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in the
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. The Green Wave played their home games at
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in
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, and competed in the
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(The American). They were led by seventh-year head coach
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. They finished the season 12–2, 7–1 in AAC play to earn a trip to the AAC championship game. The Green Wave defeated UCF to win the AAC championship, the school's first conference championship since
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and its first AAC championship. They received a bid to the
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to play No-10 ranked
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. It was their first major bowl game since the 1940 Sugar Bowl. Tulane defeated USC in the Cotton Bowl 46–45, scoring 16 points in the final four minutes to win the game. In the game, with 4:30 remaining and the team facing a 15-point deficit, Tulane's win probability stood at 0.2%, yet the Green Wave pulled off the incredible comeback. Following a 45–31 win against
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, Tulane was ranked in the AP Poll for the first time since 1998. It was also the fastest Tulane has ever clinched bowl eligibility in school history at October 15. November 12's home game against UCF was the first Tulane home game between two ranked opponents since 1949. For the first time since
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, Tulane beat an opponent ranked in the AP top 25, although Tulane did beat
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in 2019 when they were ranked No. 25 in the Coaches Poll. The ten-win turnaround from two wins in 2021 to twelve in 2022 is the best in NCAA history. The Green Wave were ranked 9th in the final AP Poll, the highest ranking of the Green Wave since 1998.


Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released


Schedule

Tulane and The American announced the 2022 football schedule on February 17, 2022.


Roster


Game summaries


vs UMass


vs Alcorn State ( FCS)


at Kansas State


vs Southern Miss


at Houston


vs East Carolina


at South Florida


vs Memphis


at Tulsa


vs No. 22 UCF


vs SMU


at No. 24 Cincinnati


vs No. 22 UCF ( AAC Championship Game)


vs No. 10 USC ( Cotton Bowl)


Rankings


References

{{American Athletic Conference football champions Tulane Tulane Green Wave football seasons American Athletic Conference football champion seasons Cotton Bowl Classic champion seasons
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2020s in New Orleans