Navy vs. Tulsa

Navy and Tulsa have 12 meetings on file, the first in 2004; Navy leads the series 10–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Navy 9–⁠1, and Navy has won the last 4.

Navy wins
10
Tulsa wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2004
Longest streak
5 Navy
Current streak
4 Navy
Last 10 meetings
Navy 9–⁠1
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s1–⁠1
2010s5–⁠0
2020s4–⁠1
Average margin
14.7 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Navy
4–⁠2 Navy’s record at home
At Tulsa
0–⁠6 Tulsa’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Navy’s biggest win2022: Navy 53, Tulsa 21by 32 points
  2. Tulsa’s biggest win2020: Tulsa 19, Navy 6by 13 points
  3. Upset2021: Navy 20, Tulsa 17Navy had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsNavySeriesTulsa
2015–⁠2022Ken Niumatalolo7–⁠1Philip Montgomery

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Navy’s side (Niumatalolo 7–⁠1 against Montgomery). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Navy and Tulsa, 2004 on13001500170020052010201520202025

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

Jackson Gutierrez Navy41 carries, 232 yards, 3 TD2026 Rushing
Malcolm Perry Navy20 carries, 218 yards, 3 TD2019 Rushing
Zach Abey Navy36 carries, 185 yards, 3 TD2017 Rushing
Daba Fofana Navy21 carries, 159 yards, 3 TD2022 Rushing
Jaxon Player Tulsa12 tackles, 2 sacks, 4.5 for loss2020 Defense

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

Every game

Oct 10, 2026Navy 34, Tulsa 26at Navy
Sep 13, 2025Navy 42, Tulsa 23at Tulsa
Oct 8, 2022Navy 53, Tulsa 21at Navy
Oct 29, 2021Navy 20, Tulsa 17at Tulsa
Dec 5, 202022Tulsa 19, Navy 6at Navy
Oct 12, 2019Navy 45, Tulsa 17at Tulsa
Nov 17, 2018Navy 37, Tulsa 29at Navy
Sep 30, 2017Navy 31, Tulsa 21at Tulsa
Nov 12, 2016Navy 42, Tulsa 40at Navy
Nov 21, 201519Navy 44, Tulsa 21at Tulsa
Sep 23, 2006Tulsa 24, Navy 23at Navy
Sep 18, 2004Navy 29, Tulsa 0at Tulsa

Every game is listed as played on the field.