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Tulane Record vs Ranked Teams
Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.
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- Overall record
- 15-149-4
- Win percentage
- 10.1%
- Current streak
- 1L
AP-ranked opponent summary
All Top 25
15-149-4
168 games · 10.1%
Against Top 10
4-74
78 games · 5.1%
Against Top 5
0-35
35 games · 0%
Streaks
1L
Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 3
Record by site
| Site | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6-57 | 63 | 9.5% |
| Road | 7-87-4 | 98 | 9.2% |
| Neutral | 2-5 | 7 | 28.6% |
Record by decade
| Decade | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5-13 | 18 | 27.8% |
| 2010s | 0-9 | 9 | 0% |
| 2000s | 0-15 | 15 | 0% |
| 1990s | 0-18 | 18 | 0% |
| 1980s | 2-15 | 17 | 11.8% |
| 1970s | 4-17 | 21 | 19% |
| 1960s | 0-26-1 | 27 | 1.9% |
| 1950s | 3-23 | 26 | 11.5% |
| 1940s | 1-11 | 12 | 8.3% |
| 1930s | 0-2-3 | 5 | 30% |
Record by season
| Season | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2024 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2023 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2022 | 3-1 | 4 | 75% |
| 2021 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2020 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2019 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2018 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2017 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2015 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2011 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2008 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2007 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2004 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2003 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2002 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2001 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2000 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1999 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1996 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1994 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1993 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1992 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1991 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1990 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1988 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1987 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1986 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1985 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1984 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1983 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1982 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1980 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1979 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1978 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1977 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1976 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1973 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1972 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1971 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1970 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1969 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1968 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1967 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1966 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1965 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1964 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1963 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1962 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1961 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1960 | 0-2-1 | 3 | 16.7% |
| 1959 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1958 | 1-5 | 6 | 16.7% |
| 1957 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1956 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1955 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1954 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1953 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1952 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1951 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1949 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1948 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1947 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1946 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1944 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1942 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1941 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1940 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1939 | 0-1-1 | 2 | 25% |
| 1937 | 0-1-1 | 2 | 25% |
| 1936 | 0-0-1 | 1 | 50% |
Highest-ranked wins
Win over No. 7
LSU, 1982
31-28 · Road · Tulane was unranked
Win over No. 8
USC, 2022
46-45 · Neutral · Tulane was No. 14
Win over No. 8
Auburn, 1955
27-13 · Home · Tulane was unranked
Win over No. 10
Ole Miss, 1956
10-3 · Road · Tulane was No. 15
Win over No. 12
Vanderbilt, 1941
34-14 · Road · Tulane was unranked
Win over No. 13
LSU, 1973
14-0 · Home · Tulane was No. 17
Win over No. 16
Georgia, 1972
24-13 · Home · Tulane was unranked
Win over No. 18
North Carolina, 1971
37-29 · Road · Tulane was unranked
Win over No. 18
Navy, 1958
14-6 · Road · Tulane was unranked
Win over No. 19
Colorado, 1970
17-3 · Neutral · Tulane was unranked
All 168 qualifying games
| Season | Result | Opponent at game time | Team rank | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | L 10-41 | No. 6 Ole Miss | No. 17 | Road |
| 2025 | W 34-21 | No. 20 North Texas | No. 21 | Home |
| 2025 | W 38-32 | No. 22 Memphis | Unranked | Road |
| 2025 | L 10-45 | No. 13 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | L 14-35 | No. 24 Army | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | L 19-34 | No. 15 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | L 27-34 | No. 17 Kansas State | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 14-26 | No. 25 SMU | No. 17 | Home |
| 2023 | L 20-37 | No. 20 Ole Miss | No. 24 | Home |
| 2022 | W 46-45 | No. 8 USC | No. 14 | Neutral |
| 2022 | W 45-28 | No. 22 UCF | No. 18 | Home |
| 2022 | W 27-24 | No. 21 Cincinnati | No. 19 | Road |
| 2022 | L 31-38 | No. 22 UCF | No. 16 | Home |
| 2021 | L 12-31 | No. 2 Cincinnati | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 26-55 | No. 21 SMU | Unranked | Road |
| 2021 | L 21-61 | No. 17 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 24-30 | No. 25 Tulsa | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 34-37 | No. 17 SMU | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | L 6-24 | No. 10 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 2018 | L 6-49 | No. 4 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 26-56 | No. 24 Memphis | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 28-34 | No. 16 South Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 2017 | L 14-56 | No. 2 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 13-41 | No. 16 Memphis | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 7-42 | No. 24 Houston | Unranked | Home |
| 2015 | L 10-65 | No. 15 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 17-73 | No. 11 Houston | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | L 0-42 | No. 9 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | L 16-44 | No. 23 Houston | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | L 3-54 | No. 9 BYU | Unranked | Home |
| 2008 | L 10-35 | No. 15 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | L 24-28 | No. 14 East Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 2008 | L 6-20 | No. 13 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 2007 | L 9-34 | No. 2 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 2006 | L 13-38 | No. 8 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 7-49 | No. 10 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 7-55 | No. 7 Louisville | Unranked | Home |
| 2003 | L 18-63 | No. 14 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | L 0-49 | No. 3 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 2001 | L 17-48 | No. 14 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 24-56 | No. 16 Southern Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 2000 | L 20-49 | No. 18 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 1999 | L 7-52 | No. 20 East Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1999 | L 17-47 | No. 22 Syracuse | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | L 17-35 | No. 18 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | L 7-31 | No. 24 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 28-31 | No. 24 Southern Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 1994 | L 10-20 | No. 11 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | L 0-49 | No. 16 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 10-42 | No. 15 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1993 | L 17-31 | No. 2 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1992 | L 7-70 | No. 5 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1992 | L 13-17 | No. 11 Boston College | Unranked | Home |
