NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — For the first time since 1998, Tulane will play a football game on Thanksgiving.
The Wave will host Memphis in the regular season finale November 28th. That game part of three Thursday games as the American Athletic Conference announced Tulane’s 2024 schedule.
Game times will be announced at a later date. Tulane played Louisiana Tech on Thanksgiving night 1998 in the Superdome. The Wave won to clinch a perfect 11-0 season in Tommy Bowden’s final game as Tulane head coach.
Tulane will open the season on a Thursday, August 29th, hosting Southeastern Louisiana.
Here’s the rest of the schedule:
Saturday September 7th vs Kansas State
Saturday September 14th at Oklahoma
Saturday September 21st at Louisiana-Lafayette
Saturday September 28th vs South Florida
Saturday October 5th at UAB
Saturday October 19th vs Rice
Saturday October 26th at North Texas
Thursday October 31st vs Charlotte
Saturday November 9th vs Temple (Homecoming)
Saturday November 16th at Navy
Thursday November 28th vs Memphis
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