2015 Tulane Green Wave football team

2015 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–9 (1–7 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Price (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Co-defensive coordinatorJason Rollins (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorLionel Washington (4th season)
Base defense3–4 or 4–3
Home stadiumYulman Stadium
Seasons
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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.[1] He finished at Tulane with a four-year record of 15–34.

Before the season

Recruits

College recruiting information (2015)
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 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Zachary Block
K 		Clermont, FL East Ridge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jan 25, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Leeward Brown
OL 		Miramar, FL Miramar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 345 lb (156 kg) Feb 1, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Malik Eugene
Ath 		Lafayette, LA Acadiana 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Jul 27, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 71
Douglas Henry
DB 		New Iberia, LA Westgate 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 21, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    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 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Rickey Preston
WR 		Boutte, LA Hahnville 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 7, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Taris Shenall
DB 		Marrero, LA John Ehret 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 161 lb (73 kg) May 8, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    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 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Keeyon Smart
WR 		Baton Rouge, LA McKinley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Apr 16, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    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 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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

Parry Nickerson

Royce LaFrance

  • Lombardi Award[3]

Nico Marley

  • Lombardi Award[5]

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 Roderic 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
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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 15, 2015

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 38:30 pmDuke*
CBSSNL 7–3725,470
September 122:30 pmat No. 15 Georgia Tech*
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
ESPNUL 10–4935,179
October 168:00 pmNo. 24 Houston
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPNUL 7–4221,522
October 2412:00 pmat Navy
CBSSNL 14–3132,033
October 316:00 pmat No. 16 Memphis
CBSSNL 13–4130,381
November 73:00 pmUConndagger
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPNewsL 3–726,775
November 1411:00 amat Army*
CBSSNW 34–3131,217
November 217:00 pmat SMU
ESPNewsL 21–4914,954
November 277:00 pmTulsa
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPNUL 34–4522,672
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Source [6]

Game summaries

Duke

See also: 2015 Duke Blue Devils football team
Week 1: Duke Blue Devils at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary[7]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Duke 3 10 32137
Tulane 0 0 077

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

Georgia Tech

See also: 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
Week 2: Tulane Green Wave at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – Game Summary[8]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tulane 0 7 0310
Georgia Tech 7 21 162165

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: September 12, 2015
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 50,435
  • TV: ACCN

Maine

See also: 2015 Maine Black Bears football team
Week 3: Maine Black Bears at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary[9]
Quarter 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 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 21,114
  • TV: ESPN3

UCF

See also: 2015 UCF Knights football team

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]
Quarter 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 a.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 20,024
  • TV: ESPNews

Temple

See also: 2015 Temple Owls football team
Week 6: Tulane Green Wave at Temple Owls – Game Summary[12]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tulane 3 7 0010
Temple 7 14 21749

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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

Houston

See also: 2015 Houston Cougars football team
Week 7: Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary[13]
Quarter 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 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 21,522
  • TV: ESPNU
See also: 2015 Navy Midshipmen football team
Week 8: Tulane Green Wave at Navy Midshipmen – Game Summary[14]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tulane 0 7 0714
Navy 7 3 71431

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

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

Memphis

See also: 2015 Memphis Tigers football team
Week 9: Tulane Green Wave at Memphis Tigers – Game Summary[15]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tulane 6 7 0013
#16 Memphis 0 15 121441

at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

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

UConn

See also: 2015 UConn Huskies football team
Week 10 (homecoming): UConn Huskies at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary[16]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
UConn 7 0 007
Tulane 0 3 003

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

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

Army

See also: 2015 Army Black Knights football team
Week 11: Tulane Green Wave at Army Black Knights – Game Summary[17]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tulane 7 21 0634
Army 7 14 01031

at Michie Stadium • West Point, New York

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

SMU

See also: 2015 SMU Mustangs football team
Week 12: Tulane Green Wave at SMU Mustangs – Game Summary[18]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tulane 0 7 7721
SMU 14 21 01449

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas

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

Tulsa

See also: 2015 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Week 13: Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary[19]
Quarter 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 p.m. 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]

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