2013 Tulane Green Wave football team

2013 Tulane Green Wave football
New Orleans Bowl vs Louisiana–Lafayette, L 21–24
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
2013 record	7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Curtis Johnson (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Price
Co-defensive coordinator	Jon Sumrall
Co-defensive coordinator	Lionel Washington
Home stadium	Mercedes-Benz Superdome (Capacity: 73,208)

2013 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall x		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina		6	–	2					10	–	3
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2					8	–	5
Florida Atlantic		4	–	4					6	–	6
UAB		1	–	7					2	–	10
Southern Miss		1	–	7					1	–	11
FIU		1	–	7					1	–	11
West Division
Rice x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
UTSA		6	–	2					7	–	5
North Texas		6	–	2					9	–	4
Tulane		5	–	3					7	–	6
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tulsa		2	–	6					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second year head coach Curtis Johnson and played home games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. They were a member of Conference USA in the West Division. This was the Green Wave's last season playing in the Superdome and Conference USA as they will open the new, on-campus Yulman Stadium in the fall of 2014, and move to the American Athletic Conference in July 2014. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette.

In the 2013 season, Tulane reached 500 program wins, had its first winning record since 2002, and went to its first bowl game since the 2002 Hawaiʻi Bowl.

Pre-season

Recruits

2013 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Richard Allen CB	River Ridge, LA	John Curtis Christian	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.38	Jul 9, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 68
Ade Aruna DE	La Porte, IN	La Lumiere School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	4.6	Feb 6, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Sherman Badie RB	River Ridge, LA	John Curtis Christian	5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.3	Nov 5, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 71
Eric Bell DE	Edgard, LA	West St. John	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	N/A	Jun 22, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 67
Quinlan Carroll OLB	Belle Chasse, LA	Belle Chasse	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	N/A	Jun 22, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 68
Tristan Cooper WR	Tampa, FL	Plant	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	N/A	Feb 4, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Leonard Davis S	Reserve, LA	East St. John	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.55	May 30, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jarrod Franklin S	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU Laboratory	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.4	Jan 4, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Brandon Godfrey C	River Ridge, LA	John Curtis Christian	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	N/A	May 29, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Luke Jackson OLB	LaPlace, LA	St. Charles Catholic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.55	Jun 14, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 64
Tanner Lee QB	New Orleans, LA	Jesuit	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	N/A	May 25, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 69
Mike Lizanich LS	Phoenix, AZ	Pinnacle	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	N/A	Jun 18, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 68
Nico Marley S	Weston, FL	Cypress Bay	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	N/A	Jun 24, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 61
Sergio Medina S	Boutte, LA	Hahnville	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.45	Jan 27, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Nick Montana QB	Walnut, CA	Mt. San Antonio JC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.8	Dec 18, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 76
Parry Nickerson CB	Harvey, LA	West Jefferson	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	N/A	Jun 28, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kenneth Santa Marina OG	New Orleans, LA	McDonough 35	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	N/A	Jan 25, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Tanzel Smart DT	Baton Rouge, LA	Scotlandville Magnet	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	N/A	Feb 6, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jason Stewart OG	New Orleans, LA	Warren Easton Charter	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	Apr 30, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 70
Anthony Taylor OT	River Ridge, LA	John Curtis Christian	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	N/A	Mar 29, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Chris Taylor OG	Zachary, LA	Zachary	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	307 lb (139 kg)	5.2	Jun 22, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
Eric Thomas MLB	River Ridge, LA	John Curtis Christian	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	4.55	Nov 1, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
William Townsend CB	Miami, FL	Miami Norland	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5	Nov 26, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Eldrick Washington DE	Harvey, LA	Helen Cox	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	N/A	May 17, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 67
Edward Williams MLB	New Orleans, LA	Warren Easton Charter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.6	Mar 5, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 73
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 93   Rivals: 77
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2013 Tulane Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013. "2013 Tulane Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013. "Tulane Green Wave 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.

