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1965 Tulsa

8–⁠3 (4–⁠0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Glenn Dobbs.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1965, game by game: won at Houston 14–0; lost at No. 5 Arkansas 12–20; lost at Oklahoma State 14–17; won vs. Memphis 32–28; won at North Texas 27–20; won vs. Cincinnati 49–6; won at Southern Illinois 55–12; won vs. Louisville 51–18; won at Wichita State 13–3; won vs. Colorado State 48–20; lost vs. No. 7 Tennessee 6–27+43−21Won 14–0 at Houston+14HoustonLost 12–20 at No. 5 Arkansas-8No. 5 ArkansasLost 14–17 at Oklahoma State-3Oklahoma StateWon 32–28 vs. Memphis+4MemphisWon 27–20 at North Texas+7North TexasWon 49–6 vs. Cincinnati+43CincinnatiWon 55–12 at Southern Illinois+43Southern Illino…Won 51–18 vs. Louisville+33LouisvilleWon 13–3 at Wichita State+10Wichita StateWon 48–20 vs. Colorado State+28Colorado StateLost 6–27 vs. No. 7 Tennessee-21No. 7 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atHoustonW 14–⁠063%
Sep 25at5ArkansasL 12–⁠2035%
Oct 2atOklahoma StateL 14–⁠1764%
Oct 9vsMemphisW 32–⁠2865%
Oct 16atNorth TexasW 27–⁠2077%
Oct 23vsCincinnatiW 49–⁠664%
Oct 30atSouthern IllinoisW 55–⁠1294%
Nov 6vsLouisvilleW 51–⁠1880%
Nov 20atWichita StateW 13–⁠377%
Nov 25vsColorado StateW 48–⁠2082%
Dec 18Bowls & playoffvs7TennesseeBluebonnet BowlL 6–⁠2753%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 27–⁠6 in the Bluebonnet Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 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.

Missouri Valley Conference champions4–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteHoward Twilley, second

Led the nationBilly Anderson: passing yards (3,464 yds), total offense (3,343 yds), total offense per game (334.3); Howard Twilley: receptions (134 catches), receiving yards (1,779 yds), receiving touchdowns (16 TD), points (127 pts)

Consensus All-AmericanHoward Twilley, WR

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
321–⁠171
Coach
Glenn Dobbs
Elo
1614 +36 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.0 No. 28 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1966

The 1966 draft
Rd 2Willie Townes OTDallas Cowboys
Rd 3Dick Tyson OGLos Angeles Rams

1965 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa4–⁠08–⁠3
Louisville2–⁠16–⁠4
North Texas2–⁠23–⁠7
Cincinnati1–⁠25–⁠5
Wichita State0–⁠42–⁠7

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