The 2014 Tulane Green Wave football team represented
Tulane University
Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private university, private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into ...
in the
2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The regular season began on August 27, 2014 and ended on D ...
. They were led by third-year head coach
Curtis Johnson and played home games at
Yulman Stadium
Yulman Stadium is the on-campus venue for football at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. It currently has a capacity of 30,000 spectators, with 4,500 premium seats in two fan clubs – the Westfeldt Terrace and the Jill H. and Avram A. ...
. They were in their first year of membership in the
American Athletic Conference
The American Athletic Conference (The American or AAC) is an American collegiate athletic conference, featuring 11 member universities and five affiliate member universities that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) ...
, and it was the Green Wave's first season on its Uptown campus since the
1974 season. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.
Pre-season
Recruits
Award watch lists
Lorenzo Doss
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Walter Camp Award
The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football player of the year, as decided by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I FBS head coaches and sports information directo ...
Watch List
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Chuck Bednarik Award
The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive player in college football as judged by the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States. The award is named for Chuck Bednarik, a former college and professional Ame ...
Watch List
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Bronko Nagurski Trophy
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football defensive player adjudged by the membership of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to be the best in the National Collegiate Athle ...
Watch List
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Jim Thorpe Award
The Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport athlete Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in college football since 1986. It is voted on by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. In 2017, the award became sponsored by Paycom ...
Watch List
* College Football Performance Award (CFPA) Defensive Back Trophy Watch List
Roster
Schedule
Source
Game summaries
Tulsa
UCF
Cincinnati
Houston
After the Wave took a 31–17 lead late in the 4th quarter, the Cougars scored a touchdown and then recovered an onside kick, driving into the red zone. On the last play of the game though,
Parry Nickerson
Parry Nickerson (born October 11, 1994) is an American football cornerback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulane.
College career
Nickerson played college football at Tulane. During his ...
made his second interception of the night as time expired. With starters Sherman Badie and Lazedrick Thompson injured for the game, all 31 of the Green Wave's points were scored by true freshmen – Teddy Veal, Dontrell Hilliard, Leondre James, and Andrew DiRocco. The win snapped a 10-game losing streak to Houston, and an 18-game losing streak in games played outside the state of Louisiana.
Memphis
East Carolina
Temple
Awards
American Athletic Conference Weekly Honors
Week 1
*Sherman Badie – Weekly Honor Roll
Week 3
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Nico Marley – Weekly Honor Roll
Week 7
*Darion Monroe – Weekly Honor Roll
Week 11
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Parry Nickerson
Parry Nickerson (born October 11, 1994) is an American football cornerback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulane.
College career
Nickerson played college football at Tulane. During his ...
– Defensive Player of the Week
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Dontrell Hilliard
Dontrell Donmond Hilliard (born February 26, 1995) is an American football running back and return specialist for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulane and signed as an undrafted free a ...
– Weekly Honor Roll
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Tanner Lee
Tanner Joseph Lee (born February 14, 1995) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Nebraska and Tulane.
Early years
Lee was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and was raised in Destrehan, Louisiana. He attended Jes ...
– Weekly Honor Roll
References
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Tulane
Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private university, private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into ...
Tulane Green Wave football seasons
Tulane Green Wave football
The Tulane Green Wave football team represents Tulane University in the sport of American football. The Green Wave compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the American A ...