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1968 Tulsa

3–⁠7 (2–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Glenn Dobbs.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1968, game by game: lost at Arkansas 13–56; won vs. Southern Illinois 20–3; lost at Louisville 7–16; lost vs. North Texas 17–20; won at Cincinnati 34–27; lost vs. Memphis 6–32; lost at Tulane 15–25; lost at Air Force 8–28; lost at No. 11 Houston 6–100; won vs. Wichita State 23–7+17−94Lost 13–56 at Arkansas-43ArkansasWon 20–3 vs. Southern Illinois+17Southern Illino…Lost 7–16 at Louisville-9LouisvilleLost 17–20 vs. North Texas-3North TexasWon 34–27 at Cincinnati+7CincinnatiLost 6–32 vs. Memphis-26MemphisLost 15–25 at Tulane-10TulaneLost 8–28 at Air Force-20Air ForceLost 6–100 at No. 11 Houston-94No. 11 HoustonWon 23–7 vs. Wichita State+16Wichita State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atArkansasL 13–⁠5638%
Oct 5vsSouthern IllinoisW 20–⁠392%
Oct 12atLouisvilleL 7–⁠1648%
Oct 19vsNorth TexasL 17–⁠2049%
Oct 26atCincinnatiW 34–⁠2744%
Nov 2vsMemphisL 6–⁠3246%
Nov 9atTulaneL 15–⁠2554%
Nov 16atAir ForceL 8–⁠2833%
Nov 23at11HoustonL 6–⁠10014%
Nov 28vsWichita StateW 23–⁠776%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wichita State 23–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
149–⁠314
Coach
Glenn Dobbs
Elo
1422 −109 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.3 No. 92 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 3Al Jenkins OGCleveland Browns

1968 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Memphis4–⁠06–⁠4
North Texas4–⁠18–⁠2
Cincinnati2–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Louisville2–⁠35–⁠5
Tulsa2–⁠33–⁠7
Wichita State0–⁠50–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.