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Tulane

2018 Season Performance

#83
Rank
6-6
Record
8.7
Points
0.528
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W vs #56 Memphis 40-24
Worst L vs #106 SMU 23-27

Record Splits

Home 4-2
Away 2-4
Conference 5-3
Non-Conf 1-3
Close (7 pts or less) 3-3
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#75
#87
#99
#111
#125
Pre
#95
W3
#115
W6
#100
W9
#98
W12
#84
W15
#83

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/31
L
NR vs #31 Wake Forest
17-23 OT
-10.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.7 -9.7
Loss Record Modifier
-0.0 -9.7
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -10.4
Total -10.4 pts
2
09/09
W
#112 vs FCS Nicholls
42-17
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
3
09/15
L
#97 @ #107 UAB
24-31
-6.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -5.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -5.3
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -6.0
Total -6.0 pts
4
09/22
L
#115 @ #4 Ohio State
6-49
-6.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.2 -1.8
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -5.5
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.4
Total -6.4 pts
5
09/29
W
#113 vs #56 Memphis
40-24
+13.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.7 9.7
Margin Scaling
+3.3 13.0
Total 13.0 pts
6
10/06
L
#89 @ #27 Cincinnati
21-37
-6.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.6 -5.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -4.7
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -6.5
Total -6.5 pts
8
10/20
L
#95 vs #106 SMU
23-27
-12.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.5 -10.9
Loss Record Modifier
-0.7 -11.6
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -12.2
Total -12.2 pts
9
10/27
W
#108 @ #119 Tulsa
24-17
+9.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.3 8.2
Margin Scaling
+1.2 9.4
Total 9.4 pts
10
11/03
W
#98 @ #39 South Florida
41-15
+18.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+0.7 14.2
Margin Scaling
+4.2 18.4
Total 18.4 pts
11
11/10
W
#84 vs #109 East Carolina
24-18
+6.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.4 5.6
Margin Scaling
+1.3 6.8
Total 6.8 pts
12
11/16
L
#80 @ #54 Houston
17-48
-7.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.2 -5.8
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -5.5
Margin Scaling
-2.4 -7.9
Total -7.9 pts
13
11/24
W
#84 vs #106 Navy
29-28
+5.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.5 5.5
Margin Scaling
+0.4 5.9
Total 5.9 pts
Total
6-6 Record
4.0

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
73-56
Record
57%
Win Rate
#62
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.535
Avg SOS
2
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#99
2017
#91
2018
#83
2019
#75
2020
#45
2021
#118
2022
#12
2023
#26
2024
#37
2025
#11
2026
#82

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 American Athletic 2-3 (40%) #82 #56 -1.6 0.524 -
2025 American Athletic 11-2 (85%) #11 #7 136.1 0.581 American
2024 American Athletic 9-4 (69%) #37 #21 87.5 0.531 -
2023 American Athletic 11-2 (85%) #26 #20 102.2 0.501 -
2022 American Athletic 11-2 (85%) #12 #4 136.6 0.514 American
2021 American Athletic 2-10 (17%) #118 #80 -67.6 0.583 -
2020 American Athletic 6-6 (50%) #45 #1 33.0 0.518 -
2019 American Athletic 6-6 (50%) #75 #29 13.8 0.564 -
2018 American Athletic 6-6 (50%) #83 #80 8.7 0.528 -
2017 American Athletic 5-7 (42%) #91 #57 -3.8 0.536 -
2016 American Athletic 4-8 (33%) #99 #70 -37.8 0.503 -