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 won the Sun Belt West Division title, earning a berth in the inaugural Sun Belt Championship , where they lost to Appalachian State .[ 7]
Tulane received and accepted a bid to the Cure Bowl on December 2.[ 8]
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
1
2
3
4
Total
Green Wave
21
3
3
14
41
Ragin' Cajuns
7
3
7
7
24
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
Darius Bradwell 35 car, 150 yds, 2 TD
Receiving
Terren Encalade
5 rec, 93 yds, 1 TD
Louisiana Passing
Andre Nunez
8/17, 136 yds
Rushing
Raymond Calais 3 car, 41 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Ryheem Malone
3 rec, 59 yds
^ @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 . ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 3, 2018). "Odds for every 2018–19 CFB bowl game" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 10, 2018 . ^ @CentralFLTop5 (December 15, 2018). "💚 @GirlScoutsCC performed a beautiful rendition of our National Anthem @CureBowl! #WeCanTackleThis…" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ "2018 Bowl Schedule" . CFP.com . Retrieved December 3, 2018 .^ "2018–19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule" . ESPN . May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018 .^ "AutoNation Cure Bowl Week Event Schedule" . curebowl.com . AutoNation Cure Bowl. Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018 .^ "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 .^ "2018 AutoNation Cure Bowl Features a Bayou Battle Between Louisiana and Tulane" . December 2, 2018.
