American college football season
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
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]
Roster
Schedule
- Schedule Source:[4]
Game summaries
Wake Forest
Nicholls State
Nicholls at Tulane – Game summary
at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); cloudy
- Game attendance: 21,092
- Referee: Henry Wimberg
- TV: ESPN3
- [4] [5] [6]
At UAB
Tulane at UAB – Game summary
at Legion Field, Birmingham, AL
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 21,991
- Referee: Tony Calabrese
- TV: Facebook Live
- [7] [8] [9]
At Ohio State
Memphis
Memphis at Tulane – Game summary
at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA
- Date: September 28
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); rain
- Game attendance: 16,631
- Referee: Chs. Lamertina
- TV: ESPN2
- [13] [14] [15]
At Cincinnati
Tulane at Cincinnati – Game summary
at Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
- Date: October 6
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
- Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); partly cloudy, warm
- Game attendance: 32,200
- Referee: Adam Savoie
- TV: ESPNU
- [16] [17] [18]
SMU
Southern Methodist at Tulane – Game summary
at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA
- Date: October 20
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); rain
- Game attendance: 13,987
- Referee: Riley Johnson
- TV: ESPNU
- [19] [20] [21]
At Tulsa
At South Florida
East Carolina
East Carolina at Tulane – Game summary
at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA
- Date: November 10
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 20,860
- Referee: Mike Roche
- TV: ESPNews
- [28] [29]
At Houston
Tulane at Houston – Game summary
at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX
- Date: November 15
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C); clear
- Game attendance: 24,209
- Referee: Tracy Jones
- TV: ESPN
- [30] [31] [32]
Navy
Navy at Tulane – Game summary
at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA
- Date: November 24
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
- Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); cloudy; 5 MPH
- Game attendance: 20,042
- Referee: Charles Lamerti
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Rene Ingoglia and Mike Corey
- [33] [34] [35]
Vs. Louisiana (Cure Bowl)
Tulane vs. Louisiana – Game summary
at Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
- Date: December 15
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: 9 WSW MPH
- Game attendance: 19,066
- Referee: Jon Noli
- TV: CBS Sports Network
- [36] [37] [38]
Players drafted into the NFL
References
- ^ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "UCF Tabbed as Favorite in 2018 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Tulane Green Wave Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
