2015 Tulane Green Wave football team explained

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

Award watch lists

Chris Taylor

• Outland Trophy^[2]
• Lombardi Award^[3]

Parry Nickerson

• Jim Thorpe Award^[4]

Royce LaFrance

• Lombardi Award^[3]

Nico Marley

• Lombardi Award^[5]

Schedule

Source ^[6]

Game summaries

Duke

See also: 2015 Duke Blue Devils football team.

Georgia Tech

See also: 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team.

Maine

See also: 2015 Maine Black Bears football team.

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.^[7]

Temple

See also: 2015 Temple Owls football team.

Houston

See also: 2015 Houston Cougars football team.

Navy

See also: 2015 Navy Midshipmen football team.

Memphis

See also: 2015 Memphis Tigers football team.

UConn

See also: 2015 UConn Huskies football team.

Army

See also: 2015 Army Black Knights football team.

SMU

See also: 2015 SMU Mustangs football team.

Tulsa

See also: 2015 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.

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.^[8] 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."^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tulane fires football coach Curtis Johnson.
2. News: Tulane lands first player on preseason watch list for 2015. Christopher. Dabe. The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. July 10, 2015. July 10, 2015.
3. News: 145 — yes, 145 — players on Lombardi Award watch list. John. Taylor. NBC Sports. July 14, 2015. July 14, 2015.
4. News: Tulane's Parry Nickerson named to Jim Thorpe Award watch list. Andrew. Lopez. The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. July 13, 2015. July 13, 2015.
5. Web site: Tulane's Nico Marley added to Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List. Tulane Athletics. August 25, 2015. August 26, 2015.
6. Web site: 2015-2016 Tulane Green Wave Football Schedule. Tulane Athletics. April 15, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150315034127/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/tul-m-footbl-sched.html. March 15, 2015. dead.
7. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13799837/tulane-green-wave-long-snapper-aaron-golub-becomes-1st-legally-blind-player-d-game Tulane long-snapper becomes first legally blind player in D-I game
8. News: Tulane loses fourth-quarter lead, falls 45-34 to Tulsa; no word on coach Curtis Johnson's status. Guerry Smith. The New Orleans Advocate. November 27, 2015. November 28, 2015. December 8, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208132818/http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/sports/tulane/14119482-128/tulane-loses-fourth-quarter-lead-falls. dead.
9. News: Tulane football coach Curtis Johnson fired; new hire to be made after new athletic director on board. Guerry Smith. The New Orleans Advocate. November 28, 2015. November 28, 2015. December 1, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151201022021/http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/sports/tulane/14125590-171/tulane-football-coach-curtis-johnson. dead.