2018 Tulane Green Wave football team

2018 Tulane Green Wave football
2018 Tulane Green Wave football
AAC West Division co-champion; Cure Bowl champion
Cure Bowl, W 41–24 vs. Louisiana
Conference	American Athletic Conference
	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 →

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.

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Award	Player	Position	Year
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[1]	Terren Encalade	WR	SR
John Mackey Award^[2]	Charles Jones	TE	SR

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

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

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

Preseason

2018 American Athletic Conference football standings
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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