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 coordinator	Jon Sumrall (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Lionel Washington (1st season)
Base defense	3–4 or 4–3
Home stadium	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Conference USA football standings
v t e
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

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.

Pre-season

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 95 Rivals: 80
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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.com. Retrieved August 7, 2012. "2012 Tulane Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 7, 2012. "Tulane Green Wave 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 7, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 7, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2012.

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Roster

2012 Tulane Green Wave football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`1`	Devin Powell	Fr
WR	`3`	Ryan Grant	Jr
WR	`8`	Marc Edwards	Fr
WR	`9`	Wilson Van Hooser	Jr
WR	`10`	Alec Macias	Fr
QB	`11`	Ryan Griffin	Sr
QB	`12`	DJ Ponder	Sr
RB	`13`	Derrick Strozier	Jr
WR	`15`	Devon Breaux	Fr
QB	`16`	Jordy Joseph	So
WR	`22`	Jamar Thomas	Jr
RB	`24`	Stephen Barnett	Sr
RB	`25`	Josh Rounds	Fr
RB	`26`	Orleans Darkwa	Jr
RB	`28`	Rob Kelley	Sr
RB	`32`	Danté Butler	So
RB	`33`	Lazedrick Thompson	Fr
WR	`36`	Devin Boutte	Fr
WR	`39`	Keith Harvey II	So
FB	`40`	Taylor Bullock	So
WR	`42`	Carlos Wilson	So
WR	`46`	JoJo Dobbs	Jr
OT	`61`	Colton Hanson	Fr
C	`64`	Mike Henry	Jr
C	`65`	Zach Morgan	Sr
OT	`66`	Nathan Shienle	Fr
G	`67`	Bob Bradley	Fr
OL	`68`	Greg Thomson	Fr
OT	`70`	Sean Donnelly	So
G	`72`	Rio Mares	Jr
G	`73`	Alex Paul	Fr
G	`74`	Adam Skidmore	So
OT	`75`	Arturo Uzdavinis	Fr
OT	`76`	Nate Skold	Fr
OL	`77`	Preston Paine	So
OT	`78`	Todd Jacquet	Fr
OT	`79`	Eric Jones	Sr
WR	`80`	Justyn Shackleford	So
WR	`81`	Sydie London	Fr
WR	`82`	Xavier Rush	So
TE	`83`	Evan Tatford	So
TE	`84`	Stephen Suchy	Jr
WR	`85`	Larry Dace	Fr
WR	`86`	Brent Comardelle	Jr
TE	`87`	Josh Drum	Fr
TE	`88`	Matt Marfisi	So
WR	`89`	Jacob Davis	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`1`	Shakiel Smith	Sr
CB	`2`	Darion Monroe	Fr
S	`5`	Brandon LeBeau	So
CB	`6`	Lorenzo Doss	Fr
S	`7`	Fudge Van Hooser	Fr
CB	`10`	Ryan Travis	Sr
CB	`12`	Kedrick Banks	Fr
CB	`14`	Jordan Batiste	Fr
CB	`17`	Alex Lauricella	Sr
S	`18`	Devon Walker	Sr
LB	`20`	Trent Mackey (S)	Sr
S	`21`	Kyle Davis	Jr
CB	`23`	Kendrell Washington	Sr
LB	`27`	Chris Hanuscin	Sr
DB	`27`	Richard Carthon	Fr
S	`29`	Renaldo Thomas	So
LB	`34`	Darryl Farley	Sr
S	`35`	Sam Scofield	So
S	`37`	LJ Parker	So
S	`38`	Anthony Bronzo	So
DE	`41`	Aaron Bryant	Fr
LB	`43`	David Laborde	Fr
CB	`44`	Kendrick Washington	Sr
LB	`45`	Matthew Bailey	So
LB	`47`	Cameron DeJean	So
LB	`48`	Royce LaFrance	Fr
LB	`49`	Kerchal Byrd	So
DE	`50`	Austen Jacks	Sr
DE	`51`	Michael Pierce, Jr. (I)	So
LB	`52`	Dominique Robertson	Jr
LB	`53`	Andre Robinson	So
DT	`54`	Devin Williams	Jr
DT	`55`	Taylor Perry	Fr
LB	`57`	Zach Davis	Jr
LB	`58`	Brandon Schmidt	So
LB	`59`	Ray Oppman	So
LB	`60`	Jacques Zelnik	Fr
LB	`63`	Logan Hamilton	Jr
DE	`90`	Wendell Beckwith	Jr
DT	`92`	Julius Warmsley	Jr
DT	`93`	Kenny Welcome	So
DE	`94`	Casey Blum	Sr
DT	`96`	Corey Redwine	Fr
DT	`99`	Calvin Thomas	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P, K	`6`	Steven Broccoli	Fr
P	`16`	Jonathan Ginsburgh	Jr
K	`19`	Cairo Santos	Jr
K	`30`	Ryan Rome	Jr
P, K	`31`	Peter Picerelli	Fr
K	`45`	Stephen Purcell	Sr
P, K	`91`	Logan Hilton	Fr
DS	`97`	Billy Johnson	Sr

