Tulane vs. Virginia
Tulane and Virginia have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1949; Tulane leads the series 4–2 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Tulane 4–2. Share
- Tulane wins
- 4
- Virginia wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1949
- Longest streak
- 3 Tulane
- Current streak
- 1 Tulane
- Last 10 meetings
- Tulane 4–2
- Most recent
- 1969
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Tulane 1, Virginia 0
- Average margin
- 17.2 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Tulane
- 2–1 Tulane’s record at home
- At Virginia
- 1–2 Virginia’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Tulane’s biggest win1969: Tulane 31, Virginia 0by 31 points
- Virginia’s biggest win1968: Virginia 63, Tulane 47by 16 points
- Ranked showdown1949: Tulane 28, Virginia 14No. 19 Tulane at No. 9 Virginia
Coach against coach
| Years | Tulane | Series | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966–1969 | Jim Pittman | 2–2 | George Blackburn |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Tulane’s side (Pittman 2–2 against Blackburn). 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

1949 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 21, 1949
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
| Nov 15, 1969 | Tulane 31, Virginia 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 16, 1968 | Virginia 63, Tulane 47 | at Virginia | ||
| Nov 18, 1967 | Virginia 14, Tulane 10 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 8, 1966 | Tulane 20, Virginia 6 | at Virginia | ||
| Nov 18, 1950 | Tulane 42, Virginia 18 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 19, 1949 | 19Tulane 28, 9Virginia 14 | at Virginia |
Every game is listed as played on the field.