Temple Owls at Tulane Green Wave
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Mensah, Hughes power Tulane in 52-6 rout of Temple to reach 6-0 in American Athletic Conference
The Green Wave (8-2) is 6-0 in conference play, one win behind unbeaten league-leading Army (9-0, 7-0). Tulane, which owns the nation's longest conference win streak with 16 straight, travels to Annapolis to take on Navy next week and closes out the regular season at home against Memphis.
Tulane built a 52-0 lead after Ty Thompson raced 50-yards for a touchdown with 7:23 left in the game, but Terrez Worthy broke free for a 75-yard touchdown run on the Owls' next possession to get Temple on the board.
Hughes capped a 10-play, 75-yard drive with a four-yard run to the end zone on Tulane's opening possession and his three-yard run with 1:45 left in the first half made it 28-0 at intermission, Mensah connected with Shazz Preston on a 53-yard touchdown early in the second quarter and tossed six-yards to Alex Bauman in the third quarter to push the Tulane lead to 42-0.
Mensah completed 14 of 21 passes with an interception. Hughes, who surpassed 1,000 yards for the second straight season coming into the contest, paced a ground game that amassed 327 yards on 52 carries by 10 runners. Mario Williams caught four passes for 94 yards.
Evan Simon completed 11 of 22 for 56 yards passing for Temple (2-7, 1-4). The Owls' run game amassed 102 yards, most of it on Worthy's late touchdown run.
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This story has been updated to correct the AAC description to conference, not association.
How To Watch
How can I watch Temple Owls vs. Tulane Green Wave?
- TV Channel: Owls at Green Wave 2021 College Football, week 11, is broadcasted on ESPNU.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 10:16 | Makhi Hughes 4 Yd Run (Patrick Durkin Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:03 | Shazz Preston 53 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Patrick Durkin Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:14 | Arnold Barnes III 2 Yd Run (Patrick Durkin Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:45 | Makhi Hughes 3 Yd Run (Patrick Durkin Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 8:11 | Arnold Barnes III 5 Yd Run (Patrick Durkin Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:23 | Alex Bauman 6 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Patrick Durkin Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 14:15 | Patrick Durkin 24 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 7:23 | Ty Thompson 50 Yd Run (Ethan Head Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:09 | Terrez Worthy 75 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
Statistics
 TEM |
 TULN |
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|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1st Downs | 26 |
| 1-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 9-13 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 158 | Total Yards | 589 |
| 56 | Passing | 262 |
| 11/22 | Comp/Att | 14/23 |
| 2.5 | Yards per pass | 11.4 |
| 102 | Rushing | 327 |
| 23 | Rushing Attempts | 52 |
| 4.4 | Yards per rush | 6.3 |
| 5-45 | Penalties | 5-30 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 20:57 | Possession | 39:03 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 30,000 · Capacity:
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