Louisiana Tech vs. Tulsa

Louisiana Tech and Tulsa have 11 meetings on file, the first in 1986; Louisiana Tech leads the series 7–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Louisiana Tech 6–⁠4, and Tulsa has won the last 2.

Scheduled 2027 at Louisiana Tech Sept. 25; 2029 at Tulsa Sept. 22; 2031 at Tulsa Sept. 20. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Louisiana Tech wins
7
Tulsa wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1986
Longest streak
4 Louisiana Tech
Current streak
2 Tulsa
Last 10 meetings
Louisiana Tech 6–⁠4
Most recent
2024

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s2–⁠0
1990s2–⁠0
2000s3–⁠2
2010s0–⁠1
2020s0–⁠1
Average margin
14 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Louisiana Tech
4–⁠2 Louisiana Tech’s record at home
At Tulsa
2–⁠3 Tulsa’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Louisiana Tech’s biggest win2002: Louisiana Tech 53, Tulsa 9by 44 points
  2. Tulsa’s biggest win2003: Tulsa 48, Louisiana Tech 18by 30 points
  3. Upset1986: Louisiana Tech 22, Tulsa 17Louisiana Tech had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsLouisiana TechSeriesTulsa
1989–⁠1995Joe Peace3–⁠0David Rader
2000–⁠2002Jack Bicknell Jr.2–⁠1Keith Burns

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Louisiana Tech’s side (Peace 3–⁠0 against Rader). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Louisiana Tech 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.

Every game

Sep 21, 2024Tulsa 23, Louisiana Tech 20at Louisiana Tech
Nov 23, 2013Tulsa 24, Louisiana Tech 14at Louisiana Tech
Nov 13, 2004Louisiana Tech 38, Tulsa 21at Louisiana Tech
Nov 15, 2003Tulsa 48, Louisiana Tech 18at Tulsa
Sep 14, 2002Louisiana Tech 53, Tulsa 9at Louisiana Tech
Nov 24, 2001Louisiana Tech 19, Tulsa 7at Tulsa
Sep 23, 2000Tulsa 22, Louisiana Tech 10at Tulsa
Sep 30, 1995Louisiana Tech 27, Tulsa 23at Louisiana Tech
Oct 13, 1990Louisiana Tech 35, Tulsa 21at Tulsa
Oct 28, 1989Louisiana Tech 34, Tulsa 31at Louisiana Tech
Aug 30, 1986Louisiana Tech 22, Tulsa 17at Tulsa

Every game is listed as played on the field.