1965 Houston

4–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Bill Yeoman.

Schedule and results

Houston in 1965, game by game: lost vs. Tulsa 0–14; lost vs. Mississippi State 0–36; won vs. Cincinnati 21–6; lost at Texas A&M 7–10; lost at Miami 12–44; lost at Tennessee 8–17; won vs. Chattanooga 40–7; won vs. Ole Miss 17–3; won vs. No. 10 Kentucky 38–21; tied at Florida State 16–16+33−36Lost 0–14 vs. Tulsa-14TulsaLost 0–36 vs. Mississippi State-36Mississippi Sta…Won 21–6 vs. Cincinnati+15CincinnatiLost 7–10 at Texas A&M-3Texas A&MLost 12–44 at Miami-32MiamiLost 8–17 at Tennessee-9TennesseeWon 40–7 vs. Chattanooga+33ChattanoogaWon 17–3 vs. Ole Miss+14Ole MissWon 38–21 vs. No. 10 Kentucky+17No. 10 KentuckyTied 16–16 at Florida State0Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Florida State 16–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 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
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AP final
Unranked
Points
159–⁠174
Coach
Bill Yeoman
Elo
1479 +45 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.6 No. 48 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Melvin Robertson
Captain
Cotton Guerrant