Award watch lists

• Orleans Darkwa – Doak Walker Award Candidate^[1] (3rd consecutive year)
• Ryan Grant – Fred Biletnikoff Award Watch List^[2]
• Cairo Santos – Lou Groza Award Watch List^[3] (2012 award winner)

C-USA All-Conference Preseason Awards

• Cairo Santos – Special Teams Player of the Year
• Ryan Grant – First Team, Offense
• Lorenzo Doss – First Team, Defense
• Cairo Santos – First Team, Special Teams

Roster

2013 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Powell, DevinDevin Powell  Fr WR 3 Grant, RyanRyan Grant  Sr WR 8 Breaux, DevonDevon Breaux  Fr WR 9 Banks, KedrickKedrick Banks  Fr QB 11 Montana, NickNick Montana Jr QB 12 Lee, TannerTanner Lee Fr WR 15 Edwards, MarcMarc Edwards  So QB 16 Joseph, JordyJordy Joseph Jr RB 24 Butler, DantéDanté Butler Jr RB 25 Rounds, JoshJosh Rounds So RB 26 Darkwa, OrleansOrleans Darkwa Sr RB 28 Kelley, RobRob Kelley Sr RB 29 O'Neill, AlexAlex O'Neill Fr RB 32 Badie, ShermanSherman Badie Fr RB 33 Thompson, LazedrickLazedrick Thompson  Fr WR 36 Boutte, DevinDevin Boutte Jr WR 42 Wilson, CarlosCarlos Wilson Sr RB 43 Wadleigh, MarshallMarshall Wadleigh Fr WR 44 Macias, AlecAlec Macias So C 50 Godfrey, BrandonBrandon Godfrey Fr OL 60 Paine, PrestonPreston Paine Jr OT 61 Hanson, ColtonColton Hanson  Fr C 64 Henry, MikeMike Henry  Sr C 65 Morgan, ZachZach Morgan  Sr OT 66 Shienle, NathanNathan Shienle  Fr OG 67 Bradley, BobBob Bradley So OL 68 Uzdavinis, ArturoArturo Uzdavinis  So OT 70 Donnelly, SeanSean Donnelly  Jr OG 71 Stewart, JasonJason Stewart Fr OG 72 Mares, RioRio Mares  Sr OG 73 Paul, AlexAlex Paul So OG 74 Skidmore, AdamAdam Skidmore  Jr OT 75 Taylor, ChrisChris Taylor Fr OT 76 Skold, NateNate Skold  So OT 78 Jacquet, ToddTodd Jacquet So OT 79 Santa Marina, KennethKenneth Santa Marina Fr WR 80 Shackleford, JustynJustyn Shackleford Jr TE 81 London, SydieSydie London So WR 82 Rush, XavierXavier Rush Jr WR 83 Van Hooser, FudgeFudge Van Hooser  Fr WR 84 Dobbs, JoJoJoJo Dobbs Sr WR 85 Dace, LarryLarry Dace So TE 88 Marfisi, MattMatt Marfisi  Jr WR 89 Vaughan, ThomasThomas Vaughan So	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 2 Monroe, DarionDarion Monroe So CB 4 Nixon, TaureanTaurean Nixon Jr S 5 LeBeau, BrandonBrandon LeBeau Jr CB 6 Doss, LorenzoLorenzo Doss So S 7 Williams, EdwardEdward Williams Fr CB 10 Davis, LeonardLeonard Davis Fr CB 13 Strozier, DerrickDerrick Strozier  Sr CB 14 Batiste, JordanJordan Batiste So LB 20 Marley, NicoNico Marley Fr S 21 Davis, KyleKyle Davis Sr S 22 Sullen, JordanJordan Sullen Sr CB 23 Allen, RichardRichard Allen Fr S 27 Carthon, RichardRichard Carthon So S 30 Cooper, TristanTristan Cooper Fr LB 34 Franklin, JarrodJarrod Franklin Fr S 35 Scofield, SamSam Scofield Jr S 37 Parker, LJLJ Parker  Sr S 38 Bronzo, AnthonyAnthony Bronzo Jr WR 39 Townsend, WilliamWilliam Townsend Fr FB 40 Bullock, TaylorTaylor Bullock  Jr DE 41 Bryant, AaronAaron Bryant  So LB 43 Gilbert, TylerTyler Gilbert Jr CB 44 Jackson, LukeLuke Jackson Fr LB 45 Bailey, MatthewMatthew Bailey Jr LB 46 Medina, SergioSergio Medina Fr LB 47 DeJean, CameronCameron DeJean  Jr LB 48 LaFrance, RoyceRoyce LaFrance So DE 51 Herman, MaxMax Herman Fr LB 52 Thomas, EricEric Thomas Fr LB 53 Robinson, AndreAndre Robinson  Jr DT 54 Carroll, QuinlanQuinlan Carroll Fr DT 56 Robertson, DominiqueDominique Robertson Sr LB 57 Davis, ZachZach Davis Sr LB 58 Schmidt, BrandonBrandon Schmidt Jr LB 59 Laborde, DavidDavid Laborde So DT 77 Smart, TanzelTanzel Smart Fr DT 87 Aruna, AdeAde Aruna Fr DE 90 Peeples, JeremyJeremy Peeples Sr DE 91 Washington, EldrickEldrick Washington Fr DT 92 Warmsley, JuliusJulius Warmsley Sr DT 93 Welcome, KennyKenny Welcome  Jr DE 94 Davenport, ChrisChris Davenport Sr DT 96 Redwine, CoreyCorey Redwine  So DT 98 Bell, EricEric Bell Fr DT 99 Thomas, CalvinCalvin Thomas So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 19 Santos, CairoCairo Santos Sr P 31 Picerelli, PeterPeter Picerelli So P, K 62 Broccoli, StevenSteven Broccoli So K, P 63 Spinelli, CaseyCasey Spinelli Fr P 69 Ginsburgh, JonathanJonathan Ginsburgh Sr P, K 95 Hilton, LoganLogan Hilton So DS 97 Lizanich, MichaelMichael Lizanich Fr	Head coach Curtis Johnson (2nd season) Coordinators/assistant coaches Eric Price – Offensive Coordinator Jon Sumrall – Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Lionel Washington – Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary David Johnson – Tight Ends/Running Backs Barry Lamb – Linebackers/Special Teams John McDonell – Offensive Line Mike Neu – Quarterbacks Jason Rollins – Secondary Keith Williams – Wide Receivers Doug Lichtenberger – Assistant AD for Football Operations/Recruiting Kwahn Drake – Graduate Assistant Coach, Defense Chad Jenkins – Graduate Assistant Coach, Defense Mike McCarthy – Graduate Assistant Coach, Offense Casey Robottom – Graduate Assistant Coach, Offense Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: October 10, 2013

