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2018 Tulane Green Wave football team

2018 Tulane Green Wave football
AAC West Division co-champion Cure Bowl champion
Cure Bowl, W 41–24 vs. Louisiana
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–6 (5–3 The American)
Head coach	Willie Fritz (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Ruse (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Jack Curtis (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Yulman Stadium
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

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 StadiuminNew 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[edit]

Award watch lists[edit]

Listed in the order that they were released

AAC media poll[edit]

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]

Roster[edit]

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 Willie Fritz (Pittsburg State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Will Hall (North Alabama) Offensive coordinator Jack Curtis (Evangel) Defensive coordinator/safeties Jamaal Fobbs (Oklahoma State) Running backs Kevin Peoples (Carroll College) Defensive line Slade Nagle (McNeese State) Tight ends Michael Mutz (Colorado Mesa) Linebackers Chris Hampton (South Carolina) Defensive backs Jeff Conway (Northwest Missouri State) Wide receivers J. J. McCleskey (Tennessee) Secondary Coach Cody Kennedy (Southeastern Louisiana) Offensive line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: May 5, 2019

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Wake Forest*	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	CBSSN	L 17–23 OT	15,478
September 8	7:00 p.m.	No. 11(FCS) Nicholls*	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN3	W 42–17	21,092
September 15	12:00 p.m.	atUAB*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	Stadium	L 24–31	21,991
September 22	2:30 p.m.	at No. 4Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 6–49	103,336
September 28	7:00 p.m.	Memphis	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN2	W 40–24	16,631
October 6	11:00 a.m.	atCincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	L 21–37	32,200
October 20	2:30 p.m.	SMU	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPNU	L 23–27	13,987
October 27	6:00 p.m.	atTulsa	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNU	W 24–17	16,133
November 3	2:30 p.m.	atSouth Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	CBSSN	W 41–15	31,388
November 10	3:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPNews	W 24–18	20,860
November 15	7:00 p.m.	atHouston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN	L 17–48	24,209
November 24	11:00 a.m.	Navy	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPNU	W 29–28	20,042
December 15	12:30 p.m.	vs. Louisiana*	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Cure Bowl)	CBSSN	W 41–24	19,066
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[4]

Game summaries[edit]

Wake Forest[edit]

atYulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); cloudy
• Game attendance: 15,478
• Referee: Mike Roche
• TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Ben Holden (play-by-play), Jay Feely (color analyst)
• [1] [2] [3]

Nicholls State[edit]

atYulman 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]

At UAB[edit]

atLegion 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]

At Ohio State[edit]

atOhio Stadium, Columbus, OH

• Date: September 22
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C); mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 103,336
• Referee: Jeff Servinski
• TV announcers (Big Ten Network): Kevin Kugler and Matt Millen
• [10] [11] [12]

Memphis[edit]

atYulman 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]

At Cincinnati[edit]

atNippert 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]

SMU[edit]

atYulman 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]

At Tulsa[edit]

atSkelly 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]

At South Florida[edit]

atRaymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL

• Date: November 3
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: ;
• Game attendance: 31,388
• Referee: Anthony Calabre
• TV: CBS Sports Network
• [25] [26] [27]

East Carolina[edit]

atYulman 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]

At Houston[edit]

atTDECU 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]

Navy[edit]

atYulman 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]

Vs. Louisiana (Cure Bowl)[edit]

atCamping 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]

Players drafted into the NFL[edit]

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