Overview

• Tulane quarterback Jake Retzlaff set a program mark for a QB with four rushing touchdowns and totaled 245 passing yards and 111 rushing yards.
• Tulane built a 24-3 lead and withstood a late Duke push that included two scores in the final minutes and two failed onside kicks.
• Duke’s Darian Mensah, Tulane’s 2024 starter who transferred in January, went 30 of 51 for 313 yards with three touchdowns and one interception.
• Retzlaff joined Tulane in late July after withdrawing from BYU, where reports said he faced a seven-game honor-code suspension; a prior civil lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice on June 30, and Tulane conducted background checks with its Title IX office.
• The Green Wave are 3-0 for just the third time in the past 50 years and visit No. 17 Ole Miss next Saturday.