1965 Baylor Bears football team

1965 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Mike V. Bourland
  • Bill Ferguson
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1965 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Arkansas $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Texas Tech 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
TCU 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
SMU 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Texas A&M 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Rice 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 171 to 156.[1][2] They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

The team's statistical leaders included Ken Stockdale with 978 passing yards, Richard Defee with 429 rushing yards, Harlan Lane with 643 receiving yards, and Billy Hayes and George Cheshire with 24 points scored each.[3] Mike V. Bourland and Bill Ferguson were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Auburn*
W 14–825,000[4]
September 25Washington*
W 17–1422,000[5]
October 2at Florida State*
L 7–928,900[6]
October 9No. 3 Arkansas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 7–3833,246[7]
October 23at Texas A&M
W 31–026,000[8]
October 30TCU
L 7–1032,000[9]
November 6at Texas
L 14–3557,500[10]
November 13at Texas Tech
L 22–3445,619[11]
November 20SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 20–1020,000[12]
November 27at Rice
W 17–1320,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1965 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 114. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "1965 Baylor Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "Baylor turns Auburn mistakes into victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 19, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southall leads Baylor past Huskies, 17–14". The Odessa American. September 26, 1965. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "FSU dumps Baylor". The Orlando Sentinel. October 3, 1965. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arkansas wins". Tulsa World. October 10, 1965. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Revived Bears ax Ags, 31–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1965. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Frogs shock Baylor, 10–7". Brownwood Bulletin. October 31, 1965. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas goes in air to clobber Baylor". Express and News. November 7, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tech wins, now faces Hogs next". The Victoria Advocate. November 14, 1965. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bobbles aplenty as Baylor drops Mustangs, 20–10". Tulsa World. November 21, 1965. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Baylor rebounds over Owls, 17–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 28, 1965. p. IV-1. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1965–66 NCAA Statistics (Baylor)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
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