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 PM	Jackson State*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 34–7	20,992
September 7	2:30 PM	South Alabama*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA	CST	L 39–41	19,414
September 12	6:30 PM	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	FS1	W 24–15	22,035
September 21	11:30 AM	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ACCN	L 17–52	36,128
September 28	6:00 PM	at Louisiana–Monroe*	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	W 31–14	20,476
October 5	2:30 PM	North Texas	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA	FCS	W 24–21	20,734
October 12	2:30 PM	East Carolina	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA	WHNO*	W 36–33 ^3OT	15,157
October 26	2:30 PM	Tulsa	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA	CST	W 14–7	22,414
November 2	4:00 PM	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL		L 17–34	16,406
November 9	1:00 PM	at UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	WHNO	L 7–10	24,606
November 23	2:30 PM	UTEP	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA	CST	W 45–3	19,771
November 30	2:00 PM	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	FCS	L 13–17	20,048
December 21	8:00 PM	vs. Louisiana–Lafayette*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–24	54,728
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

x- *(Tape Delayed broadcast ) Source ^[4]

Game Notes

Jackson State

Jackson State at Tulane^[5]

1 2 3 4 Total JSU 0 0 0 7 7 • Tulane 13 7 7 7 34 Location: New Orleans, LA Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 20,992 Game weather: Indoors

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

This was the first meeting in football between Tulane and Jackson State.

South Alabama

South Alabama at Tulane^[6]

1 2 3 4 Total • S. Alabama 21 10 7 3 41 Tulane 7 12 14 6 39 Location: New Orleans, LA Game start: 2:30 PM CDT Game attendance: 19,414 Television network: CST

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

This was the first meeting in football between Tulane and South Alabama.

