Game notes: Charlotte at Tulsa
Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Chapman Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Charlotte (1–6, 1–2 in conference) at Tulsa (4–3, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Chapman Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their second meeting; Charlotte leads the series 1–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 4, 2023: Charlotte 33, Tulsa 26.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
Charlotte
- Charlotte is 1–6 (1–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 41–43 vs. The Citadel; L 9–41 at No. 9 Ole Miss; L 21–26 at App State; L 7–34 vs. Louisiana; L 8–59 vs. Memphis; L 10–50 at North Texas; W 38–31 at Temple.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Charlotte is No. 135 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Tim Albin is 2–17 in his second season at Charlotte and 35–36 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Tim Albin faces Tulsa as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Cole Gonzales (QB): 802 passing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jaden Barnes (WR): 41 catches, 409 yards, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Gavin Willis (LB): 53 tackles, 0.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Ian Kelly needs 4 field goals to pass Steven Muscarello (7, 2013–16) for sixth on Charlotte’s career field goals list. He has 4 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Conner Harrell needs 122 yards to pass Grayson Loftis (1,450, 2025) for seventh on Charlotte’s career passing yards list. He has 1,329 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Conner Harrell needs 2 touchdown passes to pass Grayson Loftis (8, 2025) for seventh on Charlotte’s career touchdown passes list. He has 7 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Conner Harrell needs 196 yards to pass Trexler Ivey (1,603, 2022–24) for eighth on Charlotte’s career total offense list. He has 1,408 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Cole Gonzales needs 41 yards to pass Kevin Olsen (842, 2016) for ninth on Charlotte’s career passing yards list. He has 802 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2015, Charlotte lost to Kentucky 58–10.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Tulsa
- Tulsa is 4–3 (1–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 24–10 vs. Oklahoma State; W 23–17 at Sam Houston; W 42–0 vs. East Texas A&M; L 6–34 at Arkansas; L 44–45 vs. North Texas; L 26–34 at Navy; W 38–17 at Rice.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Tulsa is No. 110 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Tre Lamb is 8–11 in his second season at Tulsa.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Tre Lamb faces Charlotte as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Baylor Hayes (QB): 1,081 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Oran Singleton Jr. (WR): 38 catches, 474 yards, 4 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Chris Thompson Jr. (LB): 66 tackles, No. 9 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Tulsa lost to No. 19 Navy 44–21.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Tim Albin and Tre Lamb as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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