The Green Wave crashed down on the Blue Devils in a 34-27 win in quarterback Darian Mensah's return to New Orleans. Mensah completed 30 of 51 passing attempts for 313 yards and three touchdowns. Que'Sean Brown caught six passes for 81 yards. For Tulane, quarterback Jake Retzlaff was 15-23 for 245 yards, and he ran the ball 17 times for 111 yards and a Tulane quarterback record four rushing touchdowns.