Louisiana Tech

Tulane at Louisiana Tech^[7]

1 2 3 4 Total • Tulane 7 0 10 7 24 LA Tech 6 3 0 6 15 Location: Ruston, LA Game start: 6:30 PM CDT Game attendance: 22,035 Television network: FS1

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–0	1998	Tulane, 63–30

Tulane last played Louisiana Tech during its undefeated 1998 season, winning 63–30 at home. Tulane has never lost to Louisiana Tech in football.

Syracuse

Tulane at Syracuse^[8]

1 2 3 4 Total Tulane 10 7 0 0 17 • Syracuse 21 21 7 3 52 Location: Syracuse, NY Game start: 12:30 PM EDT Game attendance: 36,128 Game weather: Indoors Television network: ACCN

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–8	2011	Syracuse, 37–34

Louisiana-Monroe

Tulane at Louisiana-Monroe^[9]

1 2 3 4 Total • Tulane 3 7 21 0 31 ULM 0 0 7 7 14 Location: Monroe, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 20,476 Television network: ESPN3

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2012	UL-Monroe, 63–10

Orleans Darkwa led the team with 118 rushing yards, and the defense held their opponent scoreless in the first half for the second time in the season. Tulane forced 5 turnovers in the game and outgained ULM in rushing yards by 253 to 26.

North Texas

North Texas at Tulane^[10]
(Homecoming Game)

1 2 3 4 Total UNT 0 0 7 14 21 • Tulane 0 7 14 3 24 Location: New Orleans, LA Game start: 2:30 PM CDT Game attendance: 20,734 Game weather: Indoors Television network: FCS

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

This was the first meeting in football between Tulane and North Texas. Tulane won as time expired on the clock with a 27-yeard field goal from Lou Groza Award-winner Cairo Santos. It was Tulane's first homecoming victory since the 2006 season and gave the Green Wave its best season start since 2003 and best conference start since 1998. The victory was also Tulane football's 500th win all-time. The defense held their opponent scoreless in the first half for the third time in the season and had two interceptions. Special teams blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown for the first time in school history.^[11]

East Carolina

East Carolina at Tulane^[12]

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT Total ECU 3 3 0 13 7 7 0 33 • Tulane 3 3 10 3 7 7 3 36 Location: New Orleans, LA Game start: 2:30 PM CDT Game attendance: 15,157 Game weather: Indoors Television network: WHNO

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–10	2012	East Carolina, 28–23

Devin Powell played quarterback for Tulane, as starting quarterback Nick Montana was out with a shoulder injury. Cairo Santos kicked 5 field goals, including a 42-yard kick to win the game in triple overtime. Derrick Strozier intercepted an East Carolina pass and returned it 99 yards for a touchdown, while wearing one shoe.^[13] The game was the longest in school history and Tulane's first win over East Carolina since 2003. Following the victory, Tulane players won all three Conference USA weekly awards: Offensive Player of the Week (Devin Powell), Defensive Player of the Week (Derrick Strozier), and Special Teams Player of the Week (Cairo Santos).^[13]

Tulsa

Tulsa at Tulane^[14]

1 2 3 4 Total Tulsa 0 7 0 0 7 • Tulane 0 7 7 0 14 Location: New Orleans, LA Game start: 2:30 PM CDT Game attendance: 22,414 Game weather: Indoors Television network: CST

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–8	2012	Tulsa, 45–10

Tulane came away with a 14–7 victory, beating Tulsa for the first time since their initial meeting in 1968, a 25–15 Green Wave victory in Tulane Stadium. In the two teams' last 8 meetings, the Green Wave lost by an average score of 43–12.^[15] Tulane forced 4 turnovers and 8 penalties from a Tulsa team that was the least penalized in college football coming into the game. The Golden Hurricane managed only 7 points in a game for the first time since their season opener against Bowling Green.^[16] Devin Powell played quarterback in place of Nick Montana, who was still on the bench with a separated shoulder. With the win, Tulane became bowl-eligible for the first time since 2002.^[17]

Florida Atlantic

Tulane at Florida Atlantic^[18]

1 2 3 4 Total Tulane 7 10 0 0 17 • FAU 7 0 10 17 34 Location: Boca Raton, FL Game start: 5:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 16,406

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

This was the first meeting in football between Tulane and Florida Atlantic.

