# 2014 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 2014 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Curtis Johnson and played home games at Yulman Stadium. They were in their first year of membership in the American Athletic Conference, and it was the Green Wave's first season on its Uptown campus since the 1974 season. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

## Pre-season
### Recruits

College recruiting information (2014) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Kendall Ardoin TE | Ville Platte, LA | Ville Platte | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.6 | Jun 16, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Eric Bowie LB | Monroe, LA | Ouchita Parish | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.7 | Aug 4, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Glen Cuiellette QB | Mandeville, LA | Mandeville | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | N/A | Feb 27, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 72 |||||||
| Raul Diaz OL | Miami, FL | Miami Central | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 277 lb (126 kg) | 5.0 | Oct 30, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| Andrew DiRocco K | Fort Lauderdale, FL | University School of Nova SE University | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | N/A | Jul 30, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Braynon Edwards DT | Miami, FL | Gulliver Prep | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 370 lb (170 kg) | N/A | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Terren Encalade WR | Belle Chasse, LA | Belle Chasse | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | N/A | Aug 17, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Rene Fleury LB | New Orleans, LA | McDonogh 35 | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | N/A | Aug 8, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Zachery Harris LB | New Orleans, LA | Holy Cross | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | N/A | Dec 13, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Dontrell Hilliard RB | Baton Rouge, LA | Scotlandville | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | N/A | Jan 16, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Leondre James Ath | Donaldsonville, LA | Donaldsonville | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.5 | Jun 14, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Devon Johnson OL | Amite, LA | Amite | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | N/A | Nov 25, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Charles Jones TE | New Orleans, LA | St. Augustine | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | N/A | Jan 30, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 67 |||||||
| Robert Kennedy LB | Belle Chasse, LA | Belle Chasse | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | 4.5 | Nov 12, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| John Leglue OL | Alexandria, LA | Holy Savior Menard | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 282 lb (128 kg) | N/A | Feb 6, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Donnie Lewis DB | Baton Rouge, LA | Central | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 2, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Stephon Lofton DB | New Orleans, LA | Miller-McCoy | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | N/A | Aug 1, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| RaeJuan Marbley LB | Destrehan, LA | Destrehan | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | N/A | Aug 10, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Trey Scott TE | Powder Springs, GA | McEachern | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | N/A | Sep 7, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Niguel Veal Ath | Harvey, LA | West Jefferson | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | N/A | Oct 19, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Daren Williams DE | Reserve, LA | East St. John | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | N/A | Feb 3, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| Sean Wilson DE | Port Sulphur, LA | South Plaquemines | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | N/A | Apr 11, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Peter Woullard DE | New Orleans, LA | St. Augustine | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | N/A | Jun 5, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 70 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 101 Rivals: 83 247Sports: 90 |||||||
| ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2014 Tulane Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 19, 2014. "2014 Tulane Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved March 19, 2014. "Tulane Green Wave 2014". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 19, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 19, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 19, 2014. "2014 Tulane Green Wave football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved March 19, 2014. |||||||

### Award watch lists

Lorenzo Doss
* Walter Camp Award Watch List
* Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
* Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
* Jim Thorpe Award Watch List
* College Football Performance Award (CFPA) Defensive Back Trophy Watch List

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 28 | 7:00 pm | at Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | CBSSN | L 31–38 $^{2OT}$ | 19,032 |
| September 6 | 3:00 pm | Georgia Tech* | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPNews | L 21–38 | 30,000 |
| September 13 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 (FCS) Southeastern Louisiana* | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPN3 | W 35–20 | 26,358 |
| September 20 | 11:30 am | at Duke* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCN/FSNO | L 13–47 | 20,197 |
| September 27 | 11:00 am | at Rutgers* | High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ | ESPNews | L 6–31 | 48,361 |
| October 11 | 7:00 pm | UConn | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPNews | W 12–3 | 23,076 |
| October 18 | 11:00 am | at UCF | Bright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FL | ESPNU | L 13–20 | 35,015 |
| October 31 | 7:00 pm | Cincinnati | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPN2 | L 14–38 | 21,414 |
| November 8 | 2:30 pm | at Houston | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX | ESPNU | W 31–24 | 32,205 |
| November 15 | 2:30 pm | Memphis | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPNU | L 7–38 | 28,614 |
| November 22 | 2:30 pm | at East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | ESPN3 | L 6–34 | 48,433 |
| December 6 | 6:30 pm | Temple | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPN2 | L 3–10 | 20,612 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
Source

## Game summaries
### Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Tulane | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| • Tulsa | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 38 |

### UCF

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tulane | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| • UCF | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |

### Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cincinnati | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Tulane | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |

### Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Tulane | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Houston | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
After the Wave took a 31–17 lead late in the 4th quarter, the Cougars scored a touchdown and then recovered an onside kick, driving into the red zone. On the last play of the game though, Parry Nickerson made his second interception of the night as time expired. With starters Sherman Badie and Lazedrick Thompson injured for the game, all 31 of the Green Wave's points were scored by true freshmen – Teddy Veal, Dontrell Hilliard, Leondre James, and Andrew DiRocco. The win snapped a 10-game losing streak to Houston, and an 18-game losing streak in games played outside the state of Louisiana.

### Memphis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Memphis | 7 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 38 |
| Tulane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### East Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tulane | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| • ECU | 10 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 34 |

### Temple

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Temple | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Tulane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

## Awards
### American Athletic Conference Weekly Honors

Week 1
* Sherman Badie – Weekly Honor Roll
Week 3
* Nico Marley – Weekly Honor Roll
Week 7
* Darion Monroe – Weekly Honor Roll
Week 11
* Parry Nickerson – Defensive Player of the Week
* Dontrell Hilliard – Weekly Honor Roll
* Tanner Lee – Weekly Honor Roll