Temple vs. Tulsa

Temple and Tulsa have 10 meetings on file, the first in 1987; the series is tied 5–⁠5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and Temple has won the last 2.

Temple wins
5
Tulsa wins
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1987
Longest streak
3 Temple
Current streak
2 Temple
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s0–⁠2
2010s3–⁠0
2020s2–⁠3
Average margin
13.6 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Temple
3–⁠2 Temple’s record at home
At Tulsa
3–⁠2 Tulsa’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Temple’s biggest win2017: Temple 43, Tulsa 22by 21 points
  2. Tulsa’s biggest win2021: Tulsa 44, Temple 10by 34 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Temple and Tulsa, 1987 on13001500170019901995200020052010201520202025

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

D’Angelo Brewer Tulsa34 carries, 255 yards, 1 TD2017 Rushing
Deneric Prince Tulsa20 carries, 231 yards, 1 TD2022 Rushing
Layton Jordan Temple6 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TD2022 Defense

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

Every game

Oct 25, 2025Temple 38, Tulsa 37at Tulsa
Oct 19, 2024Temple 20, Tulsa 10at Temple
Sep 28, 2023Tulsa 48, Temple 26at Tulsa
Oct 21, 2022Tulsa 27, Temple 16at Temple
Nov 20, 2021Tulsa 44, Temple 10at Tulsa
Sep 20, 2018Temple 31, Tulsa 17at Temple
Nov 25, 2017Temple 43, Tulsa 22at Tulsa
Oct 11, 2014Temple 35, Tulsa 24at Temple
Nov 19, 1988Tulsa 15, Temple 10at Tulsa
Oct 10, 1987Tulsa 24, Temple 17at Temple

Every game is listed as played on the field.