SMU–Tulsa men's soccer rivalry

The SMU–Tulsa men's soccer rivalry is a college soccer rivalry between the SMU Mustangs men's soccer and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer programs. The rivalry dates back to 1980 when the programs first played. SMU currently leads the series with a 32–9–4 record over Tulsa. With 45 matches played between the two sides, it is the most frequently played match between both opponents and has been an annual staple between the two programs since being part of the American Athletic Conference.[1]

SMU–Tulsa men's soccer rivalry

SMU Mustangs Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Sport	College soccer
First meeting	September 6, 1980 SMU 9–0 Tulsa
Latest meeting	September 28, 2019 SMU 5–1 Tulsa
Next meeting	February 20, 2021
Stadiums	Westcott Field (SMU) Hurricane Stadium (Tulsa)
Statistics
Meetings total	45
All-time series	SMU, 32–11–4
Largest victory	SMU 9–0 Tulsa (1980)
Longest win streak	6, SMU (1980–1990)
Longest unbeaten streak	6, SMU (1980–1990)
Current win streak	2, SMU (2018–)
Current unbeaten streak	2, SMU (2018–)

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Locations of SMU and Tulsa

CollegeSoccerNews.com rated the soccer rivalry between SMU and Tulsa as the 14th greatest college soccer rivalry in the United States.[2]

Results

SMU victories

Tulsa victories

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 September 6, 1980 Tulsa, OK SMU 9–0 2 October 2, 1981 Dallas, TX SMU 4–0 3 October 19, 1984 Dallas, TX SMU 3–0 4 September 13, 1986 Dallas, TX SMU 5–1 5 September 29, 1987 Dallas, TX SMU 3–0 6 September 14, 1990 Dallas, TX SMU 2–0 7 October 29, 1991 Dallas, TX Tulsa 1–0 8 November 16, 1991[lower-alpha 1] Dallas, TX #21 SMU 5–3 9 October 9, 1992 Dallas, TX SMU 6–1 10 September 11, 1993 Tulsa, OK SMU 2–0 11 September 14, 1994 Dallas, TX Tulsa 2–1 12 September 9, 1995 Dallas, TX #14 SMU 5–1 13 October 11, 1996 Dallas, TX SMU 4–0 14 October 31, 1997 Tulsa, OK SMU 3–1 15 November 16, 1997[lower-alpha 2] Las Vegas, NV SMU 4–0 16 October 11, 1998 Dallas, TX Tie 1–1 ^OT 17 November 13, 1998[lower-alpha 2] Fresno, CA Tulsa 1–0 18 October 22, 1999 Tulsa, OK SMU 2–0 19 November 7, 1999 Dallas, TX SMU 4–0 20 October 8, 2000 Dallas, TX SMU 1–0 21 October 20, 2001 Tulsa, OK SMU 2–0 22 October 26, 2002 Dallas, TX SMU 5–1 23 October 18, 2003 Tulsa, OK #15 Tulsa 1–0 24 November 8, 2003 Neutral #17 SMU 1–0 No. Date Location Winner Score 25 October 15, 2004 Dallas, TX SMU 4–0 26 November 14, 2004 Neutral SMU 2–1 27 November 27, 2004[lower-alpha 1] Dallas, TX Tulsa 2–1 ^OT 28 October 22, 2005 Tulsa, OK SMU 3–2 29 November 9, 2005[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] Dallas, TX Tie 2–2 ^OT 30 October 11, 2006 Dallas, TX SMU 2–0 31 September 28, 2007 Tulsa, OK Tie 2–2 ^OT 32 September 27, 2008 Dallas, TX Tulsa 4–1 33 October 21, 2009 Tulsa, OK #16 SMU 3–2 34 October 20, 2010 Dallas, TX #17 SMU 3–2 35 October 5, 2011 Tulsa, OK SMU 2–1 36 October 3, 2012 Dallas, TX #20 SMU 1–0 37 November 11, 2012[lower-alpha 3] Birmingham, AL Tulsa 5–0 38 September 26, 2014 Dallas, TX SMU 4–2 39 October 22, 2014 Dallas, TX #22 Tulsa 1–0 40 November 14, 2014[lower-alpha 5] Storrs, CT Tulsa 2–0 41 September 26, 2015 Tulsa, OK SMU 1–0 42 October 21, 2015 Dallas, TX SMU 3–2 43 November 13, 2015[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 4] Tampa, FL Tie 2–2 ^OT 44 September 24, 2016 Dallas, TX #20 Tulsa 3–0 45 September 24, 2017 Tulsa, OK #23 Tulsa 1–0 ^OT 46 September 22, 2018 Dallas, TX SMU 1–0 47 September 28, 2019 Tulsa, OK #8 SMU 5–1 Series: SMU leads 32–11–4

1. NCAA Tournament game.
2. WAC Tournament game.
3. Conference USA Tournament game.
4. Tulsa won on penalty kicks.
5. AAC Tournament game.

Honors

Team	NCAA	Conference Tournament	Conference Regular Season	Total
SMU	0	9	19	28
Tulsa	0	8	4	12
Combined	0	17	23	40

References

1. Wehner, Zak (October 12, 2006). "Mustangs shut out Golden Hurricane, 2-0". Retrieved September 29, 2019.
2. "The Fourteen Greatest Rivalries in College Soccer: College Soccer Coast to Coast". CollegeSoccerNews.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.