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 Montana finished 19-of-26 for 135 yards while Sherman Badie led
all rushers with 77 yards on 14 carries for Tulane (2-4, 1-1 AAC),
which spent its previous 18 seasons in Conference USA. Lazedrick
Thompson added 73 yards on the ground as the Green Wave forced three
turnovers and managed to overcome seven penalties for 64 yards.
Chandler Whitmer threw for 141 yards for Connecticut (1-5, 0-3),
which was held below 14 points for the fourth time this season.
Geremy Davis finished with eight catches for 63 yards while Arkeel
Newsome paced the Huskies with 40 yards rushing.
 Connecticut covered 48 yards in 13 plays on its opening possession,
capping it with a 44-yard field goal from Bobby Puyol. Tulane needed
only 3:01 to answer, however, as Montana’s play-action fake allowed
him to hook up with Charles Jones for a 7-yard score.
The score remained unchanged until the third quarter, when Peter
Picerelli’s 38-yard punt pinned Connecticut at the 1 and Max
DeLorenzo was tackled in the end zone by Tyler Gilbert for a safety
on the next play. Andrew DiRocco added a 38-yard field goal on the
ensuing possession and Puyol missed on a 36-yard attempt in the
final minutes as the Huskies were attempting to pull within a score.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: The Green Wave have collected at least one turnover
in 15 straight games. … Davis extended his streak of recording at
least one catch to 32 consecutive contests. … Tulane's previous
three losses to FBS opponents were by an average of 25.3 points.
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