NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Kolton Browning threw three first-half touchdown passes and Louisiana-Monroe cruised to a 63-10 victory over Tulane on Saturday.
The junior was 15-of-21 for 253 yards as the Warhawks (2-2) gained 553 yards and scored their most points since moving to the Football Bowl Subdivision level in 1994.
The Green Wave (0-4) lost their 14th straight and had just 151 yards total offense.
After Browning's first scoring pass, a 3-yarder to Kevin Steed, made it 14-0 in the first quarter, D.J. Ponder, the third Tulane starting quarterback in three weeks, was intercepted by R.J. Young. Young fumbled at the Tulane 6 after returning it 49 yards, but Ray Stovall recovered the ball in the end zone to score.
Browning threw for second-quarter scores of 29 yards to Je'Ron Hamm and 38 yards to Tavarese Mays, and Darius Lively's 6-yard interception return touchdown in the third quarter put the Warhawks up 56-3.
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| Scoring Summary |
| LAMON | Jyruss Edwards 7 yd run (Justin Manton kick) |
| LAMON | Kevin Steed 3 yd pass from Kolton Browning (Justin Manton kick) |
| LAMON | Ray Stovall 0 yd fumble return (Justin Manton kick) |
| TULANE | Cairo Santos 54 yd FG |
| LAMON | Je'Ron Hamm 29 yd pass from Kolton Browning (Justin Manton kick) |
| LAMON | Tavarese Maye 38 yd pass from Kolton Browning (Justin Manton kick) |
| LAMON | Jyruss Edwards 3 yd run (Justin Manton kick) |
| LAMON | Monterrell Washington 1 yd run (Justin Manton kick) |
| LAMON | Darius Lively 6 yd interception return (Justin Manton kick) |
| TULANE | Ryan Grant 18 yd pass from D.J. Ponder (Cairo Santos kick) |
| LAMON | DeVontae McNeal 42 yd run (Justin Manton kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| LAMON | TULANE | |
| First Downs | 28 | 11 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 6-10 | 5-18 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 69-553 | 66-151 |
| Rushes-Yds | 41-222 | 21--9 |
| Passing Yds | 331 | 160 |
| Kick Return Yds | 49 | 100 |
| Punt Return Yds | 17 | 0 |
| Passes | 19-28-2 | 21-45-3 |
| Punts | 3-90 | 9-371 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| Penalties-Yds | 2-5 | 6-62 |
| Time of Poss. | 30:11 | 29:49 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| LAMON: DeVontae McNeal 10-114, Jyruss Edwards 11-55, Monterrell Washington 7-33, Brayle Brown 2-14, Kolton Browning 5-13, Cody Wells 1-13, Centarius Donald 1-1, Team 1--6, Earnest Carrington 3--15 |
| TULANE: Orleans Darkwa 7-7, Rob Kelley 3-7, Josh Rounds 2-6, Dante Butler 3-3, Stephen Barnett 1-2, Derrick Strozier 1--1, Team 1--11, D.J. Ponder 3--22 |
| PASSING |
| LAMON: Kolton Browning 15-21-253-0, Brayle Brown 2-4-12-1, Cody Wells 1-2-59-1, Earnest Carrington 1-1-7-0 |
| TULANE: D.J. Ponder 21-44-160-3, Ryan Grant 0-1-0-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| LAMON: Brent Leonard 4-63, Je'Ron Hamm 3-86, Tavarese Maye 3-48, Rashon Ceaser 2-66, Colby Harper 2-27, Kevin Steed 2-8, Keavon Milton 1-17, Centarius Donald 1-9, DeVontae McNeal 1-7 |
| TULANE: Justyn Shackelford 7-76, Ryan Grant 6-50, Rob Kelley 2-8, Marc Edwards 1-12, Sydie London 1-8, Derrick Strozier 1-8, Matt Marfisi 1-3, Josh Rounds 1--2, Evan Tatford 1--3 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 2nd Sun Belt | 6-2 | 8-5 |
| Tulane | 5th Conference USA West | 2-6 | 2-10 |
