2015 Tulane Green Wave football team

2015 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference American Athletic Conference
2015 record 3–9 (1–7 The American)
Head coach Curtis Johnson (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Eric Price
Co-defensive coordinator Lionel Washington
Co-defensive coordinator Jason Rollins
Home stadium Yulman Stadium
(Capacity: 30,000)
2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Temple x   7 1         10 4  
South Florida   6 2         8 5  
Cincinnati   4 4         7 6  
Connecticut   4 4         6 7  
East Carolina   3 5         5 7  
UCF   0 8         0 12  
West Division
#8 Houston xy$   7 1         13 1  
#18 Navy x   7 1         11 2  
Memphis   5 3         9 4  
Tulsa   3 5         6 7  
Tulane   1 7         3 9  
SMU   1 7         2 10  
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of December 31, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Curtis Johnson and played home games at Yulman Stadium. They were members of the Western Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

On November 28, head coach Curtis Johnson was fired.[1] He finished at Tulane with a four year record of 15–34.

Before the season

Recruits

Award watch lists

Chris Taylor

Parry Nickerson

Royce LaFrance

Nico Marley

Roster

2015 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 1 Powell, DevinDevin Powell  Jr
RB 3 Badie, ShermanSherman Badie  So
QB 7 Richman, DylanDylan Richman So
WR 8 Breaux, DevonDevon Breaux  Jr
WR 9 Veal, TeddyTeddy Veal So
WR 10 Barnes, FletcherFletcher Barnes So
QB 12 Lee, TannerTanner Lee  So
WR 13 Dubriel, DavidDavid Dubriel So
QB 14 Cuiellette, GlenGlen Cuiellette  Fr
QB 16 Joseph, JordyJordy Joseph  Sr
WR 19 Encalade, TerrenTerren Encalade Fr
RB 22 Wadleigh, MarshallMarshall Wadleigh Jr
RB 25 Rounds, JoshJosh Rounds  Jr
RB 26 Hilliard, DontrellDontrell Hilliard So
RB 33 Thompson, LazedrickLazedrick Thompson  Jr
WR 38 Thomas, FrankFrank Thomas So
WR 44 Macias, AlecAlec Macias Sr
RB 46 Medina, SergioSergio Medina Jr
C 50 Godfrey, BrandonBrandon Godfrey  So
C 51 Diaz, JuniorJunior Diaz  Fr
OG 61 Hanson, ColtonColton Hanson  Jr
OG 66 Shienle, NathanNathan Shienle  Jr
OG 67 Bradley, BobBob Bradley Sr
OT 68 Uzdavinis, ArturoArturo Uzdavinis  Sr
OL 69 Taylor, AnthonyAnthony Taylor So
OG 71 Stewart, JasonJason Stewart  So
OT 72 Leglue, JohnJohn Leglue  Fr
OG 73 Paul, AlexAlex Paul  Jr
OT 74 Johnson, DevonDevon Johnson  Fr
OG 75 Taylor, ChrisChris Taylor Jr
OT 78 Jacquet, ToddTodd Jacquet  Jr
OT 79 Santa Marina, KennethKenneth Santa Marina  So
TE 81 London, SydieSydie London Sr
TE 83 Scott, TreyTrey Scott Fr
TE 84 Jones, CharlesCharles Jones So
WR 85 Dace, LarryLarry Dace Sr
RB 86 James, LeondreLeondre James So
TE 89 Ardoin, KendallKendall Ardoin  Fr
RB Anderson, NigelNigel Anderson Fr
OL Brown, LeewardLeeward Brown Fr
RB Glenn, DevinDevin Glenn Fr
WR Hicks, AndrewAndrew Hicks Fr
OL McLeod, KeyshawnKeyshawn McLeod Fr
OT Smart, KeeyonKeeyon Smart Fr
WR Williams, DariusDarius Williams Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 2 Monroe, DarionDarion Monroe Sr
LB 7 Williams, EdwardEdward Williams Jr
S 10 Davis, LeonardLeonard Davis Jr
S 13 Townsend, WilliamWilliam Townsend  So
CB 17 Nickerson, ParryParry Nickerson  So
LB 20 Marley, NicoNico Marley Jr
CB 21 Lewis, DonnieDonnie Lewis  Fr
CB 23 Allen, RichardRichard Allen Jr
S 27 Carthon, RichardRichard Carthon Sr
S 30 Cooper, TristanTristan Cooper  So
CB 32 Lofton, StephonStephon Lofton  Fr
DB 34 Franklin, JarrodJarrod Franklin  So
S 35 Scofield, SamSam Scofield Sr
LB 37 Fleury, ReneRene Fleury So
CB 39 Hurley, SamSam Hurley So
LB 40 Harris, ZacheryZachery Harris So
DE 44 Jackson, LukeLuke Jackson  So
S 47 Williams, CarltonCarlton Williams  Fr
DE 48 LaFrance, RoyceRoyce LaFrance Sr
LB 52 Thomas, EricEric Thomas Jr
DE 54 Carroll, QuinlanQuinlan Carroll  So
