2021 The 2021 Season

Tulsa's 2021 season (6-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 6-6
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ +2.5 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L vs UC Davis 17-19 L @ Okla St 23-28 L @ Ohio St 20-41 W vs Arka Sta 41-34 L vs Houston 10-45 W vs Memphis 35-29 W @ Sout Flo 32-31 L vs Navy 17-20 L @ Cincin 20-28 W @ Tulane 20-13 W vs Temple 44-10 W @ SMU 34-31 W vs Old Dom 30-17 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2021.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2021 season's largest margin: Tulsa 44, Temple 10. A 34-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Tulsa 10, Houston 45. A 35-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Tulsa beat Old Dominion 30-17 in the postseason.

"Reign Cane"
— Tulsa fanbase voice · 2021· synthesized
What It Meant

2021 is a middle chapter for Tulsa — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.