Air Force vs. Tulsa

Air Force and Tulsa have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1957; the series is tied 3–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s even at 3–⁠3.

Air Force wins
3
Tulsa wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1957
Longest streak
2 Air Force
Current streak
1 Air Force
Last 10 meetings
even at 3–⁠3
Most recent
1998

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s0–⁠1
1960s1–⁠0
1970s1–⁠1
1980s0–⁠1
1990s1–⁠0
Average margin
15.2 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Air Force
1–⁠1 Air Force’s record at home
At Tulsa
2–⁠2 Tulsa’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Air Force’s biggest win1998: Air Force 42, Tulsa 21by 21 points
  2. Tulsa’s biggest win1982: Tulsa 35, Air Force 17by 18 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Air Force and Tulsa, 1957 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 24, 1998Air Force 42, Tulsa 21at Tulsa
Sep 4, 1982Tulsa 35, Air Force 17at Tulsa
Sep 8, 1979Tulsa 24, Air Force 7at Air Force
Nov 13, 1971Air Force 17, Tulsa 7at Tulsa
Nov 16, 1968Air Force 28, Tulsa 8at Air Force
Oct 26, 1957Tulsa 12, Air Force 7at Tulsa

Every game is listed as played on the field.