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Tulane Green Wave 38-31 Charlotte 49ers: Game Analysis & Model Review

A 38-31 win for the Tulane Green Wave over the Charlotte 49ers in college football, Friday, October 30: the box score, the top performers and how Goalorithm's model called it.

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Published October 30, 2026 · By the Goalorithm model desk

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Game report

The Tulane Green Wave beat the Charlotte 49ers 38-31 in college football on Friday, October 30. The Charlotte 49ers finished with 455 total yards, while the Tulane Green Wave finished with 467; TJ Smith returned a kick for a touchdown for the Tulane Green Wave.

The numbers

The Charlotte 49ers gained 239 net passing yards and 216 rushing yards, with 26 first downs. They possessed the ball for 33:47 and converted 50% of their third downs. The Charlotte 49ers had 0 turnovers.

The Tulane Green Wave gained 284 net passing yards and 183 rushing yards, with 23 first downs. Their possession time was 26:13, and they converted 61.5% of their third downs. The Tulane Green Wave had 2 turnovers.

Top performers

For the Charlotte 49ers, Conner Harrell completed 23 of 36 passes for 239 yards, with 2 touchdowns. Henry Rutledge ran for 121 yards on 22 carries and caught 4 passes for 79 yards. Jameel Croft Jr. Had an interception, and Aiden Bui made 1 of 2 field goals.

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For the Tulane Green Wave, Trace Johnson completed 28 of 36 passes for 284 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. Johnnie Daniels ran for 99 yards on 13 carries, with 2 touchdowns, while Zycarl Lewis Jr. Caught 3 passes for 55 yards. Dalton Hughes had a sack, and Cooper Helmke made 1 of 2 field goals.

How the model called it

Goalorithm's pregame probabilities were estimates, not certainties: the model gave the Charlotte 49ers 17.5% and the Tulane Green Wave 82.5%. Its favorite was the Tulane Green Wave to win; the model's favorite won. The model had the Tulane Green Wave by 12.1 points, and they won by seven points, less than projected.

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How this was written: an AI writer drafts the words from Goalorithm's own data. Every figure is filled in from our model and game records, never by the writer, and nothing we don't hold is guessed. Probabilities are model estimates, not certainties.

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Charlotte 49ers vs Tulane Green Wave

Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM ET

Final

31–38

The model before the game

Charlotte 49ers
17.5%
Tulane Green Wave
82.5%

The model's favourite won.

The numbers

Charlotte 49ersStatisticTulane Green Wave
0turnovers2
26first downs23
455total yards467
216rushing yards183
239net passing yards284
33:47time of possession26:13
50%third-down conversion rate61.5%
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