FBS

Tulsa

Golden Hurricane · American Athletic

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#78

Among 138 teams · ▼7 since Week 7

Record

4-4

3-4 vs. FBS

Power rating

+3.55

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+2.29

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Tulsa is 4-4 and ranks No. 78 of 138 FBS teams, down 7 spots from Week 7. Its +3.5 power rating is 18.8 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FBS, 89th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 6.1 wins against it; Tulsa is 2.1 behind, 100th in résumé rank.

Best win: 24–10 over Oklahoma State. Worst loss: 6–34 to Arkansas as an 85% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 24, after Week 3.

Next: at Tulane on Sat, Nov 7. Tulsa is a 0.7-point favorite with a 52% chance to win.

Next game

at Tulane
Away

Tulsa by 0.7

Tulsa 52% · Tulane 49%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 68 after Week 1 to No. 78 after Week 8.150Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#78
Week 8: No. 78 · +3.55 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 168+4.19
Week 245+7.73
Week 324+12.46
Week 470+5.38
Week 577+3.79
Week 684+2.29
Week 771+4.30
Week 878+3.55

Game results

8 games · 2026
Tulsa results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
Army #51
L35–3846%+8.14
at Rice #126
W38–1758%−5.30
at Navy #92
L26–3457%+0.74
L44–4561%+9.46
at Arkansas #79
L6–34Upset85%+3.48
W42–083%−8.75
at Sam Houston #131
W23–17—−8.14
W24–10—+13.81
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

American Athletic
American Athletic power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
40up 35-2
+9.46
#38+3.09+12.6
42up 177-1
+9.15
#16+3.13+7.5
51unchanged5-2
+8.14
#53+2.07+13.1
53down 86-2
+7.72
#46+0.41+12.4
57up 35-2
+6.92
#56+0.41+11.4
78down 74-4
+3.55
#100+2.29+5.4
92down 62-5
+0.74
#121+3.48+0.6
94down 123-4
+0.57
#95+4.91-4.3
95down 45-2
+0.51
#54−0.09+3.3
99up 44-3
−0.58
#82+1.12-1.3
102up 53-4
−0.75
#103+1.47-1.3
111up 12-5
−2.11
#122+3.57-2.3
126down 11-7
−5.30
#135+5.37-10.8
132down 11-6
−8.84
#128+4.76-21.4