Tulane Topples in American Conference Standings After Tulsa Loss

The Tulane Green Wave don’t really have a horse in the American Conference championship race anymore after a whopping 60-10 loss to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Homecoming.

There was a chance at a two-loss American team entering the title race with the Florida Atlantic Owls taking down the UTSA Roadrunners.

It left the North Texas Mean Green as the only undefeated team in the league with a 5-0 slate in conference play and a 7-2 overall record on the year.

That put things into play where, if the Memphis Tigers and Roadrunners dropped one more game, the Green Wave would gain some standing if they were able to win out, hoping for a multi tiebreaker that wouldn’t come down to a head-to-head with UTSA.

Alas, all of that is a moot point now. Tulane is very far down in the conference standings now, and at this point are chasing a bowl game berth.

The Mean Green are certainly staring down the title game with their sole standings at the top of the American now.

Next up are the Tigers at 4-1 in the American and 7-2 overall, tied with the Roadrunners who have the same records.

The Army Black Knights stand alone at fourth in the league at 5-4 overall and 4-2 in conference play.

Three teams are tied for fifth. The FAU Owls are 6-3 overall and 3-2 in the American, and both the UAB Blazers and East Carolina Pirates are 5-4 overall and 3-2 in conference play.

Up next comes the three-way tie for eighth, including the Green Wave. It includes the final opponent for Tulane, the South Florida Bulls, who are 6-3 overall but are 2-3 in the American.

The other eighth place team, ironically, are the Golden Hurricane, who at least have an overall winning record at 5-4 and now sport a 2-3 conference record after their beatdown of the Green Wave, who now sit 4-5 overall and 2-3 in league play.

Things get pretty bleak after that, starting with the Navy Midshipmen in 11th place, who are 3-6 overall and 2-4 in the American.

The Charlotte 49ers and Temple Owls are tied for 12th. The 49ers fare slightly better at 1-8 overall and 1-4 in conference play. Temple is 2-7 on the year and sport the same 1-4 conference record.

In last place stand the Rice Owls, the Green Wave’s next opponent, who have yet to get a win in the American in their 0-5 slate, but aren’t winless on the year with a 1-8 campaign.