George Washington vs. Tulsa

George Washington and Tulsa first met in 1932 and have played 5 times; Tulsa leads the series 3–⁠2. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Tulsa 3–⁠2.

George Washington wins
2
Tulsa wins
3
Ties
0
First meeting
1932
Longest streak
2 Tulsa
Current streak
1 Tulsa
Last 10 meetings
Tulsa 3–⁠2
Most recent
1937

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s2–⁠3
Average margin
7.2 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At George Washington
2–⁠2 George Washington’s record at home
At Tulsa
1–⁠0 Tulsa’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. George Washington’s biggest win1934: George Washington 10, Tulsa 0by 10 points
  2. Tulsa’s biggest win1932: Tulsa 29, George Washington 14by 15 points
  3. Upset1933: Tulsa 13, George Washington 6Tulsa had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsGeorge WashingtonSeriesTulsa
1933–⁠1935James Pixlee2–⁠1Gus Henderson

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from George Washington’s side (Pixlee 2–⁠1 against Henderson). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of George Washington and Tulsa, 1932 on1300150017001935194019451950195519601965

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.

From the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story of the 1937 game

    1937 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 30, 1937

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.

Every game

Oct 29, 1937Tulsa 14, George Washington 13at George Washington
Nov 16, 1935George Washington 3, Tulsa 0at George Washington
Oct 19, 1934George Washington 10, Tulsa 0at George Washington
Nov 17, 1933Tulsa 13, George Washington 6at George Washington
Oct 22, 1932Tulsa 29, George Washington 14at Tulsa

Every game is listed as played on the field.