1965 TCU
6–5 (5–2 Southwest Conference), coached by Abe Martin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Rice 42–14Nov 20
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at 1Nebraska | L 14–34 | 23% |
| Sep 25 | vs Florida State | W 7–3 | 36% |
| Oct 2 | at 4Arkansas | L 0–28 | 20% |
| Oct 9 | at Texas Tech | L 24–28 | 34% |
| Oct 16 | vs Texas A&M | W 17–9 | 60% |
| Oct 23 | at Clemson | L 0–3 | 42% |
| Oct 30 | at Baylor | W 10–7 | 29% |
| Nov 13 | at Texas | W 25–10 | 21% |
| Nov 20 | vs Rice | W 42–14 | 72% |
| Nov 27 | at SMU | W 10–7 | 56% |
| Dec 31Bowls & playoff | vs UTEPSun Bowl | L 12–13 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to UTEP 13–12 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 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
- 6–5
- Conference
- 5–2 tied for 2nd in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 161–156
- Coach
- Abe Martin
- Elo
- 1553 +84 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 10.1 No. 27 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Meyer spread
All-Southwest Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Frank HorakDBAP-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.