Hawai’i vs. Tulsa

Hawai’i and Tulsa have 9 meetings on file, the first in 1951; Hawai’i leads the series 5–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Hawai’i 5–⁠4.

Hawai’i wins
5
Tulsa wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1951
Longest streak
2 Hawai’i
Current streak
1 Tulsa
Last 10 meetings
Hawai’i 5–⁠4
Most recent
2010

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
1990s2–⁠0
2000s3–⁠2
2010s0–⁠1
Average margin
24.6 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Hawai’i
3–⁠1 Hawai’i’s record at home
At Tulsa
2–⁠2 Tulsa’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Hawai’i first
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Hawai’i’s biggest win1992: Hawai’i 38, Tulsa 9by 29 points
  2. Tulsa’s biggest win1951: Tulsa 58, Hawai’i 0by 58 points
  3. Upset2003: Tulsa 27, Hawai’i 16Tulsa had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsHawai’iSeriesTulsa
2000–⁠2002June Jones2–⁠1Keith Burns

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Hawai’i and Tulsa, 1951 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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Greg Salas Hawai’i13 catches, 214 yards, 2 TD2010 Receiving

Named most valuable

Greg Salas2010

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 24, 2010Tulsa 62, 24Hawai’i 35Aloha StadiumHawai’i Bowl
Oct 3, 2004Hawai’i 44, Tulsa 16at Hawai’i
Oct 4, 2003Tulsa 27, Hawai’i 16at Tulsa
Oct 19, 2002Hawai’i 37, Tulsa 14at Hawai’i
Oct 20, 2001Hawai’i 36, Tulsa 15at Tulsa
Sep 30, 2000Tulsa 24, Hawai’i 14at Hawai’i
Oct 23, 1999Hawai’i 35, Tulsa 21at Tulsa
Nov 28, 1992Hawai’i 38, Tulsa 9at Hawai’i
Sep 22, 1951Tulsa 58, Hawai’i 0at Tulsa

Every game is listed as played on the field.