2018 Tulane Green Wave football team

American college football season

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
  • Willie Fritz (3rd season)
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
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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

Award watch lists

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

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

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

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

Wake Forest

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

at Yulman 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]
Game information
Second quarter
  • WF - Alex Bachman 10-yard TD pass from Sam Hartman, Nick Sciba kick good, 6:45 (WF 7-0)
Third quarter
  • TULN - Terren Encalade 52-yard TD pss from Jonathan Banks, Merek Glover kick good, 10:58 (TIE 7-7)
  • WF - Nick Sciba 34-yard field goal, 7:29 (WF 10-7)
  • TULN - Encalade 74-yard TD pass from Banks, Glover kick good, 1:42 (TULN 14-10)
Fourth quarter
  • WF - Bachman 19-yard TD pass from Hartman, Sciba kick good, 14:35 (WF 17-14)
  • TULN - Glover 39-yard field goal, 3:27 (TIE 17-17)
First overtime
  • WF - Cade Carney 1-yard TD run, (WF 23-17)
Top passers
  • WF - Sam Hartman - 31/51, 378 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • TULN - Jonathan Banks - 18/37, 281 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
  • WF - Sam Hartman - 13 carries, 64 yards
  • TULN - Terren Encalade - carry, 38 yards
Top receivers
  • WF - Sage Surratt - 11 receptions, 150 yards
  • TULN - Terren Encalade - 8 receptions, 189 yards, 2 TD

Nicholls State

Nicholls at Tulane – Game summary
Period 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
First quarter
  • TULN - Corey Dauphine 38-yard TD run, Merek Glover kick good, 6:12 (TULN 7-0)
  • NICH - Lorran Fonseca 21-yard field goal, 0:07 (TULN 7-3)
Second quarter
  • TULN - Dauphine 69-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 14:46 (TULN 14-3)
  • TULN - Jonathan Banks 5-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 8:46 (TULN 21-3)
  • NICH - Gabee Fuselier 7-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 0:23 (TULN 21-10)
Third quarter
  • TULN - Darnell Mooney 12-yard TD pass from Banks, Glover kick good, 0:50 (TULN 28-10)
Fourth quarter
  • NICH - Taylor 32-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 12:47 (TULN 28-17)
  • TULN - Dauphine 35-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 8:47 (TULN 35-17)
  • TULN - Amare Jones 1-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 2:00 (TULN 42-17)
Top passers
  • TULN - Jonathan Banks - 12/16, 190 yards, TD
  • NICH - Chase Fourcade - 17/31, 239 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • TULN - Corey Dauphine - 6 carries, 152 yards, 3 TD
  • NICH - Chase Fourcade - 14 carries, 53 yards
Top receivers

At UAB

Tulane at UAB – Game summary
Period 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
First quarter
  • UAB - A. J. Erdely 8-yard TD run, Nick Vogel kick good, 11:18 (UAB 7-0)
Second quarter
  • UAB - Spencer Brown 2-yard TD run, Vogel kick good, 12:25 (UAB 14-0)
  • TULN - Darius Bradwell 3-yard TD run, Merek Glover kick good, 9:29 (UAB 14-7)
  • UAB - Garrett Marino 48-yard fumble return for TD, Vogel kick good, 2:31 (UAB 21-7)
Third quarter
  • TULN - Darnell Mooney 44-yard TD pass from Jonathan Banks, Glover kick good, 13:12 (UAB 21-14)
  • UAB - Vogel 37-yard field goal, 8:49 (UAB 24-14)
  • TULN - Mooney 24-yard TD pass from Banks, Glover kick good, 6:12 (UAB 24-21)
Fourth quarter
  • TULN - Glover 40-yard field goal, 10:01 (TIE 24-24)
  • UAB - Logan Scott 14-yard TD pass from Erdely, Vogel kick good, 2:19 (UAB 31-24)
Top passers
  • UAB - A. J. Erdely - 12/27, 180 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • TULN - Jonathan Banks - 7/24, 180 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • UAB - Spencer Brown - 24 carries, 101 yards, TD
  • TULN - Darius Bradwell - 15 carries, 90 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • UAB - Kailon Carter - 2 receptions, 49 yards
  • TULN - Darnell Mooney - 4 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD

