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1982 Tulsa

10–⁠1 (6–⁠0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by John Cooper.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1982, game by game: won vs. Air Force 35–17; lost at No. 13 Arkansas 0–38; won vs. Oklahoma State 25–15; won at Kansas 20–15; won at New Mexico State 31–14; won vs. Southern Illinois 22–3; won at Drake 34–18; won at Wichita State 30–21; won vs. West Texas 59–21; won vs. Indiana State 48–14; won at North Texas 38–20+38−38Won 35–17 vs. Air Force+18Air ForceLost 0–38 at No. 13 Arkansas-38No. 13 ArkansasWon 25–15 vs. Oklahoma State+10Oklahoma StateWon 20–15 at Kansas+5KansasWon 31–14 at New Mexico State+17New Mexico StateWon 22–3 vs. Southern Illinois+19Southern Illino…Won 34–18 at Drake+16DrakeWon 30–21 at Wichita State+9Wichita StateWon 59–21 vs. West Texas+38West TexasWon 48–14 vs. Indiana State+34Indiana StateWon 38–20 at North Texas+18North Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsAir ForceW 35–⁠1772%
Sep 11at13ArkansasL 0–⁠3837%
Sep 19vsOklahoma StateW 25–⁠1558%
Oct 2atKansasW 20–⁠1546%
Oct 9atNew Mexico StateW 31–⁠1474%
Oct 16vsSouthern IllinoisW 22–⁠371%
Oct 23atDrakeW 34–⁠1869%
Oct 30atWichita StateW 30–⁠2157%
Nov 6vsWest TexasW 59–⁠2185%
Nov 13vsIndiana StateW 48–⁠1482%
Nov 20atNorth TexasW 38–⁠2079%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Texas 38–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 12: 20
  2. Wk 13: 19
  3. Wk 15: 20

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1982.

Missouri Valley Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
342–⁠196
Coach
John Cooper
Elo
1661 +127 this season
SP+ rating
12.0 No. 30 of 109; offense No. 22, defense No. 53
SRS
3.3 No. 46 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Larry Coker
Defensive coordinator
Mike Knoll

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 5Sid Abramowitz OTBaltimore Colts

1982 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa6–⁠010–⁠1
Wichita State4–⁠18–⁠3
Southern Illinois4–⁠16–⁠5
Indiana State3–⁠25–⁠6
Drake2–⁠44–⁠7
New Mexico State1–⁠43–⁠8
West Texas1–⁠43–⁠8
Illinois State0–⁠52–⁠9

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