Rutgers vs. Tulane

Rutgers and Tulane have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1976; Rutgers leads the series 5–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Rutgers 5–⁠2, and Rutgers has won the last 2.

Rutgers wins
5
Tulane wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1976
Longest streak
3 Rutgers
Current streak
2 Rutgers
Last 10 meetings
Rutgers 5–⁠2
Most recent
2014

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s2–⁠0
1990s1–⁠1
2010s2–⁠1
Average margin
17.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Rutgers
2–⁠2 Rutgers’s record at home
At Tulane
0–⁠3 Tulane’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Rutgers’s biggest win1977: Rutgers 47, Tulane 8by 39 points
  2. Tulane’s biggest win1998: Tulane 52, Rutgers 24by 28 points
  3. Upset2010: Tulane 17, Rutgers 14Tulane had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Rutgers and Tulane, 1976 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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 27, 2014Rutgers 31, Tulane 6at Rutgers
Sep 1, 2012Rutgers 24, Tulane 12at Tulane
Oct 2, 2010Tulane 17, Rutgers 14at Rutgers
Oct 24, 199822Tulane 52, Rutgers 24at Rutgers
Nov 11, 1995Rutgers 45, Tulane 40at Tulane
Nov 12, 1977Rutgers 47, Tulane 8at Rutgers
Nov 13, 1976Rutgers 29, Tulane 20at Tulane

Every game is listed as played on the field.