LB 55 Bowie, EricEric Bowie  Fr
LB 56 Marbley, Rae JuanRae Juan Marbley So
DE 57 Woullard, PeterPeter Woullard  Fr
DT 65 Edwards, BraynonBraynon Edwards  Fr
DT 77 Smart, TanzelTanzel Smart Jr
DE 87 Aruna, AdeAde Aruna  So
LB 90 Kennedy, RobertRobert Kennedy  Fr
DT 91 Washington, EldrickEldrick Washington Jr
DE 92 Williams, DarenDaren Williams So
DT 93 Welcome, KennyKenny Welcome  Sr
DT 94 Wilson, SeanSean Wilson So
DT 95 Staudinger, PaulPaul Staudinger So
DE 97 Cammisa, TreyTrey Cammisa So
DT 98 Bell, EricEric Bell  So
DT 99 Thomas, CalvinCalvin Thomas  Jr
S Black, DariusDarius Black Fr
S Malik, EugeneEugene Malik Fr
CB Francis, JeremieJeremie Francis Fr
CB Henry, DouglasDouglas Henry Fr
CB Shenall, TarisTaris Shenall Fr
CB Shy, DedrickDedrick Shy Fr
S Teamer, RoderickRoderick Teamer Fr
DT Washington, JohnJohn Washington Fr
DT Webb, BrianBrian Webb Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 28 DiRocco, AndrewAndrew DiRocco So
P 31 Picerelli, PeterPeter Picerelli Sr
K 36 Simms, TrevorTrevor Simms  Sr
K 59 Purcell, BrandonBrandon Purcell Jr
P, K 62 Broccoli, StevenSteven Broccoli Sr
P, K 63 Spinelli, CaseyCasey Spinelli Jr
P, K 69 Root, AaronAaron Root So
A 86 James, LeondreLeondre James Fr
P, K 95 Hilton, LoganLogan Hilton Sr
DS 97 Lizanich, MichaelMichael Lizanich Jr
DS 98 Golub, AaronAaron Golub So
P, K Block, ZacharyZachary Block Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Eric Price – Offensive Coordinator
  • Lionel WashingtonCo-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
  • Jason Rollins – Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
  • Kwahn Drake - Defensive Line
  • David Johnson – Tight Ends/Running Backs
  • Doug Lichtenberger – Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator
  • John McDonell – Offensive Line
  • Aaron Price – Quarterbacks
  • Carter Sheridan – Wide Receivers
  • Kenny Bourgeois – Graduate Assistant, Defense
  • Chad Jenkins – Graduate Assistant, Defense
  • Trey Johnson – Graduate Assistant, Offense
  • Matt Jones – Graduate Assistant, Offense
  • Byron Ellis - Director of Football Operations
  • Detrick Belvin – Director of Player Personnel, Defense
  • Wayne Cordova – Director of Player Personnel, Offense
  • Liz Devlin-Ziegler – Program Manager
  • Bradley Mathews – Graduate Assistant for Recruiting & Operations
  • Lindy Wertz – Director of On-Campus Recruiting
  • Will Woessner – Recruiting Analyst

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 15, 2015

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 8:30 PM Duke* Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA CBSSN L 7–37   25,470
September 12 2:30 PM at No. 15 Georgia Tech* Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA ACCN L 10–65   50,435
September 19 7:00 PM Maine* Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN3 W 38–7   21,114
October 3 11:00 AM UCF Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPNews W 45–31   20,024
October 10 11:00 AM at Temple Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA ESPNU L 10–49   35,179
October 16 8:00 PM No. 24 Houston Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPNU L 7–42   21,522
October 24 12:00 PM at Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD CBSSN L 14–31   32,033
October 31 6:00 PM at No. 16 Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN CBSSN L 13–41   30,381
November 7 3:00 PM Connecticutdagger Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPNews L 3–7   26,775
November 14 11:00 AM at Army* Michie StadiumWest Point, NY CBSSN W 34–31   31,217
November 21 7:00 PM at SMU Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX ESPNews L 21–49   14,954
November 27 7:00 PM Tulsa Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPNU L 34–45   22,672
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source [6]

