BYU vs. Tulsa

BYU and Tulsa first met in 1971 and have played 8 times; BYU leads the series 7–⁠1. Over the last 8 meetings it’s BYU 7–⁠1.

BYU wins
7
Tulsa wins
1
Ties
0
First meeting
1971
Longest streak
6 BYU
Current streak
1 BYU
Last 10 meetings
BYU 7–⁠1
Most recent
2011

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s1–⁠0
1980s1–⁠0
1990s3–⁠0
2000s1–⁠1
2010s1–⁠0
Average margin
15.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At BYU
4–⁠0 BYU’s record at home
At Tulsa
1–⁠2 Tulsa’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 BYU first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. BYU’s biggest win2006: BYU 49, Tulsa 24by 25 points
  2. Tulsa’s biggest win2007: Tulsa 55, BYU 47by 8 points

Coach against coach

YearsBYUSeriesTulsa
1995–⁠1997LaVell Edwards3–⁠0David Rader

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from BYU’s side (Edwards 3–⁠0 against Rader). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of BYU and Tulsa, 1971 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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

Max Hall BYU34 of 57, 537 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT2007 Passing
Paul Smith Tulsa21 of 35, 454 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT2007 Passing

Named most valuable

Dexter McCoil2011

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).

Every game

Dec 30, 2011BYU 24, Tulsa 21Gerald J. Ford StadiumArmed Forces Bowl
Sep 15, 2007Tulsa 55, BYU 47at Tulsa
Sep 9, 2006BYU 49, Tulsa 24at BYU
Nov 8, 1997BYU 49, Tulsa 39at BYU
Oct 19, 199618BYU 55, Tulsa 30at Tulsa
Nov 4, 1995BYU 45, Tulsa 35at BYU
Sep 15, 19848BYU 38, Tulsa 15at BYU
Oct 23, 1971BYU 25, Tulsa 7at Tulsa

Every game is listed as played on the field.