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2015 Tulsa

6–⁠7 (3–⁠5 American Athletic Conference), coached by Philip Montgomery.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 2015, game by game: won vs. Florida Atlantic 47–44; won at New Mexico 40–21; lost at No. 16 Oklahoma 38–52; lost vs. Houston 24–38; won vs. UL Monroe 34–24; lost at East Carolina 17–30; lost vs. No. 18 Memphis 42–66; won at SMU 40–31; won vs. UCF 45–30; lost at Cincinnati 38–49; lost vs. No. 19 Navy 21–44; won at Tulane 45–34; lost vs. Virginia Tech 52–55+19−24Won 47–44 vs. Florida Atlantic+3Florida AtlanticWon 40–21 at New Mexico+19New MexicoLost 38–52 at No. 16 Oklahoma-14No. 16 OklahomaLost 24–38 vs. Houston-14HoustonWon 34–24 vs. UL Monroe+10UL MonroeLost 17–30 at East Carolina-13East CarolinaLost 42–66 vs. No. 18 Memphis-24No. 18 MemphisWon 40–31 at SMU+9SMUWon 45–30 vs. UCF+15UCFLost 38–49 at Cincinnati-11CincinnatiLost 21–44 vs. No. 19 Navy-23No. 19 NavyWon 45–34 at Tulane+11TulaneLost 52–55 vs. Virginia Tech-3Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsFlorida AtlanticW 47–⁠4452%
Sep 12atNew MexicoW 40–⁠2139%
Sep 19at16OklahomaL 38–⁠5218%
Oct 3vsHoustonL 24–⁠3836%
Oct 10vsUL MonroeW 34–⁠2460%
Oct 17atEast CarolinaL 17–⁠3027%
Oct 23vs18MemphisL 42–⁠6625%
Oct 31atSMUW 40–⁠3152%
Nov 7vsUCFW 45–⁠3062%
Nov 14atCincinnatiL 38–⁠4926%
Nov 21vs19NavyL 21–⁠4426%
Nov 27atTulaneW 45–⁠3452%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsVirginia TechIndependence BowlL 52–⁠5531%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 55–⁠52 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Led the nationKeyarris Garrett: receiving yards (1,588 yds)

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
483–⁠518
Coach
Philip Montgomery
Elo
1421 +46 this season
SP+ rating
-8.5 No. 97 of 128; offense No. 48, defense No. 124, special teams No. 46
SRS
−5.5 No. 92 of 128 in FBS
Returning
96% of last season’s EPA, No. 5 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 109 roster talent No. 86 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Sterlin Gilbert and Matt Mattox
Defensive coordinators
Brian Norwood and Bill Young
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense27th of 128
  • Defense107th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted34th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted118th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1744%1.2427th of 128
Defense0.1848%1.23107th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
0.18 def		43% off
48% def		—34th off
118th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.1own 282% allowed
Defense3.8own 312% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsDane Evans QB4,332 yds
Passing touchdownsDane Evans QB25 TD
Rushing yardsD’Angelo Brewer RB837 yds
Rushing touchdownsZack Langer RB18 TD
Receiving yardsKeyarris Garrett WR1,588 yds
Receiving touchdownsKeyarris Garrett WR8 TD
InterceptionsDarrell Williams CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Chad President WR★★★★No. 349
Trevis Gipson OLB★★★No. 1906
Javon Thomas RB★★No. 2162
Will Hefley PRO★★No. 2214
Michael Anderson WDE★★No. 2282

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.794
Running backs12.00.796
Receivers32.70.814
Offensive line32.00.779
Defensive line22.00.785
Linebackers22.50.791
Defensive backs32.00.773
Whole class152.20.790

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 110

The 2015 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 26 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Houston7–⁠113–⁠18
Navy7–⁠111–⁠218
Temple7–⁠110–⁠4
South Florida6–⁠28–⁠5
Memphis5–⁠39–⁠4
Cincinnati4–⁠47–⁠6
UConn4–⁠46–⁠7
Tulsa3–⁠56–⁠7
East Carolina3–⁠55–⁠7
Tulane1–⁠73–⁠9
SMU1–⁠72–⁠10
UCF0–⁠80–⁠12

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