2012 Tulane Green Wave football team

2012 Tulane Green Wave football
2012 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	2–10 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Curtis Johnson (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Eric Price (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Co-defensive coordinators	Jon Sumrall (1st season); Lionel Washington (1st season);
Base defense	3–4 or 4–3
Home stadium	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Curtis Johnson. The Green Wave played home games in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and competed in the West Division of Conference USA. This was their final season in Conference USA as the prepared to move to the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division.

ConferenceConference USA

West Division

Record2–10 (2–6 C-USA)

Headcoach

Curtis Johnson (1st season)

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2012 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
UCF xy	7	–	1	10	–	4
East Carolina x	7	–	1	8	–	5
Marshall	4	–	4	5	–	7
Memphis	4	–	4	4	–	8
UAB	2	–	6	3	–	9
Southern Miss	0	–	8	0	–	12
West Division
Tulsa xy$	7	–	1	11	–	3
SMU	5	–	3	7	–	6
Rice	4	–	4	7	–	6
Houston	4	–	4	5	–	7
UTEP	2	–	6	3	–	9
Tulane	2	–	6	2	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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College recruiting (2012)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Kedrick Banks WR	New Orleans, LA	McDonogh 35	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	N/A	Jan 22, 2012
Kedrick Banks WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Jordan Batiste CB	Lutcher, LA	Lutcher	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	4.50	Jan 15, 2012
Jordan Batiste CB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: ESPN: (75)
Bobby Bradley OT	Medford, NJ	Shawnee	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	N/A	Jul 31, 2011
Bobby Bradley OT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: ESPN: (69)
Devin Breaux WR	Donaldsonville, LA	Donaldsonville	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	4.55	May 2, 2012
Devin Breaux WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: ESPN: (78)
Richard Carthon RB	Shreveport, LA	CE Byrd	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	N/A	Apr 22, 2012
Richard Carthon RB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Lorenzo Doss WR	New Orleans, LA	Saint Augustine	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	4.50	Jun 22, 2011
Lorenzo Doss WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: ESPN: (70)
Colton Hanson OT	New Braunfels, TX	New Braunfels	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	N/A	Jun 30, 2011
Colton Hanson OT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Todd Jacquet OG	New Orleans, LA	Jesuit	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	N/A	Aug 1, 2011
Todd Jacquet OG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: ESPN: (74)
Royce LaFrance OLB	Harvey, LA	Helen Cox	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.50	Jan 21, 2012
Royce LaFrance OLB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: ESPN: (72)
Darion Monroe CB	Reserve, LA	East St. John	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	N/A	Jan 31, 2012
Darion Monroe CB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: ESPN: (80)
Alex Paul OT	New Orleans, LA	Newman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	N/A	Jul 27, 2011
Alex Paul OT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Peter Picerelli P	Providence, RI	LaSalle Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	N/A	Jul 17, 2012
Peter Picerelli P	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Devin Powell QB	New Orleans, LA	O. Perry Walker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	N/A	Jan 19, 2012
Devin Powell QB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Joshua Rounds RB	New Orleans, LA	McMain Magnet	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	N/A	Jan 22, 2012
Joshua Rounds RB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Nathan Shienle OT	Tampa, FL	Plant	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	N/A	Jan 15, 2012
Nathan Shienle OT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: ESPN: (73)
Calvin Thomas DT	Chandler, AZ	Hamilton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	N/A	Jan 31, 2012
Calvin Thomas DT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: ESPN: (73)
Lazedrick Thompson RB	LaPlace, LA	St. Charles Catholic	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	N/A	May 27, 2011
Lazedrick Thompson RB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: ESPN: (74)
Fudge Van Hooser QB	Montgomery, AL	Trinity Presbyterian	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.37	Jul 11, 2010
Fudge Van Hooser QB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: ESPN: (76)
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 95 Rivals: 80
‡ Refers to 40-yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2012 Tulane Football Commitment List". Rivals. Retrieved August 7, 2012. "2012 Tulane Commits". Scout. Retrieved August 7, 2012. "Tulane Green Wave 2012". ESPN. Retrieved August 7, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved August 7, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2012.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	Rutgers*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA	CBSSN	L 12–24	26,059
September 8	11:00 am	at Tulsa	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	FSN	L 10–45	17,880
September 22	11:00 am	Ole Miss*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA	FSN	L 0–39	28,913
September 29	3:30 pm	Louisiana–Monroe*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA	CST	L 10–63	18,063
October 6	4:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	Cox 4/ESPN3	L 13–41	29,758
October 13	12:00 pm	SMU	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA	CSS	W 27–26	11,519
October 20	7:00 pm	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		L 20–24	23,234
October 27	2:30 pm	UAB	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 55–45	12,531
November 3	2:30 pm	Rice	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 47–49	15,467
November 10	6:00 pm	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		L 23–37	18,796
November 17	2:30 pm	East Carolina	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA	CST	L 23–28	14,041
November 24	2:30 pm	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	FSN	L 17–40	25,402
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	3	0	0	7	10
• Tulsa	14	21	0	10	45

