Texas vs. Tulane
Texas and Tulane have 14 meetings on file, the first in 1902; Texas leads the series 12–1–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Texas 10–0, and Texas has won the last 11. Share
- Texas wins
- 12
- Tulane wins
- 1
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1902
- Longest streak
- 11 Texas
- Current streak
- 11 Texas
- Last 10 meetings
- Texas 10–0
- Most recent
- 2003
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1–1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 2–0 |
- Average margin
- 20.4 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Texas
- 7–1 Texas’s record at home
- At Tulane
- 0–5–1 Tulane’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 6
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Texas’s biggest win2002: Texas 49, Tulane 0by 49 points
- Tulane’s biggest win1908: Tulane 28, Texas 15by 13 points
Coach against coach
| Years | Texas | Series | Tulane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962–1965 | Darrell Royal | 4–0 | Tommy O’Boyle |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Texas’s side (Royal 4–0 against O’Boyle). 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.
From the newspapers

1908 · The Birmingham age-herald, Nov 19, 1908

1909 · The Montgomery advertiser, Nov 14, 1909

1923 · San Antonio light, San Antonio, Tex., Oct 14, 1923

1956 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Sep 30, 1956

1963 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Sep 24, 1963
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
| Sep 27, 2003 | 14Texas 63, Tulane 18 | at Texas | ||
| Sep 28, 2002 | 3Texas 49, Tulane 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Sep 18, 1965 | 2Texas 31, Tulane 0 | at Texas | ||
| Sep 19, 1964 | Texas 31, Tulane 0 | at Texas | ||
| Sep 20, 1963 | 5Texas 21, Tulane 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 6, 1962 | 3Texas 35, Tulane 8 | at Texas | ||
| Sep 26, 1958 | Texas 21, Tulane 20 | at Tulane | ||
| Sep 28, 1957 | 13Texas 20, Tulane 6 | at Texas | ||
| Sep 29, 1956 | Texas 7, Tulane 6 | at Tulane | ||
| Sep 24, 1955 | Texas 35, Tulane 21 | at Texas | ||
| Oct 13, 1923 | Texas 33, Tulane 0 | at Texas | ||
| Nov 13, 1909 | Tulane 10, Texas 10 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 18, 1908 | Tulane 28, Texas 15 | at Texas | ||
| Nov 24, 1902 | Texas 6, Tulane 0 | at Tulane |
Every game is listed as played on the field.