the TLSA 17 for a 1ST down
(00:35) No Huddle-Shotgun Gordon,Javin rush left for 8 yards gain to the TULSA09, out of bounds at TULSA09 PENALTY TULANE Holding (Hurst,Shadre) 10 yards from TULSA17 to TULSA27. NO PLAY.
Jake Retzlaff pass incomplete to Shazz Preston
Jake Retzlaff pass complete to Bryce Bohanon for 3 yds to the TLSA 24
Jake Retzlaff pass complete to Justyn Reid for 14 yds to the TLSA 10
Patrick Durkin 28 yd FG GOOD
B. Hayes takes a knee
End of 2nd Quarter
Dominic Richardson run for 8 yds to the TLSA 33
(14:42) PENALTY TULSA False Start 5 yards from TULSA33 to TULSA28. NO PLAY.
Baylor Hayes pass incomplete to Zion Booker
Baylor Hayes pass incomplete to Brody Foley
Angus Davies punt for 52 yds , Omari Hayes returns for 14 yds to the TULN 34
Jake Retzlaff pass incomplete to Bryce Bohanon
Jake Retzlaff run for 4 yds to the TULN 38
Jake Retzlaff sacked by Ty Cooper for a loss of 11 yards to the TULN 27
Alec Clark punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TLSA 40
Dominic Richardson run for 2 yds to the TLSA 42
Dominic Richardson run for 6 yds to the TLSA 48
Baylor Hayes pass complete to Braylin Presley for a loss of 1 yard to the TLSA 47
Baylor Hayes punt for 22 yds
Javin Gordon run for 6 yds to the TULN 37
Javin Gordon run for 3 yds to the TULN 40
Javin Gordon run for 2 yds to the TULN 42 for a 1ST down
Jake Retzlaff pass incomplete to Anthony Brown-Stephens
Jake Retzlaff pass complete to Zycarl Lewis Jr. for no gain to the TULN 42
Jake Retzlaff pass complete to Omari Hayes for 12 yds to the TLSA 46 for a 1ST down
Javin Gordon run for 5 yds to the TLSA 41
Arnold Barnes III run for 11 yds to the TLSA 30 for a 1ST down
Arnold Barnes III run for no gain to the TLSA 30
Jake Retzlaff pass incomplete to Justyn Reid
Jake Retzlaff pass complete to Shazz Preston for 10 yds to the TLSA 20 for a 1ST down
Jake Retzlaff pass complete to Bryce Bohanon for 12 yds to the TLSA 8 for a 1ST down Tulsa Penalty, Personal Foul (4 Yards) to the TLSA 4 for a 1ST down
Javin Gordon run for 4 yds for a TD (Patrick Durkin KICK)
Ajay Allen run for 6 yds to the TLSA 31
Baylor Hayes sacked by Makai Williams for a loss of 11 yards to the TLSA 20
Baylor Hayes pass incomplete to Grayson Tempest
Baylor Hayes punt for 51 yds , Omari Hayes returns for 2 yds to the TULN 31
Brendan Sullivan pass incomplete to Bryce Bohanon
Javin Gordon run for no gain to the TULN 31
Jake Retzlaff pass incomplete to Anthony Brown-Stephens
Alec Clark punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Zion Booker at the TLSA 23
Dominic Richardson run for 2 yds to the TLSA 25
Dominic Richardson run for 2 yds to the TLSA 27
Baylor Hayes pass complete to Zion Steptoe for 9 yds to the TLSA 36 for a 1ST down
Ajay Allen run for 10 yds to the TLSA 46 for a 1ST down
Ajay Allen run for 6 yds to the TULN 48
Baylor Hayes pass incomplete to Grayson Tempest
Baylor Hayes pass complete to Dominic Richardson for 4 yds to the TULN 44 for a 1ST down
Baylor Hayes pass incomplete to Zion Steptoe
Baylor Hayes pass intercepted Jahiem Johnson return for 15 yds to the TULN 47
Baylor Hayes pass intercepted Jahiem Johnson return for 15 yds to the TULN 47
Javin Gordon run for 2 yds to the TULN 49
Jake Retzlaff pass complete to Shazz Preston for 9 yds to the TLSA 42 for a 1ST down
Javin Gordon run for 3 yds to the TLSA 39
Jake Retzlaff pass incomplete to Justyn Reid
Jake Retzlaff pass incomplete to Justyn Reid
Alec Clark punt for 31 yds, fair catch by Zion Booker at the TLSA 8
Alec Clark punt for 31 yds, fair catch by Zion Booker at the TLSA 23
Dominic Richardson run for a loss of 3 yards to the TLSA 20
Baylor Hayes pass complete to Zion Booker for 4 yds to the TLSA 24
Baylor Hayes sacked by Harvey Dyson for a loss of 3 yards to the TLSA 21
Angus Davies punt for 57 yds
(10:44) No Huddle-Shotgun Sullivan,Brendan pass complete deep left to Brown-Stephens,Anthony caught at TULSA42, for 36 yards to the TULSA42, End Of Play PENALTY TULANE Pass Interference (Brown-Stephens,Anthony) 11 yard from TULANE22 to TULANE11. NO PLAY.
