Tulane defeats Charlotte 38-31 in overtime after fourth-quarter comeback

Tulane defeats Charlotte 38-31 in overtime on Friday night

Tulane defeated Charlotte 38-31 in overtime on Friday night in Charlotte, N.C.

Tulane rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime.

Johnnie Daniels contributed 99 yards rushing and two touchdowns for Charlotte, while TJ Smith returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown.

Derrick Eley scored a 1-yard rushing touchdown that gave Charlotte a 31-21 lead with 10:52 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Cooper Helmke later made a 27-yard field goal about four minutes later to cut the lead to seven points.

Tulane tied the game with 10 seconds left in regulation.

In overtime, short-yardage quarterback Dagan Bruno lunged for a short touchdown on fourth-and-goal on the first possession.

Charlotte's first-and-goal at the 4-yard line resulted in two short runs gaining one yard total, after which Conner Harrell threw back-to-back incomplete passes to end the drive.

Harrell earlier in the game threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Jaden Barnes with 4:01 left in the second quarter.

"You would like to be snapping it with one second, absolutely," head coach Tim Albin said after the game when questioned about it.