Tulsa
2-0American Athletic · Tre Lamb, year 2 (6-8) · Chapman Stadium · 30,000 · 28,520 avg in 2026
LastW 23–17 at Sam Houston · Sat Sep 12 · Thomas Davis 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 4 tackles
Nextvs East Texas A&M · Sat Sep 19 · 8 pm ET · Chapman Stadium · first meeting on record · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
All 95 stats
FBS rankings · 2026 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | ZPR | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.03 EPA/play | 10 | 2 | 33 / 53 | 62.3 | 353 | 6.7 | 1 | 1 | 120.7 | 50 | 17.8 | 5.6 | 5.4 | |
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| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Stuff% | 10+% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.05 EPA/play | 6 | 2 | 28 | 118 | 4.2 | 2 #43 FBS | 29 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.14 EPA/play | 2 | 2 | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 1 | 56 | |
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| -0.16 EPA/play | 7 | 2 | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 0 | 47 | |
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| +0.31 EPA/play | 9 | 2 | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 0 | 18 | |
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| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| — | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 #26 FBS | 0 | |
| 15 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 #30 FBS | 3 #5 FBS | 5 | |
| 99 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced Linebacker | 9 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Balanced LinebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. 46 of 84 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume19 56th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Sack rate5.3% 86th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Dax Collins's full player page | |||||||||
| Thumper | 6 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
ThumperDownhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. 9 of 84 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate0.0% bottom 16th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles PD rate5.6% 76th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Chris Thompson Jr.'s full player page | |||||||||
| 25 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 #22 FBS | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 #22 FBS | 0 | 0 |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2 | 1/1 | 100 | 4/5 | 7 | 41 | |
| 18 | 1 | 1/3 | 33.3 | 1/1 | 4 | 40 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 2 | 8 | 331 | 41.4 | 48 | 3 | 0 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
2026 stat leaders · Tulsa
through 2 games
2026 stat leaders · TulsaDax Collins leads Tulsa with 19 tackles through 2 games.
How They Play · 2025Tulsa fields a limited offense behind a solid, bend-don't-break defense.
Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Tulsa reads strongest in rushing epa allowed (top 22%) and explosive plays allowed (top 33%); the crux lives in passing epa, where Tulsa sits at the 20th percentile.
offense · strengths lead
defense · higher bar = harder to play against
hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · Tulsa · 2018–present · FBS opponents
Tulsa is worth +1.4 points more at home than on the road.
Bottom tenth of FBS, 9th percentile of 133 programs
41% at home, 33% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (17–24 home, 16–32 away). Interval ±3.9.
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge — per-team modelling was tested and did not survive scrutiny (why) — and the books use about 3. Against the closing line, Tulsa has beaten the number by −0.2 more at home than away over 74 games — inside the ±7.2 that many games can resolve. Results here cannot tell the flat number apart from the building, and that is the honest reading of nearly every FBS stadium.
Chapman Stadium seats 30,000 and has averaged 64% full (19,099, 24 games reported). Visitors cover a median 545 miles to get here since 2018 — 36th-longest of 135 FBS venues, inside the ordinary range. For the home side it is genuinely home ground: 30% of the 2026 roster (30 of 101 located players) grew up inside 100 miles of the stadium.
Edge = half the gap between average home margin and average road margin, FBS opponents only, non-neutral games since 2018; the interval is 95%. Market line: closing spread, seasons with lines on file. Trip length is straight-line miles from the visiting team's campus to the venue, measured across all 46 home games since 2018.
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Scheme claims
Standard downs vs. passing downs
Does Tulsa hold up once the down-and-distance turns against them?
56th percentile success on standard downs, 1st on passing downs — a 55-point gap between the two.
