Kansas State vs. Tulsa
Kansas State and Tulsa have 18 meetings on file, the first in 1934; Tulsa leads the series 11–6–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Tulsa 6–4, and Tulsa has won the last 6. Share
- Kansas State wins
- 6
- Tulsa wins
- 11
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1934
- Longest streak
- 6 Kansas State
- Current streak
- 6 Tulsa
- Last 10 meetings
- Tulsa 6–4
- Most recent
- 1988
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0–2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 5–2 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 0–4 |
- Average margin
- 11.7 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Kansas State
- 3–2 Kansas State’s record at home
- At Tulsa
- 9–3–1 Tulsa’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 3
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Kansas State’s biggest win1973: Kansas State 21, Tulsa 0by 21 points
- Tulsa’s biggest win1988: Tulsa 35, Kansas State 9by 26 points
- Upset1975: Kansas State 17, Tulsa 16Kansas State had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Kansas State | Series | Tulsa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–1981 | Jim Dickey | 0–4 | John Cooper |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Kansas State’s side (Dickey 0–4 against Cooper). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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

1936 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 1, 1936
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
| Sep 3, 1988 | Tulsa 35, Kansas State 9 | at Tulsa | ||
| Oct 3, 1987 | Tulsa 37, Kansas State 25 | at Kansas State | ||
| Oct 3, 1981 | Tulsa 35, Kansas State 21 | at Tulsa | ||
| Oct 4, 1980 | Tulsa 3, Kansas State 0 | at Tulsa | ||
| Oct 6, 1979 | Tulsa 9, Kansas State 6 | at Kansas State | ||
| Sep 23, 1978 | Tulsa 24, Kansas State 14 | at Tulsa | ||
| Sep 13, 1975 | Kansas State 17, Tulsa 16 | at Tulsa | ||
| Sep 14, 1974 | Kansas State 31, Tulsa 14 | at Kansas State | ||
| Sep 22, 1973 | Kansas State 21, Tulsa 0 | at Kansas State | ||
| Sep 9, 1972 | Kansas State 21, Tulsa 13 | at Kansas State | ||
| Sep 18, 1971 | Kansas State 19, Tulsa 10 | at Tulsa | ||
| Oct 16, 1954 | Kansas State 20, Tulsa 13 | at Tulsa | ||
| Oct 18, 1952 | Tulsa 26, Kansas State 7 | at Tulsa | ||
| Nov 10, 1951 | Tulsa 42, Kansas State 26 | at Tulsa | ||
| Nov 19, 1949 | Tulsa 48, Kansas State 27 | at Tulsa | ||
| Oct 31, 1936 | Tulsa 10, Kansas State 7 | at Tulsa | ||
| Nov 2, 1935 | Tulsa 13, Kansas State 13 | at Tulsa | ||
| Oct 27, 1934 | Tulsa 21, Kansas State 0 | at Tulsa |
Every game is listed as played on the field.