# 2018 Cure Bowl

The 2018 Cure Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 15, 2018, with kickoff scheduled for 1:30 p.m. EST. It was the fourth edition of the Cure Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by automotive retailer AutoNation, the game was officially known as the AutoNation Cure Bowl.

## Teams

The game was played between the Tulane Green Wave from the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns from the Sun Belt Conference. Both teams made their first appearance in a Cure Bowl. This game was the 27th all time meeting against the Ragin' Cajuns and the Green Wave, with Tulane leading the series 22–4; this was their second meeting in a bowl.

### Louisiana

Louisiana won the Sun Belt West Division title, earning a berth in the inaugural Sun Belt Championship, where they lost to Appalachian State. The Ragin' Cajuns entered the bowl with a 7–6 record (5–3 in conference).

### Tulane

Tulane received and accepted a bid to the Cure Bowl on December 2. The Green Wave, who were co-champions of the West Division of the AAC, entered the bowl with a 6–6 record (5–3 in conference).

## Game summary
### Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | TUL | LA |
| 1 | 12:25 | 6 | 75 | 2:35 | LA | Raymond Calais 38-yard touchdown run, Kyle Pfau kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 9:49 | 7 | 75 | 2:36 | TUL | Darius Bradwell 15-yard touchdown run, Merek Glover kick good | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | 5:21 | 6 | 55 | 2:59 | TUL | Terren Encalade 38-yard touchdown reception from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick good | 14 | 7 |
| 1 | 0:48 | 8 | 63 | 2:36 | TUL | Amare Jones 1-yard touchdown run, Merek Glover kick good | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | 10:14 | 9 | 35 | 4:32 | TUL | 38-yard field goal by Merek Glover | 24 | 7 |
| 2 | 0:00 | 4 | 11 | 0:23 | LA | 43-yard field goal by Kyle Pfau | 24 | 10 |
| 3 | 9:46 | 6 | 62 | 1:50 | LA | Elijah Mitchell 3-yard touchdown run, Kyle Pfau kick good | 24 | 17 |
| 3 | 2:58 | 12 | 73 | 4:51 | TUL | 26-yard field goal by Merek Glover | 27 | 17 |
| 4 | 10:16 | 4 | 56 | 1:04 | LA | Jarrod Jackson 13-yard touchdown reception from Andre Nunez, Kyle Pfau kick good | 27 | 24 |
| 4 | 3:49 | 13 | 75 | 6:27 | TUL | Darius Bradwell 4-yard touchdown run, Merek Glover kick good | 34 | 24 |
| 4 | 3:06 | 4 | 19 | 0:22 | TUL | Justin McMillan 16-yard touchdown run, Merek Glover kick good | 41 | 24 |
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### Statistics

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Green Wave | 21 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Statistics | TUL | LA |
| First downs | 28 | 11 |
| Plays–yards | 86–482 | 55–258 |
| Rushes–yards | 68–337 | 30–84 |
| Passing yards | 145 | 174 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–18–1 | 11–25–1 |
| Time of possession | 40:31 | 19:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tulane | Passing | Justin McMillan | 11/18, 145 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Tulane | Rushing | Darius Bradwell | 35 car, 150 yds, 2 TD |
| Tulane | Receiving | Terren Encalade | 5 rec, 93 yds, 1 TD |
| Louisiana | Passing | Andre Nunez | 8/17, 136 yds |
| Louisiana | Rushing | Raymond Calais | 3 car, 41 yds, 1 TD |
| Louisiana | Receiving | Ryheem Malone | 3 rec, 59 yds |