Tulane held off a furious Duke comeback for a thrilling 34-27 victory, powered by quarterback Jake Retzlaff's four rushing touchdowns. The Green Wave built a commanding 24-3 first-half lead before the Blue Devils stormed back with three touchdown passes from Darian Mensah. Despite Duke's late push, including a crucial field goal to narrow the gap, Tulane's dominant ground game proved too much to overcome in front of the home crowd in New Orleans.