Rice vs. Tulsa
Rice and Tulsa have 21 meetings on file, the first in 1937; Tulsa leads the series 11–9–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Tulsa 7–3. Share
- Rice wins
- 9
- Tulsa wins
- 11
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1937
- Longest streak
- 6 Tulsa
- Current streak
- 1 Tulsa
- Last 10 meetings
- Tulsa 7–3
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 3–7 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–3 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–1 |
- Average margin
- 15.4 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Rice
- 3–7–1 Rice’s record at home
- At Tulsa
- 4–6 Tulsa’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Rice’s biggest win2023: Rice 42, Tulsa 10by 32 points
- Tulsa’s biggest win2010: Tulsa 64, Rice 27by 37 points
- Upset2006: Rice 41, Tulsa 38Rice had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2000: Tulsa 23, Rice 16Tulsa had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2023: Rice 42, Tulsa 10Rice had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Rice | Series | Tulsa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–1999 | Ken Hatfield | 4–0 | David Rader |
| 2000–2002 | Ken Hatfield | 2–1 | Keith Burns |
| 2003–2005 | Ken Hatfield | 0–3 | Steve Kragthorpe |
| 2007–2010 | David Bailiff | 0–4 | Todd Graham |
| 2011–2013 | David Bailiff | 1–2 | Bill Blankenship |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Rice’s side (Hatfield 4–0 against Rader). 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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Chase Clement Rice | 40 of 66, 541 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT | 2007 Passing | |
| Paul Smith Tulsa | 22 of 39, 441 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT | 2007 Passing | |
| Brennan Marion Tulsa | 7 catches, 244 yards, 2 TD | 2007 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
From the newspapers

1937 · The times-news. (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, North Carolina, Oct 18, 1937
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
| Oct 17, 2026 | Tulsa 38, Rice 17 | at Rice | ||
| Oct 19, 2023 | Rice 42, Tulsa 10 | at Tulsa | ||
| Oct 5, 2013 | Rice 30, Tulsa 27 | at Tulsa | ||
| Oct 20, 2012 | Tulsa 28, Rice 24 | at Tulsa | ||
| Oct 22, 2011 | Tulsa 38, Rice 20 | at Rice | ||
| Nov 6, 2010 | Tulsa 64, Rice 27 | at Tulsa | ||
| Oct 3, 2009 | Tulsa 27, Rice 10 | at Rice | ||
| Oct 4, 2008 | Tulsa 63, Rice 28 | at Tulsa | ||
| Nov 24, 2007 | Tulsa 48, Rice 43 | at Rice | ||
| Nov 11, 2006 | Rice 41, Tulsa 38 | at Tulsa | ||
| Oct 15, 2005 | Tulsa 41, Rice 21 | at Rice | ||
| Oct 30, 2004 | Tulsa 39, Rice 22 | at Tulsa | ||
| Nov 8, 2003 | Tulsa 31, Rice 28 | at Rice | ||
| Nov 2, 2002 | Rice 33, Tulsa 18 | at Tulsa | ||
| Nov 10, 2001 | Rice 59, Tulsa 32 | at Rice | ||
| Sep 16, 2000 | Tulsa 23, Rice 16 | at Rice | ||
| Oct 2, 1999 | Rice 20, Tulsa 10 | at Tulsa | ||
| Oct 17, 1998 | Rice 14, Tulsa 10 | at Rice | ||
| Oct 4, 1997 | Rice 42, Tulsa 24 | at Tulsa | ||
| Nov 23, 1996 | Rice 42, Tulsa 14 | at Rice | ||
| Oct 16, 1937 | Rice 0, Tulsa 0 | at Rice |
Every game is listed as played on the field.