North Texas vs. Tulsa

North Texas and Tulsa have 27 meetings on file, the first in 1957; Tulsa leads the series 17–⁠10 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Tulsa 6–⁠4, and North Texas has won the last 4.

North Texas wins
10
Tulsa wins
17
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1957
Longest streak
10 Tulsa
Current streak
4 North Texas
Last 10 meetings
Tulsa 6–⁠4
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
1950s2–⁠1
1960s4–⁠6
1970s0–⁠4
1980s0–⁠2
2000s0–⁠3
2010s1–⁠1
2020s3–⁠0
Average margin
17.4 points; 11 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At North Texas
5–⁠6 North Texas’s record at home
At Tulsa
11–⁠5 Tulsa’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. North Texas’s biggest win1967: North Texas 54, Tulsa 12by 42 points
  2. Tulsa’s biggest win2005: Tulsa 54, North Texas 2by 52 points
  3. Upset1957: North Texas 14, Tulsa 12North Texas had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2005: Tulsa 54, North Texas 2Tulsa had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsNorth TexasSeriesTulsa
1957–⁠1960Odus Mitchell2–⁠2Robert Dobbs
1961–⁠1966Odus Mitchell1–⁠5Glenn Dobbs

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from North Texas’s side (Mitchell 2–⁠2 against Dobbs). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of North Texas and Tulsa, 1957 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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

Chandler Morris North Texas22 of 34, 439 yards, 5 TD2024 Passing
David Johnson Tulsa25 of 33, 418 yards, 6 TD2008 Passing
Brandin Byrd North Texas26 carries, 251 yards, 3 TD2013 Rushing

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

On television

2026ESPN0.4 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Oct 1, 2026North Texas 45, Tulsa 44at Tulsa
Sep 28, 2024North Texas 52, Tulsa 20at North Texas
Nov 18, 2023North Texas 35, Tulsa 28at Tulsa
Nov 30, 2013North Texas 42, Tulsa 10at Tulsa
Oct 1, 2011Tulsa 41, North Texas 24at Tulsa
Sep 6, 2008Tulsa 56, North Texas 26at North Texas
Sep 16, 2006Tulsa 28, North Texas 3at Tulsa
Sep 17, 2005Tulsa 54, North Texas 2at North Texas
Nov 20, 198220Tulsa 38, North Texas 20at North Texas
Oct 11, 1980Tulsa 28, North Texas 27at Tulsa
Sep 21, 1974Tulsa 31, North Texas 6at Tulsa
Nov 17, 1973Tulsa 24, North Texas 15at North Texas
Nov 25, 1972Tulsa 45, North Texas 22at Tulsa
Dec 5, 1970Tulsa 26, North Texas 20at Tulsa
Nov 15, 1969North Texas 42, Tulsa 16at North Texas
Oct 19, 1968North Texas 20, Tulsa 17at Tulsa
Nov 18, 1967North Texas 54, Tulsa 12at North Texas
Oct 15, 1966Tulsa 30, North Texas 27at Tulsa
Oct 16, 1965Tulsa 27, North Texas 20at North Texas
Nov 14, 1964Tulsa 47, North Texas 0at Tulsa
Oct 19, 1963Tulsa 22, North Texas 21at North Texas
Oct 13, 1962Tulsa 34, North Texas 0at Tulsa
Oct 21, 1961North Texas 23, Tulsa 12at North Texas
Nov 12, 1960Tulsa 12, North Texas 8at Tulsa
Nov 14, 1959Tulsa 17, 16North Texas 6at Tulsa
Oct 25, 1958North Texas 8, Tulsa 7at North Texas
Oct 19, 1957North Texas 14, Tulsa 12at Tulsa

Every game is listed as played on the field.