At Ohio State

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

at Ohio 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]
Game information
First quarter
  • OSU - Parris Campbell 14-yard TD pass from Dwayne Haskins, Sean Nuernberger kick good, 11:19 (OSU 7-0)
  • OSU - Terry McLaurin 17-yard TD pass from Haskins, Nuernberger kick good, 6:56 (OSU 14-0)
  • OSU - Campbell 37-yard TD pass from Haskins, Nuernberger kick good, 0:32 (OSU 21-0)
Second quarter
  • TULN - Darius Bradwell 2-yard TD run, Merek Glover kick no good, 10:36 (OSU 21-6)
  • OSU - Binjimen Victor 31-yard TD pass from Haskins, Nuernberger kick good, 7:55 (OSU 28-6)
  • OSU - J. K. Dobbins 8-yard TD run, Nuernberger kick good, 3:31 (OSU 35-6)
  • OSU - Austin Mack 14-yard TD pass from Haskins, Nuernberger kick good, 0:52 (OSU 42-6
Fourth quarter
  • OSU - Tate Martell 1-yard TD run, Nuernberger kick good, 1:01 (OSU 49-6)
Top passers
  • OSU - Dwayne Haskins - 21/24, 304 yards, 5 TD
  • TULN - Jonathan Banks - 8/14, 141 yards
Top rushers
  • OSU - J. K. Dobbins - 11 carries, 55 yards, TD
  • TULN - Corey Dauphine - 6 carries, 53 yards
Top receivers
  • OSU - Parris Campbell - 8 receptions, 147 yards, 2 TD
  • TULN - Darnell Mooney - 4 receptions, 77 yards

Memphis

Memphis at Tulane – Game summary
Period 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
First quarter
  • TULN - Corey Dauphine 2-yard TD run, Merek Glover kick good, 9:16 (TULN 7-0)
  • MEM - Darrell Henderson 47-yard TD run, Riley Patterson kick good, 9:04 (TIE 7-7)
  • TULN - Darius Bradwell 53-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 5:40 (TULN 14-7)
Second quarter
  • TULN - Glover 20-yard field goal, 0:00 (TULN 17-7)
Third quarter
  • MEM - Henderson 43-yard TD pass from Brady White, Patterson kick good, 12:50 (TULN 17-14)
  • TULN - Darnell Mooney 51-yard TD pass from Justin McMillan, Glover kick good, 0:00 (TULN 24-14)
Fourth quarter
  • TULN - Team safety, 14:37 (TULN 26-14)
  • TULN - Dauphine 46-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 11:50 (TULN 33-14)
  • TULN - Bradwell 25-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 8:56 (TULN 40-14)
  • MEM - Tony Pollard 2-yard TD pass from White, Patterson kick good, 7:05 (TULN 40-21)
  • MEM - Riley Patterson 43-yard field goal, 2:01 (TULN 40-24)
Top passers
  • TULN - Jonathan Banks - 12/21, 127 yards
  • MEM - Brady White - 14/30, 246 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
  • TULN - Darius Bradwell - 19 carries, 143 yards, 2 TD
  • MEM - Darrell Henderson - 7 carries, 51 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • TULN - Darnell Mooney - 4 receptions, 94 yards, TD
  • MEM - Damonte Coxie - 5 receptions, 67 yards

