2018 Tulane Green Wave football team

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2018 Tulane Green Wave football
Tulane Green Wave wordmark.svg
AAC West Division co-champion
Cure Bowl champion
Cure Bowl, W 41–24 vs. Louisiana
Conference American Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (5–3 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Ruse (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Spread option
Defensive coordinatorJack Curtis (3rd season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Yulman 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.

Contents

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Fred Biletnikoff Award [1] Terren EncaladeWRSR
John Mackey Award [2] Charles Jones TESR

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 finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Memphis171 (23)
2Houston146 (4)
3Navy129 (3)
4SMU72
5Tulane68
6Tulsa44

Roster

2018 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1Jonathan BanksSr
QB 2Dane Ledford Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 3 Darnell Mooney Jr
QB 4P.J. Hurst Redshirt.svg  So
WR 5Terren Encalade Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 6Corey Dauphine Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 7Devin GlennSr
QB 9Keon HowardJr
RB 10 Darius Bradwell Jr
RB 11Amare JonesFr
QB 12Justin McMillanSr
WR 13Brian Newman Redshirt.svg  Sr
QB 14Christian DanielsFr
WR 15Jacob Robertson Jr. Redshirt.svg  So
QB 16John SakosFr
WR 17Jorien VallienFr
QB 19Josh HollFr
RB 20Cameron CarrollFr
RB 21James PocheFr
RB 22Stephon HudersonSo
WR 23Ryan ThompsonFr
RB 27Ygenio BookerFr
RB 30Logan Ammons Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 34Jared BertrandSr
TE 40Connor Prouet Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 46Will Wallace Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 47Andrew ZuckermanJr
WR 48Johnathon KellerSo
OL 50Tyler JohnsonJr
OL 51Stephen LewerenzFr
OL 52Dominique BriggsSr
OL 53Keyshawn McLeod Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 57Noah FisherSr
OL 63Cameron Jackel Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 64Corey DublinSo
OL 66Nik HoganFr
OL 69Hunter KnightonSr
OL 70Timothy Shafter Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 71Ben Bratcher Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 72 John Leglue Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 74Devon Johnson Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 75Max WattenmakerFr
OL 76Michael RemondetFr
OL 79Joey Claybrook Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 80Tyrick JamesFr
WR 82Jaetavian TolesSo
WR 83Nick ToppinoFr
TE 84 Charles Jones Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 86Sorrell BrownFr
WR 87Kevin Ledee Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 88Jabril ClewisSr
TE 89Kendall Ardoin Redshirt.svg  Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1 Donnie Lewis Redshirt.svg  Sr
S 2 Roderic Teamer Sr
S 3Larry BryantJr
CB 8Willie Langham Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 9Jaylon MonroeSo
S 12Sean HarperJr
S 13Quentin Brown Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 16P. J. HallJr
S 19Taris ShenallSr
DB 21Chris JoyceFr
S 25Will HarperJr
CB 26 BoPete Keyes Jr
LB 27Nick MartorellFr
LB 28Marvin MoodySo
LB 29Keitha Jones Jr.Fr
DE 30Alfred ThomasFr
S 31Larry BrooksFr
S 32Grant HamelFr
S 33Tirise BargeSo
DE 34 Patrick Johnson So
LB 35Lawrence GrahamJr
S 36Chase KuerschenSo
S 37 Macon Clark Fr
LB 38KJ Vault Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 40Zachery Harris Redshirt.svg  Sr
DE 42Torri Singletary Jr. Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 44Juan MonjarresFr
NT 48De'Andre Williams Redshirt.svg  So
DE 54Carlos HatcherFr
DE 55 Cameron Sample So
DE 57Peter Woullard Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 59Sam Bruchhaus Redshirt.svg  Fr
NT 68Henry Stern Redshirt.svg  Jr
NT 77Jeffery JohnsonFr
DE 78Davon WrightFr
DE 90Robert Kennedy Redshirt.svg  Sr
DE 91Noah SeidenFr
NT 93Jamiran JonesFr
NT 95Avery Jenkins Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 98Nick Kubiet Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 99Justin Walton Redshirt.svg  Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K/P 43Coby Neenan Redshirt.svg  So
K 45Randy Harvey Redshirt.svg  Jr
K/P 49Zachary BlockSr
LS 56Austin Streaty Redshirt.svg  Fr
LS 60Geron EatherlyJr
K 61Davis WalkerFr
K 62Merek GloverJr
K 92Sterling StockwellFr
K 96Casey GloverFr
P 97 Ryan Wright Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 5, 2019

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m. Wake Forest *
 CBSSN L 17–23 OT15,478
September 87:00 p.m.No. 11 (FCS) Nicholls *
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
 ESPN3 W 42–1721,092
September 1512:00 p.m.at UAB *
 Stadium L 24–3121,991
September 222:30 p.m.at No. 4 Ohio State *
 BTN L 6–49103,336
September 287:00 p.m. Memphis
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPN2W 40–2416,631
October 611:00 a.m.at Cincinnati
ESPNU L 21–3732,200
October 202:30 p.m. SMU
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPNUL 23–2713,987
October 276:00 p.m.at Tulsa
ESPNUW 24–1716,133
November 32:30 p.m.at South Florida
CBSSNW 41–1531,388
November 103:00 p.m. East Carolina Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
 ESPNews W 24–1820,860
November 157:00 p.m.at Houston
ESPN L 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
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • 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
Quarter1234OTTotal
Demon Deacons0737623
Green Wave00143017

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)
Game information

Nicholls State

Nicholls at Tulane – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 11 (FCS) Colonels370717
Green Wave71471442

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
Game information

At UAB

Tulane at UAB – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Green Wave0714324
Blazers7143731

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
Game information

At Ohio State

Tulane at Ohio State – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Green Wave06006
No. 4 Buckeyes21210749

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH

Game information

Memphis

Memphis at Tulane – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Tigers7071024
Green Wave14371640

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
Game information

At Cincinnati

Tulane at Cincinnati – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Green Wave770721
Bearcats3216737

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
Game information

SMU

Southern Methodist at Tulane – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Mustangs0771327
Green Wave277723

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
Game information

At Tulsa

Tulane at Tulsa – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Green Wave0771024
Golden Hurricane377017

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
Game information

At South Florida

Tulane at South Florida – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Green Wave7207741
Bulls306615

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
Game information

East Carolina

East Carolina at Tulane – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Pirates370818
Green Wave777324

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
Game information

At Houston

Tulane at Houston – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Green Wave630817
Cougars141710748

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
Game information
Navy at Tulane – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Midshipmen0318728
Green Wave0210829

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
Game information

Vs. Louisiana (Cure Bowl)

Tulane vs. Louisiana – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Green Wave21331441
Ragin' Cajuns737724

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
Game information

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
7221 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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