Tulsa vs. UTEP

Tulsa and UTEP have 22 meetings on file, the first in 1988; Tulsa leads the series 14–⁠8 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Tulsa 7–⁠3, and Tulsa has won the last 4.

Tulsa wins
14
UTEP wins
8
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1988
Longest streak
4 Tulsa
Current streak
4 Tulsa
Last 10 meetings
Tulsa 7–⁠3
Most recent
2013

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s1–⁠1
1990s4–⁠2
2000s5–⁠5
2010s4–⁠0
Average margin
14.6 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Tulsa
7–⁠4 Tulsa’s record at home
At UTEP
4–⁠7 UTEP’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

  1. Tulsa’s biggest win2008: Tulsa 77, UTEP 35by 42 points
  2. UTEP’s biggest win2000: UTEP 40, Tulsa 7by 33 points
  3. Upset1999: Tulsa 43, UTEP 19Tulsa had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1989: Tulsa 23, UTEP 14Tulsa had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1994: UTEP 24, Tulsa 17UTEP had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsTulsaSeriesUTEP
1994–⁠1997David Rader2–⁠2Charlie Bailey
2000–⁠2002Keith Burns1–⁠2Gary Nord
2004–⁠2006Steve Kragthorpe2–⁠1Mike Price
2007–⁠2010Todd Graham2–⁠2Mike Price

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Tulsa and UTEP, 1988 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

Brennan Marion Tulsa6 catches, 233 yards, 3 TD2008 Receiving
Jordan Leslie UTEP10 catches, 218 yards, 1 TD2012 Receiving
Jeff Moturi UTEP7 catches, 174 yards, 2 TD2007 Receiving
Chris Francies UTEP9 catches, 170 yards, 2 TD2005 Receiving

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

Every game

Oct 12, 2013Tulsa 34, UTEP 20at UTEP
Oct 11, 2012Tulsa 33, UTEP 11at Tulsa
Nov 19, 2011Tulsa 57, UTEP 28at UTEP
Nov 20, 2010Tulsa 31, UTEP 28at Tulsa
Oct 21, 2009UTEP 28, Tulsa 24at UTEP
Oct 18, 2008Tulsa 77, UTEP 35at Tulsa
Oct 6, 2007UTEP 48, Tulsa 47at UTEP
Oct 27, 2006Tulsa 30, UTEP 20at Tulsa
Nov 5, 2005UTEP 41, Tulsa 38at UTEP
Nov 27, 2004Tulsa 37, 24UTEP 35at Tulsa
Nov 1, 2003Tulsa 56, UTEP 28at UTEP
Oct 26, 2002Tulsa 20, UTEP 0at Tulsa
Sep 29, 2001UTEP 26, Tulsa 10at UTEP
Oct 7, 2000UTEP 40, Tulsa 7at Tulsa
Nov 6, 1999Tulsa 43, UTEP 19at UTEP
Oct 11, 1997UTEP 33, Tulsa 18at Tulsa
Nov 16, 1996Tulsa 38, UTEP 21at UTEP
Oct 14, 1995Tulsa 38, UTEP 28at UTEP
Oct 8, 1994UTEP 24, Tulsa 17at Tulsa
Nov 7, 1992Tulsa 48, UTEP 39at Tulsa
Sep 2, 1989Tulsa 23, UTEP 14at UTEP
Sep 24, 1988UTEP 27, Tulsa 24at Tulsa

Every game is listed as played on the field.