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ole Miss	26	0	10	3	39
Tulane	0	0	0	0	0


1	12:50	MISS	Jeff Scott 13-yard run (pass failed)	MISS 6-0

1	6:24	MISS	Ja-Mes Logan 14-yard run (run failed)	MISS 12-0

1	3:04	MISS	Randall Mackey 28-yard run (Bryson Rose kick)	MISS 19-0

1	1:24	MISS	Donte Moncrief 23-yard pass from Bo Wallace (Bryson Rose kick)	MISS 26-0

3	7:56	MISS	Jeff Scott 4-yard run (Bryson Rose kick)	MISS 33-0

3	4:50	MISS	Bryson Rose 40-yard field goal	MISS 36-0

4	5:09	MISS	Bryson Rose 47-yard field goal	MISS 39-0

2012 Tulane Green Wave football team

Pre-season

Recruits

Award watch lists

Cairo Santos

Orleans Darkwa

Trent Mackey

Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

Rutgers

Tulsa

Ole Miss

Louisiana–Monroe

Louisiana–Lafayette

SMU

UTEP

UAB

Rice

Memphis

East Carolina

Houston

Statistics

Team

Score by quarters

Offense

Rushing

Passing

Receiving

Defense

Special teams

After the season

Awards

Cairo Santos

References

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2012 Tulane Green Wave football

Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	2–10 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Curtis Johnson (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Price (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Co-defensive coordinators	Jon Sumrall (1st season) Lionel Washington (1st season)
Base defense	3–4 or 4–3
Home stadium	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

Name	GP-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Rob Kelley	11–4	80	292	11	281	3.5	0	15	25.5
Orleans Darkwa	8–5	70	247	29	218	3.1	3	32	27.2
Dante Butler	11–1	34	122	7	115	3.4	0	15	10.5
Josh Rounds	9–0	17	44	4	40	2.4	0	7	4.4
Derrick Strozier	9–1	4	13	1	12	3.0	0	6	1.3
Stephen Barnett	11–3	1	2	0	2	2.0	0	2	0.2
DJ Ponder	2–2	5	0	36	−36	−7.2	0	0	−18.0
Devin Powell	2–1	14	23	67	−44	−3.1	0	10	−22.0
TEAM	4–0	5	0	56	−56	−11.2	0	0	−14.0
Ryan Griffin	8–8	29	28	128	−100	−3.4	0	6	−12.5
Total	11	259	771	339	432	1.7	3	32	39.3

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Att-Cmp-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
Ryan Griffin	8–8	139.66	209–328–7	63.7	2425	18	79	303.1
DJ Ponder	2–2	71.77	35–83–5	42.2	333	2	71	166.5
Devin Powell	2–1	85.47	30–57–3	52.6	255	1	66	127.5
Ryan Grant	11–11	0.00	0–1–0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
Peter Picerelli	11–0	−200.00	0–1–1	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
Total	11	120.08	274–470–16	58.3	3013	21	79	273.9

Name	GP-GS	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Ryan Grant	11–11	63	1041	16.5	6	68	94.6
Rob Kelley	11–4	46	340	7.4	4	31	30.9
Xavier Rush	11–1	37	439	11.9	4	62	39.9
Justyn Shackleford	9–8	28	431	15.4	2	71	47.9
Marc Edwards	11–2	19	236	12.4	1	79	21.5
Josh Rounds	9–0	14	78	5.6	0	21	8.7
Dante Butler	11–1	12	63	5.2	0	14	5.7
Derrick Strozier	9–1	11	60	5.5	0	13	10.0
Wilson Van Hooser	11–1	10	176	17.6	4	35	16.0
Orleans Darkwa	8–5	9	43	4.8	0	13	5.4
Matt Marfisi	11–8	8	20	2.5	0	6	1.8
Sydie London	10–3	6	38	6.3	0	11	3.8
Evan Tatford	10–4	6	20	3.3	0	10	2.0
Brent Comardelle	10–0	3	27	9.0	0	10	2.7
Devin Boutte	7–0	1	6	6.0	0	6	0.9
Stephen Barnett	11–3	1	−5	−5.0	0	0	−0.5
Total	11	274	3013	11.0	21	79	273.9

