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1970 Tulsa

6–⁠4 (3–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Claude Gibson.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1970, game by game: won vs. Cincinnati 7–3; won vs. Idaho State 38–13; lost at No. 12 Arkansas 7–49; won vs. Memphis 27–12; lost at Louisville 8–14; lost at Virginia Tech 14–17; lost at Houston 9–21; won vs. Wichita State 21–12; won vs. Idaho 30–17; won vs. North Texas 26–20+25−42Won 7–3 vs. Cincinnati+4CincinnatiWon 38–13 vs. Idaho State+25Idaho StateLost 7–49 at No. 12 Arkansas-42No. 12 ArkansasWon 27–12 vs. Memphis+15MemphisLost 8–14 at Louisville-6LouisvilleLost 14–17 at Virginia Tech-3Virginia TechLost 9–21 at Houston-12HoustonWon 21–12 vs. Wichita State+9Wichita StateWon 30–17 vs. Idaho+13IdahoWon 26–20 vs. North Texas+6North Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsCincinnatiW 7–⁠349%
Sep 19vsIdaho StateW 38–⁠1388%
Sep 26at12ArkansasL 7–⁠4917%
Oct 3vsMemphisW 27–⁠1232%
Oct 10atLouisvilleL 8–⁠1444%
Oct 17atVirginia TechL 14–⁠1740%
Oct 31atHoustonL 9–⁠2116%
Nov 7vsWichita StateW 21–⁠1273%
Nov 21vsIdahoW 30–⁠1776%
Dec 5vsNorth TexasW 26–⁠2056%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Texas 26–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
187–⁠178
Coach
Claude Gibson
Elo
1434 +57 this season
SP+ rating
-0.9 No. 71 of 117; offense No. 90, defense No. 40
SRS
−4.1 No. 76 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1970 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisville4–⁠08–⁠3–⁠1
Tulsa3–⁠16–⁠4
Memphis2–⁠26–⁠4
North Texas1–⁠33–⁠8
Wichita State0–⁠40–⁠9

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