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American Athletic · Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

538-512-22

All-time

0.502

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Greatest games

Tulsa's top games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Jan 1, 1943	1942	Sugar Bowl	#4 Tulsa 7-14 #7 Tennessee Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.93
2	Dec 19, 2020	2020	American Athletic Championship Game	#22 Tulsa 24-27 #6 Cincinnati Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio Conf Title	Conf Title	0.82
3	Oct 27, 1945	1945		#14 Tulsa 2-7 #8 Indiana Indiana Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana		0.68
4	Jan 1, 1944	1943	Sugar Bowl	#15 Tulsa 18-20 #13 Georgia Tech Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.66
5	Oct 28, 1944	1944		#7 Tulsa 40-46 Oklahoma State Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma Conf Game	Conf Game	0.65
6	Jan 1, 1953	1952	Gator Bowl	#12 Tulsa 13-14 #15 Florida Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Florida		0.63
7	Sep 25, 1965	1965		Tulsa 12-20 #5 Arkansas Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas		0.59
8	Nov 10, 1945	1945		#19 Tulsa 6-12 #11 Oklahoma State Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma Conf Game	Conf Game	0.58
9	Sep 30, 1978	1978		Tulsa 13-21 #2 Arkansas Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas		0.57
10	Jan 1, 1942	1941	Sun Bowl	Tulsa 6-0 Texas Tech Kidd Field, El Paso, Texas		0.56

