Central Michigan vs. Tulsa

Central Michigan and Tulsa have 3 meetings on file, the first in 1986; Tulsa leads the series 2–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Tulsa 2–⁠1.

Central Michigan wins
1
Tulsa wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1986
Longest streak
1 Tulsa
Current streak
1 Tulsa
Last 10 meetings
Tulsa 2–⁠1
Most recent
2016

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s1–⁠1
2010s0–⁠1
Average margin
34.7 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Central Michigan
1–⁠0 Central Michigan’s record at home
At Tulsa
1–⁠0 Tulsa’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Central Michigan first

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Central Michigan and Tulsa, 1986 on13001500170019901995200020052010201520202025

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

Named most valuable

Tulsa QB Dane Evans2016

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Dec 19, 2016Tulsa 55, Central Michigan 10Marlins ParkMiami Beach Bowl
Oct 17, 1987Central Michigan 41, Tulsa 18at Central Michigan
Oct 18, 1986Tulsa 42, Central Michigan 6at Tulsa

Every game is listed as played on the field.