1965 Texas A&M

3–⁠7 (1–⁠6 Southwest Conference), coached by Gene Stallings.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 1965, game by game: lost at No. 8 LSU 0–10; won at Georgia Tech 14–10; lost at Texas Tech 16–20; won vs. Houston 10–7; lost at TCU 9–17; lost vs. Baylor 0–31; lost at No. 2 Arkansas 0–31; lost vs. SMU 0–10; won at Rice 14–13; lost vs. Texas 17–21+7−31Lost 0–10 at No. 8 LSU-10No. 8 LSUWon 14–10 at Georgia Tech+4Georgia TechLost 16–20 at Texas Tech-4Texas TechWon 10–7 vs. Houston+3HoustonLost 9–17 at TCU-8TCULost 0–31 vs. Baylor-31BaylorLost 0–31 at No. 2 Arkansas-31No. 2 ArkansasLost 0–10 vs. SMU-10SMUWon 14–13 at Rice+1RiceLost 17–21 vs. Texas-4Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18at8LSUL 0–⁠1021%
Sep 25atGeorgia TechW 14–⁠1022%
Oct 2atTexas TechL 16–⁠2032%
Oct 9vsHoustonW 10–⁠759%
Oct 16atTCUL 9–⁠1740%
Oct 23vsBaylorL 0–⁠3142%
Oct 30at2ArkansasL 0–⁠3110%
Nov 6vsSMUL 0–⁠1049%
Nov 13atRiceW 14–⁠1333%
Nov 25vsTexasL 17–⁠2127%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 21–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 122nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 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
3–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Southwest Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
80–⁠170
Coach
Gene Stallings
Elo
1370 −53 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.5 No. 59 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1965 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas7–⁠010–⁠13
Texas Tech5–⁠28–⁠3
TCU5–⁠26–⁠5
Texas3–⁠46–⁠4
Baylor3–⁠45–⁠5
SMU3–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Texas A&M1–⁠63–⁠7
Rice1–⁠62–⁠8

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