2015 Tulane Green Wave football team

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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
UConn		4	–	4					6	–	7
East Carolina		3	–	5					5	–	7
UCF		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
No. 8 Houston xy$		7	–	1					13	–	1
No. 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. He finished at Tulane with a four year record of 15–34.

Before the season

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nigel Anderson RB	Reserve, LA	East St. John	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Oct 1, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Darius Black DB	Belle Chasse, LA	Belle Chasse	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 21, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 74
Zachary Block K	Clermont, FL	East Ridge	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 25, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 74
Leeward Brown OL	Miramar, FL	Miramar	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	345 lb (156 kg)	Feb 1, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Malik Eugene Ath	Lafayette, LA	Acadiana	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	Jul 27, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 72
Jeremie Francis DB	New Orleans, LA	Warren Easton	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 22, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 71
Devin Glenn RB	New Orleans, LA	Warren Easton	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Mar 19, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 71
Douglas Henry DB	New Iberia, LA	Westgate	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 21, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 70
Andrew Hicks Ath	Belle Chasse, LA	Belle Chasse	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Feb 3, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Keyshawn Mcleod OL	Port Charlotte, FL	Port Charlotte	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Nov 18, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Rickey Preston WR	Boutte, LA	Hahnville	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 7, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Taris Shenall DB	Marrero, LA	John Ehret	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	May 8, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Dedrick Shy WR	New Orleans, LA	Warren Easton	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jan 7, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Keeyon Smart WR	Baton Rouge, LA	McKinley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Apr 16, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 71
Roderic Teamer DB	New Orleans, LA	Brother Martin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Dec 4, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
John Washington DT	West Monroe, LA	West Monroe	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jan 18, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Brian Webb DT	New Orleans, LA	Miller-McCoy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Oct 19, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Darius Williams WR	New Orleans, LA	McDonogh 35	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Feb 4, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 114   Rivals: 104  247Sports: 87
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Tulane Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 15, 2015. "2015 Tulane Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 15, 2015. "Tulane Green Wave 2015". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 15, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 15, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 15, 2015. "2015 Tulane Green Wave football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

Award watch lists

Chris Taylor

• Outland Trophy
• Lombardi Award

Parry Nickerson

• Jim Thorpe Award

Royce LaFrance

• Lombardi Award

Nico Marley

• Lombardi Award

Roster

2015 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Devin Powell  Jr RB 3 Sherman Badie  So QB 7 Dylan Richman So WR 8 Devon Breaux  Jr WR 9 Teddy Veal So WR 10 Fletcher Barnes So QB 12 Tanner Lee  So WR 13 David Dubriel So QB 14 Glen Cuiellette  Fr QB 16 Jordy Joseph  Sr WR 19 Terren Encalade Fr RB 22 Marshall Wadleigh Jr RB 25 Josh Rounds  Jr RB 26 Dontrell Hilliard So RB 33 Lazedrick Thompson  Jr WR 38 Frank Thomas So WR 44 Alec Macias Sr RB 46 Sergio Medina Jr C 50 Brandon Godfrey  So C 51 Junior Diaz  Fr G 61 Colton Hanson  Jr G 66 Nathan Shienle  Jr G 67 Bob Bradley Sr OT 68 Arturo Uzdavinis  Sr OL 69 Anthony Taylor So G 71 Jason Stewart  So OT 72 John Leglue  Fr G 73 Alex Paul  Jr OT 74 Devon Johnson  Fr G 75 Chris Taylor Jr OT 78 Todd Jacquet  Jr OT 79 Kenneth Santa Marina  So TE 81 Sydie London Sr TE 83 Trey Scott Fr TE 84 Charles Jones So WR 85 Larry Dace Sr RB 86 Leondre James So TE 89 Kendall Ardoin  Fr RB Nigel Anderson Fr OL Leeward Brown Fr RB Devin Glenn Fr WR Andrew Hicks Fr OL Keyshawn McLeod Fr OT Keeyon Smart Fr WR Darius Williams Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 2 Darion Monroe Sr LB 7 Edward Williams Jr S 10 Leonard Davis Jr S 13 William Townsend  So CB 17 Parry Nickerson  So LB 20 Nico Marley Jr CB 21 Donnie Lewis  Fr CB 23 Richard Allen Jr S 27 Richard Carthon Sr S 30 Tristan Cooper  So CB 32 Stephon Lofton  Fr DB 34 Jarrod Franklin  So S 35 Sam Scofield Sr LB 37 Rene Fleury So CB 39 Sam Hurley So LB 40 Zachery Harris So DE 44 Luke Jackson  So S 47 Carlton Williams  Fr DE 48 Royce LaFrance Sr LB 52 Eric Thomas Jr DE 54 Quinlan Carroll  So LB 55 Eric Bowie  Fr LB 56 Rae Juan Marbley So DE 57 Peter Woullard  Fr DT 65 Braynon Edwards  Fr DT 77 Tanzel Smart Jr DE 87 Ade Aruna  So LB 90 Robert Kennedy  Fr DT 91 Eldrick Washington Jr DE 92 Daren Williams So DT 93 Kenny Welcome  Sr DT 94 Sean Wilson So DT 95 Paul Staudinger So DE 97 Trey Cammisa So DT 98 Eric Bell  So DT 99 Calvin Thomas  Jr S Darius Black Fr S Eugene Malik Fr CB Jeremie Francis Fr CB Douglas Henry Fr CB Taris Shenall Fr CB Dedrick Shy Fr S Roderick Teamer Fr DT John Washington Fr DT Brian Webb Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 28 Andrew DiRocco So P 31 Peter Picerelli Sr K 36 Trevor Simms  Sr K 59 Brandon Purcell Jr P, K 62 Steven Broccoli Sr P, K 63 Casey Spinelli Jr P, K 69 Aaron Root So A 86 Leondre James Fr P, K 95 Logan Hilton Sr DS 97 Michael Lizanich Jr DS 98 Aaron Golub So P, K Zachary Block Fr	Head coach Curtis Johnson (4th season) Coordinators/assistant coaches Eric Price – Offensive Coordinator Lionel Washington – Co-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

