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1986 Tulsa

7–⁠4, coached by Don Morton.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1986, game by game: lost vs. Louisiana Tech 17–22; won vs. Tennessee Tech 51–0; won vs. Oklahoma State 27–23; lost at No. 12 Arkansas 17–34; won at Houston 24–14; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 20–10; lost at Louisiana 13–17; won vs. Central Michigan 42–6; won vs. Wichita State 38–10; won at New Mexico 34–27; lost at No. 1 Miami 10–23+51−17Lost 17–22 vs. Louisiana Tech-5Louisiana TechWon 51–0 vs. Tennessee Tech+51Tennessee TechWon 27–23 vs. Oklahoma State+4Oklahoma StateLost 17–34 at No. 12 Arkansas-17No. 12 ArkansasWon 24–14 at Houston+10HoustonWon 20–10 vs. Cal State Fullerton+10Cal State Fulle…Lost 13–17 at Louisiana-4LouisianaWon 42–6 vs. Central Michigan+36Central MichiganWon 38–10 vs. Wichita State+28Wichita StateWon 34–27 at New Mexico+7New MexicoLost 10–23 at No. 1 Miami-13No. 1 Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsLouisiana TechL 17–⁠2280%
Sep 6vsTennessee TechW 51–⁠081%
Sep 13vsOklahoma StateW 27–⁠2346%
Sep 20at12ArkansasL 17–⁠3426%
Sep 27atHoustonW 24–⁠1442%
Oct 2vsCal State FullertonW 20–⁠1074%
Oct 11atLouisianaL 13–⁠1750%
Oct 18vsCentral MichiganW 42–⁠649%
Nov 1vsWichita StateW 38–⁠1086%
Nov 8atNew MexicoW 34–⁠2769%
Nov 15at1MiamiL 10–⁠2317%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami 23–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
293–⁠186
Coach
Don Morton
Elo
1571 +58 this season
SP+ rating
7.9 No. 35 of 101; offense No. 46, defense No. 35
SRS
3.3 No. 41 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Mike Daly

Drafted in 1987

The 1987 draft
Rd 5David Alexander CPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 6Steve Gage DBWashington Redskins
Rd 6Chris Pike DTPhiladelphia Eagles