View all FBS teams as a table
| Team | Standard-downs percentile | Passing-downs percentile |
|---|---|---|
| App State | 44th | 90th |
| Arizona | 92nd | 86th |
| Arkansas | 60th | 80th |
| Auburn | 75th | 55th |
| Ball State | 12th | 24th |
| Baylor | 40th | 96th |
| Boise State | 58th | 46th |
| Boston College | 27th | 56th |
| Buffalo | 7th | 14th |
| California | 9th | 25th |
| Central Michigan | 16th | 6th |
| Charlotte | 73rd | 83rd |
| Clemson | 1st | 19th |
| Coastal Carolina | 61st | 52nd |
| Colorado | 35th | 77th |
| Colorado State | 82nd | 91st |
| Delaware | 70th | 31st |
| Duke | 20th | 29th |
| Eastern Michigan | 52nd | 10th |
| Florida Atlantic | 43rd | 87th |
| Florida International | 46th | 43rd |
| Florida State | 28th | 65th |
| Georgia Southern | 24th | 45th |
| Georgia Tech | 58th | 44th |
| Hawai'i | 18th | 41st |
| Iowa State | 4th | 23rd |
| Jacksonville State | 65th | 82nd |
| Kansas | 70th | 35th |
| LSU | 33rd | 98th |
| Liberty | 14th | 59th |
| Louisiana | 19th | 92nd |
| Louisville | 96th | 70th |
| Memphis | 69th | 65th |
| Michigan | 2nd | 62nd |
| Michigan State | 62nd | 29th |
| Middle Tennessee | 87th | 68th |
| Missouri | 36th | 85th |
| Navy | 98th | 59th |
| Nevada | 77th | 52nd |
| New Mexico State | 45th | 75th |
| Norfolk State | 16th | 9th |
| North Dakota State | 86th | 27th |
| North Texas | 49th | 68th |
| Ohio | 38th | 17th |
| Ohio State | 90th | 40th |
| Oklahoma State | 41st | 49th |
| Ole Miss | 94th | 50th |
| Oregon | 35th | 33rd |
| Oregon State | 10th | 38th |
| Pittsburgh | 30th | 76th |
| Purdue | 83rd | 88th |
| Rutgers | 30th | 71st |
| Sacramento State | 23rd | 14th |
| Sam Houston | 78th | 61st |
| San Diego State | 4th | 40th |
| San José State | 54th | 22nd |
| South Alabama | 50th | 73rd |
| South Florida | 91st | 52nd |
| Stanford | 76th | 15th |
| Syracuse | 48th | 64th |
| TCU | 93rd | 8th |
| Tennessee | 65th | 78th |
| Texas | 72nd | 94th |
| Texas A&M | 85th | 72nd |
| Texas Tech | 88th | 48th |
| Troy | 22nd | 59th |
| Tulane | 31st | 2nd |
| Tulsa | 56th | 1st |
| UAB | 65th | 81st |
| UNLV | 51st | 7th |
| USC | 97th | 99th |
| UTSA | 99th | 29th |
| Utah State | 4th | 93rd |
| Vanderbilt | 80th | 12th |
| Wake Forest | 56th | 97th |
| Washington | 81st | 4th |
| Washington State | 8th | 3rd |
| Western Kentucky | 25th | 34th |
| Western Michigan | 39th | 20th |
| Wisconsin | 13th | 18th |
| Wyoming | 65th | 36th |
Halftime identity
Tulsa by half
1st-half offense ranks 6th percentile in FBS; 2nd-half, 62nd — competitive snaps only, garbage time excluded from both halves.
Tendency drift
Season by season
How Tulsa’s current staff calls plays, year over year
Pass defense by zone
Pass-depth identity
What this team throws, and gives up, by depth.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), Tulsa’s defense allows a completion rate above the FBS mean (65.6% vs 65.2% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 77-play sample) — mid-pack, 11 of 18 qualifying defenses.
We won’t show a deep-ball (20+ air yards) leaderboard here, on either side of the ball: even a full season of charted plays gives most teams well under 30 deep attempts — too thin to tell a real tendency from noise, so we won’t guess. Same refusal for yards-after-catch allowed and where a team’s attempts land by zone: both measured and both came back statistically indistinguishable from season-to-season noise.
Ratings
Comparable teams
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Matched on how the programs are built — tier, prestige band, kind of fanbase, conference, voice and roster size — not on this season's stats. A calibration, not a prediction.
Historical echo
Historical echo
Tulsa’s slide has precedent — and 1 of the 4 closest kept falling.
Programs whose stature fell in the same shape. The grey line is their decline; the color is what came next for them.
An analogy on the shape of a program’s Zeitgeist stature arc — not a prediction. Interim calibration, medium confidence; matched among current FBS programs at a comparable level.
Conditions
72°F average kickoff temp; 3% of games had measurable precipitation; 7 mph average wind.
Based on 71 home games with weather data.