Tulane Green Wave vs Duke Blue Devils

College Football

Tulane

0-1

3-17

Final

Duke

1-0

Wallace Wade Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Half
Downs
Downs
Downs
Punt
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
TULN	0	0	0	3	3
DUKE	7	3	0	7	17

Who won: Duke 17-3

The Duke Blue Devils beat the Tulane Green Wave 17-3 on Saturday, September 5, 2026 at Wallace Wade Stadium. Walker Eget led the Duke in passing yards (13/26, 131 YDS). Kadin Semonza led the Tulane in passing yards (11/21, 140 YDS).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

TULNDUKE

101st Downs20

3-143rd down efficiency8-18

0-24th down efficiency1-4

258Total Yards381

204Passing131

17/30Comp/Att13/28

6.8Yards per pass4.7

54Rushing250

26Rushing Attempts49

2.1Yards per rush5.1

15-109Penalties8-53

1Turnovers1

1Fumbles lost1

0Interceptions thrown0

23:25Possession36:35

Player of the game

Nate Sheppard

DUKE · 35 CAR, 227 YDS, 2 TD

8.8

Win probability

100%DUKE final

TULNDUKE

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Play by play

Q4 0:00DUK
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:26DUK
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Kneel down by Duke at DUKE47 for loss of 1 yard
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at DUKE 48
Q4 0:29
11 yd completion to C. Semonza
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Semonza pass complete short right to #84 C.Semonza caught at DUKE48, for 11 yards to the DUKE48 (#9 C.Ojarikre), out of bounds, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
K. Semonza · 11/21, 140 YDS · 4th & 20 · 4th & 20 at TULN 41
Q4 0:37
Incomplete to D. Hill
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Semonza pass incomplete short right to #2 D.Hill thrown to DUKE45
K. Semonza · 11/21, 140 YDS · 3rd & 20 · 3rd & 20 at TULN 41
Q4 0:41
Incomplete to C. Semonza
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Semonza pass incomplete short right to #84 C.Semonza thrown to TULANE50 QB hurried by #34 L.Mergott
K. Semonza · 11/21, 140 YDS · 2nd & 20 · 2nd & 20 at TULN 41
Q4 0:51TUL
FLAG
Penalty
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Semonza pass incomplete short left thrown to DUKE50 PENALTY TULANE Holding (#55 D.Steward) 10 yards from DUKE49 to TULANE41. NO PLAY
2nd & 10 at DUKE 49
Q4 0:55TUL
Pass incompletion
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Semonza pass incomplete short left to #16 G.Mmahat thrown to DUKE45 broken up by #24 B.Gompers
1st & 10 at DUKE 49
Q4 1:03
13 yd completion to B. Richardson
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Semonza pass complete short right to #8 B.Richardson caught at DUKE49, for 13 yards to the DUKE49, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
K. Semonza · 11/21, 140 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TULN 38
Q4 1:11
Incomplete to J. Moore
Shotgun #10 D.Mahan pass incomplete short left to #8 J.Moore thrown to TULANE20 broken up by #5 E.Shine, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
D. Mahan · 0/1, 0 YDS · 4th & 12 · 4th & 12 at TULN 38
Q4 1:15DUK
Timeout
Timeout Duke, clock 01:15
Q4 1:15
FLAG
Flag: penalty
Shotgun #10 D.Mahan rush left for 8 yards loss to the TULANE40 (#48 J.Garner) PENALTY DUKE False Start (#77 B.Miller) 6 yards from TULANE32 to TULANE38. NO PLAY
D. Mahan · 0/1, 0 YDS · 4th & 6 · 4th & 6 at TULN 32
Q4 2:00DUK
Timeout
Timeout Duke, clock 02:00
Q4 1:54
1 yd run
Shotgun #20 N.Sheppard rush left for 1 yard gain to the TULANE32 (#70 K.Hamilton; #2 D.Agu)
N. Sheppard · 35 CAR, 227 YDS · 3rd & 7 · 3rd & 7 at TULN 33
Q4 2:14TUL
Timeout
Timeout Tulane, clock 02:14
Q4 2:09
3 yd run
Shotgun #20 N.Sheppard rush right for 3 yards gain to the TULANE33 (#8 J.Moore)
N. Sheppard · 35 CAR, 227 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at TULN 36
Q4 2:13
No gain on the run
Shotgun #20 N.Sheppard rush middle for 0 yards to the TULANE36 (#7 K.Adams III; #2 D.Agu)
N. Sheppard · 35 CAR, 227 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TULN 36
Q4 2:19
8 yd completion to O. Mitchell Jr
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Semonza pass complete short right to #17 O.Mitchell Jr. caught at TULANE28, for 8 yards to the TULANE36 (#12 B.Davis; #34 L.Mergott), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
K. Semonza · 11/21, 140 YDS · 4th & 9 · 4th & 9 at TULN 28
Q4 3:03
Sacked for a loss of 4
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Semonza sacked for loss of 4 yards to the TULANE28 (#24 B.Gompers)
K. Semonza · 11/21, 140 YDS · 3rd & 5 · 3rd & 5 at TULN 32
Q4 3:11
Incomplete to A. Brown-Stephens
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Semonza pass incomplete short left to #5 A.Brown-Stephens thrown to TULANE43 broken up by #0 D.Flowers
K. Semonza · 11/21, 140 YDS · 2nd & 5 · 2nd & 5 at TULN 32
Q4 3:30
5 yd completion to D. Hill
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Semonza pass complete short right to #2 D.Hill caught at TULANE33, for 5 yards to the TULANE32 (#35 A.Pellicciotta), out of bounds
K. Semonza · 11/21, 140 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TULN 27
Q4 3:41
FLAG
Flag: penalty
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Semonza pass incomplete short middle to #13 T.Thompson thrown to TULANE30, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY DUKE Pass Interference (#30 W.Felder Jr.) 12 yards from TULANE15 to TULANE27, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
K. Semonza · 11/21, 140 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TULN 15
Q4 3:54
5 yd completion to A. Brown-Stephens
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Semonza pass complete short left to #5 A.Brown-Stephens caught at TULANE14, for 5 yards to the TULANE15 (#34 L.Mergott), 1ST DOWN
K. Semonza · 11/21, 140 YDS · 2nd & 4 · 2nd & 4 at TULN 10
Q4 4:08
8 yd completion to D. Hill
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Semonza pass complete short right to #2 D.Hill caught at TULANE07, for 8 yards to the TULANE10 (#30 W.Felder Jr.)
K. Semonza · 11/21, 140 YDS · 1st & 12 · 1st & 12 at TULN 2
Q4 4:16TUL
FLAG
Penalty
PENALTY TULANE False Start (#78 R.Baker) 2 yards from TULANE04 to TULANE02. NO PLAY
1st & 10 at TULN 4
Q4 4:19
Punt, 0 yds
#41 K.Reynoldson punt 61 yards to the TULANE04
K. Reynoldson · 4th & 12 · 4th & 12 at DUKE 35