South Alabama at Tulane
Fan take
South Alabama fans
How they got here
Last three games · 2025 season
South Alabama · 4-8
Picked #61 in the preseason · now #69.
2-1 in its last three, capped by a 7-point win over Southern Miss as a 2.5-point underdog.
L 26–49 @ Texas State #49 of 668
lost by 23 as a 9.5-point underdog
W 42–35 vs Southern Miss #125 of 668
won by 7 as a 2.5-point underdog
W 26–14 @ UL Monroe #199 of 668
won by 12 as a 4.5-point favorite
L 22–31 vs Louisiana #100 of 668
lost by 9 as a 3.5-point favorite
W 38–31 @ Georgia State #186 of 668
won by 7 as a 6-point favorite
L 14–15 vs Arkansas State #147 of 668
lost by 1 as a 8.5-point favorite
L 24–31 @ Troy #89 of 668
lost by 7 as a 2.5-point favorite
L 22–36 @ North TexasTop 25 #84 of 668
lost by 14 as a 11.5-point underdog
L 20–38 vs Coastal Carolina #120 of 668
lost by 18 as a 14.5-point favorite
L 15–31 @ AuburnTop 25 #41 of 668
lost by 16 as a 26.5-point underdog
L 31–33 vs TulaneTop 25 #66 of 668
lost by 2 as a 13.5-point underdog
W 38–21 vs Morgan State #158 of 668
won by 17 as a 28.5-point favorite
Last three games · 2025 season
Tulane · 11-3
Picked #75 in the preseason · now #74 — about right.
2-1 in its last three, capped by a 13-point win over North Texas as a 2.5-point underdog.
L 10–41 @ Ole MissTop 25 #8 of 668
lost by 31 as a 16.5-point underdog
W 34–21 vs North TexasTop 25 #33 of 668
won by 13 as a 2.5-point underdog
W 27–0 vs Charlotte #243 of 668
won by 27 as a 30.5-point favorite
W 37–13 @ Temple #121 of 668
won by 24 as a 7.5-point favorite
W 35–24 vs Florida Atlantic #116 of 668
won by 11 as a 17.5-point favorite
W 38–32 @ MemphisTop 25 #46 of 668
won by 6 as a 3-point underdog
L 26–48 @ UTSA #46 of 668
lost by 22 as a 6-point favorite
W 24–17 vs Army #81 of 668
won by 7 as a 10.5-point favorite
W 26–19 vs East Carolina #59 of 668
won by 7 as a 7-point favorite
W 31–14 @ Tulsa #124 of 668
won by 17 as a 14.5-point favorite
L 10–45 @ Ole MissTop 25 #16 of 668
lost by 35 as a 11.5-point underdog
W 34–27 vs Duke #69 of 668
won by 7 as a 1.5-point underdog
W 33–31 @ South Alabama #99 of 668
won by 2 as a 13.5-point favorite
W 23–3 vs Northwestern #46 of 668
won by 20 as a 5-point favorite
What’s at stake
Make the CFP field
Win the conference
Win it all
CFP odds as of September 13, 2026
The series
Tulane leads the series 4-1
5 meetings since 2013 · Tulane has won the last 4
- 2026Tulane 28–24
- 2025Tulane 33–31
- 2023Tulane 37–17
- 2020Tulane 27–24
- 2013South Alabama 41–39
Best players
South Alabama
- Brendan Jenkins (WR) · 197 receiving yards
- Cole Blaylock (S) · 12 tackles
- Bishop Davenport (QB) · 450 passing yards
Tulane
- Dickson Agu (LB) · 23 tackles
- Kevin Adams (S) · 21 tackles
- Jack Tchienchou (S) · 17 tackles
The line, and the room
South Alabama fans are feeling better about their season (92nd percentile) than Tulane fans are (28th) — even with Tulane favored here.
- Model · 53%
- Market · 78%
- Tulane fans · 28th
- South Alabama fans · 92nd
Home −9.5 · O/U 48.5
Conditions
83°F · 5 mph wind · Cloudy
Tulane is worth +6.0 points (±3.8) more at home than on the road since 2018 — top third of FBS, 82nd percentile.
69% at home, 51% on the road against FBS opponents (33–15 home, 25–24 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +3.9 at home vs. away over 79 games — inside the ±6.6 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that. The visitors travel about 126 miles to get here.
South Alabama 24 – Tulane 28
Called it — picked Tulane to win.
Recent games
Tulane
- Wk 1Lat Duke3-17
South Alabama
- Wk 1Wvs SE Louisiana39-14
Trajectory
Tulane beat South Alabama 28-24 — exactly what the pregame pick had.