Tulane Football Opens 2019 Season Against FIU on Thursday Night

WEEK 1: TULANE GREEN WAVE (0-0; 0-0) vs. FIU PANTHERS (0-0; 0-0)
When:	Thursday, Aug. 29 \| 7:00 p.m. CT
Where:	New Orleans \| Yulman Stadium (30,000)
Watch:	ESPN3
Commentators:	Matt Stewart (PBP), Stan Lewter (Analyst)
Radio:	Sports 1280 New Orleans and on 101.2 FM HD2
Radio Commentators:	Matt Stewart (PBP), Steve Barrios (Analyst), Gus Kattengell (Sideline)
Stats:	Live Stats
Notes:	Tulane \| FIU \| American
Social:	@GreenWaveFB \| #RollWave \| #NolaBuilt

TULANE TO OPEN ITS 126TH SEASON AT THURSDAY NIGHT AGAINST FIU
-The Green Wave welcome FIU to Yulman Stadium for their 2019 home opener at 7 p.m. on Thursday. The game will be aired live on the ESPN3.
-Tulane visits FIU for just the second time in program history.
-FIU won the first all-time meeting back in 2017 in Miami, defeating the Green Wave 23-10.
-The Green Wave opens the 2019 season with hopes of building off a memorable 2018 campaign that saw Tulane win five of their final six games, including the AutoNation Cure Bowl.
-Tulane's final push in 2018 earned them a share of the 2018 American Athletic Conference West Division title.

FIRST AND 10
1. The Green Wave will look to capture their third season-opening win in the last four years.
2. Tulane owns a 65-58-2 all-time record in season openers. In home openers, Tulane has posted an all-time mark of 71-50-4.
3. The Green Wave has posted a record of 5-5 in its last 10 home openers.
4. Tulane enters 2019 in search of its second consecutive bowl appearance. The Green Wave has only appeared in back-to-back bowl games once in program history. Tulane has never won bowl games in two straight seasons.
5. Tulane returns 17 starters from last year's team, including eight on defense.
6. The Green Wave ranked third in the AAC a year ago in total defense.
7. Tulane was picked third in the AAC West Division in the league preseason poll.
8. Green Wave student-athletes Darius Bradwell (Doak Walker), Geron Eatherly (Patrick Mannelly Award), Patrick Johnson (Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Chuck Bednarik Awards), Justin McMillan (Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award), Christian Montano (Rimington Trophy), Darnell Mooney (Fred Bilentikoff Award) were each named to the preseason watch lists prior to the start of the season.
9. Tulane finished 2018 with a league-best 41 sacks. The previous year in 2017, the Green Wave totaled just 16 sacks.
10. The Green Wave ranked second in The American a year ago in rushing defense, redzone offense and redzone defense.

SCOUTING FIU
-Head coach Butch Davis returns for his third season at FIU. In the two previous seasons, Davis has posted a mark of 17-9.
-FIU has broke or tied 102 school records under Under Davis' leadership.
-FIU finished 2018 with a 9-4 overall record and 6-2 mark in conference play.
-The Panthers also captured the 2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl.
-In 2018, FIU averaged 34.6 points per game and held opponents to just 25.2 points per game.
-FIU welcomes back 52 letterwinners and 17 starters from last year's squad.
-Quarterback James Morgan and linebacker Sage Lewis headline the Panthers' list of returning players for 2019.
-Morgan finished 2018 with a school record 26 touchdown passes and was named to the Davey O'Brien Award Watch List.
-Lewis was selected as the Conference USA Preseason Defensive Player of the Year following a 2018 campaign that saw him tally a school record 132 tackles.

Tulane Football Opens 2019 Season Against FIU on Thursday Night

Players Mentioned

Darius Bradwell

Geron Eatherly

Patrick Johnson

Justin McMillan

Christian Montano

Darnell Mooney

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