2018 Cure Bowl

The 2018 Cure Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 15, 2018,^[5] with kickoff scheduled for 1:30 p.m. EST.^[6] 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.

2018 AutoNation Cure Bowl
4th Cure Bowl
Tulane Green Wave Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (6–6) (7–6) The American Sun Belt 41 24 Head coach:  Willie Fritz Head coach:  Billy Napier
1 2 3 4 Total Tulane 21 3 3 14 41 Louisiana 7 3 7 7 24
Date	December 15, 2018
Season	2018
Stadium	Camping World Stadium
Location	Orlando, Florida
MVP	Darius Bradwell (RB, Tulane)[1]
Favorite	Tulane by 3.5[2]
National anthem	Girl Scouts Citrus Singers[3]
Referee	Jonathan Noli (Conference USA)
Attendance	19,066
Payout	US$751,000 [4]
United States TV coverage
Network	CBSSN and Touchdown Radio
Announcers	Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor and John Schriffen (CBSSN) JP Shadrick, Gino Torretta and Jamie Seh (Touchdown Radio)
Cure Bowl  < 2017  2019 >

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

Main article: 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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

Tulane

Main article: 2018 Tulane Green Wave football team

Tulane received and accepted a bid to the Cure Bowl on December 2.^[8] 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 Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP 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 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 41 24

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
	Rushing	Darius Bradwell	35 car, 150 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Terren Encalade	5 rec, 93 yds, 1 TD
Louisiana	Passing	Andre Nunez	8/17, 136 yds
	Rushing	Raymond Calais	3 car, 41 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ryheem Malone	3 rec, 59 yds