1965 BYU

6–⁠4 (4–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Tommy Hudspeth.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1965, game by game: won at Arizona State 24–6; won vs. Kansas State 21–3; lost at Oregon 14–27; won vs. San José State 34–7; lost at Wyoming 6–34; lost at Utah State 21–34; won vs. Utah 25–20; lost vs. Colorado State 22–36; won at Arizona 20–3; won at New Mexico 42–8+34−28Won 24–6 at Arizona State+18Arizona StateWon 21–3 vs. Kansas State+18Kansas StateLost 14–27 at Oregon-13OregonWon 34–7 vs. San José State+27San José StateLost 6–34 at Wyoming-28WyomingLost 21–34 at Utah State-13Utah StateWon 25–20 vs. Utah+5UtahLost 22–36 vs. Colorado State-14Colorado StateWon 20–3 at Arizona+17ArizonaWon 42–8 at New Mexico+34New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico 42–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Western Athletic Conference champions4–⁠1 in the conference

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠1 first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
229–⁠178
Coach
Tommy Hudspeth
Elo
1518 +91 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.6 No. 64 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1966

The 1966 draft
Rd 6Dennis Brewster OTChicago Bears

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.