2019 Tulane Green Wave football team explained

Year:	2019
Team:	Tulane Green Wave
Sport:	football
Conference:	American Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	The American
Division:	West Division
Record:	7–6
Conf Record:	3–5
Head Coach:	Willie Fritz
Hc Year:	4th
Off Coach:	Will Hall
Oc Year:	1st
Off Scheme:	Multiple
Def Coach:	Jack Curtis
Dc Year:	4th
Def Scheme:	4–2–5
Stadium:	Yulman Stadium
Champion:	Armed Forces Bowl champion
Bowl:	Armed Forces Bowl
Bowl Result:	W 30–13 vs. Southern Miss

The 2019 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2019 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 fourth-year head coach Willie Fritz.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Chuck Bednarik Award^[1]	Patrick Johnson	DE	JR
Doak Walker Award^[2]	Darius Bradwell	RB	SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[3]	Darnell Mooney	WR	SR
Rimington Trophy^[4]	Christian Montano	C	GRAD
Bronko Nagurski Trophy^[5]	Patrick Johnson	DE	JR
Patrick Mannelly Award^[6]	Geron Eatherly	LS	SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award^[7]	Justin McMillan	QB	GRAD

AAC media poll

The preseason poll was released at the 2019 AAC Media Day on July 16, 2019. The Green Wave were predicted to finish in third place in the AAC West Division.^[8]

West

1	Memphis	165 (15)
2	Houston	162 (14)
3	Tulane	108
4	SMU	87 (1)
5	Navy	70
6	Tulsa	38

East

1	UCF	169 (19)
2	Cincinnati	157 (11)
3	South Florida	107
4	Temple	101
5	East Carolina	66
6	Connecticut	30

American Champion Voting

• UCF (12)
• Cincinnati (8)
• Memphis (6)
• Houston (4)

Schedule

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Game summaries

FIU

See also: 2019 FIU Panthers football team.

Tulane

-3.0

Statistics	FIU	Tulane
First downs	16	28
Total yards	267	545
Rushing yards	59	350
Passing yards	208	195
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	26:18	33:42

At Auburn

See also: 2019 Auburn Tigers football team.

Auburn

-16.5

Statistics	Tulane	Auburn
First downs	12	20
Total yards	223	379
Rushing yards	120	172
Passing yards	103	207
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	25:27	34:33

Missouri State

See also: 2019 Missouri State Bears football team.

Tulane

-31.5

Statistics	Missouri State	Tulane
First downs	11	26
Total yards	182	540
Rushing yards	54	298
Passing yards	128	242
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	26:43	33:17

Houston

See also: 2019 Houston Cougars football team.

Tulane

-4.0

Statistics	Houston	Tulane
First downs	28	23
Total yards	533	511
Rushing yards	304	325
Passing yards	229	186
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	31:36	28:24

At Army

See also: 2019 Army Black Knights football team.

Tulane

-2.0

Statistics	Tulane	Army
First downs	28	21
Total yards	525	363
Rushing yards	324	193
Passing yards	201	170
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	31:07	28:53

UConn

See also: 2019 UConn Huskies football team.

Tulane

-33.5

Statistics	UConn	Tulane
First downs	14	31
Total yards	234	634
Rushing yards	100	311
Passing yards	134	323
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	30:49	29:11

At Memphis

See also: 2019 Memphis Tigers football team.

Memphis

-2.0

Statistics	Tulane	Memphis
First downs	16	28
Total yards	267	545
Rushing yards	59	350
Passing yards	208	195
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	26:18	33:42

At Navy

See also: 2019 Navy Midshipmen football team.

Navy

-4.0

Statistics	Tulane	Navy
First downs	24	21
Total yards	477	453
Rushing yards	187	385
Passing yards	290	68
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	28:35	31:25

Tulsa

See also: 2019 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.

Tulane

-10.0

Statistics	Tulsa	Tulane
First downs	22	20
Total yards	398	474
Rushing yards	128	290
Passing yards	270	184
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	29:09	30:51

At Temple

See also: 2019 Temple Owls football team.

Tulane

-6.5

Statistics	Tulane	Temple
First downs	22	22
Total yards	333	402
Rushing yards	203	105
Passing yards	130	297
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	30:41	29:19

UCF

See also: 2019 UCF Knights football team.

UCF

-7.0

Statistics	UCF	Tulane
First downs	23	21
Total yards	484	402
Rushing yards	165	221
Passing yards	319	181
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	29:15	30:45

At SMU

See also: 2019 SMU Mustangs football team.

SMU

-3.0

Statistics	Tulane	SMU
First downs	26	18
Total yards	465	377
Rushing yards	223	197
Passing yards	242	180
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	36:09	23:51

Vs. Southern Miss (Armed Forces Bowl)

See also: 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team, 2020 Armed Forces Bowl (January) and Battle for the Bell (Southern Miss–Tulane).

Tulane

-7.0

Statistics	Southern Miss	Tulane
First downs	15	19
Total yards	359	379
Rushing yards	58	164
Passing yards	301	215
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	26:07	33:53

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL draft.

5	173		WR	Chicago Bears
7	237		CB	Kansas City Chiefs

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019 Bednarik Award Watch List. July 15, 2019 . July 15, 2019.
2. Web site: 2019 Doak Walker Award Candidates Announced. July 17, 2019 . July 17, 2019.
3. Web site: 2019 Biletnikoff Award Watch List. July 18, 2019 . July 18, 2019.
4. Web site: 2019 Rimington Trophy Watch List. July 19, 2019 . July 21, 2019.
5. Web site: 2019 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List Unveiled. July 23, 2019 . July 23, 2019.
6. Web site: 2019 Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List. August 2, 2019 . August 20, 2019.
7. Web site: The Golden Arm Award Announces 2019 Class of Candidates . August 19, 2019 . August 19, 2019.
8. Web site: UCF Chosen as Favorite in 2019 Preseason Media Poll . TheAmerican.org . July 16, 2019 . July 16, 2019.
9. Web site: 2019 Tulane Green Wave Football Schedule. FB Schedules. February 25, 2019.