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2018 Tulane Green Wave football team

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2018 Tulane Green Wave football
AAC West Division co-champion
Cure Bowl champion
Cure Bowl, W 41–24 vs. Louisiana
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (5–3 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Ruse (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorJack Curtis (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumYulman Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 11 UCF x$   8 0     12 1  
Temple   7 1     8 5  
No. 24 Cincinnati   6 2     11 2  
South Florida   3 5     7 6  
East Carolina   1 7     3 9  
UConn   0 8     1 11  
West Division
Memphis xy   5 3     8 6  
Houston x   5 3     8 5  
Tulane x   5 3     7 6  
SMU   4 4     5 7  
Navy   2 6     3 10  
Tulsa   2 6     3 9  
Championship: UCF 56, Memphis 41
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Green Wave played their home games at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Willie Fritz. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in AAC play to finish in a three way tie for the West Division championship. After tiebreakers, they did not represent the West Division in the AAC Championship Game. They were invited to the Cure Bowl where they defeated Louisiana to win their first bowl game since 2002.

Preseason

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Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Fred Biletnikoff Award[1] Terren Encalade WR SR
John Mackey Award[2] Charles Jones TE SR

AAC media poll

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The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Green Wave predicted to finish in fifth place in the AAC West Division.[3]

Media poll (West)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Memphis 171 (23)
2 Houston 146 (4)
3 Navy 129 (3)
4 SMU 72
5 Tulane 68
6 Tulsa 44

Roster

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2018 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 1 Jonathan Banks Sr
QB 2 Dane Ledford  Fr
WR 3 Darnell Mooney Jr
QB 4 P.J. Hurst  So
WR 5 Terren Encalade  Sr
RB 6 Corey Dauphine  Jr
RB 7 Devin Glenn Sr
QB 9 Keon Howard Jr
RB 10 Darius Bradwell Jr
RB 11 Amare Jones Fr
QB 12 Justin McMillan Sr
WR 13 Brian Newman  Sr
QB 14 Christian Daniels Fr
WR 15 Jacob Robertson Jr.  So
QB 16 John Sakos Fr
WR 17 Jorien Vallien Fr
QB 19 Josh Holl Fr
RB 20 Cameron Carroll Fr
RB 21 James Poche Fr
RB 22 Stephon Huderson So
WR 23 Ryan Thompson Fr
RB 27 Ygenio Booker Fr
RB 30 Logan Ammons  Fr
RB 34 Jared Bertrand Sr
TE 40 Connor Prouet  Fr
TE 46 Will Wallace  Fr
RB 47 Andrew Zuckerman Jr
WR 48 Johnathon Keller So
OL 50 Tyler Johnson Jr
OL 51 Stephen Lewerenz Fr
OL 52 Dominique Briggs Sr
OL 53 Keyshawn McLeod  Jr
OL 57 Noah Fisher Sr
OL 63 Cameron Jackel  Fr
OL 64 Corey Dublin So
OL 66 Nik Hogan Fr
OL 69 Hunter Knighton Sr
OL 70 Timothy Shafter  Fr
OL 71 Ben Bratcher  Fr
OL 72 John Leglue  Sr
OL 74 Devon Johnson  Sr
OL 75 Max Wattenmaker Fr
OL 76 Michael Remondet Fr
OL 79 Joey Claybrook  Fr
TE 80 Tyrick James Fr
WR 82 Jaetavian Toles So
WR 83 Nick Toppino Fr
TE 84 Charles Jones  Sr
WR 86 Sorrell Brown Fr
WR 87 Kevin Ledee  Fr
WR 88 Jabril Clewis Sr
TE 89 Kendall Ardoin  Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 Donnie Lewis  Sr
S 2 Roderic Teamer Sr
S 3 Larry Bryant Jr
CB 8 Willie Langham  Fr
CB 9 Jaylon Monroe So
S 12 Sean Harper Jr
S 13 Quentin Brown  Fr
S 16 P. J. Hall Jr
S 19 Taris Shenall Sr
DB 21 Chris Joyce Fr
S 25 Will Harper Jr
CB 26 BoPete Keyes Jr
LB 27 Nick Martorell Fr
LB 28 Marvin Moody So
LB 29 Keitha Jones Jr. Fr
DE 30 Alfred Thomas Fr
S 31 Larry Brooks Fr
S 32 Grant Hamel Fr
S 33 Tirise Barge So
DE 34 Patrick Johnson So
LB 35 Lawrence Graham Jr
S 36 Chase Kuerschen So
S 37 Macon Clark Fr
LB 38 KJ Vault  Fr
LB 40 Zachery Harris  Sr
DE 42 Torri Singletary Jr.  Fr
DE 44 Juan Monjarres Fr
NT 48 De'Andre Williams  So
DE 54 Carlos Hatcher Fr
DE 55 Cameron Sample So
DE 57 Peter Woullard  Sr
LB 59 Sam Bruchhaus  Fr
NT 68 Henry Stern  Jr
NT 77 Jeffery Johnson Fr
DE 78 Davon Wright Fr
DE 90 Robert Kennedy  Sr
DE 91 Noah Seiden Fr
NT 93 Jamiran Jones Fr
NT 95 Avery Jenkins  Fr
DE 98 Nick Kubiet  Fr
DE 99 Justin Walton  Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K/P 43 Coby Neenan  So
K 45 Randy Harvey  Jr
K/P 49 Zachary Block Sr
LS 56 Austin Streaty  Fr
LS 60 Geron Eatherly Jr
K 61 Davis Walker Fr
K 62 Merek Glover Jr
K 92 Sterling Stockwell Fr
K 96 Casey Glover Fr
P 97 Ryan Wright Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 5, 2019

