2019 Tulane Green Wave football team

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.

2019 Tulane Green Wave football
Armed Forces Bowl champion
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (3–5 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWill Hall (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJack Curtis (4th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumYulman Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy   7 1     11 3  
No. 24 UCF   6 2     10 3  
Temple   5 3     8 5  
South Florida   2 6     4 8  
East Carolina   1 7     4 8  
UConn   0 8     2 10  
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$   7 1     12 2  
No. 20 Navy x   7 1     11 2  
SMU   6 2     10 3  
Tulane   3 5     7 6  
Houston   2 6     4 8  
Tulsa   2 6     4 8  
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

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Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
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

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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
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Memphis 165 (15)
2 Houston 162 (14)
3 Tulane 108
4 SMU 87 (1)
5 Navy 70
6 Tulsa 38
East
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29, 20197:00 p.m.FIU*ESPN3W 42–14 16,361
September 76:30 p.m.at No. 10 Auburn*ESPN2L 6–2485,317
September 147:00 p.m.Missouri State*
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPN3W 58–618,746
September 197:00 p.m.Houston
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPNW 38–3121,032
October 511:00 a.m.at Army*CBSSNW 42–3338,019
October 122:45 p.m.UConn
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPNUW 49–717,040
October 196:00 p.m.at MemphisESPN2L 17–4730,221
October 262:30 p.m.at NavyCBSSNL 38–4131,118
November 22:30 p.m.Tulsa 
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPN2W 38–2627,417
November 1611:00 a.m.at TempleESPNUL 21–2927,850
November 2311:00 a.m.UCF
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
CBSSNL 31–3421,032
November 303:00 p.m.at SMUESPNUL 20–3720,761
January 4, 202010:30 a.m.vs. Southern Miss*ESPNW 30–1338,513

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Roster

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2019 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Jalen McCleskey   Sr
WR 3 Darnell Mooney Sr
WR 4 Jha'Quan Jackson Fr
RB 5 Stephon Huderson Jr
RB 6 Corey Dauphine   Sr
QB 8 Josh Coltrin Fr
QB 9 Keon Howard   Jr
RB 10 Darius Bradwell Sr
RB 11 Amare Jones So
QB 12 Justin McMillan   Sr
QB 14 Christian Daniels   Fr
WR 15 Jacob Robertson Jr.   Jr
QB 16 P.J. Hurst   Jr
WR 17 Jorien Vallien So
QB 19 Josh Holl   Fr
RB 20 Cameron Carroll   Fr
RB 22 Tyjae Spears Fr
RB 27 Ygenio Booker   Fr
WR 30 Logan Ammons   So
TE 40 Connor Prouet   So
RB 45 James Poche   Fr
WR 47 Andrew Zuckerman   Jr
WR 48 Nick Toppino   Fr
OL 50 Tyler Johnson Sr
OL 51 Stephen Lewerenz   Fr
OL 52 Sincere Haynesworth Fr
OL 53 Keyshawn McLeod   Sr
OL 58 Christian Montano   Sr
OL 61 Colby Orgeron Fr
OL 63 Cameron Jackel   So
OL 64 Corey Dublin Jr
OL 65 Ben Knutson   Sr
OL 66 Nik Hogan   Fr
OL 70 Timothy Shafter   So
OL 71 Ben Bratcher   Fr
OL 72 Caleb Thomas Fr
OL 74 Jackson Fort Fr
OL 76 Michael Remondet   Fr
OL 78 Trace Oldner Fr
OL 79 Joey Claybrook   So
OL 80 Tyrick James So
WR 81 Tyrek Presley Fr
WR 82 Jaetavian Toles Jr
WR 83 Dane Ledford   So
TE 84 Will Wallace   So
WR 85 Ryan Thompson   Fr
WR 86 Sorrell Brown   Fr
WR 87 Kevin LeDee   So
TE 88 Keshon Williams Fr
WR 89 Conner Richardson Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 2 P.J. Hall Sr
DE 5 Cameron Sample Jr
S 6 Larry Bryant Sr
DE 7 Patrick Johnson Jr
CB 8 Willie Langham   So
S 9 Jaylon Monroe Jr
S 12 Ton'Quez Ball Fr
DB 14 Jacquez Norman Fr
DB 16 Levi Williams Fr
DB 19 Kiland Harrison Fr
DB 21 Chris Joyce So
S 23 Tyler Judson Fr
LB 24 Dorian Williams Fr
S 25 Will Harper Sr
CB 26 BoPete Keyes Sr
LB 28 Marvin Moody Jr
LB 29 Quentin Brown   So
S 30 Jonathan Mestayer II Fr
S 31 Larry Brooks So
S 32 Grant Hamel   Fr
S 33 Tirise Barge Jr
S 34 Kanyon Walker Fr
LB 35 Lawrence Graham Sr
S 36 Chase Kuerschen Jr
S 37 Macon Clark So
LB 38 KJ Vault   So
S 39 Sean Harper   Jr
LB 40 Nick Anderson So
LB 41 Darius Hodges Fr
DE 42 Torri Singletary Jr.   So
DE 44 Juan Monjarres So
LB 45 Malik Lawal   Sr
LB 46 Keitha Jones Jr. So
NT 48 De'Andre Williams   Jr
LB 49 Armoni Dixon Fr
DE 54 Carlos Hatcher So
DL 55 Mike Hinton   Sr
LB 56 Nick Martorell   Fr
LB 59 Sam Bruchhaus   So
DL 73 Dane Ziegler So
NT 77 Jeffery Johnson So
DE 90 Davon Wright So
DE 91 Noah Seiden   Fr
NT 93 Jamiran James   Fr
DL 94 Eric Hicks Jr. Fr
DL 95 Jeremiah Hernandez So
DE 98 Nick Kubiet   So
DE 99 Alfred Thomas So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K, P 43 Coby Neenan   Jr
K 45 Randy Harvey   Sr
LS 57 Ethan Hudak Fr
LS 60 Geron Eatherly Sr
K 62 Merek Glover   Jr
LS 67 Matt Smith   Jr
K 92 Sterling Stockwell   Fr
K 96 Casey Glover   Fr
P 97 Ryan Wright So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Game summaries

