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1965 Wichita State

2–⁠7 (0–⁠4 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Wichita State in 1965, game by game: lost at Montana State 6–17; lost at Cincinnati 6–14; lost at Arizona State 6–8; lost vs. New Mexico State 20–45; won vs. Southern Illinois 27–0; lost at Louisville 10–30; lost at North Texas 21–24; won vs. Utah State 21–19; lost vs. Tulsa 3–13+27−25Lost 6–17 at Montana State-11Montana StateLost 6–14 at Cincinnati-8CincinnatiLost 6–8 at Arizona State-2Arizona StateLost 20–45 vs. New Mexico State-25New Mexico StateWon 27–0 vs. Southern Illinois+27Southern Illino…Lost 10–30 at Louisville-20LouisvilleLost 21–24 at North Texas-3North TexasWon 21–19 vs. Utah State+2Utah StateLost 3–13 vs. Tulsa-10Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atMontana StateL 6–⁠1785%
Oct 2atCincinnatiL 6–⁠1426%
Oct 9atArizona StateL 6–⁠831%
Oct 16vsNew Mexico StateL 20–⁠4550%
Oct 23vsSouthern IllinoisW 27–⁠087%
Oct 30atLouisvilleL 10–⁠3038%
Nov 6atNorth TexasL 21–⁠2445%
Nov 13vsUtah StateW 21–⁠1921%
Nov 20vsTulsaL 3–⁠1323%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 13–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 65 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠4 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
120–⁠170
Coach
—
Elo
1347 −117 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.0 No. 99 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

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.