Tulane
1-1American Athletic · Will Hall, year 1 (1-1) · Yulman Stadium · 30,000 · 24,323 avg in 2026
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Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
All 84 stats
FBS rankings · 2026 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | ZPR | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.26 EPA/play | 3 | 2 | 25 / 43 | 58.1 | 352 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 134.6 | 56 | 30.9 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.73 EPA/play | 2 | 2 | 9 | 158 #58 FBS | 17.6 | 1 | 61 | |
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| +0.02 EPA/play | 5 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 21 | |
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| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nose Anchor | 45 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nose AnchorThe heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile. 7 of 27 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Weight306 lb 90th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Ed Smith IV's full player page | |||||||
| 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 48 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 40 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced Linebacker | 2 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Balanced LinebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. 46 of 84 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume23 92th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles TFL rate0.0% bottom 16th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Dickson Agu's full player page | |||||||||
| 42 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Safety | 7 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box SafetyLives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker. 13 of 46 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume21 87th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Kevin Adams's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. 22 of 46 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate5.9% 61th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Jack Tchienchou's full player page | |||||||
| 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 2 | 1/3 | 33.3 | 4/4 | 7 | 37 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 2 | 11 | 499 | 45.4 | 57 | 4 | 2 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
2026 stat leaders · Tulane
through 2 games
2026 stat leaders · TulaneDickson Agu leads Tulane with 23 tackles through 2 games.
How They Play · 2025Tulane fields a strong offense behind a solid, bend-don't-break defense.
Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Tulane reads strongest in explosive plays allowed (top 16%) and passing epa (top 20%); the crux lives in success rate allowed, where Tulane sits at the 20th percentile.
offense · strengths lead
defense · higher bar = harder to play against
hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · Tulane · 2018–present · FBS opponents
Tulane is worth +6.0 points more at home than on the road.
Top third of FBS, 82nd percentile of 133 programs
69% at home, 51% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (33–15 home, 25–24 away). Interval ±3.8.
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge — per-team modelling was tested and did not survive scrutiny (why) — and the books use about 3. Against the closing line, Tulane has beaten the number by +3.9 more at home than away over 79 games — inside the ±6.6 that many games can resolve. Results here cannot tell the flat number apart from the building, and that is the honest reading of nearly every FBS stadium.
Yulman Stadium seats 30,000 and has averaged 80% full (23,948, 29 games reported). Visitors cover a median 533 miles to get here since 2018 — 37th-longest of 135 FBS venues, inside the ordinary range. 23% of the 2026 roster (26 of 115 located players) grew up inside 100 miles of the stadium.
Edge = half the gap between average home margin and average road margin, FBS opponents only, non-neutral games since 2018; the interval is 95%. Market line: closing spread, seasons with lines on file. Trip length is straight-line miles from the visiting team's campus to the venue, measured across all 53 home games since 2018.
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Scheme claims
Fourth-quarter reliability, corrected
Tulane's 4th-quarter offense, before and after garbage time
Raw Q4 EPA/play ranks 18th percentile in FBS. Strip out snaps taken with a blowout margin and it climbs to the 23rd — the correction is the finding, not a footnote.
Standard downs vs. passing downs
Does Tulane hold up once the down-and-distance turns against them?
31st percentile success on standard downs, 2nd on passing downs — a 29-point gap between the two.
View all FBS teams as a table
| Team | Standard-downs percentile | Passing-downs percentile |
|---|---|---|
| App State | 44th | 90th |
| Arizona | 92nd | 86th |
| Arkansas | 60th | 80th |
| Auburn | 75th | 55th |
| Ball State | 12th | 24th |
| Baylor | 40th | 96th |
| Boise State | 58th | 46th |
| Boston College | 27th | 56th |
| Buffalo | 7th | 14th |
| California | 9th | 25th |
| Central Michigan | 16th | 6th |
| Charlotte | 73rd | 83rd |
| Clemson | 1st | 19th |
| Coastal Carolina | 61st | 52nd |
| Colorado | 35th | 77th |
| Colorado State | 82nd | 91st |
| Delaware | 70th | 31st |
| Duke | 20th | 29th |
| Eastern Michigan | 52nd | 10th |
| Florida Atlantic | 43rd | 87th |
| Florida International | 46th | 43rd |
| Florida State | 28th | 65th |
| Georgia Southern | 24th | 45th |
| Georgia Tech | 58th | 44th |
| Hawai'i | 18th | 41st |
| Iowa State | 4th | 23rd |
| Jacksonville State | 65th | 82nd |
| Kansas | 70th | 35th |
| LSU | 33rd | 98th |
| Liberty | 14th | 59th |
| Louisiana | 19th | 92nd |
| Louisville | 96th | 70th |
| Memphis | 69th | 65th |
| Michigan | 2nd | 62nd |
| Michigan State | 62nd | 29th |
| Middle Tennessee | 87th | 68th |
| Missouri | 36th | 85th |
| Navy | 98th | 59th |
| Nevada | 77th | 52nd |
| New Mexico State | 45th | 75th |
| Norfolk State | 16th | 9th |
| North Dakota State | 86th | 27th |
| North Texas | 49th | 68th |
| Ohio | 38th | 17th |
| Ohio State | 90th | 40th |
| Oklahoma State | 41st | 49th |
| Ole Miss | 94th | 50th |
| Oregon | 35th | 33rd |
| Oregon State | 10th | 38th |
| Pittsburgh | 30th | 76th |
| Purdue | 83rd | 88th |
| Rutgers | 30th | 71st |
| Sacramento State | 23rd | 14th |
| Sam Houston | 78th | 61st |
| San Diego State | 4th | 40th |
| San José State | 54th | 22nd |
| South Alabama | 50th | 73rd |
| South Florida | 91st | 52nd |
| Stanford | 76th | 15th |
| Syracuse | 48th | 64th |
| TCU | 93rd | 8th |
| Tennessee | 65th | 78th |
| Texas | 72nd | 94th |
| Texas A&M | 85th | 72nd |
| Texas Tech | 88th | 48th |
| Troy | 22nd | 59th |
| Tulane | 31st | 2nd |
| Tulsa | 56th | 1st |
| UAB | 65th | 81st |
| UNLV | 51st | 7th |
| USC | 97th | 99th |
| UTSA | 99th | 29th |
| Utah State | 4th | 93rd |
| Vanderbilt | 80th | 12th |
| Wake Forest | 56th | 97th |
| Washington | 81st | 4th |
| Washington State | 8th | 3rd |
| Western Kentucky | 25th | 34th |
| Western Michigan | 39th | 20th |
| Wisconsin | 13th | 18th |
| Wyoming | 65th | 36th |
Halftime identity
Tulane by half
1st-half offense ranks 58th percentile in FBS; 2nd-half, 28th — competitive snaps only, garbage time excluded from both halves.
Ratings
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Matched on how the programs are built — tier, prestige band, kind of fanbase, conference, voice and roster size — not on this season's stats. A calibration, not a prediction.
Historical echo
Historical echo
Tulane’s breakout has happened before — and 1 of the 4 closest programs couldn’t hold it.
Programs whose stature climbed in the same shape. The grey line is their run; the color is what came next for them.
An analogy on the shape of a program’s Zeitgeist stature arc — not a prediction. Interim calibration, medium confidence; matched among current FBS programs at a comparable level.
Conditions
75°F average kickoff temp; 10% of games had measurable precipitation; 8 mph average wind.
Based on 77 home games with weather data.