2025 Tulsa
4–8 (1–7 American Athletic Conference), coached by Tre Lamb. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Abilene Christian 35–7Aug 30
By 28 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to New Mexico State 14–21Sep 6
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs Abilene Christian | W 35–7 | 54% |
| Sep 6 | at New Mexico State | L 14–21 | 35% |
| Sep 13 | vs Navy | L 23–42 | 26% |
| Sep 19 | at Oklahoma State | W 19–12 | 26% |
| Sep 27 | vs Tulane | L 14–31 | 28% |
| Oct 4 | at Memphis | L 7–45 | 10% |
| Oct 16 | at East Carolina | L 27–41 | 21% |
| Oct 25 | vs Temple | L 37–38 | 42% |
| Nov 8 | at Florida Atlantic | L 21–40 | 33% |
| Nov 15 | vs Oregon State | W 31–14 | 49% |
| Nov 22 | at Army | W 26–25 | 17% |
| Nov 29 | vs UAB | L 24–31 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to UAB 31–24; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the American Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
- Record
- 4–8
- Conference
- 1–7 13th in American Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 278–347
- Coach
- Tre Lamb
- Elo
- 1326 −2 this season
- SP+ rating
- -10.0 No. 104 of 136; offense No. 105, defense No. 107, special teams No. 23
- SRS
- −11.3 No. 109 of 136 in FBS
- Returning
- 24% of last season’s EPA, No. 89 of 134
- Recruiting class
- No. 109 roster talent No. 85 in FBS
- Offensive coordinators
- Brad Robbins and Ty Darlington
- Defensive coordinators
- Josh Reardon and Mike Gray
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 4–2–5
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.01 | 40% | 1.25 | 112th of 136 |
| Defense | 0.11 | 43% | 1.23 | 72nd of 136 |
| Opponent-adjusted | -0.02 off 0.13 def | 39% off 44% def | — | 120th off 89th def |
Passing and running
| Pass success | Depth of target | Deep throws | Line yards | Stuffed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 41% | 12.0 yds | 26% | 3.10 | 20% |
| Defense | 46% | 9.4 yds | 15% | 3.00 | 17% |
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 3.3 | own 27 | 17% allowed |
| Defense | 3.8 | own 34 | 13% caused |
CORE rating -12.1, 104th of 136 (offense -13.1, defense -1.0).
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 yards | Baylor Hayes QB | 2,159 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Baylor Hayes QB | 12 TD |
| Rushing yards | Dominic Richardson RB | 1,065 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Ajay Allen RB | 5 TD |
| Receiving yards | Brody Foley TE | 521 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Brody Foley TE | 7 TD |
| Tackles | Ray Coney LB | 128 tkl |
| Sacks | J’Dan Burnett DL | 6.5 sacks |
| Interceptions | Elijah Green CB | 5 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Javion Antai OL | ★★★ | No. 1614 |
| Kelvin Washington RB | ★★★ | No. 1738 |
| Andrew Alford QB | ★★★ | No. 1738 |
| Ian Mayes OL | ★★★ | No. 1901 |
| Luke Tevis TE | ★★★ | No. 2110 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.850 |
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.850 |
| Receivers | 4 | 3.0 | 0.829 |
| Offensive line | 3 | 3.0 | 0.847 |
| Defensive line | 2 | 3.0 | 0.826 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 3.0 | 0.826 |
| Defensive backs | 2 | 3.0 | 0.829 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.816 |
| Whole class | 16 | 3.0 | 0.833 |
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 107
The 2025 roster107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 31
The 2025 portal Micah Tease WR | ★★★ | from  Texas A&M |
 Ajay Allen RB | ★★★ | from  Florida International |
 Brody Foley TE | ★★★ | from  Indiana |
 Josh Anglin LB | ★★★ | from  North Alabama |
 Mekhi Miller WR | ★★★ | from  Missouri |
 Zion Booker WR | ★★★ | from  Western Carolina |
 Byron Turner Jr. DE | ★★★ | from  Florida State |
 Cam East OT | ★★★ | from  Ole Miss |
 JaQuan Adams OT | ★★★ | from  East Tennessee State |
 Joah Cash DE | ★★★ | from  Coastal Carolina |
 Nahki Johnson DL | ★★★ | from  Pittsburgh |
 Simon Wilson OL | ★★★ | from  Middle Tennessee |
And 19 more, lower-rated or unrated.
Transfers out 34
And 22 more, lower-rated or unrated.
2025 American Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 8–1 | 11–2 | 23 |
 North Texas | 7–1 | 12–2 | 24 |
| Tulane | 7–1 | 11–3 | 18 |
 South Florida | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| East Carolina | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| Memphis | 4–4 | 8–5 | |
 UTSA | 4–4 | 7–6 | |
| Army | 4–5 | 7–6 | |
| Temple | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| Florida Atlantic | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
 Rice | 2–6 | 5–8 | |
| UAB | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
 Tulsa | 1–7 | 4–8 | |
 Charlotte | 0–8 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.