American college football season
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]
Game summaries
Duke
Georgia Tech
Week 2: Tulane Green Wave at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – Game Summary[8]
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Tulane
0
7
0 3 10
Georgia Tech 7
21
16 21 65
at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
Date : September 12, 2015Game time : 3:30 PM EDT Game attendance : 50,435TV : ACCN
Maine
Week 3: Maine Black Bears at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary[9]
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Maine
7
0
0 0 7
Tulane 3
21
14 0 38
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
Date : September 19, 2015Game time : 7:00 PM CDTGame attendance : 21,114TV : ESPN3
UCF
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]
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
UCF
7
3
0 21 31
Tulane 7
17
14 7 45
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
Date : October 3, 2015Game time : 11:00 AM CDTGame attendance : 20,024TV : ESPNews
Temple
Houston
Week 7: Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary[13]
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
#24 Houston 7
21
14 0 42
Tulane
0
7
0 0 7
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
Date : October 16, 2015Game time : 8:00 PM CDTGame attendance : 21,522TV : ESPNU
Navy
Memphis
UConn
Week 10 (homecoming): UConn Huskies at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary[16]
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
UConn 7
0
0 0 7
Tulane
0
3
0 0 3
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
Date : November 7, 2015Game time : 3:00 PM CST Game weather : RainGame attendance : 26,775TV : ESPNews
Army
Week 11: Tulane Green Wave at Army Black Knights – Game Summary[17]
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Tulane 7
21
0 6 34
Army
7
14
0 10 31
at Michie Stadium • West Point, New York
Date : November 14, 2015Game time : 12:00 PM EST Game attendance : 31,217TV : CBSSN
SMU
Week 12: Tulane Green Wave at SMU Mustangs – Game Summary[18]
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Tulane
0
7
7 7 21
SMU 14
21
0 14 49
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas , Texas
Date : November 21, 2015Game time : 7:00 PM CSTGame attendance : 14,954TV : ESPNews
Tulsa
Week 13: Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Tulane Green Wave – Game Summary[19]
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Tulsa 7
7
10 21 45
Tulane
7
17
3 7 34
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
Date : November 27, 2015Game time : 7:00 PM CSTGame attendance : 22,672TV : 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] [21]
