1965 SMU
4–5–1 (3–4 Southwest Conference), coached by Hayden Fry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 9 Texas 31–14Oct 30
Texas was ranked No. 9, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at Miami | W 7–3 | 28% |
| Sep 25 | at Illinois | L 0–42 | 22% |
| Oct 2 | vs 2Purdue | T 14–14 | 23% |
| Oct 16 | at Rice | W 17–14 | 33% |
| Oct 23 | vs Texas Tech | L 24–26 | 39% |
| Oct 30 | vs 9Texas | W 31–14 | 21% |
| Nov 6 | at Texas A&M | W 10–0 | 51% |
| Nov 13 | vs 2Arkansas | L 3–24 | 23% |
| Nov 20 | at Baylor | L 10–20 | 36% |
| Nov 27 | vs TCU | L 7–10 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to TCU 10–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 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
- 3–4 tied for 4th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 123–167
- Coach
- Hayden Fry
- Elo
- 1437 +59 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.0 No. 34 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1966
The 1966 draft| Rd 4 | John Roderick WR | Green Bay Packers |
All-Southwest Conference
4 first teamFirst team
Lynn ThornhillOGAP-1- Doug JanuaryDEAP-1
- John LaGroneLBAP-1
- Ronnie ReelDBAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1965 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1965 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 7–0 | 10–1 | 3 |
| Texas Tech | 5–2 | 8–3 | |
| TCU | 5–2 | 6–5 | |
| Texas | 3–4 | 6–4 | |
| Baylor | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| SMU | 3–4 | 4–5–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 1–6 | 3–7 | |
| Rice | 1–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.