At Cincinnati

Tulane at Cincinnati – Game summary
Period 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]
Game information
First quarter
  • CIN - Cole Smith 28-yard field goal, 5:55 (CIN 3-0)
  • TULN - Darnell Mooney 17-yard TD pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick good, 2:01 (TULN 7-3)
Second quarter
  • CIN - Michael Warren II 81-yard TD run, Smith kick good, 13:38 (CIN 10-7)
  • CIN - Kahlil Lewis 25-yard TD pass from Desmond Ridder, Smith kick good, 4:20 (CIN 17-7)
  • TULN - Darius Bradwell 19-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 2:51 (CIN 17-14)
  • CIN - Ridder 28-yard TD run, Smith kick good, 0:41 (CIN 24-14)
Third quarter
  • CIN - Lewis 15-yard Td pass from Ridder, Smith kick no good, 12:25 (CIN 30-14)
Fourth quarter
  • CIN - Tavion Thomas 25-yard TD run, Smith kick good, 6:15 (CIN 37-14)
  • TULN - Terren Encalade 14-yard TD pass from McMillan, Glover kick good, 4:26 (CIN 37-21)
Top passers
  • CIN - Desmond Ridder - 15/25, 174 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • TULN - Justin McMillan - 11/26, 130 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
  • CIN - Michael Warren II - 18 carries, 123 yards, TD
  • TULN - Darius Bradwell - 16 carries, 88 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • CIN - Josiah Deguara - 3 receptions, 49 yards
  • TULN - Darnell Mooney - 4 receptions, 65 yards, TD

SMU

Southern Methodist at Tulane – Game summary
Period 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
First quarter
  • TULN - Team safety, 3:47 (TULN 2-0)
Second quarter
  • TULN - Darius Bradwell 10-yard TD run, Merek Glover kick good, 14:55 (TULN 9-0)
  • SMU - Xavier Jones 55-yard TD pass from Ben Hicks, Kevin Robledo kick good, 11:38 (TULN 9-7)
Third quarter
  • TULN - Donnie Lewis Jr. 49-yard interception returned for TD, Glover kick good, 13:05 (TULN 16-7)
  • SMU - Reggie Roberson 16-yard TD pass from Hicks, Robledo kick good, 8:08 (TULN 16-14)
Fourth quarter
  • TULN - Jonathan Banks 3-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 12:58 (TULN 23-14)
  • SMU - Braeden West 29-yard TD run, Robledo kick good, 11:29 (TULN 23-21)
  • SMU - James Proche 67-yard TD pass from Hicks, two-point conversion pass no good, 1:15 (SMU 27-23)
Top passers
  • SMU - Ben Hicks - 21/40, 291 yards, 3 TD, INT
  • TULN - Jonathan Banks - 14/22, 153 yards, INT
Top rushers
  • SMU - Braeden West - 12 carries, 51 yards, TD
  • TULN - Darius Bradwell - 13 carries, 72 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • SMU - Reggie Roberson - 7 receptions, 99 yards, TD
  • TULN - Terren Encalade - 4 receptions, 39 yards

At Tulsa

Tulane at Tulsa – Game summary
Period 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
First quarter
  • TUL - Nathan Walker 35-yard field goal, 5:25 (TUL 3-0)
Second quarter
  • TUL - Keylon Stokes 28-yard TD pass from Seth Boomer, John Parker Romo kick good, 9:58 (TUL 10-0)
  • TULN - Darius Bradwell 1-yard TD run, Merek Glover kick good, 0:47 (TUL 10-7)
Third quarter
  • TUL - Stokes 14-yard TD run, Romo kick good, 7:47 (TUL 17-7)
  • TULN - Justin McMillan 1-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 4:16 (TUL 17-14)
Fourth quarter
  • TULN - Glover 20-yard field goal, 12:06 (TIE 17-17)
  • TULN - McMillan 39-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 3:46 (TULN 24-17)
Top passers
  • TULN - Justin McMillan - 10/19, 92 yards
  • TUL - Seth Boomer - 12/26, 180 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • TULN - Corey Dauphine - 18 carries, 107 yards
  • TUL - Shamari Brooks - 18 carries, 57 yards
Top receivers
  • TULN - Terren Encalade - 4 receptions, 44 yards
  • TUL - Keenen Johnson - 2 receptions, 49 yards

