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2013 Tulane Green Wave football team

2013 Tulane Green Wave football
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Conference Conference USA
Division West Division
2013 record 7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach Curtis Johnson (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Eric Price
Co-defensive coordinator Jon Sumrall
Co-defensive coordinator Lionel Washington
Home stadium Mercedes-Benz Superdome
(Capacity: 73,208)
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Marshall x   7 1         10 4  
East Carolina   6 2         10 3  
Middle Tennessee   6 2         8 5  
Florida Atlantic   4 4         6 6  
UAB   1 7         2 10  
Southern Miss   1 7         1 11  
FIU   1 7         1 11  
West Division
Rice x$   7 1         10 4  
UTSA   6 2         7 5  
North Texas   6 2         9 4  
Tulane   5 3         7 6  
Louisiana Tech   3 5         4 8  
Tulsa   2 6         3 9  
UTEP   1 7         2 10  
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
Jackson State at Tulane
1 2 3 4 Total
JSU 0 0 0 7 7
Tulane 13 7 7 7 34
  • Location: New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 20,992
  • Game weather: Indoors
South Alabama at Tulane
1 2 3 4 Total
S. Alabama 21 10 7 3 41
Tulane 7 12 14 6 39
  • Location: New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 19,414
  • Television network: CST
Tulane at Louisiana Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Tulane 7 0 10 7 24
LA Tech 6 3 0 6 15
  • Location: Ruston, LA
  • Game start: 6:30 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 22,035
  • Television network: FS1
Tulane at Syracuse
1 2 3 4 Total
Tulane 10 7 0 0 17
Syracuse 21 21 7 3 52
  • Location: Syracuse, NY
  • Game start: 12:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 36,128
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Television network: ACCN
Tulane at Louisiana-Monroe
1 2 3 4 Total
Tulane 3 7 21 0 31
ULM 0 0 7 7 14
  • Location: Monroe, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 20,476
  • Television network: ESPN3
North Texas at Tulane
(Homecoming Game)
1 2 3 4 Total
UNT 0 0 7 14 21
Tulane 0 7 14 3 24
  • Location: New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 20,734
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Television network: FCS
East Carolina at Tulane
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT Total
ECU 3 3 0 13 7 7 0 33
Tulane 3 3 10 3 7 7 3 36
  • Location: New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 15,157
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Television network: WHNO
Tulsa at Tulane
1 2 3 4 Total
Tulsa 0 7 0 0 7
Tulane 0 7 7 0 14
  • Location: New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 22,414
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Television network: CST

The 2013 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second year head coach Curtis Johnson and played home games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. They were a member of Conference USA in the West Division. This was the Green Wave's last season playing in the Superdome and Conference USA as they will open the new, on-campus Yulman Stadium in the fall of 2014, and move to the American Athletic Conference in July 2014. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette.

In the 2013 season, Tulane reached 500 program wins, had its first winning record since 2002, and went to its first bowl game since the 2002 Hawaiʻi Bowl.

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This was the first meeting in football between Tulane and Jackson State.

This was the first meeting in football between Tulane and South Alabama.

Tulane last played Louisiana Tech during its undefeated 1998 season, winning 63–30 at home. Tulane has never lost to Louisiana Tech in football.

Orleans Darkwa led the team with 118 rushing yards, and the defense held their opponent scoreless in the first half for the second time in the season. Tulane forced 5 turnovers in the game and outgained ULM in rushing yards by 253 to 26.

This was the first meeting in football between Tulane and North Texas. Tulane won as time expired on the clock with a 27-yeard field goal from Lou Groza Award-winner Cairo Santos. It was Tulane's first homecoming victory since the 2006 season and gave the Green Wave its best season start since 2003 and best conference start since 1998. The victory was also Tulane football's 500th win all-time. The defense held their opponent scoreless in the first half for the third time in the season and had two interceptions. Special teams blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown for the first time in school history.


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