Houston–Tulsa football rivalry

Houston

Tulsa

First meeting

December 2, 1950
Tulsa 28, Houston 21

Latest meeting

October 15, 2016
Houston 38, Tulsa 31

Next meeting

2017

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Houston leads, 23–18

Largest victory

Houston, 100–6 (1968)

Longest win streak

Houston, 5 (1968–73)

Current win streak

Houston, 3 (2014–present)

The Houston–Tulsa football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane and the University of Houston Cougars. This rivalry is best known as the Battle for the Best City

Game results

Houston victories	Tulsa victories

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1950	Houston, TX	Tulsa	28–21
2	1951	Tulsa, OK	Tulsa	46–27
3	1952	Houston, TX	Houston	33–7
4	1953	Tulsa, OK	Tulsa	23–21
5	1954	Houston, TX	Houston	20–7
6	1955	Tulsa, OK	Tulsa	17–14
7	1956	Houston, TX	Houston	14–0
8	1957	Tulsa, OK	Houston	13–7
9	1958	Houston, TX	Tulsa	25–20
10	1959	Tulsa, OK	Houston	22–13
11	1960	Houston, TX	Tulsa	26–16
12	1961	Tulsa, OK	Houston	14–2
13	1962	Houston, TX	Houston	35–31
14	1963	Tulsa, OK	Tulsa	22–21
15	1964	Houston, TX	Tulsa	31–23
16	1965	Houston, TX	Tulsa	14–0
17	1966	Houston, TX	Houston	73–14
18	1967	Tulsa, OK	Tulsa	22–13
19	1968	Houston, TX	Houston	100–6
20	1969	Tulsa, OK	Houston	47–14
21	1970	Houston, TX	Houston	21–9
22	1972	Tulsa, OK	Houston	21–0

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
23	1973	Houston, TX	Houston	35–16
24	1974	Tulsa, OK	Tulsa	30–14
25	1975	Houston, TX	Houston	42–30
26	1985	Tulsa, OK	Tulsa	31–24
27	1986	Houston, TX	Tulsa	24–14
28	1988	Houston, TX	Houston	82–28
29	1992	Tulsa, OK	Tulsa	28–25
30	1993	Houston, TX	Tulsa	38–24
31	2005	Tulsa, OK	Houston	30–23
32	2006	Houston, TX	Houston	27–10
33	2007	Tulsa, OK	Tulsa	56–7
34	2008	Houston, TX	Houston	70–30
35	2009	Tulsa, OK	Houston	46–45
36	2010	Houston, TX	Tulsa	28–25
37	2011	Tulsa, OK	Houston	48–16
38	2012	Houston, TX	Tulsa	41–7
39	2014	Houston, TX	Houston	38–28
40	2015	Tulsa, OK	Houston	38–24
41	2016	Houston, TX	Houston	38–31
42	2017	Tulsa, OK
Series: Houston leads 23–18

Houston Cougars football

Venues	Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012) Rice Stadium (1951–1964) Astrodome (1965–1997) Reliant Stadium (2013) BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) TDECU Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Rice: Bayou Bucket Classic SMU Tulsa

Culture & lore	Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston Frontiersmen The Comeback Victory

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Colleges	Architecture Arts Business Education Engineering Hotel and Restaurant Management Law Center Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Natural Sciences and Mathematics Nursing Optometry Pharmacy Social Work Technology

Programs	Hobby School of Public Affairs Honors College Moores School of Music School of Art School of Theatre & Dance Valenti School of Communication

People	Renu Khator Presidents

Sports	Baseball Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's golf Softball Houston–Rice rivalry

Facilities	Athletics/Alumni Center Hofheinz Pavilion TDECU Stadium Schroeder Park Cougar Softball Stadium Carl Lewis International Complex

Broadcasting

Tulsa Golden Hurricane football

Venues	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston Oklahoma State

Culture & lore	Captain Cane "Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

University of Tulsa

Academics	Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences College of Business Administration College of Engineering and Natural Sciences College of Law Graduate School Division of Continuing Education University School

Campus buildings	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Reynolds Center Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Michael D. Case Tennis Center Softball Field

Athletics	Baseball Football 2016 Men's basketball 2016–17 Women's basketball 2016–17 Men's soccer 2016 Rivalries Houston Oklahoma State Oral Roberts

Student life	Sound of the Golden Hurricane Collegian Nimrod Literary Journal James Joyce Quarterly Reynolds Rowdies Captain Cane Hurricane Fight Song Tulsa Alma Mater

American Athletic Conference football rivalries

Conference	Civil Conflict (Connecticut–UCF) East Carolina–UCF Houston–SMU Houston–Tulsa Gansz Trophy (SMU–Navy) War on I-4 (USF-UCF)

Non-conference	Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami) The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville) River City Rivalry (Cincinnati–Pittsburgh) Connecticut–Massachusetts Ramnapping Trophy (Connecticut–Rhode Island) East Carolina–Marshall East Carolina–NC State Bayou Bucket Classic (Houston–Rice) Louisville–Memphis Paint Bucket Bowl (Memphis–Arkansas State) Memphis–Ole Miss Black and Blue Bowl (Memphis–Southern Miss) Army–Navy Commander-in-Chief's Trophy (Navy–Air Force–Army) Crab Bowl Classic (Navy–Maryland) Navy–Notre Dame Rice–SMU Safeway Bowl (SMU–North Texas) SMU–TCU Mayor's Cup (Temple–Villanova) Tulane–Auburn Georgia Tech–Tulane Ole Miss–Tulane Battle for the Bell (Tulane–Southern Miss) Battle for the Rag (Tulane–LSU) Oklahoma State–Tulsa

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