September 38:30 PMDuke*

• Yulman Stadium
• New Orleans, LA

CBSSNL 7–3725,470 September 122:30 PMat No. 15 Georgia Tech*

• Bobby Dodd Stadium
• Atlanta, GA

ACCNL 10–6550,435 September 197:00 PMMaine*

• Yulman Stadium
• New Orleans, LA

ESPN3W 38–721,114 October 311:00 AMUCF

• Yulman Stadium
• New Orleans, LA

ESPNewsW 45–3120,024 October 1011:00 AMat Temple

• Lincoln Financial Field
• Philadelphia, PA

ESPNUL 10–4935,179 October 168:00 PMNo. 24 Houston

• Yulman Stadium
• New Orleans, LA

ESPNUL 7–4221,522 October 2412:00 PMat Navy

• Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
• Annapolis, MD

CBSSNL 14–3132,033 October 316:00 PMat No. 16 Memphis

• Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
• Memphis, TN

CBSSNL 13–4130,381 November 73:00 PMConnecticut

• Yulman Stadium
• New Orleans, LA

ESPNewsL 3–726,775 November 1411:00 AMat Army*

• Michie Stadium
• West Point, NY

CBSSNW 34–3131,217 November 217:00 PMat SMU

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• Dallas, TX

ESPNewsL 21–4914,954 November 277:00 PMTulsa

• Yulman Stadium
• New Orleans, LA

ESPNUL 34–45 22,672

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Game Notes

Duke

See also: 2015 Duke Blue Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2014	Duke, 47–13

Week 1: Duke Blue Devils at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Duke	3	10	3	21	37
Tulane	0	0	0	7	7

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: September 3, 2015
• Game time: 8:30 PM CDT
• Game attendance: 25,470
• TV: CBS Sports Network

Georgia Tech

See also: 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and Georgia Tech–Tulane football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–36	2014	Georgia Tech, 38–21

Week 2: Tulane Green Wave at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – Game Summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	0	7	0	3	10
Georgia Tech	7	21	16	21	65

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

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

Maine

See also: 2015 Maine Black Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Week 3: Maine Black Bears at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Maine	7	0	0	0	7
Tulane	3	21	14	0	38

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

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

UCF

See also: 2015 UCF Knights football team

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.

Week 5: UCF Knights at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
UCF	7	3	0	21	31
Tulane	7	17	14	7	45

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

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

Temple

See also: 2015 Temple Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2014	Temple, 10–3

Week 6: Tulane Green Wave at Temple Owls – Game Summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	3	7	0	0	10
Temple	7	14	21	7	49

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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

Houston

See also: 2015 Houston Cougars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–14	2014	Tulane, 31–24

Week 7: Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Houston	7	21	14	0	42
Tulane	0	7	0	0	7

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

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

Navy

See also: 2015 Navy Midshipmen football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–7–1	2005	Navy, 49–21

Week 8: Tulane Green Wave at Navy Midshipmen – Game Summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	0	7	0	7	14
Navy	7	3	7	14	31

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

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

Memphis

See also: 2015 Memphis Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–19	2014	Memphis, 38–7

Week 9: Tulane Green Wave at Memphis Tigers – Game Summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	6	7	0	0	13
#16 Memphis	0	15	12	14	41

at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

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

Connecticut

See also: 2015 Connecticut Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	Tulane, 12–3

Week 10 (Homecoming): Connecticut Huskies at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Connecticut	7	0	0	0	7
Tulane	0	3	0	0	3

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

See also: 2015 Army Black Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–9–1	2011	Army, 45–6

Week 11: Tulane Green Wave at Army Black Knights – Game Summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	7	21	0	6	34
Army	7	14	0	10	31

at Michie Stadium • West Point, New York

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

SMU

See also: 2015 SMU Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–8	2012	Tulane, 27–26

Week 12: Tulane Green Wave at SMU Mustangs – Game Summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	0	7	7	7	21
SMU	14	21	0	14	49

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas

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

Tulsa

See also: 2015 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–9	2014	Tulsa, 38–31 2OT

Week 13: Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulsa	7	7	10	21	45
Tulane	7	17	3	7	34

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. 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."