Head coach

Curtis Johnson (1st season)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Eric Price – Offensive Coordinator
Jon Sumrall – Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line
Lionel Washington – Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
David Johnson – Tight Ends/Running Backs
Barry Lamb – Linebackers/Special Teams
John McDonell – Offensive Line
Mike Neu – Quarterbacks
Jason Rollins – Secondary
Keith Williams – Wide Receivers
Byron Ellis – Director of Football Operations
Doug Lichtenberger – Assistant AD for Football Operations/Recruiting
Kwahn Drake – Graduate Assistant Coach, Defense
Chad Jenkins – Graduate Assistant Coach, Defense
Mike McCarthy – Graduate Assistant Coach, Offense
Casey Robottom – Graduate Assistant Coach, Offense

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 9, 2012

Schedule

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

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Game summaries

Rutgers

Rutgers at Tulane^[5]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Rutgers	0	10	0	14	24
Tulane	0	3	0	9	12

Location: New Orleans, LA
Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 26,059
Game weather: Indoors
Television network: CBS Sports Network

Tulsa

Tulane at Tulsa^[6]

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

Location: Tulsa, OK
Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
Game attendance: 17,880
Television network: FSN

While the team trailed 35–3, senior Devon Walker fractured his cervical spine after colliding head-on with a teammate during a tackle.^[7]

Ole Miss

Ole Miss at Tulane^[8]

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

Location: New Orleans, LA
Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:13
Game attendance: 28,913
Game weather: Indoors
Referee: Steve LaMantia
Television network: FSN

Louisiana–Monroe

Louisiana–Monroe at Tulane^[9]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• UL-Monroe	21	14	21	7	63
Tulane	0	3	0	7	10

Location: New Orleans, LA
Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
Game attendance: 18,063
Game weather: Indoors
Television network: CST

Louisiana–Lafayette

Tulane at Louisiana-Lafayette^[10]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	0	10	0	3	13
• UL-Lafayette	3	21	14	3	41

Location: Lafayette, LA
Game start: 4:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 29,758
Television network: Cox4, ESPN3

SMU

SMU at Tulane^[11]

	1	2	3	4	Total
SMU	3	3	3	17	26
• Tulane	10	10	0	7	27

Location: New Orleans, LA
Game start: 12:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 11,519
Game weather: Indoors
Television network: CSS

UTEP

Tulane at UTEP^[12]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	7	10	0	3	20
• UTEP	7	17	0	0	24

Location: El Paso, TX
Game start: 7:00 PM MDT
Game attendance: 23,234

UAB

UAB at Tulane^[13]

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	7	10	14	14	45
• Tulane	14	17	7	17	55

Location: New Orleans, LA
Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
Game attendance: 12,531
Game weather: Indoors

Rice

Rice at Tulane
(Homecoming game)^[14]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Rice	14	14	7	14	49
Tulane	7	3	28	9	47

Location: New Orleans, LA
Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
Game attendance: 15,467
Game weather: Indoors

Memphis

Tulane at Memphis^[15]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	10	3	3	7	23
• Memphis	6	10	7	14	37

Location: Memphis, TN
Game start: 6:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 18,796

East Carolina

East Carolina at Tulane^[16]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• E Carolina	0	14	7	7	28
Tulane	7	6	3	7	23

Location: New Orleans, LA
Game start: 2:30 PM CST
Game attendance: 14,041
Game weather: Indoors
Television network: CST

Houston

Tulane at Houston^[17]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	0	7	10	0	17
• Houston	17	3	7	13	40

Location: Houston, TX
Game start: 3:30 PM CST
Game attendance: 25,402
Television network: FSN

Statistics

As of November 17, 2012^[4]

Team

	Team	Opp
Scoring	240	421
Points per Game	21.8	38.3
First Downs	194	277
Rushing	39	136
Passing	130	118
Penalty	25	23
Total Offense	3445	5200
Avg per Play	4.7	6.3
Avg per Game	313.2	472.7
Fumbles-Lost	18–11	17–9
Penalties-Yards	70–600	60–577
Avg per Game	5.8–54.5	5.0–52.5

