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2018 Tulsa

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 American Athletic Conference), coached by Philip Montgomery.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 2018, game by game: won vs. Central Arkansas 38–27; lost at Texas 21–28; lost vs. Arkansas State 20–29; lost at Temple 17–31; lost at Houston 26–41; lost vs. No. 23 South Florida 24–25; lost at Arkansas 0–23; lost vs. Tulane 17–24; won vs. UConn 49–19; lost at Memphis 21–47; lost at Navy 29–37; won vs. SMU 27–24+30−26Won 38–27 vs. Central Arkansas+11Central ArkansasLost 21–28 at Texas-7TexasLost 20–29 vs. Arkansas State-9Arkansas StateLost 17–31 at Temple-14TempleLost 26–41 at Houston-15HoustonLost 24–25 vs. No. 23 South Florida-1No. 23 South FloridaLost 0–23 at Arkansas-23ArkansasLost 17–24 vs. Tulane-7TulaneWon 49–19 vs. UConn+30UConnLost 21–47 at Memphis-26MemphisLost 29–37 at Navy-8NavyWon 27–24 vs. SMU+3SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsCentral ArkansasW 38–⁠2760%
Sep 8atTexasL 21–⁠2834%
Sep 15vsArkansas StateL 20–⁠2949%
Sep 20atTempleL 17–⁠3129%
Oct 4atHoustonL 26–⁠4124%
Oct 12vs23South FloridaL 24–⁠2524%
Oct 20atArkansasL 0–⁠2345%
Oct 27vsTulaneL 17–⁠2449%
Nov 3vsUConnW 49–⁠1967%
Nov 10atMemphisL 21–⁠4720%
Nov 17atNavyL 29–⁠3737%
Nov 24vsSMUW 27–⁠2442%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat SMU 27–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
289–⁠355
Coach
Philip Montgomery
Elo
1366 −85 this season
SP+ rating
-11.2 No. 107 of 130; offense No. 109, defense No. 96, special teams No. 111
SRS
−11.3 No. 104 of 130 in FBS
Returning
74% of last season’s EPA, No. 46 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 97 roster talent No. 108 in FBS
Defensive coordinator
Bill Young
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense104th of 130
  • Defense55th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted121st of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted62nd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0242%1.12104th of 130
Defense0.0745%1.0555th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.09 def		40% off
47% def		—121st off
62nd 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
Offense3.6own 3019% allowed
Defense3.6own 3014% caused

CORE rating -9.1, 102nd of 130 (offense -7.0, defense 2.1).

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 yardsSeth Boomer QB1,378 yds
Passing touchdownsSeth Boomer QB9 TD
Rushing yardsShamari Brooks RB967 yds
Rushing touchdownsCorey Taylor II RB11 TD
Receiving yardsKeylon Stokes WR575 yds
Receiving touchdownsCole Neph TE3 TD
TacklesCooper Edmiston LB113 tkl
SacksTrevis Gipson DE4 sacks
InterceptionsCooper Edmiston LB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Jaxon Player DT★★★No. 1263
Davis Brin PRO★★★No. 1285
Jabari James ATH★★★No. 1482
Marquez Perez WR★★★No. 1672
Anthony Goodlow OLB★★★No. 1737

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.842
Running backs13.00.822
Receivers42.50.799
Offensive line22.00.780
Defensive line13.00.843
Linebackers22.50.808
Athletes and specialists32.70.803
Whole class142.60.806

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 2018 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster

2018 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCF8–⁠012–⁠111
Temple7–⁠18–⁠5
Cincinnati6–⁠211–⁠224
Houston5–⁠38–⁠5
Memphis5–⁠38–⁠6
Tulane5–⁠37–⁠6
SMU4–⁠45–⁠7
South Florida3–⁠57–⁠6
Tulsa2–⁠63–⁠9
Navy2–⁠63–⁠10
East Carolina1–⁠73–⁠9
UConn0–⁠81–⁠11

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