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1965 Arkansas

10–⁠1 (7–⁠0 Southwest Conference), coached by Frank Broyles, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 1965, game by game: won vs. Oklahoma State 28–14; won vs. Tulsa 20–12; won vs. TCU 28–0; won at Baylor 38–7; won vs. No. 1 Texas 27–24; won vs. North Texas 55–20; won vs. Texas A&M 31–0; won at Rice 31–0; won at SMU 24–3; won vs. No. 9 Texas Tech 42–24; lost vs. LSU 7–14+35−7Won 28–14 vs. Oklahoma State+14Oklahoma StateWon 20–12 vs. Tulsa+8TulsaWon 28–0 vs. TCU+28TCUWon 38–7 at Baylor+31BaylorWon 27–24 vs. No. 1 Texas+3No. 1 TexasWon 55–20 vs. North Texas+35North TexasWon 31–0 vs. Texas A&M+31Texas A&MWon 31–0 at Rice+31RiceWon 24–3 at SMU+21SMUWon 42–24 vs. No. 9 Texas Tech+18No. 9 Texas TechLost 7–14 vs. LSU-7LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsOklahoma StateW 28–⁠1480%
Sep 25vsTulsaW 20–⁠1265%
Oct 2vsTCUW 28–⁠080%
Oct 9atBaylorW 38–⁠758%
Oct 16vs1TexasW 27–⁠2454%
Oct 23vsNorth TexasW 55–⁠2094%
Oct 30vsTexas A&MW 31–⁠090%
Nov 6atRiceW 31–⁠078%
Nov 13atSMUW 24–⁠377%
Nov 20vs9Texas TechW 42–⁠2476%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsLSUCotton BowlL 7–⁠1470%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 14–⁠7 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 3 in the final AP poll; Southwest Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 6
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 4
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 3
  6. Wk 6: 1
  7. Wk 7: 2
  8. Wk 8: 2
  9. Wk 9: 2
  10. Wk 10: 2
  11. Wk 11: 2
  12. Wk 12: 2
  13. Final: 3

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.

Southwest Conference champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationHarry Jones: yards per carry (7.7)

2 consensus All-AmericansGlen Ray Hines, OT; Loyd Phillips, OT

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 1
Points
331–⁠118
Coach
Frank Broyles
Elo
1737 +95 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
23.7 No. 5 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Seniors

Drafted in 1966

The 1966 draft
Rd 2Jim Lindsey RBMinnesota Vikings

All-Southwest Conference

10 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1965 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1965 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas7–⁠010–⁠13
Texas Tech5–⁠28–⁠3
TCU5–⁠26–⁠5
Texas3–⁠46–⁠4
Baylor3–⁠45–⁠5
SMU3–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Texas A&M1–⁠63–⁠7
Rice1–⁠62–⁠8

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