Six Tulane Turnovers Hand UTSA a 42-19 Win
Four lost fumbles and two interceptions. That is six turnovers for Tulane, and it is why UTSA left with a 42-19 win and a 7-1 record while the Green Wave sank to 3-4.
Tulane did lead, briefly, and it did it on defense: Anthony Rogers returned an interception 22 yards for a touchdown with 14:55 left in the first quarter. UTSA tied it with A'Marion Peterson's 1-yard run, then took the lead for good when Peterson scored again from 16 yards out with 13 seconds left in the quarter. Owen McCown ran in from 4 yards for 21-7 midway through the second, and Tulane's Cooper Helmke kicked field goals of 38 and 33 yards to make it 21-13 at the half.
The second half belonged to the Roadrunners. Will Henderson III ran 9 yards for a score early in the third and Brandon High Jr. added a 5-yard run to make it 35-13. Johnnie Daniels scored from 7 yards in the fourth (the two-point pass failed), and Mark Wiepert's 1-yard run with 2:00 left put the last bow on 42-19. Tulane scored 12 points after that first pick-six touchdown. UTSA scored 42.
The yardage was closer than the score. UTSA had 398 total yards (225 rushing on 45 carries, 173 passing) and Tulane had 332, though only 67 of those came on the ground on 22 carries and 265 through the air. UTSA turned the ball over three times itself (two interceptions and a fumble) and still won by 23.
Fantasy-wise, nobody went huge. Henderson led with 17.6 points on 102 rushing yards, Daniels had 17.5 on 104 yards, and Peterson had 17.1 on two touchdowns.