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl
2026	Tulsa	0-0	American Athletic
2025	Tulsa	4-8	American Athletic		1-7
2024	Tulsa	3-9	American Athletic		1-7
2023	Tulsa	4-8	American Athletic		2-6
2022	Tulsa	5-7	American Athletic		3-5
2021	Tulsa	7-6	American Athletic	West	5-3						Myrtle Beach Bowl (W)
2020	Tulsa	6-3	American Athletic	West	6-1	✓				#18	Armed Forces Bowl (L)
2019	Tulsa	4-8	American Athletic	West	2-6
2018	Tulsa	3-9	American Athletic	West	2-6
2017	Tulsa	2-10	American Athletic	West	1-7
2016	Tulsa	10-3	American Athletic	West	6-2						Miami Beach Bowl (W)
2015	Tulsa	6-7	American Athletic	West	3-5						AdvoCare V100 Bowl (L)
2014	Tulsa	2-10	American Athletic		2-6
2013	Tulsa	3-9	Conference USA	West	2-6
2012	Tulsa	11-3	Conference USA	West	7-1	✓	★		#25		Liberty Bowl (W)
2011	Tulsa	8-5	Conference USA	West	7-1						Armed Forces Bowl (L)
2010	Tulsa	10-3	Conference USA	West	6-2			#24		#24	Hawaii Bowl (W)
2009	Tulsa	5-7	Conference USA	West	3-5
2008	Tulsa	11-3	Conference USA	West	7-1	✓				#19	GMAC Bowl (W)
2007	Tulsa	10-4	Conference USA	West	6-2	✓					GMAC Bowl (W)
2006	Tulsa	8-5	Conference USA	West	5-3						Armed Forces Bowl (L)
2005	Tulsa	9-4	Conference USA	West	6-2	✓	★				Liberty Bowl (W)
2004	Tulsa	4-8	Western Athletic		3-5
2003	Tulsa	8-5	Western Athletic		6-2						Humanitarian Bowl (L)
2002	Tulsa	1-11	Western Athletic		1-7
2001	Tulsa	1-10	Western Athletic		0-8
2000	Tulsa	5-7	Western Athletic		4-4
1999	Tulsa	2-9	Western Athletic		1-6
1998	Tulsa	4-7	Western Athletic	Mountain	2-6
1997	Tulsa	2-9	Western Athletic	Mountain	2-6
1996	Tulsa	4-7	Western Athletic	Mountain	2-6
1995	Tulsa	4-7	Independent
1994	Tulsa	3-8	Independent
1993	Tulsa	4-6-1	Independent
1992	Tulsa	4-7	Independent
1991	Tulsa	10-2	Independent					#21	#21	#21	Freedom Bowl (W)
1990	Tulsa	3-8	Independent
1989	Tulsa	6-6	Independent								Independence Bowl (L)
1988	Tulsa	4-7	Independent
1987	Tulsa	3-8	Independent
1986	Tulsa	7-4	Independent
1985	Tulsa	6-5	Missouri Valley		3-0		★
1984	Tulsa	6-5	Missouri Valley		5-0		★
1983	Tulsa	8-3	Missouri Valley		5-0		★
1982	Tulsa	10-1	Missouri Valley		6-0		★			#19
1981	Tulsa	6-5	Missouri Valley		5-1		★
1980	Tulsa	8-3	Missouri Valley		4-1		★
1979	Tulsa	6-5	Missouri Valley		2-0
1978	Tulsa	9-2	Missouri Valley		3-1
1977	Tulsa	3-8	Missouri Valley		2-2
1976	Tulsa	7-4-1	Missouri Valley		2-1-1		★				Bicentennial Bowl (L)
1975	Tulsa	7-4	Missouri Valley		4-0		★
1974	Tulsa	8-3	Missouri Valley		6-0		★		#19
1973	Tulsa	6-5	Missouri Valley		5-1		★
1972	Tulsa	4-7	Missouri Valley		3-1
1971	Tulsa	4-7	Missouri Valley		2-1
1970	Tulsa	6-4	Missouri Valley		3-1
1969	Tulsa	1-9	Missouri Valley		1-4
1968	Tulsa	3-7	Missouri Valley		2-3
1967	Tulsa	7-3	Missouri Valley		3-1
1966	Tulsa	6-4	Missouri Valley		3-1		★
1965	Tulsa	8-3	Missouri Valley		4-0		★		#16		Bluebonnet Bowl (L)
1964	Tulsa	9-2	Missouri Valley		3-1				#18		Bluebonnet Bowl (W)
1963	Tulsa	5-5	Missouri Valley		2-2
1962	Tulsa	5-5	Missouri Valley		3-0		★
1961	Tulsa	2-8	Missouri Valley		1-2
1960	Tulsa	5-5	Missouri Valley		2-1
1959	Tulsa	5-5	Missouri Valley		2-2
1958	Tulsa	7-3	Missouri Valley		2-2
1957	Tulsa	4-6	Missouri Valley		2-2
1956	Tulsa	7-2-1	Missouri Valley		2-1-1
1955	Tulsa	2-7-1	Missouri Valley		1-3
1954	Tulsa	0-11	Missouri Valley		0-4
1953	Tulsa	3-7	Missouri Valley		1-3
1952	Tulsa	8-2-1	Missouri Valley		3-1			#12		#11	Gator Bowl (L)
1951	Tulsa	9-2	Missouri Valley		4-0		★
1950	Tulsa	9-1-1	Missouri Valley		3-0-1		★	#19		#18
1949	Tulsa	5-5-1	Missouri Valley		1-2-1
1948	Tulsa	0-9-1	Missouri Valley		0-1-1
1947	Tulsa	5-5	Missouri Valley		3-0		★
1946	Tulsa	9-1	Missouri Valley		3-0		★	#17		#17
1945	Tulsa	8-3	Missouri Valley		2-1			#17		#14	Oil Bowl (L)
1944	Tulsa	8-2	Missouri Valley		0-1					#7	Orange Bowl (W)Major
1943	Tulsa	6-1-1	Missouri Valley		1-0		★	#15		#13	Sugar Bowl (L)Major
1942	Tulsa	10-1	Missouri Valley		5-0		★	#4		#4	Sugar Bowl (L)Major
1941	Tulsa	8-2	Missouri Valley		4-0		★				Sun Bowl (W)
1940	Tulsa	7-3	Missouri Valley		4-0		★
1939	Tulsa	4-5-1	Missouri Valley		2-1-1
1938	Tulsa	4-5-1	Missouri Valley		3-1		★
1937	Tulsa	6-2-2	Missouri Valley		3-0		★			#20
1936	Tulsa	5-2-2	Missouri Valley		3-0		★
1935	Tulsa	3-6-1	Missouri Valley		3-0		★
1934	Tulsa	5-2-1	Independent
1933	Tulsa	6-1	Independent
1917	Tulsa	0-8-1	Independent

Award winners

8 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2020	Zaven Collins	D	Bronko Nagurski Award
2020	Zaven Collins	D	Chuck Bednarik Award
2020	Zaven Collins	LB	Consensus All-American
2020	Zaven Collins	LB	Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award
1991	Jerry Ostroski	OL	Consensus All-American
1965	Howard Twilley	E	Consensus All-American
1965	Howard Twilley	E	Heisman Finalist
1964	Jerry Rhome	QB	Heisman Finalist