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Tulsa

latest conference era: American Athletic

Loaded Seasons23
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2022 | +17.8
Best Finish#14 in 2008
Program Explorer

Program Arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +17.8 PWR +0.1 2017: 2-10, margin -98, power +1.4, resume 21 / 100, final rank #1252018: 3-9, margin -66, power +0.9, resume 40 / 100, final rank #1352019: 4-8, margin -59, power +3.6, resume 72 / 100, final rank #952020: 6-3, margin +50, power +0.1, resume 88 / 100, final rank #722021: 7-6, margin -3, power +11.6, resume 78 / 100, final rank #712022: 5-7, margin -30, power +17.8, resume 55 / 100, final rank #802023: 4-8, margin -125, power +13.1, resume 65 / 100, final rank #1702024: 3-9, margin -210, power +6.7, resume 27 / 100, final rank #2852025: 4-8, margin -69, power +12.6, resume 68 / 100, final rank #1742026: 3-0, margin +62, power +15.5, resume 90 / 100, final rank #104 2017: 2-10, margin -98, power +1.4, resume 21 / 100, final rank #125+1.42018: 3-9, margin -66, power +0.9, resume 40 / 100, final rank #135+0.92019: 4-8, margin -59, power +3.6, resume 72 / 100, final rank #95+3.62020: 6-3, margin +50, power +0.1, resume 88 / 100, final rank #72+0.12021: 7-6, margin -3, power +11.6, resume 78 / 100, final rank #71+11.62022: 5-7, margin -30, power +17.8, resume 55 / 100, final rank #80+17.82023: 4-8, margin -125, power +13.1, resume 65 / 100, final rank #170+13.12024: 3-9, margin -210, power +6.7, resume 27 / 100, final rank #285+6.72025: 4-8, margin -69, power +12.6, resume 68 / 100, final rank #174+12.62026: 3-0, margin +62, power +15.5, resume 90 / 100, final rank #104+15.5 20172-1020183-920194-820206-320217-620225-720234-820243-920254-820263-0

Historical Snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 23

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +10.8

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline +4.6

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 2.3

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2022 | +17.8

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Since 2022

This is the program's best power season since 2022.

Best Resume Since Since 2016

This is the program's best resume season since 2016.

Best Finish 2008 | #14

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2005 | 92 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #4 | Power #2

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 87th | Power 96th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2026 | 3-0

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current Context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #104 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 3-0
Program baseline +10.8 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 2.3 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program Signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2022 Season

Ended at power +17.8, record 5-7, and final loaded-board rank #80.

Best Loaded Resume

2005 Season

Resume 92 / 100 with 9 wins and a 69% win rate.

Year-Over-Year Swing

+2.8 power

From 2025 to 2026, the program moved from +12.6 to +15.5.

Best Record

3-0

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2026, with a margin of +62.

Best Resume Season

2005 | 92 / 100

Latest Vs. Standard

+4.6

Season Explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

23 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 American AthleticFBS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 3-0 #104 +15.5 90 +62 Open season page
2025 American AthleticFBS Above standardClosed comfortably above the program's recent baseline. 4-8 #174 +12.6 68 -69 Program view
2024 American AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 3-9 #285 +6.7 27 -210 Program view
2023 American AthleticFBS Above standardClosed comfortably above the program's recent baseline. 4-8 #170 +13.1 65 -125 Program view
2022 American AthleticFBS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 5-7 #80 +17.8 55 -30 Program view
2021 American AthleticFBS In rangeA season that landed inside the normal historical band. 7-6 #71 +11.6 78 -3 Program view
2020 American AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-3 #72 +0.1 88 +50 Program view
2019 American AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 4-8 #95 +3.6 72 -59 Program view
2018 American AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 3-9 #135 +0.9 40 -66 Program view
2017 American AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 2-10 #125 +1.4 21 -98 Program view
2016 American AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 10-3 #45 +8.2 90 +164 Program view
2015 American AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-7 #116 +1.7 76 -35 Program view
2014 American AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 2-10 #188 -1.6 25 -175 Program view
2013 Conference USAFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 3-9 #163 +0.4 23 -154 Program view
2012 Conference USAFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 11-3 #26 +8.9 89 +155 Program view
2011 Conference USAFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 8-5 #29 +7.9 89 +75 Program view
2010 Conference USAFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 10-3 #27 +8.6 91 +144 Program view
2009 Conference USAFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 5-7 #69 +3.9 41 +23 Program view
2008 Conference USAFBS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 11-3 #14 +10.7 87 +270 Program view
2007 Conference USAFBS In rangeA season that landed inside the normal historical band. 10-4 #22 +9.5 84 +109 Program view
2006 Conference USAFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 8-5 #41 +6.9 68 +98 Program view
2005 Conference USAFBS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 9-4 #23 +8.4 92 +125 Program view
2004 Western AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 4-8 #124 +2.5 40 -53 Program view