| 1992 | L 0-37 | No. 6 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1991 | L 28-38 | No. 17 East Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 0-62 | No. 19 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 0-24 | No. 10 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 1991 | L 0-48 | No. 25 Mississippi State | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 11-38 | No. 1 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 13-31 | No. 2 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 14-44 | No. 16 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | L 28-48 | No. 6 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 1987 | L 12-24 | No. 16 Washington | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1987 | L 36-41 | No. 6 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1987 | L 14-73 | No. 4 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 17-37 | No. 5 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 27-34 | No. 13 Mississippi State | Unranked | Home |
| 1985 | L 19-31 | No. 13 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1985 | L 3-58 | No. 18 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | L 15-33 | No. 14 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | L 6-27 | No. 15 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | W 34-28 | No. 20 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | W 31-28 | No. 7 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 7-51 | No. 8 SMU | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 15-34 | No. 15 Arkansas | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1980 | L 21-31 | No. 20 SMU | Unranked | Home |
| 1980 | L 14-19 | No. 11 Stanford | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 6-9 | No. 19 Penn State | No. 15 | Neutral |
| 1978 | L 14-17 | No. 17 Stanford | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 6-24 | No. 11 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 7-31 | No. 20 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | L 0-48 | No. 12 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1976 | L 20-29 | No. 19 Rutgers | Unranked | Home |
| 1976 | L 3-27 | No. 15 Boston College | Unranked | Home |
| 1976 | L 7-34 | No. 17 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 7-47 | No. 14 Houston | No. 17 | Neutral |
| 1973 | W 14-0 | No. 13 LSU | No. 17 | Home |
| 1973 | L 9-42 | No. 18 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1972 | L 3-9 | No. 11 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1972 | L 7-41 | No. 8 Michigan | No. 18 | Road |
| 1972 | W 24-13 | No. 16 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 1971 | L 7-36 | No. 10 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | L 7-21 | No. 8 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | W 37-29 | No. 18 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | L 7-17 | No. 11 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | W 17-3 | No. 19 Colorado | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1970 | L 14-26 | No. 5 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1970 | L 3-24 | No. 7 Air Force | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 0-27 | No. 9 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 0-37 | No. 10 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 1969 | L 17-18 | No. 10 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 17-35 | No. 18 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1969 | L 0-35 | No. 7 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1968 | L 3-24 | No. 7 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1967 | L 14-35 | No. 2 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1966 | L 17-35 | No. 6 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1965 | L 13-51 | No. 10 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1965 | L 0-31 | No. 3 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1964 | L 6-7 | No. 7 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1964 | L 6-36 | No. 3 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1964 | L 0-31 | No. 1 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1963 | L 0-21 | No. 5 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 1963 | L 0-28 | No. 2 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1963 | L 0-21 | No. 4 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1962 | L 3-38 | No. 7 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1962 | L 0-21 | No. 7 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 1962 | L 8-35 | No. 2 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1962 | L 6-44 | No. 2 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1961 | L 0-62 | No. 3 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1961 | L 0-35 | No. 7 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1961 | L 0-41 | No. 2 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 1961 | L 0-9 | No. 4 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1960 | L 6-21 | No. 19 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1960 | L 13-26 | No. 2 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 1960 | T 6-6 | No. 15 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 6-14 | No. 3 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 13-21 | No. 9 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1959 | L 7-53 | No. 4 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 0-30 | No. 19 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 1958 | L 0-62 | No. 1 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1958 | L 0-12 | No. 14 Vanderbilt | Unranked | Road |
| 1958 | W 14-6 | No. 18 Navy | Unranked | Road |
| 1958 | L 8-19 | No. 8 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 1958 | L 20-21 | No. 17 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1958 | L 14-34 | No. 18 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1957 | L 14-20 | No. 10 Army | Unranked | Road |
| 1957 | L 6-27 | No. 17 Mississippi State | Unranked | Road |
| 1957 | L 0-50 | No. 6 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 1957 | L 6-20 | No. 20 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1956 | L 0-40 | No. 2 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1956 | W 10-3 | No. 10 Ole Miss | No. 15 | Road |
| 1955 | W 27-13 | No. 8 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 1954 | L 7-34 | No. 7 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 1954 | L 0-28 | No. 7 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1953 | L 13-27 | No. 6 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1953 | L 7-26 | No. 5 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1953 | L 14-16 | No. 18 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1952 | L 0-14 | No. 5 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1952 | L 16-21 | No. 19 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 1951 | L 0-37 | No. 9 Kentucky | Unranked | Home |
| 1951 | L 14-27 | No. 10 Baylor | Unranked | Home |
| 1949 | L 7-46 | No. 1 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1948 | L 7-13 | No. 6 Georgia Tech | No. 19 | Road |
| 1947 | L 14-27 | No. 15 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 1947 | L 0-20 | No. 6 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1946 | L 6-25 | No. 5 Rice | Unranked | Home |
| 1946 | L 6-7 | No. 11 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1944 | L 0-26 | No. 18 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1942 | L 0-40 | No. 1 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1941 | W 34-14 | No. 12 Vanderbilt | Unranked | Road |
| 1941 | L 13-20 | No. 15 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 1940 | L 7-20 | No. 13 Fordham | Unranked | Road |
| 1940 | L 7-27 | No. 9 Boston College | Unranked | Home |
| 1939 | L 13-14 | No. 1 Texas A&M | No. 5 | Neutral |
| 1939 | T 14-14 | No. 17 North Carolina | No. 5 | Road |
| 1937 | L 0-13 | No. 18 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1937 | T 0-0 | No. 14 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1936 | T 0-0 | No. 20 Auburn | No. 10 | Road |
Methodology and coverage
A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.
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