# 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.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Terren Encalade | WR | SR |
| John Mackey Award | 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.
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 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Wake Forest* | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | CBSSN | L 17–23 $^{OT}$ | 15,478 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 (FCS) Nicholls* | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPN3 | W 42–17 | 21,092 |
| September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at UAB* | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | Stadium | L 24–31 | 21,991 |
| September 22 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Ohio State* | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | BTN | L 6–49 | 103,336 |
| September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Memphis | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPN2 | W 40–24 | 16,631 |
| October 6 | 11:00 a.m. | at Cincinnati | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPNU | L 21–37 | 32,200 |
| October 20 | 2:30 p.m. | SMU | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPNU | L 23–27 | 13,987 |
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tulsa | H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPNU | W 24–17 | 16,133 |
| November 3 | 2:30 p.m. | at South Florida | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | CBSSN | W 41–15 | 31,388 |
| November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | East Carolina | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPNews | W 24–18 | 20,860 |
| November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at Houston | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN | L 17–48 | 24,209 |
| November 24 | 11:00 a.m. | Navy | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPNU | W 29–28 | 20,042 |
| December 15 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. Louisiana* | Camping World StadiumOrlando, FL (Cure Bowl) | CBSSN | W 41–24 | 19,066 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Wake Forest

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

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

### At UAB

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Midshipmen | 0 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 28 |
| Green Wave | 0 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
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 :
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 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Green Wave | 21 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
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 :
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 |