Game Name: | Cure Bowl |
Subheader: | 4th Cure Bowl |
Title Sponsor: | AutoNation |
Date Game Played: | December 15 |
Year Game Played: | 2018 |
Football Season: | 2018 |
Stadium: | Camping World Stadium |
City: | Orlando, Florida |
Visitor School: | Tulane University |
Visitor Name Short: | Tulane |
Visitor Nickname: | Green Wave |
Visitor Record: | 6–6 |
Visitor Conference: | The American |
Visitor Coach: | Willie Fritz |
Visitor 1Q: | 21 |
Visitor 2Q: | 3 |
Visitor 3Q: | 3 |
Visitor 4Q: | 14 |
Home School: | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
Home Name Short: | Louisiana |
Home Nickname: | Ragin' Cajuns |
Home Record: | 7–6 |
Home Conference: | Sun Belt |
Home Coach: | Billy Napier |
Home 1Q: | 7 |
Home 2Q: | 3 |
Home 3Q: | 7 |
Home 4Q: | 7 |
Mvp: | Darius Bradwell (RB, Tulane)[1] |
Odds: | Tulane by 3.5[2] |
Anthem: | Girl Scouts Citrus Singers[3] |
Referee: | Jonathan Noli (Conference USA) |
Attendance: | 19,066 |
Payout: | 751,000 [4] |
Us Network: | CBSSN and Touchdown Radio |
Us Announcers: | Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor and John Schriffen (CBSSN) JP Shadrick, Gino Torretta and Jamie Seh (Touchdown Radio) |
The 2018 Cure Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 15, 2018,[5] with kickoff scheduled for 1:30 p.m. EST.[6] It was the fourth edition of the Cure Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by automotive retailer AutoNation, the game was officially known as the AutoNation Cure Bowl.
The game was played between the Tulane Green Wave from the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns from the Sun Belt Conference. Both teams made their first appearance in a Cure Bowl. This game was the 27th all time meeting against the Ragin' Cajuns and the Green Wave, with Tulane leading the series 22–4; this was their second meeting in a bowl.
See main article: 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team. Louisiana won the Sun Belt West Division title, earning a berth in the inaugural Sun Belt Championship, where they lost to Appalachian State.[7] The Ragin' Cajuns entered the bowl with a 7–6 record (5–3 in conference).
See main article: 2018 Tulane Green Wave football team. Tulane received and accepted a bid to the Cure Bowl on December 2.[8] The Green Wave, who were co-champions of the West Division of the AAC, entered the bowl with a 6–6 record (5–3 in conference).
Statistics | TUL | LA | |
---|---|---|---|
First downs | 28 | 11 | |
Plays–yards | 86–482 | 55–258 | |
Rushes–yards | 68–337 | 30–84 | |
Passing yards | 145 | 174 | |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–18–1 | 11–25–1 | |
Time of possession | 40:31 | 19:29 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|
Tulane | Passing | Justin McMillan | 11/18, 145 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | 35 car, 150 yds, 2 TD | ||
Receiving | Terren Encalade | 5 rec, 93 yds, 1 TD | |
Louisiana | Passing | Andre Nunez | 8/17, 136 yds |
Rushing | 3 car, 41 yds, 1 TD | ||
Receiving | Ryheem Malone | 3 rec, 59 yds |