Jake Retzlaff threw for 332 yards and three touchdowns and Tulane held off No. 22 Memphis 38-32 on Friday night to stay in contention for the Group of Five’s spot in the College Football Playoff and dash the Tigers’ hopes.

For the second time in two weeks, the Tulane Green Wave will be on the road for an American Conference game. This Friday night prime time matchup has the Wave

Memphis came into the Nov. 7 game against Tulane as the favorite to reach the CFP. The Green Wave turned that race upside down.

The Tigers (8-1, 4-1 American Conference) will host Tulane (6-2, 3-1) on Nov. 7 (8 p.m., ESPN) at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The winner will have a clear path to the conference title game, while the loser will need plenty of help to get there.

Here's what we saw that was good, bad, and ugly. The first half. It was the best first half put together by the Green Wave this year. As ugly as things were a week ago, they were fetchingly good-looking in that first thirty minutes: 364-yards of total offense,

Tulane stormed into Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and piled on the points in the first half, holding on for a 38-32 victory over Memphis. The result ejected the Tigers from the driver’s seat of the College Football Playoff and snapped their 12-game home winning streak,

Tulane beat Memphis 38-32 on Nov. 7 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium after the Tigers' 4th-quarter comeback fell just short.

The Green Wave was able to take a six-point victory over a ranked team for the first time since the Cotton Bowl in January, 2023.