1965 SMU Mustangs football team

1965 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
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
Baylor 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
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 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a conference mark of 3–4, tying for fourth place in the SWC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Miami (FL)*
W 7–346,494[1]
September 25at Illinois*
L 0–4245,715[2]
October 2No. 2 Purdue*
T 14–1417,000[3]
October 16at Rice
W 17–1430,000[4]
October 23Texas Tech
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 24–2640,000[5]
October 30No. 9 Texas
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 31–1440,000[6]
November 6at Texas A&M
W 10–019,000[7]
November 13No. 2 Arkansas
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 3–2467,000[8]
November 20at Baylor
L 10–2020,000[9]
November 27at TCU
L 7–1019,350[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "SMU ups Miami 7–3". Tallahassee Democrat. September 19, 1965. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Illinois bombs SMU, 42–0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 26, 1965. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SMU pulls up to tie Purdue". Wichita Falls Times. October 3, 1965. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mustangs ease by Rice, 17–14". The Shreveport Times. October 17, 1965. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Raiders hold off Mustangs, 26–24". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 24, 1965. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "SMU Mustangs humiliate Texas Longhorns, 31–14". Longview Morning Journal. October 31, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "SMU Ponies blank Texas Aggies, 10–0". Pampa Daily News. November 7, 1965. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hogs rumble by SMU, 24–3". The Kilgore News Herald. November 14, 1965. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bobbles aplenty as Baylor drops Mustangs, 20–10". Tulsa World. November 21, 1965. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Frogs ride Ponies to Sun Bowl". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 28, 1965. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1965–66 NCAA Statistics (SMU)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
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