The Tulane Green Wave return to Yulman Stadium for the first time in three weeks with a Thursday night home matchup against East Carolina. The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. CT) with TV coverage on ESPN and streaming on-demand.
How to watch Tulane vs. East Carolina on TV and stream without cable:
When: Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. CT)
Where: Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, La.
TV channel: ESPN
Streaming on: FuboTV (free trial) | DirecTV (free trial) | SlingTV (50% off first month) | ESPN Unlimited ($29.99/mo.)
East Carolina at Tulane: The matchup
The Green Wave enter gameday a 6.5-point favorite in a battle of potential American Athletic Conference contenders. Tulane has a pair of Power 4 wins on its ledger already with a 23-3 victory over Northwestern in its season opener and a 34-27 win over Duke in Week 3. The team rebounded from its only loss of the season to then-No. 13 Ole Miss (45-10) by handling Tulsa on the road (31-14) by scoring 17 unanswered points to close out the game. The Green Wave lean run-first with the nation’s No. 28 rushing attack (205.8 ypg) while maintaining efficiency with the fifth-best turnover margin (+1.40).
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Meanwhile, East Carolina is plugging away in the face of early non-conference challenges with losses to NC State (24-17) in its season opener and another 34-13 setback to No. 18 BYU. The Pirates got back into the win column last week with a 28-6 triumph over Army behind quarterback Katin Houser, who threw for 251 yards and accounted for three touchdowns (one rushing). That success fits ECU’s early narrative with the 10th-ranked passing offense (315.0 ypg) and 13th-best third-down rate (53.9%) in the country.
Tulane vs. East Carolina: Know your live streams
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