How to Watch Ole Miss vs. Tulane: CFP First Round Time, TV Channel, Live Stream – December 20, 2025

Updated Dec. 20, 2025 3:28 p.m. ET

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The College Football Playoff first round will see the Ole Miss Rebels (11-1) hosting the Tulane Green Wave (11-2) at 3:30 p.m. ET at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. Ole Miss is favored in the matchup, by 16.5 points. Interested in watching the game between the Rebels and Green Wave? You can do so on TNT.

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How to Watch Ole Miss vs. Tulane

When: Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi
TV Channel: TNT
Live Box Score: FOX Sports

Ole Miss vs. Tulane: Head to Head

Against Tulane, Ole Miss has totaled two wins over the past two matchups.
The Rebels have covered two times in those games while not eclipsing the total once.
Ole Miss has outpaced Tulane 82 points to 30 in the past two games.

Ole Miss' 2025 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score
8/30/2025	vs. Georgia State	W 63-7
9/6/2025	at Kentucky	W 30-23
9/13/2025	vs. Arkansas	W 41-35
9/20/2025	vs. Tulane	W 45-10
9/27/2025	vs. LSU	W 24-19
10/11/2025	vs. Washington State	W 24-21
10/18/2025	at Georgia	L 43-35
10/25/2025	at Oklahoma	W 34-26
11/1/2025	vs. South Carolina	W 30-14
11/8/2025	vs. The Citadel	W 49-0
11/15/2025	vs. Florida	W 34-24
11/28/2025	at Mississippi State	W 38-19
12/20/2025	vs. Tulane	-

Ole Miss 2025 Stats & Insights

Ole Miss sports the 33rd-ranked defense this season (333.1 yards allowed per game), and has been better on the other side of the ball, ranking second-best with a tally of 498.1 yards per game.
Ole Miss has been firing on all cylinders in the passing game this year, ranking third-best in passing (309.6 passing yards per game) and 20th-best in passing defense (182.6 passing yards allowed per game).
The Rebels have been a tough matchup for opposing teams, as they rank top-25 in both scoring offense (10th-best with 37.3 points per game) and scoring defense (24th-best with 20.1 points allowed per game) this season.
The Rebels are averaging 188.5 rushing yards per game offensively this year (30th in the FBS), and they are allowing 150.5 rushing yards per game (69th) on defense.
Ole Miss is putting up a 46% third-down conversion rate on offense (27th in the FBS), and ranks 44th on the other side of the ball with a 35.8% third-down percentage allowed.
The Rebels have forced nine total turnovers (120th in the FBS) this season and have turned it over 11 times (15th in the FBS) for a turnover margin of -2, 82nd-ranked in college football.

Ole Miss 2025 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Trinidad Chambliss	QB	3,016 YDS (65.5%) / 18 TD / 3 INT 470 RUSH YDS / 6 RUSH TD / 39.2 RUSH YPG
Kewan Lacy	RB	1,279 YDS / 20 TD / 106.6 YPG / 5 YPC 25 REC / 154 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 14 REC YPG
Harrison Wallace III	WR	46 REC / 719 YDS / 3 TD / 59.9 YPG
De'Zhaun Stribling	WR	38 REC / 533 YDS / 5 TD / 44.4 YPG
Suntarine Perkins	LB	52 TKL / 4 TFL / 2 SACK / 1 INT
T.J. Dudley	LB	68 TKL / 2 TFL / 0.5 SACK
Princewill Umanmielen	DL	32 TKL / 7 TFL / 6.5 SACK / 1 INT
William Echoles	DL	45 TKL / 7 TFL / 4.5 SACK

Tulane's 2025 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score
8/30/2025	vs. Northwestern	W 23-3
9/6/2025	at South Alabama	W 33-31
9/13/2025	vs. Duke	W 34-27
9/20/2025	at Ole Miss	L 45-10
9/27/2025	at Tulsa	W 31-14
10/9/2025	vs. East Carolina	W 26-19
10/18/2025	vs. Army	W 24-17
10/30/2025	at UTSA	L 48-26
11/7/2025	at Memphis	W 38-32
11/15/2025	vs. Florida Atlantic	W 35-24
11/22/2025	at Temple	W 37-13
11/29/2025	vs. Charlotte	W 27-0
12/5/2025	vs. North Texas	W 34-21
12/20/2025	at Ole Miss	-

Tulane 2025 Stats & Insights

Tulane ranks 39th with 410.7 total yards per contest on offense, and it ranks 67th with 375.5 total yards ceded per contest on the defensive side of the ball.
Tulane ranks 57th in passing yards per game (240.5), but it has been worse on the defensive side of the ball, ranking 13th-worst in the FBS with 255.2 passing yards surrendered per contest.
The Green Wave are posting 29.1 points per game on offense this season (57th-ranked). Meanwhile, they are allowing 22.6 points per contest (49th-ranked) on defense.
With 170.2 rushing yards per game on offense, the Green Wave rank 56th in the FBS. Defensively they rank 30th, surrendering 120.4 rushing yards per game.
With a 42.4% third-down conversion rate on offense, Tulane ranks 45th in the FBS. Defensively, it ranks 81st, allowing a 40.1% third-down rate.
The Green Wave have compiled 24 forced turnovers this season and have turned the ball over 14 times, resulting in a +10 turnover margin, which ranks 11th-best in the FBS.

Tulane 2025 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Jake Retzlaff	QB	2,862 YDS (62.4%) / 14 TD / 6 INT 610 RUSH YDS / 16 RUSH TD / 46.9 RUSH YPG
Javin Gordon	RB	505 YDS / 5 TD / 38.8 YPG / 4.1 YPC 13 REC / 93 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 9.3 REC YPG
Shazz Preston	WR	38 REC / 598 YDS / 4 TD / 46 YPG
Anthony Brown	WR	35 REC / 466 YDS / 2 TD / 35.8 YPG
Jack Tchienchou	DB	65 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 SACK / 2 INT
Chris Rodgers	LB	61 TKL / 5 TFL / 2 SACK / 1 INT
Sam Howard	LB	36 TKL / 6 TFL / 4 SACK
Harvey Dyson III	LB	30 TKL / 7 TFL / 6 SACK