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1988 Tulsa

4–⁠7, coached by David Rader.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1988, game by game: won vs. Kansas State 35–9; lost at Arkansas 26–30; lost vs. UTEP 24–27; lost at No. 13 Oklahoma State 35–56; lost at Louisville 3–9; lost at Houston 28–82; won at UNLV 33–7; lost at No. 3 Miami 3–34; lost at Memphis 20–26; won vs. Temple 15–10; won vs. Colorado State 32–28+26−54Won 35–9 vs. Kansas State+26Kansas StateLost 26–30 at Arkansas-4ArkansasLost 24–27 vs. UTEP-3UTEPLost 35–56 at No. 13 Oklahoma State-21No. 13 Oklahoma StateLost 3–9 at Louisville-6LouisvilleLost 28–82 at Houston-54HoustonWon 33–7 at UNLV+26UNLVLost 3–34 at No. 3 Miami-31No. 3 MiamiLost 20–26 at Memphis-6MemphisWon 15–10 vs. Temple+5TempleWon 32–28 vs. Colorado State+4Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsKansas StateW 35–⁠972%
Sep 10atArkansasL 26–⁠3022%
Sep 24vsUTEPL 24–⁠2752%
Oct 1at13Oklahoma StateL 35–⁠5618%
Oct 8atLouisvilleL 3–⁠948%
Oct 15atHoustonL 28–⁠8226%
Oct 29atUNLVW 33–⁠733%
Nov 5at3MiamiL 3–⁠349%
Nov 12atMemphisL 20–⁠2637%
Nov 19vsTempleW 15–⁠1059%
Nov 26vsColorado StateW 32–⁠2872%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado State 32–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
254–⁠318
Coach
David Rader
Elo
1429 −2 this season
SP+ rating
-0.5 No. 59 of 102; offense No. 36, defense No. 75
SRS
−2.0 No. 64 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bob Brush

Drafted in 1989

The 1989 draft
Rd 2Dennis Byrd DENew York Jets