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1965 Baylor

5–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Southwest Conference), coached by John Bridgers.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1965, game by game: won at Auburn 14–8; won vs. Washington 17–14; lost at Florida State 7–9; lost vs. No. 3 Arkansas 7–38; won at Texas A&M 31–0; lost vs. TCU 7–10; lost at Texas 14–35; lost at Texas Tech 22–34; won vs. SMU 20–10; won at Rice 17–13+31−31Won 14–8 at Auburn+6AuburnWon 17–14 vs. Washington+3WashingtonLost 7–9 at Florida State-2Florida StateLost 7–38 vs. No. 3 Arkansas-31No. 3 ArkansasWon 31–0 at Texas A&M+31Texas A&MLost 7–10 vs. TCU-3TCULost 14–35 at Texas-21TexasLost 22–34 at Texas Tech-12Texas TechWon 20–10 vs. SMU+10SMUWon 17–13 at Rice+4Rice
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atAuburnW 14–⁠839%
Sep 25vsWashingtonW 17–⁠1457%
Oct 2atFlorida StateL 7–⁠940%
Oct 9vs3ArkansasL 7–⁠3842%
Oct 23atTexas A&MW 31–⁠058%
Oct 30vsTCUL 7–⁠1071%
Nov 6atTexasL 14–⁠3529%
Nov 13atTexas TechL 22–⁠3432%
Nov 20vsSMUW 20–⁠1064%
Nov 27atRiceW 17–⁠1359%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rice 17–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Southwest Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
156–⁠171
Coach
John Bridgers
Elo
1540 +4 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.2 No. 33 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Mike V. Bourland and Bill Ferguson

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.