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2015 Tulane

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 American Athletic Conference), coached by Curtis Johnson.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 2015, game by game: lost vs. Duke 7–37; lost at No. 15 Georgia Tech 10–65; won vs. Maine 38–7; won vs. UCF 45–31; lost at Temple 10–49; lost vs. No. 24 Houston 7–42; lost at Navy 14–31; lost at No. 16 Memphis 13–41; lost vs. UConn 3–7; won at Army 34–31; lost at SMU 21–49; lost vs. Tulsa 34–45+31−55Lost 7–37 vs. Duke-30DukeLost 10–65 at No. 15 Georgia Tech-55No. 15 Georgia TechWon 38–7 vs. Maine+31MaineWon 45–31 vs. UCF+14UCFLost 10–49 at Temple-39TempleLost 7–42 vs. No. 24 Houston-35No. 24 HoustonLost 14–31 at Navy-17NavyLost 13–41 at No. 16 Memphis-28No. 16 MemphisLost 3–7 vs. UConn-4UConnWon 34–31 at Army+3ArmyLost 21–49 at SMU-28SMULost 34–45 vs. Tulsa-11Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsDukeL 7–⁠3737%
Sep 12at15Georgia TechL 10–⁠6513%
Sep 19vsMaineW 38–⁠765%
Oct 3vsUCFW 45–⁠3141%
Oct 10atTempleL 10–⁠4925%
Oct 16vs24HoustonL 7–⁠4232%
Oct 24atNavyL 14–⁠3119%
Oct 31at16MemphisL 13–⁠4112%
Nov 7vsUConnL 3–⁠752%
Nov 14atArmyW 34–⁠3142%
Nov 21atSMUL 21–⁠4955%
Nov 27vsTulsaL 34–⁠4548%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 45–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 10th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
236–⁠435
Coach
Curtis Johnson
Elo
1312 −95 this season
SP+ rating
-14.0 No. 109 of 128; offense No. 109, defense No. 97, special teams No. 116
SRS
−15.8 No. 112 of 128 in FBS
Returning
62% of last season’s EPA, No. 62 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 91 roster talent No. 83 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Eric Price
Defensive coordinators
Jason Rollins and Lionel Washington
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4 or 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense111th of 128
  • Defense105th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted118th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted112th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0535%1.22111th of 128
Defense0.1845%1.28105th of 128
Opponent-adjusted-0.04 off
0.17 def		35% off
45% def		—118th off
112th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.3own 262% allowed
Defense4.0own 342% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsTanner Lee QB1,639 yds
Passing touchdownsTanner Lee QB11 TD
Rushing yardsDontrell Hilliard RB646 yds
Rushing touchdownsDontrell Hilliard RB6 TD
Receiving yardsTeddy Veal WR644 yds
Receiving touchdownsTeddy Veal WR5 TD
InterceptionsDarion Monroe CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Rickey Preston WR★★★No. 1050
Keeyon Smart OT★★★No. 1705
Darius Williams WR★★★No. 1939
Malik Eugene CB★★★No. 1948
Darius Black S★★★No. 2038

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers32.70.809
Offensive line22.50.803
Defensive line12.00.789
Defensive backs52.40.787
Athletes and specialists52.20.783
Whole class162.40.792

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 106

The 2015 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Houston7–⁠113–⁠18
Navy7–⁠111–⁠218
Temple7–⁠110–⁠4
South Florida6–⁠28–⁠5
Memphis5–⁠39–⁠4
Cincinnati4–⁠47–⁠6
UConn4–⁠46–⁠7
Tulsa3–⁠56–⁠7
East Carolina3–⁠55–⁠7
Tulane1–⁠73–⁠9
SMU1–⁠72–⁠10
UCF0–⁠80–⁠12

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.