1965 Louisville

6–⁠4 (2–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Frank Camp.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 1965, game by game: lost at Western Michigan 13–17; won vs. Southern Illinois 13–0; won at North Texas 29–21; won vs. Dayton 34–0; lost vs. East Carolina 20–34; won vs. Marshall 23–7; won vs. Wichita State 30–10; lost at Tulsa 18–51; won at Drake 32–17; lost at Kent State 6–7+34−33Lost 13–17 at Western Michigan-4Western MichiganWon 13–0 vs. Southern Illinois+13Southern Illino…Won 29–21 at North Texas+8North TexasWon 34–0 vs. Dayton+34DaytonLost 20–34 vs. East Carolina-14East CarolinaWon 23–7 vs. Marshall+16MarshallWon 30–10 vs. Wichita State+20Wichita StateLost 18–51 at Tulsa-33TulsaWon 32–17 at Drake+15DrakeLost 6–7 at Kent State-1Kent State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kent State 7–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 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
6–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
218–⁠164
Coach
Frank Camp
Elo
1438 +91 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.1 No. 86 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1966

The 1966 draft
Rd 4Doug Buffone LBChicago Bears
Rd 6Charlie Johnson DTSan Francisco 49ers

1965 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa4–⁠08–⁠3
Louisville2–⁠16–⁠4
North Texas2–⁠23–⁠7
Cincinnati1–⁠25–⁠5
Wichita State0–⁠42–⁠7

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