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Pregame line Over/under
Tulane -3.0
Florida International at Tulane – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 7 7014
Green Wave 7 21 14042

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: August 29
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C); clear, fair
  • Game attendance: 16,361
  • Referee: Jonathan Noll
  • TV: ESPN3
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Game information
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

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Pregame line Over/under
Auburn -16.5
Tulane at Auburn – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 3 3 006
No. 10 Tigers 0 14 7324

at Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: NW 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 85,317
  • Referee: Lee Hendrick
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter)
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Game information
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

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Pregame line Over/under
Tulane -31.5
Missouri State at Tulane – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 6 006
Green Wave 10 28 13758

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 18,746
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV: ESPN3
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Game information
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

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Pregame line Over/under
Tulane -4.0
Houston at Tulane – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cougars 14 14 0735
Green Wave 7 7 71738

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: September 19
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 21,032
  • Referee: A. Calabrese
  • TV: ESPN
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Game information
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

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Pregame line Over/under
Tulane -2.0
Tulane at Army – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 14 7 71442
Black Knights 7 7 71233

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

Game information
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

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Pregame line Over/under
Tulane -33.5
Connecticut at Tulane – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 0 0 077
Green Wave 14 14 14749

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 2:45 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); cloudy; Wind: 9 N
  • Game attendance: 17,040
  • Referee: Henry Johns
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown (play-by-play) Andre Ware (color)
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Game information
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

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Pregame line Over/under
Memphis -2.0
Tulane at Memphis – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 3 7 0717
Tigers 13 21 6747

at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 30,221
  • Referee: C. Lamertina
  • TV: ESPN2
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Game information
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

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Pregame line Over/under
Navy -4.0
Tulane at Navy – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 0 14 141038
Midshipmen 21 10 01041

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 31,118
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV: CBS Sports Network
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Game information
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

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Pregame line Over/under
Tulane -10.0
Tulsa at Tulane – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Hurricane 0 16 01026
Green Wave 10 14 7738

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 27,417
  • Referee: C. Lamertina
  • TV: ESPN2
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Game information
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

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Pregame line Over/under
Tulane -6.5
Tulane at Temple – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 0 7 01421
Owls 3 10 9729

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 27,850
  • Referee: Adam Savoie
  • TV: ESPNU
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Game information
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
Pregame line Over/under
UCF -7.0
Central Florida at Tulane – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Knights 10 7 14334
Green Wave 0 7 101431

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); partly sunny
  • Game attendance: 21,032
  • Referee: Anthony Calabre
  • TV: CBS Sports Network
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Game information
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

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Pregame line Over/under
SMU -3.0
Tulane at Southern Methodist – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 7 3 7320
Mustangs 14 7 01637

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 20,761
  • Referee: Adam Savoie
  • TV: ESPNU
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Game information
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)

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Pregame line Over/under
Tulane -7.0
Southern Mississippi vs. Tulane – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles 13 0 0013
Green Wave 0 6 24030

at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX

  • Date: January 4
  • Game time: 10:30 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 38,513
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV: ESPN
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Game information
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

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Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5 173 Darnell Mooney WR Chicago Bears
7 237 BoPete Keyes CB Kansas City Chiefs

References

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