SMU vs. Tulane

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

1. SMU’s biggest win1982: SMU 51, Tulane 7by 44 points
2. Tulane’s biggest win1990: Tulane 43, SMU 7by 36 points
3. Upset2012: Tulane 27, SMU 26Tulane had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset2007: Tulane 41, SMU 34Tulane had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Ranked showdown2023: SMU 26, Tulane 14No. 25 SMU at No. 17 Tulane

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from SMU’s side (Jones 2–⁠1 against Toledo). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

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.

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• SMU vs. TCU103 meetings, SMU 42–⁠54–⁠7
• SMU vs. Rice91 meetings, SMU 49–⁠41–⁠1
• SMU vs. Baylor83 meetings, SMU 36–⁠40–⁠7
• SMU vs. Texas A&M81 meetings, SMU 29–⁠45–⁠7
• Tulane vs. LSU90 meetings, Tulane 20–⁠63–⁠7
• Tulane vs. Ole Miss67 meetings, Tulane 24–⁠43
• Tulane vs. Mississippi State56 meetings, Tulane 25–⁠30–⁠1
• Tulane vs. Georgia Tech50 meetings, Tulane 13–⁠37