OSM{Tulane}

October 29--Tulane led 10-7 over East Carolina in the second quarter, but they couldn't hang on. The Pirates rallied to win 34-13.

November 5--SMU stormed out of the gate and took a 31-0 lead over the Green Wave. Tulane bounced back by returning a fumble for a touchdown on the first play of the second half, and twice they cut the lead to 14 in the third quarter, but SMU held on and won 42-24.

November 10--Tulane held the undefeated Houston's highest scoring offense in the nation scoreless in the first quarter. And they held the nation's leading passer Case Keenum to one of his worst games of the season. His 22 completions and 29 attempts were both season lows, and his 325 yards were the third lowest. He only threw for three touchdowns, which is less than half of his 7.5 average in his last two games. Not too shabby, I guess. What was the end result? Houston still won 73-10. This time the nation's best passing and scoring team did it on the ground. Charles Sims carried just 10 times, but he gained 207 yards thanks to 72- and 56-yard touchdown runs. Oh, and Houston had two 70+ yard punt returns for touchdowns. This was Tulane's last home game of the season. They still have trips to Rice and Hawaii left to try to dislodge that Shame Mask.

GGSM{Troy}

October 25--Traditional Sun Belt powerhower Troy went down to Miami to face traditional Sun Belt doormat Florida International, but this time the tables were turned, and it was Troy wearing the Shame Mask. Old habbits die hard, though, and Troy jumped out to a 7-0 first quarter lead, and they led 7-3 at the half. However, FIU's QB Wesley Carroll connected on 76- and 42-yard touchdown passes early in the third quarter gave them the lead. Troy didn't fold things up and go home after surrendering their lead. No, they rallied for a touchdown of their own, and they didn't even let the failed PAT stop them. A minute later, they returned a fumble for a touchdown to take a 20-17 lead at the end of the third quarter. Unfortunately, they gave up a tying field goal in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime. Troy missed a field goal to start the overtime, but FIU's was true to seal the 23-20 victory.

November 5--Apart from the second quarter, the Troy-Navy game was pretty even. However, there was that little matter off the second quarter. Troy had four rushes for 8 yards, two passes for 9 yards, but lost 10 on a sack (not counting the 13-yard pass on the final play of the half), and three punts. Navy started the second with a 48-yard touchdown pass, and then rushed 21 times for 172 yards and three more touchdowns to take a 35-0 halftime lead. They held on to win 42-14.

Next up for Troy: North Texas