2018 Tulane Green Wave football team explained

Year:2018
Team:Tulane Green Wave
Sport:football
Conference:American Athletic Conference
Short Conf:The American
Division:West Division
Record:7–6
Conf Record:5–3
Head Coach:Willie Fritz
Hc Year:3rd
Off Coach:Doug Ruse
Oc Year:3rd
Off Scheme:Spread option
Def Coach:Jack Curtis
Dc Year:3rd
Def Scheme:4–2–5
Champion:AAC West Division co-champion
Cure Bowl champion
Stadium:Yulman Stadium

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

Fred Biletnikoff Award[1] Terren EncaladeWRSR
John Mackey Award[2] Charles JonesTESR

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.[3]

Media poll (West)
1 Memphis 171 (23)
2 Houston 146 (4)
3 Navy 129 (3)
4 SMU 72
5 Tulane 68
6 Tulsa 44

Schedule

Schedule Source:[4]

Game summaries

Wake Forest

See also: 2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.

Nicholls State

See also: 2018 Nicholls State Colonels football team.

At UAB

See also: 2018 UAB Blazers football team.

At Ohio State

See also: 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.

Memphis

See also: 2018 Memphis Tigers football team.

At Cincinnati

See also: 2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team.

SMU

See also: 2018 SMU Mustangs football team.

At Tulsa

See also: 2018 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.

At South Florida

See also: 2018 South Florida Bulls football team.

East Carolina

See also: 2018 East Carolina Pirates football team.

At Houston

See also: 2018 Houston Cougars football team.

Navy

See also: 2018 Navy Midshipmen football team.

Vs. Louisiana (Cure Bowl)

See also: 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team and 2018 Cure Bowl.

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Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2019 NFL draft.

7 221 CB Cleveland Browns

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List. July 19, 2018. July 19, 2018.
  2. Web site: 2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released. July 20, 2018. July 20, 2018.
  3. Web site: UCF Tabbed as Favorite in 2018 Preseason Media Poll . TheAmerican.org . 24 July 2018.
  4. Web site: 2018 Tulane Green Wave Football Schedule. FB Schedules. May 2, 2018.