New Mexico vs. Tulsa
New Mexico and Tulsa have 8 meetings on file, the first in 1986; Tulsa leads the series 5–3 in the games on file. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Tulsa 5–3. Share
- New Mexico wins
- 3
- Tulsa wins
- 5
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1986
- Longest streak
- 3 Tulsa
- Current streak
- 1 New Mexico
- Last 10 meetings
- Tulsa 5–3
- Most recent
- 2017
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–1 |
- Average margin
- 19.5 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At New Mexico
- 1–3 New Mexico’s record at home
- At Tulsa
- 2–2 Tulsa’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- New Mexico’s biggest win1997: New Mexico 51, Tulsa 13by 38 points
- Tulsa’s biggest win2008: Tulsa 56, New Mexico 14by 42 points
- Upset2017: New Mexico 16, Tulsa 13New Mexico had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| David Johnson Tulsa | 24 of 39, 469 yards, 6 TD, 2 INT | 2008 Passing |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Sep 23, 2017 | New Mexico 16, Tulsa 13 | at Tulsa | ||
| Sep 12, 2015 | Tulsa 40, New Mexico 21 | at New Mexico | ||
| Sep 12, 2009 | Tulsa 44, New Mexico 10 | at New Mexico | ||
| Sep 20, 2008 | Tulsa 56, New Mexico 14 | at Tulsa | ||
| Nov 22, 1997 | New Mexico 51, Tulsa 13 | at New Mexico | ||
| Nov 2, 1996 | New Mexico 34, Tulsa 23 | at Tulsa | ||
| Sep 23, 1989 | Tulsa 35, New Mexico 33 | at Tulsa | ||
| Nov 8, 1986 | Tulsa 34, New Mexico 27 | at New Mexico |
Every game is listed as played on the field.