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.Wake Forest*CBSSNL 17–23 OT15,478
September 87:00 p.m.No. 11 (FCS) Nicholls*
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPN3W 42–1721,092
September 1512:00 p.m.at UAB*StadiumL 24–3121,991
September 222:30 p.m.at No. 4 Ohio State*BTNL 6–49103,336
September 287:00 p.m.Memphis
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPN2W 40–2416,631
October 611:00 a.m.at CincinnatiESPNUL 21–3732,200
October 202:30 p.m.SMU
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPNUL 23–2713,987
October 276:00 p.m.at TulsaESPNUW 24–1716,133
November 32:30 p.m.at South FloridaCBSSNW 41–1531,388
November 103:00 p.m.East Carolinadagger
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPNewsW 24–1820,860
November 157:00 p.m.at HoustonESPNL 17–4824,209
November 2411:00 a.m.Navy
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPNUW 29–2820,042
December 1512:30 p.m.vs. Louisiana*CBSSNW 41–2419,066
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[4]

Game summaries

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Wake Forest

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Wake Forest at Tulane – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Demon Deacons 0 7 37623
Green Wave 0 0 143017

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

Game information

Nicholls State

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Nicholls at Tulane – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 11 (FCS) Colonels 3 7 0717
Green Wave 7 14 71442

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 21,092
  • Referee: Henry Wimberg
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [4] [5] [6]
Game information

At UAB

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Tulane at UAB – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 0 7 14324
Blazers 7 14 3731

at Legion Field, Birmingham, AL

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 21,991
  • Referee: Tony Calabrese
  • TV: Facebook Live
  • [7] [8] [9]
Game information

At Ohio State

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Tulane at Ohio State – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 0 6 006
No. 4 Buckeyes 21 21 0749

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH

Game information

Memphis

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Memphis at Tulane – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 7 0 71024
Green Wave 14 3 71640

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); rain
  • Game attendance: 16,631
  • Referee: Chs. Lamertina
  • TV: ESPN2
  • [13] [14] [15]
Game information

At Cincinnati

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Tulane at Cincinnati – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 7 7 0721
Bearcats 3 21 6737

at Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); partly cloudy, warm
  • Game attendance: 32,200
  • Referee: Adam Savoie
  • TV: ESPNU
  • [16] [17] [18]
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SMU

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Southern Methodist at Tulane – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mustangs 0 7 71327
Green Wave 2 7 7723

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); rain
  • Game attendance: 13,987
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV: ESPNU
  • [19] [20] [21]
Game information

At Tulsa

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Tulane at Tulsa – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 0 7 71024
Golden Hurricane 3 7 7017

at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 16,133
  • Referee: Tracy Jones
  • TV: ESPNU
  • [22] [23] [24]
Game information

At South Florida

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Tulane at South Florida – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 7 20 7741
Bulls 3 0 6615

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL

Game information

East Carolina

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East Carolina at Tulane – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 3 7 0818
Green Wave 7 7 7324

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 20,860
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV: ESPNews
  • [28] [29]
Game information

At Houston

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Tulane at Houston – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 6 3 0817
Cougars 14 17 10748

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 24,209
  • Referee: Tracy Jones
  • TV: ESPN
  • [30] [31] [32]
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Navy at Tulane – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 3 18728
Green Wave 0 21 0829

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); cloudy; 5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 20,042
  • Referee: Charles Lamerti
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Rene Ingoglia and Mike Corey
  • [33] [34] [35]
Game information

Vs. Louisiana (Cure Bowl)

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Pregame line Over/under
Tulane −3.0
Tulane vs. Louisiana – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 21 3 31441
Ragin' Cajuns 7 3 7724

at Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: 9 WSW MPH
  • Game attendance: 19,066
  • Referee: Jon Noli
  • TV: CBS Sports Network
  • [36] [37] [38]
Game information

Players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL club
7 221 Donnie Lewis CB Cleveland Browns

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "UCF Tabbed as Favorite in 2018 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 Tulane Green Wave Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved May 2, 2018.