College Football
BOXSCORE
South Alabama 41, Tulane 39
When: 3:30 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 7, 2013
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 19414
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
South Alabama 21 10 7 3 41
Tulane 7 12 14 6 39
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 14:13
South Alabama   TD  Tulane 0 - South Alabama 7
Ross Metheny 35 yd. run (Aleem Sunanon kick)
1st Quarter - 10:18
South Alabama   TD  Tulane 0 - South Alabama 14
Shavarez Smith 14 yd. pass from Ross Metheny (Aleem Sunanon kick)
1st Quarter - 5:56
Tulane   TD  Tulane 7 - South Alabama 14
Orleans Darkwa 2 yd. run (Cairo Santos kick)
1st Quarter - 3:21
South Alabama   TD  Tulane 7 - South Alabama 21
Davin Hawkins 30 yd. pass from Ross Metheny (Aleem Sunanon kick)
2nd Quarter - 13:59
South Alabama   TD  Tulane 7 - South Alabama 28
Ross Metheny 12 yd. run (Aleem Sunanon kick)
2nd Quarter - 10:30
Tulane   TD  Tulane 14 - South Alabama 28
Justyn Shackleford 29 yd. pass from Nick Montana (Cairo Santos kick)
2nd Quarter - 7:30
Tulane   S  Tulane 16 - South Alabama 28
tackled in end zone by Justyn Shackleford for a safety
2nd Quarter - 1:31
Tulane   FG  Tulane 19 - South Alabama 28
Cairo Santos 47 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 0:00
South Alabama   FG  Tulane 19 - South Alabama 31
Aleem Sunanon 46 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 11:42
Tulane   TD  Tulane 26 - South Alabama 31
Orleans Darkwa 1 yd. run (Cairo Santos kick)
3rd Quarter - 6:35
Tulane   TD  Tulane 33 - South Alabama 31
Ryan Grant 40 yd. pass from Nick Montana (Cairo Santos kick)
3rd Quarter - 1:01
South Alabama   TD  Tulane 33 - South Alabama 38
Charles Harris 12 yd. blocked punt return (Aleem Sunanon kick)
4th Quarter - 6:07
South Alabama   FG  Tulane 33 - South Alabama 41
Aleem Sunanon 23 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 1:19
Tulane   TD  Tulane 39 - South Alabama 41
Ryan Grant 10 yd. pass from Nick Montana (pass failed)
TEAMS
Team Records
  South Alabama Tulane
W/L 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  South Alabama Tulane
Score 41 39
1st Downs 25 20
3rd Down Efficiency 6-for-15
40%		 7-for-16
44%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-2
0%		 0-for-1
0%
Total Yards 465 372
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 44-168 27-45
Average/Rush 3.8 1.7
Passing
Comp-Att 20-33 29-47
Passing Yards 297 327
Average/Pass Play 8.5 6.5
Penalties-Yards 9-78 8-85
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Interceptions Thrown 2 1
Time of Possession 29:57 30:03
PLAYER STATS
South Alabama (1 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
R. Metheny 19/30 290 2 2
B. Bridge 1/2 7 0 0
Tulane (1 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
N. Montana 29/47 327 3 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
R. Metheny 11 75 6.8 2
J. Jones 11 64 5.8 0
C. Dinham 10 28 2.8 0
K. Houston 7 17 2.4 0
B. Bridge 2 3 1.5 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
O. Darkwa 10 32 3.2 2
J. Rounds 4 13 3.2 0
R. Kelley 6 12 2.0 0
L. Thompson 1 1 1.0 0
N. Montana 5 -7 -1.4 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
W. Saxton 7 92 13.1 0
S. Smith 2 57 28.5 1
D. Woodson, Jr. 3 50 16.7 0
J. Jones 4 50 12.5 0
D. Hawkins 2 45 22.5 1
C. Dinham 1 2 2.0 0
J. Jones 1 1 1.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
R. Grant 14 187 13.4 2
X. Rush 3 34 11.3 0
J. Shackleford 1 29 29.0 1
R. Kelley 3 27 9.0 0
O. Darkwa 2 21 10.5 0
M. Marfisi 1 18 18.0 0
S. London 4 15 3.8 0
D. Butler 1 -4 -4.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
R. Buchanon 1 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
N. Marley 1 30 0
D. Robertson 1 25 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
A. Page 1.0 10.0
R. Jones 1.0 6.0
C. Crews 1.0 6.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
D. Robertson 1.0 8.0
T. Gilbert 1.0 4.0
Tackles
  TK Ast
R. Buchanon 5 0
R. Jones 5 2
Q. Ford 5 3
C. Watson 4 2
T. Brigham 4 3
J. Kelley 3 0
E. May 3 0
M. Garner 3 1
A. Page 2 0
M. Harris 2 0
B. James 2 0
S. Fuller 2 1
C. Crews 2 1
D. Dearman 1 0
D. Hawkins 1 0
R. Hendricks 1 0
C. Johnson 1 0
R. Metheny 1 0
D. Earl 1 0
S. Fuller 1 0
A. Carter 1 1
E. Williams 1 2
P. Moore 0 1
R. Carnathan 0 1
M. Williams 0 1
J. McClain 0 1
Tackles
  TK Ast
S. Scofield 13 2
D. Robertson 10 1
N. Marley 5 2
L. Doss 4 1
D. Monroe 3 0
D. Strozier 3 1
T. Gilbert 2 0
M. Bailey 2 0
R. LaFrance 2 0
J. Batiste 2 2
M. Lizanich 1 0
J. Warmsley 1 0
R. Kelley 1 0
J. Sullen 1 1
T. Smart 1 1
A. Robinson 1 1
C. Davenport 0 1
E. Thomas 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
R. Jones 2.0 10.0
C. Crews 2.0 7.0
A. Page 1.0 10.0
J. Kelley 1.0 1.0
P. Moore 0.5 1.0
M. Garner 0.5 0.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
D. Robertson 2.0 11.0
S. Scofield 2.0 4.0
T. Gilbert 1.0 4.0
J. Warmsley 1.0 2.0
A. Robinson 0.5 1.0
N. Marley 0.5 0.0
Fumbles
  NO.
D. Hawkins 1
R. Metheny 1
Fumbles
  NO.
R. Grant 1