2018 Cure Bowl

2018 AutoNation Cure Bowl
4th Cure Bowl
Tulane Green Wave Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
(6–6) (7–6)
The American Sun Belt
41 24
Head coach: 
Willie Fritz		 Head coach: 
Billy Napier
1234Total
Tulane 21331441
Louisiana 737724
DateDecember 15, 2018
Season2018
StadiumCamping World Stadium
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVPDarius Bradwell (RB, Tulane)
FavoriteTulane by 3.5
National anthemGirl Scouts Citrus Singers
RefereeJonathan Noli (Conference USA)
Attendance19,066
PayoutUS$751,000
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBSSN and Touchdown Radio
AnnouncersCarter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor and John Schriffen (CBSSN)
JP Shadrick, Gino Torretta and Jamie Seh (Touchdown Radio)
Cure Bowl
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The 2018 Cure Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 15, 2018, with kickoff scheduled for 1:30 p.m. EST. 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.

Teams

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.

Louisiana

Louisiana won the Sun Belt West Division title, earning a berth in the inaugural Sun Belt Championship, where they lost to Appalachian State. The Ragin' Cajuns entered the bowl with a 7–6 record (5–3 in conference).

Tulane

Tulane received and accepted a bid to the Cure Bowl on December 2. 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).

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP TUL LA
1 12:25 6 75 2:35 LA Raymond Calais 38-yard touchdown run, Kyle Pfau kick good 0 7
1 9:49 7 75 2:36 TUL Darius Bradwell 15-yard touchdown run, Merek Glover kick good 7 7
1 5:21 6 55 2:59 TUL Terren Encalade 38-yard touchdown reception from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick good 14 7
1 0:48 8 63 2:36 TUL Amare Jones 1-yard touchdown run, Merek Glover kick good 21 7
2 10:14 9 35 4:32 TUL 38-yard field goal by Merek Glover 24 7
2 0:00 4 11 0:23 LA 43-yard field goal by Kyle Pfau 24 10
3 9:46 6 62 1:50 LA Elijah Mitchell 3-yard touchdown run, Kyle Pfau kick good 24 17
3 2:58 12 73 4:51 TUL 26-yard field goal by Merek Glover 27 17
4 10:16 4 56 1:04 LA Jarrod Jackson 13-yard touchdown reception from Andre Nunez, Kyle Pfau kick good 27 24
4 3:49 13 75 6:27 TUL Darius Bradwell 4-yard touchdown run, Merek Glover kick good 34 24
4 3:06 4 19 0:22 TUL Justin McMillan 16-yard touchdown run, Merek Glover kick good 41 24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 41 24

Statistics

1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 21 3 3 14 41
Ragin' Cajuns 7 3 7 7 24
StatisticsTULLA
First downs2811
Plays–yards86–48255–258
Rushes–yards68–33730–84
Passing yards145174
Passing: Comp–Att–Int11–18–111–25–1
Time of possession40:3119:29
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TulanePassingJustin McMillan11/18, 145 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingDarius Bradwell35 car, 150 yds, 2 TD
ReceivingTerren Encalade5 rec, 93 yds, 1 TD
LouisianaPassingAndre Nunez8/17, 136 yds
RushingRaymond Calais3 car, 41 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingRyheem Malone3 rec, 59 yds

References

  1. ↑ @Guersmith (December 15, 2018). "Darius Bradwell Cure Bowl MVP with 35 carries for 150 yards in #Tulane 41-24 Cure Bowl win over UL-Lafayette" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Fawkes, Ben (December 3, 2018). "Odds for every 2018–19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ @CentralFLTop5 (December 15, 2018). "💚 @GirlScoutsCC performed a beautiful rendition of our National Anthem @CureBowl! #WeCanTackleThis…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ "2018 Bowl Schedule". CFP.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018–19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  6. ↑ "AutoNation Cure Bowl Week Event Schedule". curebowl.com. AutoNation Cure Bowl. Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Appalachian State tops UL-Lafayette for Sun Belt title, trip to New Orleans Bowl; Cajuns to Cure Bowl". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. December 1, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ "2018 AutoNation Cure Bowl Features a Bayou Battle Between Louisiana and Tulane". December 2, 2018.