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1965 Auburn

5–⁠5–⁠1 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ralph Jordan.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1965, game by game: lost vs. Baylor 8–14; tied at Tennessee 13–13; won vs. No. 6 Kentucky 23–18; won vs. Chattanooga 30–7; lost at Georgia Tech 14–23; lost vs. Southern Miss 0–3; won vs. No. 7 Florida 28–17; won vs. Mississippi State 25–18; won at Georgia 21–19; lost vs. No. 5 Alabama 3–30; lost vs. Ole Miss 7–13+23−27Lost 8–14 vs. Baylor-6BaylorTied 13–13 at Tennessee0TennesseeWon 23–18 vs. No. 6 Kentucky+5No. 6 KentuckyWon 30–7 vs. Chattanooga+23ChattanoogaLost 14–23 at Georgia Tech-9Georgia TechLost 0–3 vs. Southern Miss-3Southern MissWon 28–17 vs. No. 7 Florida+11No. 7 FloridaWon 25–18 vs. Mississippi State+7Mississippi Sta…Won 21–19 at Georgia+2GeorgiaLost 3–30 vs. No. 5 Alabama-27No. 5 AlabamaLost 7–13 vs. Ole Miss-6Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsBaylorL 8–⁠1461%
Sep 25atTennesseeT 13–⁠1346%
Oct 2vs6KentuckyW 23–⁠1856%
Oct 9vsChattanoogaW 30–⁠794%
Oct 16atGeorgia TechL 14–⁠2338%
Oct 23vsSouthern MissL 0–⁠362%
Oct 30vs7FloridaW 28–⁠1739%
Nov 6vsMississippi StateW 25–⁠1859%
Nov 13atGeorgiaW 21–⁠1939%
Nov 27vs5AlabamaL 3–⁠3027%
Dec 18Bowls & playoffvsOle MissLiberty BowlL 7–⁠1344%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 13–⁠7 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 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
5–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
172–⁠175
Coach
Ralph Jordan
Elo
1550 −12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.4 No. 26 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1966

The 1966 draft
Rd 5Bill Cody LBDetroit Lions
Rd 5Dan Fulford WRCleveland Browns

All-SEC

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama6–⁠1–⁠19–⁠1–⁠11
Auburn4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Florida4–⁠27–⁠4
Ole Miss5–⁠37–⁠4
Tennessee2–⁠1–⁠28–⁠1–⁠27
LSU3–⁠38–⁠38
Kentucky3–⁠36–⁠4
Georgia2–⁠36–⁠4
Mississippi State1–⁠54–⁠6
Vanderbilt1–⁠52–⁠7–⁠1
Tulane1–⁠52–⁠8

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