Tulane-Charlotte Highlight Worst Scoring Offenses in League

The Tulane Green Wave are playing a team in the Charlotte 49ers who don’t exactly jump off the page in terms of any metric they do well.

They have the worst scoring offense in the American conference, and the worst scoring defense to match.

But, it’s not exactly like the Green Wave are jumping off the page.

They have the second-to-last worst scoring offense in the league above the 49ers. Charlotte is averaging 19.1 points per game, while Tulane is averaging a mere 20.3 points per game.

So, for as much talk about the talent discrepancy here, there hasn’t been much to show for it in terms of points on the field.

The defense has done a bit more favors on their side of the ball, and after the last two weeks of play filled with turnovers for the Wave, they now sit firmly in the middle at sixth in the league allowing an average of 24.6 points per game.

Let’s be clear. Any defense that is averaging those points conceded is a defense that can win you football games and that you should be winning with. It makes the 20 points per contest really glaringly stand out there.

They are also catching Charlotte with a bit of time to work on their craft and as they’re rising at the right time, likely adding quite a bit to those averages with their win over the Temple Owls two weeks back, their first win of the season, ahead of the bye they’ll be coming out of to host Tulane this Friday.

Meanwhile, the 49ers are catching the Green Wave when they are not at a point of strength, and where they even fell below that scoring average with their 42-19 loss to the UTSA Roadrunners, a far cry from their 31-17 win over the Memphis Tigers one week prior.

And simply put, any team in the FBS is going to pose problems for an opposing football team, and any team can take advantage of a team on a downward spiral.

Hopefully that is no longer the Wave. But turning the ball over six times is going to make it impossible for any team to win a football game. So will untimely penalties that award the opponent half the way in terms of field position.

Anything less than the Tulane standard and brand of football on Friday night is unacceptable regardless of the opponent facing them.