Name	GP-GS	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense			Fumbles		Blkd Kick	Saf
Name	GP-GS	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	Int-Yds	BrUp	QBH	Rcv-Yds	FF	Blkd Kick	Saf
Darion Monroe	11–11	54	30	84	1.0–2	0–0	0–0	0	0	3–92	0	0	0
Zach Davis	11–8	50	28	78	5.0–16	2.0–11	1–35	3	2	0–0	0	0	0
Darryl Farley	11–9	26	24	50	3.5–14	1.0–9	0–0	2	0	0–0	1	0	0
Ryan Travis	11–11	32	17	49	3.5–17	1.0–11	2–96	7	0	1–0	1	0	0
Shakiel Smith	10–8	33	9	42	1.0–1	0–0	1–39	5	0	1–0	0	0	0
Lorenzo Doss	11–8	31	8	39	0–0	0–0	4–89	2	0	1–0	0	0	0
Austen Jacks	11–11	20	17	37	8.5–51	4.5–39	0–0	0	1	0–0	0	0	0
Jordan Batiste	11–9	29	8	37	1.0–1	0–0	1–0	4	0	0–0	0	0	0
Sam Scofield	9–2	21	10	31	1.0–1	0–0	2–30	1	0	0–0	1	0	0
Dominique Robertson	10–1	23	8	31	2.5–8	1.0–5	0–0	0	0	0–0	1	0	0
Matthew Bailey	11–8	20	7	27	2.0–5	0–0	1–37	4	3	0–0	0	0	0
Kenny Welcome	11–10	13	13	26	3.0–14	1.5–10	0–0	2	0	0–0	2	0	0
Julius Warmsley	10–9	11	14	25	5.0–12	2.0–7	0–0	0	3	0–0	1	2	0
Logan Hamilton	11–0	14	7	21	5.5–13	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
Calvin Thomas	11–0	9	11	20	2.0–14	2.0–14	0–0	1	0	0–0	0	0	0
Andre Robinson	11–0	10	9	19	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
Corey Redwine	10–3	12	7	19	1.0–2	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	1	0	0
Royce LaFrance	11–1	11	7	18	2.5–4	1.0–1	0–0	1	0	0–0	0	0	0
Aaron Bryant	10–9	10	8	18	2.0–5	1.0–4	0–0	1	2	1–0	0	0	0
Kyle Davis	11–0	9	7	16	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
Cameron DeJean	7–0	6	7	13	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
Devon Walker	2–2	9	2	11	1–2	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
Brandon LeBeau	11–0	5	3	8	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
Alex Lauricella	10–0	6	2	8	0–0	0–0	0–0	1	0	1–0	0	0	0
Renaldo Thomas	9–1	2	5	7	0–0	0–0	0–0	1	0	0–0	0	0	0
Taylor Bullock	11–0	6	0	6	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
Richard Carthon	11–0	5	1	6	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
Rob Kelley	11–4	3	2	5	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
Devin Boutte	7–0	4	0	4	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
Wendell Beckwith	5–0	3	1	4	1.0–1	0–0	0–0	0	0	1–0	0	0	0
Kerchal Byrd	9–0	3	1	4	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
Brent Comardelle	10–0	1	2	3	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
Devin Williams	8–0	2	0	2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
Ryan Griffin	8–8	2	0	2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
Adam Skidmore	11–11	1	0	1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
Billy Johnson	11–0	1	0	1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
Derrick Strozier	9–1	1	0	1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	1	0	0
Ryan Grant	11–11	1	0	1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	1	0	0
Dante Butler	11–1	1	0	1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	1	0	0
Cairo Santos	11–0	1	0	1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
Brandon Schmidt	2–0	0	1	1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
Peter Picerelli	11–0	1	0	1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
Total	11	502	276	778	52–183	17–111	13–326	35	11	9–92	9	2	0

Name	Punting									Kickoffs
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	i20	50+	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
Peter Picerelli	61	2507	41.1	70	2	11	13	7	0
Jonathan Ginsburgh	2	73	36.5	43	0	1	0	0	0
Cairo Santos										51	3265	64.0	30	2
Ryan Rome										1	60	60.0	0	0
Total	63	2580	41.0	70	2	12	13	7	0	52	3325	63.9	30	2