2018 Tulane Green Wave football team

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.

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 →

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

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 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

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.	at UAB*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	Stadium	L 24–31	21,991
September 22	2:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Ohio 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.	at Cincinnati	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.	at Tulsa	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNU	W 24–17	16,133
November 3	2:30 p.m.	at South 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.	at Houston	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

Wake Forest

See also: 2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Demon Deacons	0	7	3	7	6	23
Green Wave	0	0	14	3	0	17

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

Wake Forest at Tulane – Game summary

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)

Nicholls State

See also: 2018 Nicholls State Colonels football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 (FCS) Colonels	3	7	0	7	17
Green Wave	7	14	7	14	42

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 TULN - Darnell Mooney - 6 receptions, 111 yards, TD NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon - 4 receptions, 112 yards

Nicholls at Tulane – Game summary

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

At UAB

See also: 2018 UAB Blazers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	7	14	3	24
Blazers	7	14	3	7	31

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

Tulane at UAB – Game summary

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

At Ohio State

See also: 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	6	0	0	6
No. 4 Buckeyes	21	21	0	7	49

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

Tulane at Ohio State – Game summary

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

Memphis

See also: 2018 Memphis Tigers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	0	7	10	24
Green Wave	14	3	7	16	40

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

Memphis at Tulane – Game summary

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

At Cincinnati

See also: 2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	7	7	0	7	21
Bearcats	3	21	6	7	37

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

Tulane at Cincinnati – Game summary

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

SMU

See also: 2018 SMU Mustangs football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	7	13	27
Green Wave	2	7	7	7	23

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

Southern Methodist at Tulane – Game summary

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

At Tulsa

See also: 2018 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	7	7	10	24
Golden Hurricane	3	7	7	0	17

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

Tulane at Tulsa – Game summary

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

At South Florida

See also: 2018 South Florida Bulls football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	7	20	7	7	41
Bulls	3	0	6	6	15

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

Tulane at South Florida – Game summary

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

East Carolina

See also: 2018 East Carolina Pirates football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	3	7	0	8	18
Green Wave	7	7	7	3	24

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

East Carolina at Tulane – Game summary

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

At Houston

See also: 2018 Houston Cougars football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	6	3	0	8	17
Cougars	14	17	10	7	48

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

Tulane at Houston – Game summary

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

Navy

See also: 2018 Navy Midshipmen football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	3	18	7	28
Green Wave	0	21	0	8	29

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

Navy at Tulane – Game summary

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

Vs. Louisiana (Cure Bowl)

See also: 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team and 2018 Cure Bowl

Pregame line	Over/under
Tulane	−3.0

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	21	3	3	14	41
Ragin' Cajuns	7	3	7	7	24

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

Tulane vs. Louisiana – Game summary

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

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2019 NFL draft

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.