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Tulane football predictions & picks

American Athletic

2026 record: 4-5
American: 10th
PPG: 21.1
Streak: L1
Last 5: Lost 17–20 at Army · Sat, Oct 10 Won 31–17 vs Memphis · Fri, Oct 16 Lost 19–42 vs UTSA · Sat, Oct 24 Won 38–31 OT at Charlotte · Fri, Oct 30 Lost 10–60 vs Tulsa · Sat, Nov 7

Tulane next game

Wk 11

Tulane @2:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Rice

Best pick TULN +7.5−286 79% confidence See the prediction: Tulane at Rice

Tulane 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @Duke Duke L3–17 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs South Alabama South Alabama W28–24 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Kansas State Kansas St L20–31 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Southern Miss Southern Miss W24–21 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Army Army L17–20 —

Wk 7Fri, Oct 16Oct 16 vs Memphis Memphis W31–17 TULN +14.5−270✓ Memphis at Tulane prediction

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs UTSA UTSA L19–42 TULN +7.5−238✗ UTSA at Tulane prediction

Wk 9Fri, Oct 30Oct 30 @Charlotte Charlotte W38–31 OT TULN ML−370✓ Tulane at Charlotte prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Tulsa Tulsa L10–60 TULN +7.5−238✗ Tulsa at Tulane prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @Jerry Rice Team Rice 2:00 PM ET TULN +7.5−286 Tulane at Rice prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 vs North Texas North Texas TBA Pick coming soon

Tulane team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 21.1/ game 114th

Total yards 332.4/ game 116th

Passing yards 193.2/ game 105th

Rushing yards 139.2/ game 91st

Third-down conversions 38.5% 87th

Giveaways 1.7/ game 119th

Time of possession 26:17 135th

Defense

Points allowed 29.2/ game 107th

Yards allowed 436.8/ game 130th

Passing yards allowed 222.1/ game 85th

Rushing yards allowed 214.7/ game 134th

Takeaways 1.1/ game 71st

Penalties 6.4/ game 67th

Tulane leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Trace Johnson 818yds 2 TD · 5 INT · 60.8% comp. · 5 games

Rushing Johnnie Daniels 542yds 6 TD · 6.1 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Destyn Hill 445yds 36 catches · 2 TD · 8 games

Tackles Dickson Agu 86 9 games

Sacks Ed Smith IV 3 8 games

Interceptions Kevin Adams 2 9 games

Tulane picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

50.0% 2 won · 2 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

American standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Memphis Memphis 720 7-2 .778 338212 +126 W2

2 North Texas North Texas 720 7-2 .778 402278 +124 W6

3 UTSA UTSA 720 7-2 .778 297268 +29 L1

4 South Florida South Florida 630 6-3 .667 233136 +97 L1

5 Florida Atlantic FAU 630 6-3 .667 362315 +47 W1

6 Tulsa Tulsa 540 5-4 .556 298205 +93 W1

7 Army Army 540 5-4 .556 290228 +62 L2

8 East Carolina East Carolina 540 5-4 .556 212210 +2 W2

9 UAB UAB 540 5-4 .556 196214 −18 W1

10 Tulane Tulane 450 4-5 .444 190263 −73 L1

11 Navy Navy 360 3-6 .333 263274 −11 W1

12 Temple Temple 270 2-7 .222 224255 −31 L4

13 Jerry Rice Team Rice 180 1-8 .111 191306 −115 L8

14 Charlotte Charlotte 180 1-8 .111 177345 −168 L2

Tulane FAQ

Who does Tulane play next?

Next up for Tulane: on the road at Jerry Rice Team, Saturday, November 14, 2:00 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is Tulane’s record this season?

Tulane is 4-5, 10th in the American.

Who leads Tulane in passing yards?

Trace Johnson, with 818 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (2 TD · 5 INT · 60.8% comp. · 5 games).

What is the model’s record picking Tulane games?

Its best pick is 2-2 in Tulane games this season (50.0%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

American rivals

All teams

Army Charlotte East Carolina Florida Atlantic Jerry Rice Team Memphis Navy North Texas South Florida Temple Tulsa UAB UTSA

Tulane this week

Tulane is 4-5, 2-3 in American Athletic play. Its last game was a 60–10 loss to Tulsa at home on November 7. Its offense averages 21.1 points a game (114th in FBS), and its defense allows 29.2 (107th).

Next up, Tulane visits Jerry Rice Team on Saturday, November 14 at 2:00 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, Tulane is a 1.5-point underdog, and the over/under is 48.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Tulane vs Jerry Rice Team prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.