Army vs. Tulane
Army and Tulane have 26 meetings on file, the first in 1953; Tulane leads the series 14–11–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Tulane 6–4. Share
- Army wins
- 11
- Tulane wins
- 14
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1953
- Longest streak
- 4 Tulane
- Current streak
- 1 Army
- Last 10 meetings
- Tulane 6–4
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 1–3 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 5–4 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 2–3 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 2–2 |
- Average margin
- 13.8 points; 10 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Army
- 8–6 Army’s record at home
- At Tulane
- 8–3–1 Tulane’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Army’s biggest win2011: Army 45, Tulane 6by 39 points
- Tulane’s biggest win1997: Tulane 41, Army 0by 41 points
- Upset2002: Army 14, Tulane 10Army had a 13% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2008: Army 44, Tulane 13Army had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2019: Tulane 42, Army 33Tulane had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Army | Series | Tulane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2003 | Todd Berry | 3–1 | Chris Scelfo |
| 2009–2011 | Rich Ellerson | 2–1 | Bob Toledo |
| 2017–2020 | Jeff Monken | 0–3 | Willie Fritz |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Army’s side (Berry 3–1 against Scelfo). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Lester Ricard Tulane | 33 of 43, 409 yards, 3 TD | 2006 Passing | |
| Matt Forte Tulane | 34 carries, 216 yards, 3 TD | 2004 Rushing | |
| Collin Mooney Army | 19 carries, 187 yards, 4 TD | 2008 Rushing | |
| Cale Hellums Army | 38 carries, 223 yards, 2 TD | 2026 Rushing | |
| Andon Thomas Army | 8 tackles, 1.5 for loss, 1 INT | 2024 Defense |
Named most valuable
| Bryson Daily Army | 2024 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
From the newspapers

1953 · Evening star, Nov 1, 1953
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
On television
| 2025 | ESPNU | 0.1 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Photos
The 2024 game
Photo: Various U.S. Army photographers including Cadet Matthew Griffin, Cadet Noah Murray, Sgt. 1st Class Alan Brutus and John Pellino., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The 2024 game
Photo: John Pellino/USMA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The 2024 game
Photo: Various U.S. Army photographers including Cadet Matthew Griffin, Cadet Noah Murray, Sgt. 1st Class Alan Brutus and John Pellino., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The 2024 game
Photo: Various U.S. Army photographers including Cadet Matthew Griffin, Cadet Noah Murray, Sgt. 1st Class Alan Brutus and John Pellino., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The 2011 game
Photo: Photo by Tommy Gilligan/West Point Public Affairs, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The 2011 game
Photo: Photo by Tommy Gilligan/West Point Public Affairs, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).
Every game
| Oct 10, 2026 | Army 20, Tulane 17 | at Army | ||
| Oct 18, 2025 | Tulane 24, Army 17 | at Tulane | ||
| Dec 6, 2024 | 24Army 35, Tulane 14 | at Army | American Athletic Championship | |
| Nov 14, 2020 | Tulane 38, Army 12 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 5, 2019 | Tulane 42, Army 33 | at Army | ||
| Sep 23, 2017 | Tulane 21, Army 17 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 14, 2015 | Tulane 34, Army 31 | at Army | ||
| Oct 1, 2011 | Army 45, Tulane 6 | at Army | ||
| Oct 9, 2010 | Army 41, Tulane 23 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 3, 2009 | Tulane 17, Army 16 | at Army | ||
| Oct 4, 2008 | Army 44, Tulane 13 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 6, 2007 | Army 20, Tulane 17 | at Army | ||
| Oct 28, 2006 | Tulane 42, Army 28 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 13, 2004 | Tulane 45, Army 31 | at Tulane | ||
| Sep 20, 2003 | Tulane 50, Army 33 | at Army | ||
| Nov 16, 2002 | Army 14, Tulane 10 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 27, 2001 | Army 42, Tulane 35 | at Army | ||
| Oct 21, 2000 | Army 21, Tulane 17 | at Army | ||
| Sep 18, 1999 | Tulane 48, Army 28 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 14, 1998 | 14Tulane 49, Army 35 | at Army | ||
| Oct 4, 1997 | Tulane 41, Army 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 19, 1996 | Army 34, Tulane 10 | at Army | ||
| Oct 16, 1976 | Tulane 23, Army 10 | at Tulane | ||
| Sep 21, 1974 | Tulane 31, Army 14 | at Army | ||
| Nov 16, 1957 | 10Army 20, Tulane 14 | at Army | ||
| Oct 31, 1953 | Tulane 0, 15Army 0 | at Tulane |
Every game is listed as played on the field.