Saturday, December 15
Orlando, Fla.
12:30 p.m.
Tulane University
vs
Louisiana-Lafayette
Tulane Battles Louisiana-Lafayette in the 2018 AutoNation Cure Bowl on Saturday
Dec 12, 2018 | Football
| AUTONATION CURE BOWL: TULANE GREEN WAVE (6-6; 5-3) vs. LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (7-6; 5-3) | |
| When: | Saturday, Dec. 15 | 12:30 p.m. CT |
| Where: | Orlando, Florida | Camping World Stadium (65,000) |
| Watch: | CBS Sports Network |
| Commentators: | Carter Blackburn (PBP), Aaron Taylor (Analyst) and Jenny Dell (Sideline) |
| Radio: | Sports 1280 New Orleans and on 101.2 FM HD2 |
| Radio Commentators: | Todd Graffagnini (PBP), Steve Barrios (Analyst) and Gus Kattengell (Sideline) |
| National Radio | Touchdown Radio |
| Radio Commentators: | J.P. Shadrick (PBP), Gino Torretta (Analyst) |
| Stats: | Live Stats |
| Notes: | Tulane | Louisiana-Lafayette | American |
| Social: | @GreenWaveFB | #RollWave | #NolaBuilt |
TULANE SEEKING FIRST BOWL WIN SINCE 2002
- It's off to Orlando for the Green Wave on Dec. 15 as Tulane will face Sun Belt Conference Championship runner-up UL Lafayette in the AutoNation Cure Bowl.
- Tulane won four of its final five games of the season to earn its bowl eligibility, defeating Tulsa, USF, East Carolina and Navy to finish the regular season 6-6.
- Tulane last played UL Lafayette in 2016, a 41-39 win in four overtimes for the Green Wave. Tulane also played the Ragin' Cajuns in the 2013 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Tulane's last bowl appearance.
- The Cure Bowl will be the first bowl appearance for 19 of Tulane's 20 seniors. OL Noah Fisher played in a bowl game while at South Alabama.
FIRST AND 10
- At 5-3 in conference play following its win over Navy, Tulane earned a share of The American West Division title. Tulane's 5-3 record also marked the first time since 2014 that the Green Wave finished with a winning league record.
- Tulane enters the AutoNation Cure Bowl playing in its first bowl game since the 2013 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl and its sixth bowl since 1980. Tulane is 4-7 lifetime in bowl games.
- Tulane's rushing attack has gained 100 yards or more on the ground in each of the last 39 games. Tulane is averaging 208.2 rushing yards per game this year.
- Junior Darius Bradwell is Tulane's leading rusher this season with 984 yards on 166 carries. Bradwell has scored a team-high nine touchdowns. Bradwell ranks ninth in The American with 82.0 yards per game and is 37th nationally with 5.93 yards per carry. He is also tied for 15th nationally with 12 rushes of 20 yards or longer.
- Bradwell needs just 16 yards to reach 1,000 yards rushing for the season, while WR Darnell Mooney needs just 13 yards receiving to reach 1,000 yards receiving for the year. Only once in the last 70 years has Tulane featured a 1,000-yard running back and a 1,000-yard receiver in the same season (2009).
- Tulane is 4-1 since Justin McMillan took over as the team's starting QB. In his last start against Navy, McMillan passed for three touchdowns and rushed for another while leading Tulane on a game-winning drive in the final five minutes. Since taking over as the starter, McMillan has 13 TDs (nine passing, four rushing) and just three interceptions.
- The Green Wave lead the nation in passes defensed with 84 total and 7.0 per game.
- Sophomore DE Patrick Johnson tops Tulane with 10.0 sacks, a number that puts him second in the league and first in the nation among sophomores. He leads Tulane with 15.5 tackles for loss and has recorded at least one TFL in 10 of the last 11 games.
- Tulane had four players named to American Athletic Conference All-Conference teams. DE Patrick Johnson, LB Zachery Harris, CB Donnie Lewis Jr. and S Roderic Teamer Jr. all earned spots on the All-Conference Second Team. This year is the second straight that Tulane has had four players honored, tying the program best since joining The American in 2014.
- Tulane's 2018 regular-season slate was been the 29th-toughest schedule at the FBS level based on FBS opponent winning percentage. Tulane's 2018 opponents had a combined winning percentage of .580 and won 76 combined games.
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