At South Florida

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

at Raymond 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]
Game information
First quarter
  • USF - Coby Weiss 27-yard field goal, 7:40 (USF 3-0)
  • TULN - Justin McMillan 33-yard TD run, Merek Glover kick good, 2:49 (TULN 7-3)
Second quarter
  • TULN - Glover 38-yard field goal, 13:31 (TULN 10-3)
  • TULN - Corey Dauphine 1-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 11:23 (TULN 17-3)
  • TULN - Dauphine 21-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 5:57 (TULN 24-3)
  • TULN - Glover 24-yard field goal, 0:08 (TULN 27-3)
Third quarter
  • TULN - Darius Bradwell 73-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 3:48 (TULN 34-3)
  • USF - Johnny Ford 5-yard TD run, Weiss kick no good, 0:45 (TULN 34-9)
Fourth quarter
  • USF - Blake Barnett 1-yard TD run, Barnett two-point conversion pass no good, 9:26 (TULN 34-15)
  • TULN - Amare Jones 8-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 1:52 (TULN 41-15)
Top passers
  • TULN - Justin McMillan - 4/11, 61 yards
  • USF - Blake Barnett - 29/49, 338 yards, INT
Top rushers
  • TULN - Darius Bradwell - 15 carries, 135 yards, TD
  • USF - Blake Barnett - 16 carries, 51 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • TULN - Darnell Mooney - reception, 39 yards
  • USF - Tyre McCants - 9 receptions, 85 yards

East Carolina

East Carolina at Tulane – Game summary
Period 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
First quarter
  • ECU - Jake Verity 46-yard field goal, 10:31 (ECU 3-0)
  • TULN - Darnell Mooney 86-yard TD pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick good, 6:50 (TULN 7-3)
Second quarter
  • TULN - Terren Encalade 73-yard TD pass from McMillan, Glover kick good, 5:13 (TULN 14-3)
  • ECU - Trevon Brown 80-yard TD pass from Holton Ahlers, Verity kick good, 2:31 (TULN 14-10)
Third quarter
  • TULN - Mooney 79-yard TD pass from McMillan, Glover kick good, 12:19 (TULN 21-10)
Fourth quarter
  • ECU - Brown 31-yard TD pass from Ahlers, Ahlers two-point conversion pass to Brown good, 11:54 (TULN 21-18)
  • TULN - Glover 33-yard field goal, 7:35 (TULN 24-18)
Top passers
  • TULN - Justin McMillan - 12/28, 372 yards, 3 TD
  • ECU - Holton Ahlers - 21/67, 360 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • TULN - Darius Bradwell - 19 carries, 77 yards
  • ECU - Holton Ahlers - 16 carries, 67 yards
Top receivers
  • TULN - Darnell Mooney - 6 receptions, 217 yards, 2 TD
  • ECU - Trevon Brown - 8 receptions, 161 yards, 2 TD

At Houston

Tulane at Houston – Game summary
Period 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]
Game information
First quarter
  • HOU - Patrick Carr 21-yard TD run, Dalton Witherspoon kick good, 6:26 (HOU 7-0)
  • TULN - Darius Bradwell 20-yard TD run, Merek Glover kick no good, 5:39 (HOU 7-6)
  • HOU - Carr 3-yard TD run, Witherspoon kick good, 4:21 (HOU 14-6)
Second quarter
  • TULN - Glover 40-yard field goal, 14:08 (HOU 14-9)
  • HOU - Romello Brooker 11-yard TD pass from D'Eriq King, Witherspoon kick good, 9:07 (HOU 21-9)
  • HOU - King 3-yard TD run, Witherspoon kick good, 3:25 (HOU 28-9)
  • HOU - Witherspoon 29-yard field goal, 0:22 (HOU 31-9)
Third quarter
  • HOU - Jeremy Singleton 37-yard TD pass from Clayton Tune, Witherspoon kick good, 9:34 (HOU 38-9)
  • HOU - Witherspoon 27-yard field goal, 4:21 (HOU 41-9)
Fourth quarter
  • TULN - Amare Jones 1-yard TD run, McMillan two-point conversion run good, 14:28 (HOU 41-17)
  • HOU - Parker Eichenberger 2-yard TD pass from Tune, Witherspoon kick good, 6:10 (HOU 48-17)
Top passers
  • HOU - Clayton Tune - 6/15, 108 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • TULN - Justin McMillan - 10/20, 147 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • HOU - Patrick Carr - 18 carries, 139 yards, 2 TD
  • TULN - Darius Bradwell - 14 carries, 89 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • HOU - Romello Brooker - 5 receptions, 57 yards, TD
  • TULN - Terren Encalade - 2 receptions, 52 yards

