The 2023 season's largest margin: Tulane 36, Nicholls 7. A 29-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2023 — The Ten-Win Year
Tulane's 2023 season (11-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Michael PrattQB2,406 passing yards
- Kai HortonQB604 passing yards
- Makhi HughesRB1,378 rushing yards
- Chris Brazzell IIWR711 receiving yards
- Lawrence Keys IIIWR599 receiving yards
- Jha'Quan JacksonWR439 receiving yards
- Jesus MachadoLB98 tackles
- Tyler GrubbsLB85 tackles
- Bailey DespanieS67 tackles
- Darius HodgesDL7.5 sacks
- Patrick JenkinsDL5.5 sacks
- Keith Cooper Jr.DL5 sacks
Season leaders, 2023.
The season's deepest loss: Tulane 20, Virginia Tech 41. A 21-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Tulane fell to Virginia Tech 20-41 in the postseason.
"Roll Wave"
2023 is a middle chapter for Tulane — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.