Houston vs. Tulane

Houston and Tulane first met in 1968 and have played 27 times; Houston leads the series 19–⁠8. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Houston 6–⁠4.

Houston wins
19
Tulane wins
8
Ties
0
First meeting
1968
Longest streak
10 Houston
Current streak
1 Tulane
Last 10 meetings
Houston 6–⁠4
Most recent
2022

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s1–⁠0
1970s1–⁠0
1990s2–⁠2
2000s7–⁠2
2010s6–⁠3
2020s2–⁠1
Both ranked
1 meeting: Houston 1, Tulane 0
Average margin
21.9 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Houston
10–⁠4 Houston’s record at home
At Tulane
4–⁠7 Tulane’s record at home
Neutral sites
2–⁠0 Houston first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Houston’s biggest win2011: Houston 73, Tulane 17by 56 points
  2. Tulane’s biggest win1997: Tulane 44, Houston 10by 34 points
  3. Upset2014: Tulane 31, Houston 24Tulane had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2022: Tulane 27, Houston 24Tulane had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Ranked showdown1973: Houston 47, Tulane 7No. 17 Tulane at No. 14 Houston

Coach against coach

YearsHoustonSeriesTulane
2003–⁠2006Art Briles4–⁠0Chris Scelfo
2008–⁠2010Kevin Sumlin3–⁠0Bob Toledo
2019–⁠2022Dana Holgorsen2–⁠2Willie Fritz

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Houston’s side (Briles 4–⁠0 against Scelfo). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Houston and Tulane, 1968 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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

Case Keenum Houston29 of 40, 384 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT2008 Passing
Macon Clark Tulane4 tackles, 1 for loss, 2 INT, 1 TD2020 Defense

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Photos

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Sep 30, 2022Tulane 27, Houston 24at Houston
Oct 7, 2021Houston 40, Tulane 22at Tulane
Oct 8, 2020Houston 49, Tulane 31at Houston
Sep 19, 2019Tulane 38, Houston 31at Tulane
Nov 15, 2018Houston 48, Tulane 17at Houston
Nov 18, 2017Tulane 20, Houston 17at Tulane
Nov 12, 2016Houston 30, Tulane 18at Houston
Oct 16, 201524Houston 42, Tulane 7at Tulane
Nov 8, 2014Tulane 31, Houston 24at Houston
Nov 24, 2012Houston 40, Tulane 17at Houston
Nov 10, 201111Houston 73, Tulane 17at Tulane
Sep 25, 2010Houston 42, Tulane 23at Houston
Oct 17, 200923Houston 44, Tulane 16at Tulane
Nov 8, 2008Houston 42, Tulane 14at Houston
Sep 15, 2007Houston 34, Tulane 10at Tulane
Sep 9, 2006Houston 45, Tulane 7at Houston
Oct 8, 2005Houston 35, Tulane 14Cajun Field
Oct 30, 2004Houston 24, Tulane 3at Houston
Oct 11, 2003Houston 45, Tulane 42at Tulane
Sep 7, 2002Tulane 34, Houston 13at Houston
Nov 4, 2000Tulane 41, Houston 23at Tulane
Nov 6, 1999Houston 36, Tulane 31at Houston
Nov 21, 199812Tulane 48, Houston 20at Tulane
Nov 22, 1997Tulane 44, Houston 10at Houston
Nov 2, 1996Houston 20, Tulane 17at Tulane
Dec 29, 197314Houston 47, 17Tulane 7Neutral siteAstro-Bluebonnet Bowl
Sep 14, 1968Houston 54, Tulane 7at Houston

Every game is listed as played on the field.