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2016 Tulsa

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 American Athletic Conference), coached by Philip Montgomery.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 2016, game by game: won vs. San José State 45–10; lost at No. 4 Ohio State 3–48; won vs. North Carolina A&T 58–21; won at Fresno State 48–41; won vs. SMU 43–40; lost at No. 13 Houston 31–38; won vs. Tulane 50–27; won at Memphis 59–30; won vs. East Carolina 45–24; lost at Navy 40–42; won at UCF 35–20; won vs. Cincinnati 40–37; won vs. Central Michigan 55–10+45−45Won 45–10 vs. San José State+35San José StateLost 3–48 at No. 4 Ohio State-45No. 4 Ohio StateWon 58–21 vs. North Carolina A&T+37North Carolina …Won 48–41 at Fresno State+7Fresno StateWon 43–40 vs. SMU+3SMULost 31–38 at No. 13 Houston-7No. 13 HoustonWon 50–27 vs. Tulane+23TulaneWon 59–30 at Memphis+29MemphisWon 45–24 vs. East Carolina+21East CarolinaLost 40–42 at Navy-2NavyWon 35–20 at UCF+15UCFWon 40–37 vs. Cincinnati+3CincinnatiWon 55–10 vs. Central Michigan+45Central Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsSan José StateW 45–⁠1055%
Sep 10at4Ohio StateL 3–⁠4813%
Sep 17vsNorth Carolina A&TW 58–⁠2162%
Sep 24atFresno StateW 48–⁠4157%
Oct 7vsSMUW 43–⁠4075%
Oct 15at13HoustonL 31–⁠3820%
Oct 22vsTulaneW 50–⁠2773%
Oct 29atMemphisW 59–⁠3035%
Nov 5vsEast CarolinaW 45–⁠2475%
Nov 12atNavyL 40–⁠4235%
Nov 19atUCFW 35–⁠2053%
Nov 25vsCincinnatiW 40–⁠3782%
Dec 19Bowls & playoffvsCentral MichiganMiami Beach BowlW 55–⁠1072%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Central Michigan 55–⁠10 in the Miami Beach Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 4th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
552–⁠388
Coach
Philip Montgomery
Elo
1632 +185 this season
SP+ rating
7.4 No. 50 of 128; offense No. 36, defense No. 57, special teams No. 45
SRS
6.8 No. 36 of 128 in FBS
Returning
66% of last season’s EPA, No. 64 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 95 roster talent No. 91 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Philip Montgomery
Defensive coordinators
Brian Norwood and Bill Young
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense21st of 128
  • Defense38th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted25th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted56th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2047%1.1821st of 128
Defense0.0639%1.3138th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.19 off
0.09 def		46% off
40% def		—25th off
56th 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
Offense4.2own 3013% allowed
Defense3.1own 3216% caused

CORE rating 9.9, 25th of 128 (offense 7.1, defense -2.8).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsDane Evans QB3,348 yds
Passing touchdownsDane Evans QB32 TD
Rushing yardsJames Flanders RB1,629 yds
Rushing touchdownsJames Flanders RB18 TD
Receiving yardsKeevan Lucas WR1,180 yds
Receiving touchdownsKeevan Lucas WR15 TD
TacklesTrent Martin LB100 tkl
SacksPetera Wilson Jr. LB6.5 sacks
InterceptionsJeremy Brady S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Rowdy Frederick OG★★★No. 1186
Waahid Muhammad OT★★★No. 1562
Robert Revels ILB★★★No. 1571
Josh Stewart WR★★★No. 1682
Johnnie Williams DT★★★No. 1731

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.814
Receivers32.70.799
Offensive line42.80.814
Defensive line42.30.792
Linebackers32.30.784
Defensive backs12.00.788
Athletes and specialists22.50.798
Whole class182.50.798

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 105

The 2016 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

2016 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
South Florida7–⁠111–⁠219
Temple7–⁠110–⁠4
Navy7–⁠19–⁠5
Tulsa6–⁠210–⁠3
Houston5–⁠39–⁠4
Memphis5–⁠38–⁠5
UCF4–⁠46–⁠7
SMU3–⁠55–⁠7
Cincinnati1–⁠74–⁠8
Tulane1–⁠74–⁠8
East Carolina1–⁠73–⁠9
UConn1–⁠73–⁠9

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