1965 Arizona

3–⁠7 (1–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Jim LaRue.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1965, game by game: won at Utah 16–9; won at Kansas 23–15; lost at Wyoming 0–19; lost vs. New Mexico 2–24; lost at Washington State 3–21; lost vs. San José State 7–13; won vs. UTEP 10–3; lost vs. Air Force 7–34; lost vs. BYU 3–20; lost at Arizona State 6–14+8−27Won 16–9 at Utah+7UtahWon 23–15 at Kansas+8KansasLost 0–19 at Wyoming-19WyomingLost 2–24 vs. New Mexico-22New MexicoLost 3–21 at Washington State-18Washington StateLost 7–13 vs. San José State-6San José StateWon 10–3 vs. UTEP+7UTEPLost 7–34 vs. Air Force-27Air ForceLost 3–20 vs. BYU-17BYULost 6–14 at Arizona State-8Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 14–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1965.

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠4 6th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
77–⁠172
Coach
Jim LaRue
Elo
1394 −154 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.0 No. 97 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Tom Malloy, Woody King and Jim Pazerski

1965 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU4–⁠16–⁠4
Arizona State3–⁠16–⁠4
Wyoming3–⁠26–⁠4
New Mexico2–⁠33–⁠7
Utah1–⁠33–⁠7
Arizona1–⁠43–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.