Tulsa vs Tulane college football
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The gist
Tulsa (4-4, 1-3 American) plays at Tulane (4-4, 2-2 American) at 11 a.m. on ESPNU.
Tulane has won the past three meetings between the schools.
Background
Tulsa and Tulane are American Conference college football programs; Tre Lamb is Tulsa's head coach. Tulsa comes off a bye week having lost its three conference games by a combined 12 points, while Tulane beat Charlotte 38-31 in its most recent game. Tulsa leads the all-time series 13-8, but Tulane has won the past three meetings, and Tulsa's last win at Tulane was 20-13 in overtime in 2021. The game opens Tulsa's final four-game stretch of the regular season.
How it unfolded
- Sep 27, 2025Tulane beat Tulsa 31-14; Javin Gordon scored three touchdowns and Harvey Dyson III had two sacks for Tulane.
- Oct 23, 2026Tulsa fell 38-35 to Army; Baylor Hayes threw for 262 yards on 23-of-34 attempts with two touchdowns and one interception.
- Oct 30, 2026Tulane won 38-31 over Charlotte; Trace Johnson passed for 284 yards and Johnnie Daniels ran 13 times for 99 yards and two touchdowns.
- Nov 7, 2026Tulsa (4-4, 1-3 American) plays at Tulane (4-4, 2-2 American) at 11 a.m. at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, televised on ESPNU; the opening line was Tulsa by 3 with an over/under of 50.5.
Key terms
- American Conference
- A US collegiate athletic conference in NCAA Division I, with members mainly in the Northeast, Midwest and South.
- bye week
- A scheduled week when a team or player does not play a match while others do.
Source: Wikipedia
Who’s saying what
- Coach
- Tulsa head coach Tre Lamb said Tulane's defense hasn't changed a bit and the team doesn't look much different than under its previous coaches Willie and Sumrall.