Tulane fires Curtis Johnson after second straight 3-9 season
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Tulane announced Saturday morning that it had fired coach Curtis Johnson after a loss to Tulsa on Friday ended a 3-9 season.
"I want to thank CJ for his hard work and his dedication to rebuilding the Green Wave football program. His efforts were rewarded in 2013 when Tulane reached its first bowl in 11 years. Since then, however, the program has not progressed to the level that we aspire to," Tulane athletic director Rick Dickson said in a school release.
Johnson has a 15-34 record in four seasons as the Green Wave's coach. The 2013 season was the lone bright spot as Tulane went 7-6 and lost in the New Orleans Bowl to Louisiana-Lafayette. Johnson's team was 2-10 in his debut season in 2012 and his coaching tenure with the school ends with consecutive 3-9 campaigns.
Tulane is also conducting a search for a new athletic director. Dickson is retiring over the summer. The school stated in the release that the coaching search would be "concluded as soon as possible" once Dickson's replacement is named.
Johnson came to the Green Wave from the NFL. He was previously the New Orleans Saints' wide receivers coach. Johnson was the 38th head coach in program history and the school's first black coach.
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