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Defense Carries Tulane To 34-3 Win At Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Makhi Hughes had 117 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 27 carries Thursday night to help Tulane beat Charlotte 27-3 and extend its win streak to six consecutive games.

Tulane (7-2, 5-0). which is unbeaten since it lost back-to-back games to then-No. 17 Kansas State and then-No. 15 Oklahoma in September, has won 15 consecutive American Athletic Conference games in the regular season, the longest active conference win streak in the nation.

The Green Wave took 10 minutes, 58 seconds off the clock with their first drive that covered 80 yards in 20 plays before Jacob Barnes kicked a 34-yard field goal that gave Tulane a 3-0 lead with 2 minutes to go in the first quarter.