1965 Texas
6–4 (3–4 Southwest Conference), coached by Darrell Royal. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tulane 31–0Sep 18
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs Tulane | W 31–0 | 85% |
| Sep 25 | vs Texas Tech | W 33–7 | 78% |
| Oct 2 | vs Indiana | W 27–12 | 87% |
| Oct 9 | vs Oklahoma | W 19–0 | 75% |
| Oct 16 | at 3Arkansas | L 24–27 | 46% |
| Oct 23 | vs Rice | L 17–20 | 87% |
| Oct 30 | at SMU | L 14–31 | 79% |
| Nov 6 | vs Baylor | W 35–14 | 71% |
| Nov 13 | vs TCU | L 10–25 | 79% |
| Nov 25 | at Texas A&M | W 21–17 | 73% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Texas A&M 21–17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 2
- Wk 2: 3
- Wk 3: 1
- Wk 4: 1
- Wk 5: 1
- Wk 6: 5
- Wk 7: 9
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.
Maxwell AwardTommy Nobis, OG/LB; also the Outland
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 4th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 1
- Points
- 231–153
- Coach
- Darrell Royal
- Elo
- 1616 −74 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 12.0 No. 22 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1966
The 1966 draft| Rd 1 | Tommy Nobis LB | Atlanta Falcons |
| Rd 5 | Diron Talbert OT | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rd 7 | Phil Harris RB | New York Giants |
All-Southwest Conference
5 first teamFirst team
Pete LammonsEAP-1- Frank BedrickOGAP-1
- Jack HoweCAP-1
Tommy NobisLBAP-1- Diron TalbertLBAP-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.