Tulane vs. Tulsa

Tulane and Tulsa have 21 meetings on file, the first in 1968; Tulsa leads the series 13–⁠8 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Tulane 6–⁠4, and Tulane has won the last 3.

Tulane wins
8
Tulsa wins
13
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1968
Longest streak
8 Tulsa
Current streak
3 Tulane
Last 10 meetings
Tulane 6–⁠4
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
1960s1–⁠0
2000s0–⁠5
2010s4–⁠6
2020s3–⁠2
Average margin
19.2 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Tulane
5–⁠5 Tulane’s record at home
At Tulsa
7–⁠3 Tulsa’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Tulane first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Tulane’s biggest win2017: Tulane 62, Tulsa 28by 34 points
  2. Tulsa’s biggest win2008: Tulsa 56, Tulane 7by 49 points

Coach against coach

YearsTulaneSeriesTulsa
2007–⁠2010Bob Toledo0–⁠4Todd Graham
2012–⁠2014Curtis Johnson1–⁠2Bill Blankenship
2016–⁠2022Willie Fritz4–⁠3Philip Montgomery

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Tulane’s side (Toledo 0–⁠4 against Graham). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Tulane and Tulsa, 1968 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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

Tarrion Adams Tulsa33 carries, 323 yards, 1 TD2008 Rushing
Keevan Lucas Tulsa13 catches, 233 yards, 3 TD2014 Receiving
Keyarris Garrett Tulsa10 catches, 216 yards, 1 TD2015 Receiving
Zaven Collins Tulsa15 tackles, 0.5 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TD2020 Defense
Dorian Williams Tulane13 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for loss2022 Defense

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

On television

2025ESPNU0.0 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Nov 7, 2026Tulsa at Tulane upcomingat Tulane
Sep 27, 2025Tulane 31, Tulsa 14at Tulsa
Nov 11, 202320Tulane 24, Tulsa 22at Tulane
Nov 5, 202219Tulane 27, Tulsa 13at Tulsa
Nov 13, 2021Tulsa 20, Tulane 13at Tulane
Nov 19, 202025Tulsa 30, Tulane 24at Tulsa
Nov 2, 2019Tulane 38, Tulsa 26at Tulane
Oct 27, 2018Tulane 24, Tulsa 17at Tulsa
Oct 7, 2017Tulane 62, Tulsa 28at Tulane
Oct 22, 2016Tulsa 50, Tulane 27at Tulsa
Nov 27, 2015Tulsa 45, Tulane 34at Tulane
Aug 28, 2014Tulsa 38, Tulane 31at Tulsa
Oct 26, 2013Tulane 14, Tulsa 7at Tulane
Sep 8, 2012Tulsa 45, Tulane 10at Tulsa
Sep 10, 2011Tulsa 31, Tulane 3at Tulane
Oct 16, 2010Tulsa 52, Tulane 24at Tulsa
Sep 4, 2009Tulsa 37, Tulane 13at Tulane
Nov 22, 2008Tulsa 56, Tulane 7at Tulsa
Nov 3, 2007Tulsa 49, Tulane 25at Tulane
Nov 24, 2006Tulsa 38, Tulane 3at Tulsa
Nov 19, 2005Tulsa 38, Tulane 14Malone Stadium
Nov 9, 1968Tulane 25, Tulsa 15at Tulane

Every game is listed as played on the field.