UTSA

Tulane at UTSA^[19]

1 2 3 4 Total Tulane 0 7 0 0 7 • UTSA 0 0 7 3 10 Location: San Antonio, TX Game start: 1:00 PM CST Game attendance: 24,606 Game weather: Indoors Television network: WHNO

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

This was the first meeting in football between Tulane and UTSA. While the Green Wave compiled more yards and first downs than the Roadrunners, while holding the ball for 15 minutes more, the team committed 14 penalties for 105 yards. UTSA kicked a field goal with 14 seconds remaining on the clock to break the 7–7 tie and win the game. With the loss, Tulane dropped to 6–4.^[19]

UTEP

UTEP at Tulane^[20]

1 2 3 4 Total UTEP 0 3 0 0 3 • Tulane 14 24 7 0 45 Location: New Orleans, LA Game start: 2:30 PM CST Game attendance: 19,771 Game weather: Indoors Television network: CST

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2012	UTEP, 24–20

Tulane dominated UTEP in the program's final scheduled home game in the Superdome, scoring 38 points in the first half alone. Numerous former players from the Superdome era attended the game, and the "All-Dome Team," an all-star team of players from those 38 seasons, was introduced at halftime.^[21] The Green Wave's 45–3 victory was the largest margin of victory for Tulane in a C-USA game, and the 3 points allowed were the fewest the program had ever allowed in a C-USA contest. The win brought Tulane's record to 7–4, ensuring its first winning season since 2002.^[22] The Green Wave offense totaled 482 yards, with 205 passing and 277 rushing. The defense allowed 232 yards total and forced 3 turnovers. The team also reduced its penalties from the previous game to 4, totaling 35 yards.^[20] The win kept Tulane in contention to win the West Division of C-USA, provided it gained a victory at Rice the next week, while UTSA lost to Louisiana Tech at home.^[23]

Rice

Tulane at Rice^[24]

1 2 3 4 Total Tulane 3 0 7 3 13 • Rice 7 10 0 0 17 Location: Houston, TX Game start: 2:00 PM CST Game attendance: 20,048 Television network: FCS

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–20	2012	Rice, 49–47

This was the last conference game between Tulane and Rice. The Green Wave defense continued its above-average season by holding Rice's conference-best offense to 124 rushing yards, less than half its average coming into the game.^[25] It also forced two turnovers to place the Wave in position to score a field goal in the first half and a touchdown in the second half. The defensive effort could not make up for Tulane's offense, however, which struggled throughout the game and gained a season-low 123 yards, scoring only 3 points in the first half.^[26]

Louisiana–Lafayette–New Orleans Bowl

Tulane at Louisiana–Lafayette
(New Orleans Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total Tulane 0 14 7 0 21 • ULL 14 7 0 3 24 Location: New Orleans, LA Game start: 8:00 PM CST Game weather: Indoors Referee: David Witvoet (Big Ten) Television network: ESPN

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–5	2012	UL–Lafayette, 41–13

This was Tulane's first bowl game since its 36–28 Hawaiʻi Bowl win over Hawaiʻi in 2002. It was also the first all-Louisiana New Orleans Bowl game.

After the season

Awards

C-USA All-Conference Awards

Ryan Grant – First Team, Offense Lorenzo Doss – First Team, Defense Julius Warmsley – First Team, Defense Cairo Santos – First Team, Special Teams

Nico Marley – co-Freshman Player of the Year Orleans Darkwa – Honorable Mention, Offense Sean Donnelly – Honorable Mention, Offense Zach Morgan – Honorable Mention, Offense

Chris Davenport – Honorable Mention, Defense Royce LaFrance – Honorable Mention, Defense Jordan Batiste – Honorable Mention, Defense Darion Monroe – Honorable Mention, Defense

^[27][28]

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