Navy

Navy at Tulane – Game summary
Period 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
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Game information
Second quarter
  • TULN - Darnell Mooney 55-yard TD pass from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick good, 14:53 (TULN 7-0)
  • NAVY - Bennett Moehring 48-yard field goal, 7:40 (TULN 7-3)
  • TULN - McMillan 5-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 4:26 (TULN 14-3)
  • TULN - Jabril Clewis 52-yard TD pass from McMillan, Glover kick good, 1:00 (TULN 21-3)
Third quarter
  • NAVY - Moehring 19-yard field goal, 9:42 (TULN 21-6)
  • NAVY - Zach Abey 37-yard TD pass from Malcolm Perry, Moehring kick good, 4:02 (TULN 21-13)
  • NAVY - Perry 73-yard TD pass from Abey, Abey two-point conversion pass to Taylor Jackson good, 2:47 (TIE 21-21)
Fourth quarter
  • NAVY - Tazh Maloy 9-yard TD run, Moehring kick good, 3:44 (NAVY 28-21)
  • TULN - Jaetavian Toles 26-yard TD pass from McMillan, McMillan two-point conversion pass to Charles Jones II good, 1:27 (TULN 29-28)
Top passers
  • TULN - Justin McMillan - 18/29, 291 yards, 3 TD, INT
  • NAVY - Zach Abey - 7/13, 167 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • TULN - Darius Bradwell - 15 carries, 66 yards
  • NAVY - Anthony Gargiulo - 12 carries, 44 yards
Top receivers
  • TULN - Darnell Mooney - 5 receptions, 135 yards, TD
  • NAVY - Malcolm Perry - reception, 73 yards, TD

Vs. Louisiana (Cure Bowl)

Pregame line Over/under
Tulane −3.0
Tulane vs. Louisiana – Game summary
Period 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
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Game information
First quarter
  • LA - Raymond Calais 38-yard TD run, Kyle Pfau kick good, 12:25 (LA 7-0)
  • TULN - Darius Bradwell 15-yard TD run, Merek Glover kick good, 9:49 (TIE 7-7)
  • TULN - Terren Encalade 38-yard TD pass from Justin McMillan, Glover kick good, 5:21 (TULN 14-7)
  • TULN - Amare Jones 1-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 0:48 (TULN 21-7)
Second quarter
  • TULN - Glover 38-yard field goal, 10:14 (TULN 24-7)
  • LA - Pfau 43-yard field goal, 0:00 (TULN 24-10)
Third quarter
  • LA - Elijah Mitchell 3-yard TD run, Pfau kick good, 9:46 (TULN 24-17)
  • TULN - Glover 26-yard field goal, 2:58 (TULN 27-17)
Fourth quarter
  • LA - Jarrod Jackson 13-yard TD pas from Andre Nunez, Pfau kick good, 10:16 (TULN 27-24)
  • TULN - Bradwell 4-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 3:49 (TULN 34-24)
  • TULN - McMillan 16-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 3:06 (TULN 41-24)
Top passers
  • TULN - Justin McMillan - 11/18, 145 yards, TD, INT
  • LA - Andre Nunez - 8/17, 136 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • TULN - Darius Bradwell - 35 carries, 150 yards, 2 TD
  • LA - Raymond Calais - 3 carries, 41 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • TULN - Terren Encalade - 5 receptions, 93 yards, TD
  • LA - Ryheem Malone - 3 receptions, 59 yards

Players drafted into the NFL

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

References

  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.
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