Greg Desrosiers Jr. caught two scoring passes and ran for a touchdown, and Memphis defeated No. 18 Tulane 34-24 to knock the Green Wave out of contention for a berth in the College Football Playoff.
While Tulane was not likely to make the new 12-team CFP, it had to win its regular-season finale and next week’s conference title game to have any chance.
Instead, the Green Wave turned the ball over three times deep in Memphis territory as their streak of regular-season conference victories ended at 17.
Memphis’ Mario Anderson Jr. rushed for 177 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown.
Tulane quarterback Darian Mensah passed for 317 yards and two scores and was intercepted once.
