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1969 Tulsa

1–⁠9 (1–⁠4 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Vince Carillot.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1969, game by game: lost at Colorado 14–35; lost at No. 3 Arkansas 0–55; lost at Tampa 14–31; lost vs. Florida State 20–38; won vs. Cincinnati 40–24; lost at Memphis 24–42; lost vs. Houston 14–47; lost at North Texas 16–42; lost at Wichita State 12–28; lost vs. Louisville 29–35+16−55Lost 14–35 at Colorado-21ColoradoLost 0–55 at No. 3 Arkansas-55No. 3 ArkansasLost 14–31 at Tampa-17TampaLost 20–38 vs. Florida State-18Florida StateWon 40–24 vs. Cincinnati+16CincinnatiLost 24–42 at Memphis-18MemphisLost 14–47 vs. Houston-33HoustonLost 16–42 at North Texas-26North TexasLost 12–28 at Wichita State-16Wichita StateLost 29–35 vs. Louisville-6Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atColoradoL 14–⁠3536%
Sep 27at3ArkansasL 0–⁠5517%
Oct 11atTampaL 14–⁠3144%
Oct 18vsFlorida StateL 20–⁠3829%
Oct 25vsCincinnatiW 40–⁠2448%
Nov 1atMemphisL 24–⁠4218%
Nov 8vsHoustonL 14–⁠4728%
Nov 15atNorth TexasL 16–⁠4216%
Nov 22atWichita StateL 12–⁠2856%
Nov 27vsLouisvilleL 29–⁠3549%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisville 35–⁠29; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
1–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠4 6th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
183–⁠377
Coach
Vince Carillot
Elo
1315 −133 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.6 No. 97 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1969 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Memphis4–⁠08–⁠2
North Texas4–⁠17–⁠3
Louisville2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Cincinnati2–⁠34–⁠6
Wichita State1–⁠32–⁠8
Tulsa1–⁠41–⁠9

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