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1987 Tulsa

3–⁠8, coached by George Henshaw.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1987, game by game: lost at Oklahoma State 28–39; lost at Florida 0–52; lost at No. 12 Arkansas 15–30; lost vs. No. 1 Oklahoma 0–65; won at Kansas State 37–25; won at Temple 24–17; lost at Central Michigan 18–41; lost at Texas Tech 7–42; won vs. Louisville 26–22; lost vs. Northern Arizona 20–24; lost vs. Memphis 0–14+12−65Lost 28–39 at Oklahoma State-11Oklahoma StateLost 0–52 at Florida-52FloridaLost 15–30 at No. 12 Arkansas-15No. 12 ArkansasLost 0–65 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma-65No. 1 OklahomaWon 37–25 at Kansas State+12Kansas StateWon 24–17 at Temple+7TempleLost 18–41 at Central Michigan-23Central MichiganLost 7–42 at Texas Tech-35Texas TechWon 26–22 vs. Louisville+4LouisvilleLost 20–24 vs. Northern Arizona-4Northern ArizonaLost 0–14 vs. Memphis-14Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atOklahoma StateL 28–⁠3946%
Sep 12atFloridaL 0–⁠5236%
Sep 19at12ArkansasL 15–⁠3025%
Sep 26vs1OklahomaL 0–⁠6525%
Oct 3atKansas StateW 37–⁠2567%
Oct 10atTempleW 24–⁠1735%
Oct 17atCentral MichiganL 18–⁠4148%
Oct 24atTexas TechL 7–⁠4237%
Oct 31vsLouisvilleW 26–⁠2274%
Nov 7vsNorthern ArizonaL 20–⁠2482%
Nov 21vsMemphisL 0–⁠1465%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Memphis 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
175–⁠371
Coach
George Henshaw
Elo
1396 −152 this season
SP+ rating
-15.3 No. 90 of 101; offense No. 71, defense No. 89
SRS
−12.0 No. 84 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bob Brush