1985 Tulsa
6–5 (3–0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Don Morton. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Drake 45–15Nov 9
By 30 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs Houston | W 31–24 | 61% |
| Sep 14 | vs Texas Tech | L 17–21 | 73% |
| Sep 21 | at 14Arkansas | L 0–24 | 36% |
| Sep 28 | at Texas A&M | L 10–45 | 42% |
| Oct 5 | at 6Oklahoma State | L 13–25 | 20% |
| Oct 12 | vsLong Beach State | W 37–35 | 62% |
| Oct 19 | at 13Florida State | L 14–76 | 23% |
| Oct 26 | vsWest Texas | W 44–17 | 75% |
| Nov 2 | atWichita State | W 42–26 | 70% |
| Nov 9 | vs Drake | W 45–15 | 85% |
| Nov 16 | at East Carolina | W 21–20 | 64% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat East Carolina 21–20; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.
In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
Missouri Valley Conference champions3–0 in the conference
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 3–0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 274–328
- Coach
- Don Morton
- Elo
- 1519 −34 this season
- SP+ rating
- -1.2 No. 61 of 106; offense No. 27, defense No. 86
- SRS
- −4.3 No. 67 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Mike Daly
1985 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tulsa | 3–0 | 6–5 | |
 Illinois State | 3–0–1 | 6–3–2 | |
| West Texas | 3–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Indiana State | 1–2 | 4–6 | |
| Wichita State | 1–3 | 3–8 | |
| Drake | 0–5 | 4–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.