PENALTY TULANE False Start (Baker,Elijah) 5 yards from TULANE11 to TULANE06. NO PLAY.
(10:22) No Huddle-Shotgun Barnes III,Arnold rush right for 3 yards loss to the TULANE03 (Johnson,Nahki) PENALTY TULSA Face Mask (Williams,Zach) 15 yards from TULANE06 to TULANE21, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Arnold Barnes III run for 11 yds to the TULN 32 for a 1ST down
(09:37) No Huddle-Shotgun Sullivan,Brendan rush right for 1 yard gain to the TULANE33 (Burnett,J'Dan) PENALTY TULANE Holding (Hollifield,Jack) 10 yards from TULANE32 to TULANE22. NO PLAY.
Javin Gordon run for 4 yds to the TULN 26
Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Shazz Preston for 10 yds to the TULN 36
Brendan Sullivan sacked by Byron Turner Jr. for a loss of 9 yards to the TULN 27
Alec Clark punt for 48 yds , Zion Booker returns for 3 yds to the TLSA 28
Ajay Allen run for 2 yds to the TLSA 30
Ajay Allen run for a loss of 2 yards to the TLSA 28
Baylor Hayes pass incomplete to Zion Booker
Angus Davies punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Omari Hayes at the TULN 26
Jamauri McClure run for 8 yds to the TULN 34
(05:59) No Huddle-Shotgun McClure,Jamauri rush middle for 24 yards gain to the TULSA42 (Green,Elijah) PENALTY TULANE Holding (Baker,Elijah) 10 yards from TULANE34 to TULANE24. NO PLAY.
(05:33) No Huddle-Shotgun Sullivan,Brendan rush right for 6 yards gain to the TULANE30, out of bounds at TULANE30 PENALTY TULANE Holding (Cannon,Landry) 10 yards from TULANE24 to TULANE14. NO PLAY.
Arnold Barnes III run for 8 yds to the TULN 22
Brendan Sullivan run for 5 yds to the TULN 27
Alec Clark punt for 62 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TLSA 11
Baylor Hayes run for 7 yds to the TLSA 18
Baylor Hayes pass complete to Grayson Tempest for 33 yds to the TULN 49 for a 1ST down
Baylor Hayes pass incomplete to Zion Steptoe
Baylor Hayes pass complete to Dominic Richardson for 14 yds to the TULN 35 for a 1ST down
Baylor Hayes pass complete to Jewlyen Roberts for 9 yds to the TULN 26
Baylor Hayes pass complete to Dominic Richardson for 1 yd to the TULN 25 for a 1ST down
Baylor Hayes sacked by Santana Hopper for a loss of 6 yards to the TULN 31
(02:31) No Huddle-Shotgun Hayes,Baylor pass incomplete deep left to Williams,Zach thrown to TULANE00 PENALTY TULANE Pass Interference (Lewis,Jayden) 15 yards from TULANE31 to TULANE16, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Baylor Hayes run for 2 yds to the TULN 14
(01:57) Shotgun Hayes,Baylor pass incomplete short right to Johnson II,Calvin thrown to TULANE05 PENALTY TULANE Pass Interference (Rodgers,Chris) 3 yards from TULANE14 to TULANE11, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
(01:55) Shotgun Hayes,Baylor pass incomplete short right to Richardson,Dominic thrown to TULANE00 broken up by Johnson,Jahiem PENALTY TULSA Holding (Hornsby,Codie) 10 yards from TULANE11 to TULANE21. NO PLAY.
Baylor Hayes pass incomplete to Brody Foley
Baylor Hayes pass complete to Zach Williams for 17 yds to the TULN 4
Baylor Hayes pass incomplete to Brody Foley
Baylor Hayes pass complete to Zion Booker for 2 yds to the TULN 6
Baylor Hayes pass complete to Zion Booker for 2 yds to the TULN 6
Brendan Sullivan run for 4 yds to the TULN 10
B. Sullivan takes a knee