The Tulane Green Wave could not have looked like a more unorganized college football team than it did against the UTSA Roadrunners on Thursday night, ultimately walking off the field with a 48-26 loss.

The Green Wave made mistake after mistake and fell behind by a score of 31-12 at halftime. The team played a bit better in the second half, but by then the game was just too far gone. 

Let's start with the good, because that's a shorter list. Plenty of wide receivers got involved for Tulane, including some who have played a bit under-the-radar through the first half of the season. Most struggled a bit with finding separation downfield, but they made the receptions that they did have count. 

Five wideouts averaged at least 11 yards per catch, with Omari Hayes leading everyone with three receptions for 69 yards and a touchdown. Tre Shackelford and Zycarl Lewis also stepped up, with each hauling in a scoring catch. Jimmy Calloway even had a 42-yard dime of a touchdown pass to on an impressive trick play, and a 41-yard reception of his own; he had just one catch for five yards in the team's previous seven games combined. Nobody saw that one coming. 

Now, for the bad.

Quarterback Jake Retzlaff had his worst game of the season by far for the Green Wave. He looked solid through the air in recent wins over the East Carolina Pirates and Army Black Knights, but absolutely nothing was clicking in San Antonio. Retzlaff completed just 50% of his passes for 194 yards and had just one touchdown to two interceptions. He did manage to lead the team with 63 rushing yards and a touchdown on the ground.

Backup signal-caller Brendan Sullivan entered the game in the second half to try to create a spark, and while it was temporary, he was a bit more effective. Sullivan threw for 63 yards and one touchdown on 6-for-7 passing. If not for an interception in the final two minutes of the game, he would've had a near-perfect night statistically. Ultimately, he would've needed a miracle to come back and tie the game, but his performance was certainly enough to warrant some more playing time through the final stretch of the season. 

As bad as Tulane's offense was, the defense took the cake for the worst performance of the night. Roadrunners quarterback Owen McCown had season-best numbers across the board, completing an incredible 31-of-33 passes for 370 yards and four touchdowns. While he's had a number of solid performances this year, the Green Wave secondary made him look elite. At times, it looked like Tulane's cornerbacks had no idea where to go or who to cover, and they were constantly beat downfield. 

Heading into the matchup, it looked like the biggest threat on UTSA's offense would be running back Robert Henry Jr., who is among the best in the nation at his position. Ultimately, Tulane's defense held him to 87 yards on 16 carries, and aside from a few big bursts of power and speed, Henry was typically wrapped up fairly quickly. 

The Green Wave now face a difficult uphill climb if they want to make the American Conference Championship or the College Football Playoff. It's not impossible that the team can make a run and have a shot at the postseason -- given how close all of the American's top teams are in the standings -- but if Tulane's performance against the Roadrunners is any indication of how the rest of the season will go, then the team might just have to make do with a pre-Christmas bowl game.