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Tulsa football predictions & picks

American Athletic

2026 record: 5-4
American: 6th
PPG: 33.1
Streak: W1
Last 5: Lost 44–45 OT vs North Texas · Thu, Oct 1 Lost 26–34 at Navy · Sat, Oct 10 Won 38–17 at Jerry Rice Team · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 35–38 vs Army · Fri, Oct 23 Won 60–10 at Tulane · Sat, Nov 7

Tulsa next game

Wk 11

Tulsa vs3:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 FAU

Best pick TLSA +2.5−263 77% confidence See the prediction: FAU at Tulsa

Tulsa 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vs Oklahoma State Oklahoma St W24–10 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Sam Houston Sam Houston W23–17 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vs East Texas A&M East Texas A&M W42–0 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Arkansas Arkansas L6–34 —

Wk 5Thu, Oct 1Oct 1 vs North Texas North Texas L44–45 OT —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Navy Navy L26–34 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Jerry Rice Team Rice W38–17 TLSA +3.5−303✓ Tulsa at Rice prediction

Wk 8Fri, Oct 23Oct 23 vs Army Army L35–38 ARMY +7.5−303✓ Army at Tulsa prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Tulane Tulane W60–10 TULN +7.5−238✗ Tulsa at Tulane prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Florida Atlantic FAU 3:30 PM ET TLSA +2.5−263 FAU at Tulsa prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 vs Charlotte Charlotte TBA Pick coming soon

Tulsa team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 33.1/ game 34th

Total yards 391.1/ game 59th

Passing yards 225.7/ game 72nd

Rushing yards 165.4/ game 55th

Third-down conversions 34.7% 114th

Giveaways 0.6/ game 9th

Time of possession 27:57 114th

Defense

Points allowed 22.8/ game 50th

Yards allowed 382.7/ game 100th

Passing yards allowed 193.2/ game 47th

Rushing yards allowed 189.4/ game 126th

Takeaways 1.9/ game 9th

Penalties 4.7/ game 11th

Tulsa leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Baylor Hayes 1,681yds 14 TD · 2 INT · 64.9% comp. · 7 games

Rushing Damari Alston 477yds 7 TD · 4.1 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Oran Singleton 712yds 56 catches · 7 TD · 9 games

Tackles Chris Thompson Jr. 84 9 games

Sacks Kyran Duhon 7 9 games

Interceptions Jordan Drew 2 2 passes defended · 8 games

Tulsa picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

66.7% 2 won · 1 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

American standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Memphis Memphis 720 7-2 .778 338212 +126 W2

2 North Texas North Texas 720 7-2 .778 402278 +124 W6

3 UTSA UTSA 720 7-2 .778 297268 +29 L1

4 South Florida South Florida 630 6-3 .667 233136 +97 L1

5 Florida Atlantic FAU 630 6-3 .667 362315 +47 W1

6 Tulsa Tulsa 540 5-4 .556 298205 +93 W1

7 Army Army 540 5-4 .556 290228 +62 L2

8 East Carolina East Carolina 540 5-4 .556 212210 +2 W2

9 UAB UAB 540 5-4 .556 196214 −18 W1

10 Tulane Tulane 450 4-5 .444 190263 −73 L1

11 Navy Navy 360 3-6 .333 263274 −11 W1

12 Temple Temple 270 2-7 .222 224255 −31 L4

13 Jerry Rice Team Rice 180 1-8 .111 191306 −115 L8

14 Charlotte Charlotte 180 1-8 .111 177345 −168 L2

Tulsa FAQ

Who does Tulsa play next?

Next up for Tulsa: home against Florida Atlantic, Saturday, November 14, 3:30 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is Tulsa’s record this season?

Tulsa is 5-4, 6th in the American.

Who leads Tulsa in passing yards?

Baylor Hayes, with 1,681 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (14 TD · 2 INT · 64.9% comp. · 7 games).

What is the model’s record picking Tulsa games?

Its best pick is 2-1 in Tulsa games this season (66.7%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

American rivals

All teams

Army Charlotte East Carolina Florida Atlantic Jerry Rice Team Memphis Navy North Texas South Florida Temple Tulane UAB UTSA

Tulsa this week

Tulsa is 5-4, 2-3 in American Athletic play. Its last game was a 60–10 win over Tulane on November 7. Its offense averages 33.1 points a game (34th in FBS), and its defense allows 22.8 (tied for 50th).

Next up, Tulsa hosts Florida Atlantic on Saturday, November 14 at 3:30 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, Tulsa is a 5.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 74.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Florida Atlantic vs Tulsa prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.