Game Notes

Duke

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2014 Duke, 47–13
Week 1: Duke Blue Devils at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary[7]
1 2 34Total
Duke 3 10 32137
Tulane 0 0 077

at Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, Louisiana

Georgia Tech

Overall record Last meeting Result
13–36 2014 Georgia Tech, 38–21
Week 2: Tulane Green Wave at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – Game Summary[8]
1 2 34Total
Tulane 0 7 0310
Georgia Tech 7 21 162165

at Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, Georgia

  • Date: September 12, 2015
  • Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 50,435
  • TV: ACC Network

Maine

Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting
Week 3: Maine Black Bears at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary[9]
1 2 34Total
Maine 7 0 007
Tulane 3 21 14038

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: September 19, 2015
  • Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 21,114
  • TV: ESPN3

UCF

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–5 2014 UCF, 20–13

In this game, Tulane long snapper Aaron Golub became the first legally blind person to play in an NCAA division I game.[10]

Week 5: UCF Knights at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary[11]
1 2 34Total
UCF 7 3 02131
Tulane 7 17 14745

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: October 3, 2015
  • Game time: 11:00 AM CDT
  • Game attendance: 20,024
  • TV: ESPNews

Temple

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2014 Temple, 10–3
Week 6: Tulane Green Wave at Temple Owls – Game Summary[12]
1 2 34Total
Tulane 3 7 0010
Temple 7 14 21749

at Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 10, 2015
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 35,179
  • TV: ESPNU

Houston

Overall record Last meeting Result
5–14 2014 Tulane, 31–24
Week 7: Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary[13]
1 2 34Total
#24 Houston 7 21 14042
Tulane 0 7 007

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: October 16, 2015
  • Game time: 8:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 21,522
  • TV: ESPNU

Navy

Overall record Last meeting Result
11–7–1 2005 Navy, 49–21
Week 8: Tulane Green Wave at Navy Midshipmen – Game Summary[14]
1 2 34Total
Tulane 0 7 0714
Navy 7 3 71431

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, Maryland

  • Date: October 24, 2015
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 32,033
  • TV: CBSSN

Memphis

Overall record Last meeting Result
11–19 2014 Memphis, 38–7
Week 9: Tulane Green Wave at Memphis Tigers – Game Summary[15]
1 2 34Total
Tulane 6 7 0013
#16 Memphis 0 15 121441

at Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, Tennessee

  • Date: October 31, 2015
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 30,381
  • TV: CBSSN

Connecticut

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2014 Tulane, 12–3
Week 10 (Homecoming): Connecticut Huskies at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary[16]
1 2 34Total
Connecticut 7 0 007
Tulane 0 3 003

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 7, 2015
  • Game time: 3:00 PM CST
  • Game weather: Rain
  • Game attendance: 26,775
  • TV: ESPNews

Army

Overall record Last meeting Result
9–9–1 2011 Army, 45–6
Week 11: Tulane Green Wave at Army Black Knights – Game Summary[17]
1 2 34Total
Tulane 7 21 0634
Army 7 14 01031

at Michie StadiumWest Point, New York

  • Date: November 14, 2015
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 31,217
  • TV: CBSSN

SMU

Overall record Last meeting Result
13–8 2012 Tulane, 27–26
Week 12: Tulane Green Wave at SMU Mustangs – Game Summary[18]
1 2 34Total
Tulane 0 7 7721
SMU 14 21 01449

at Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, Texas

  • Date: November 21, 2015
  • Game time: 7:00 PM CST
  • Game attendance: 14,954
  • TV: ESPNews

Tulsa

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–9 2014 Tulsa, 38–31 2OT
Week 13: Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary[19]
1 2 34Total
Tulsa 7 7 102145
Tulane 7 17 3734

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 27, 2015
  • Game time: 7:00 PM CST
  • Game attendance: 22,672
  • TV: ESPNU

Led by former walk-on and fifth-year senior Jordy Joseph due to an injury to starting Quarterback Tanner Lee, Tulane led Tulsa by 10 points well into the fourth quarter. Joseph then threw two interceptions, both of which were returned for touchdowns.[20] Following the Green Wave's loss, capping a 3-9 season, head coach Curtis Johnson was fired. His final record in four years with the program was 15-34. In Tulane's press release, Athletic Director Rick Dickson was quoted as saying "...the program has not progressed to the level that we aspire to."[21]

References

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