	Team	Opp
Punts-Yards	63–2580	41–1670
Avg per Punt	41.0	40.7
Time of Possession/Game	29:21	30:39
3rd Down Conversions	62/164	71/152
4th Down Conversions	4/17	6/14
Touchdowns Scored	26	55
Field Goals-Attempts	20–20	13–19
PAT-Attempts	24–25	52–53
Attendance	126,593	89,668
Games/Avg per Game	7/18,085	5/22,417

Score by quarters

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Tulane	58	65	41	76	0	240
Opponents	101	134	83	103	0	421

Offense

Rushing

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

Passing

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

Receiving

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

Defense

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

Special teams

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

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Derrick Strozier	9	81	9.0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0
Darion Monroe	3	63	21.0	0	57	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Rounds	0	0	0	0	0	22	403	18.3	0	29
Richard Carthon	0	0	0	0	0	8	166	20.8	0	30
Dante Butler	0	0	0	0	0	5	84	16.8	0	25
Rob Kelley	0	0	0	0	0	3	65	21.7	0	30
Total	12	144	12.0	0	57	38	718	18.9	0	30

After the season

Awards

Cairo Santos

References

^ "Tulane's Orleans Darkwa Selected as Preseason Candidate for 2012 Doak Walker Award". TulaneGreenWave.com. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Tulane's Trent Mackey Selected as Conference USA Preseason Defensive Player of the Year". TulaneGreenWave.com. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
^ "2012 Tulane Green Wave Football Schedule". TulaneGreenWave.com. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Tulane Green Wave Combined Statistics" (PDF). TulaneGreenWave.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Tulane Green Wave". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
^ "Tulane Green Wave vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
^ "Tulane football player fractures spine in game at Tulsa". CNN. September 9, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
^ "Ole Miss Rebels vs. Tulane Green Wave". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
^ "Louisiana-Monroe vs. Tulane Green Wave". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
^ "Tulane Green Wave vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
^ "Southern Methodist Mustangs vs. Tulane Green Wave". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
^ "Tulane Green Wave vs. UTEP Miners". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
^ "UAB Blazers vs. Tulane Green Wave". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
^ "Rice Owls vs. Tulane Green Wave". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
^ "Tulane Green Wave vs. Memphis Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
^ "East Carolina Pirates vs. Tulane Green Wave". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
^ "Tulane Green Wave vs. Houston Cougars". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
^ Ben Chodos (December 6, 2012). "Tulane K Cairo Santos Wins 2012 Lou Groza Award". The Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
^ Jason Kirk (December 17, 2012). "2012 College Football All-Americans: Official Consensus Team Released". Retrieved December 26, 2012.

[Darkwa-1] "Tulane's Orleans Darkwa Selected as Preseason Candidate for 2012 Doak Walker Award". TulaneGreenWave.com. Retrieved August 7, 2012.

[Mackey-2] "Tulane's Trent Mackey Selected as Conference USA Preseason Defensive Player of the Year". TulaneGreenWave.com. Retrieved August 7, 2012.

[Schedule-3] "2012 Tulane Green Wave Football Schedule". TulaneGreenWave.com. Retrieved February 8, 2012.

[TUstats-4] "Tulane Green Wave Combined Statistics" (PDF). TulaneGreenWave.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2012.

[5] "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Tulane Green Wave". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 22, 2012.

[6] "Tulane Green Wave vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 22, 2012.

[7] "Tulane football player fractures spine in game at Tulsa". CNN. September 9, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.

[8] "Ole Miss Rebels vs. Tulane Green Wave". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 22, 2012.

[9] "Louisiana-Monroe vs. Tulane Green Wave". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 30, 2012.

[10] "Tulane Green Wave vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 7, 2012.

[11] "Southern Methodist Mustangs vs. Tulane Green Wave". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 13, 2012.

[12] "Tulane Green Wave vs. UTEP Miners". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 31, 2012.

[13] "UAB Blazers vs. Tulane Green Wave". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 31, 2012.

[14] "Rice Owls vs. Tulane Green Wave". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.

[15] "Tulane Green Wave vs. Memphis Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.

[16] "East Carolina Pirates vs. Tulane Green Wave". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.

[17] "Tulane Green Wave vs. Houston Cougars". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.

[18] Ben Chodos (December 6, 2012). "Tulane K Cairo Santos Wins 2012 Lou Groza Award". The Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 7, 2012.

[19] Jason Kirk (December 17, 2012). "2012 College Football All-Americans: Official Consensus Team Released". Retrieved December 26, 2012.

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