1965 Tulane
2–8 (1–5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Tommy O’Boyle. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Miami 24–16Oct 2
By 8 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at 2Texas | L 0–31 | 15% |
| Sep 25 | at Alabama | L 0–27 | 15% |
| Oct 2 | vs Miami | W 24–16 | 44% |
| Oct 9 | vs Georgia Tech | L 10–13 | 40% |
| Oct 16 | at Ole Miss | L 7–24 | 27% |
| Oct 22 | vs Mississippi State | W 17–15 | 37% |
| Oct 30 | vs Vanderbilt | L 0–13 | 60% |
| Nov 6 | vs Stanford | L 0–16 | 41% |
| Nov 13 | at Florida | L 13–51 | 14% |
| Nov 20 | at LSU | L 0–62 | 16% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to LSU 62–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 2–8
- Conference
- 1–5 tied for 9th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 71–268
- Coach
- Tommy O’Boyle
- Elo
- 1358 −79 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −4.0 No. 76 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-SEC
1 first teamFirst team
Bill GossLBAP-1; UPI
From Wikipedia’s 1965 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1965 Southeastern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 6–1–1 | 9–1–1 | 1 |
 Auburn | 4–1–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Florida | 4–2 | 7–4 | |
| Ole Miss | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
 Tennessee | 2–1–2 | 8–1–2 | 7 |
| LSU | 3–3 | 8–3 | 8 |
 Kentucky | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
 Georgia | 2–3 | 6–4 | |
| Mississippi State | 1–5 | 4–6 | |
| Vanderbilt | 1–5 | 2–7–1 | |
| Tulane | 1–5 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.