1965 Florida State
4–5–1, coached by Bill Peterson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 5 Georgia 10–3Oct 16
Georgia was ranked No. 5, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | at TCU | L 3–7 | 64% |
| Oct 2 | vs Baylor | W 9–7 | 60% |
| Oct 9 | at Kentucky | L 24–26 | 52% |
| Oct 16 | vs 5Georgia | W 10–3 | 52% |
| Oct 23 | at Alabama | L 0–21 | 30% |
| Oct 30 | vs Virginia Tech | W 7–6 | 62% |
| Nov 6 | vs Wake Forest | W 35–0 | 81% |
| Nov 13 | at NC State | L 0–3 | 53% |
| Nov 20 | vs Houston | T 16–16 | 73% |
| Nov 27 | at Florida | L 17–30 | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Florida 30–17; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 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
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 121–119
- Coach
- Bill Peterson
- Elo
- 1570 −43 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.9 No. 31 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Bill Crutchfield
- Defensive coordinator
- Don James
- Captains
- Bill McDowell and Max Wettstein
- Offense
- Pro set
- Defense
- 4–3