Oklahoma vs. Florida State
Saturday, January 2, 1965, Gator Bowl Share
No. 10 Florida State beat Oklahoma 36–19. It was their first meeting; after it, Florida State led the series 1–0.
FinalTV: ABCAttendance 50,408Referee: R.P. Williams (SEC; split crew: SEC, SWC)
MVPs S.E. Fred Biletnikoff (Florida State); Steve Tensi (Florida State); Carl McAdams (Oklahoma)Wikipedia
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Oklahoma 50% to win. Florida State won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Oklahoma–Florida State gameOklahoma leads 6–2 in eight meetings, counting the seven since this game.
| 2022 | Florida State 35, Oklahoma 32 | Cheez-It Bowl |
| 2011 | Oklahoma 23, Florida State 13 | |
| 2010 | Oklahoma 47, Florida State 17 | |
| 2000 | Oklahoma 13, Florida State 2 | Orange Bowl |
| 1980 | Oklahoma 18, Florida State 17 | Orange Bowl |
| 1979 | Oklahoma 24, Florida State 7 | Orange Bowl |
Around this game
Oklahoma
- Next gameat PittsburghSept. 25, 1965
- SeasonOklahoma in 1964
- ProgramOklahoma history and records
Florida State
- Next gameat TCUSept. 25, 1965
- SeasonFlorida State in 1964
- ProgramFlorida State history and records