1965 Texas Longhorns football team
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 6–4 (3–4 SWC) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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No. 3 Arkansas $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1965 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their ninth year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWC.[1]
Regular season
Schedule
The season opener vs. Tulane was originally scheduled to be played in New Orleans, but significant destruction throughout the city caused by Hurricane Betsy prompted the site to be switched to Austin.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulane* | No. 2 | W 31–0 | 40,000 | [4] | ||
September 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 3 |
| W 33–7 | 65,310 | [5] | |
October 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Indiana* | No. 1 |
| W 27–12 | 57,000 | [6] | |
October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. rivalry) | W 19–0 | 75,504 | [7] | |||
October 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Arkansas | No. 1 | NBC | L 24–27 | 42,000 | [8] | |
October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Rice | No. 5 |
| L 17–20 | 63,000 | [9] | |
October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at SMU | No. 9 |
| L 14–31 | 48,000 | [10] | |
November 6 | 1:30 p.m. | Baylor |
| NBC | W 35–14 | 57,500 | [11] | |
November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | TCU |
| L 10–25 | 51,500 | [12] | ||
November 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M | W 21–17 | 40,000 | [13] | |||
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Game summaries
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Texas' eight straight win in the Red River series.[14]
Awards and honors
- Tommy Nobis, Maxwell Award
- Tommy Nobis, Outland Trophy
- Tommy Nobis, Consensus All-American[15]
1965 team players in the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[16]
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
Tommy Nobis | Linebacker | 1 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons |
Diron Talbert | Defensive tackle | 5 | 66 | Los Angeles Rams |
Phil Harris | Back | 7 | 104 | New York Giants |
Pete Lammons | End | 14 | 213 | Cleveland Browns |
- Tommy Nobis was also drafted by the Houston Oilers in the first round of the 1966 American Football League draft.[17]
References
- ^ "1965 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ a b Padwe, Sandy (September 14, 1965). "Football's Top Five for 1965". Meriden Journal, via Google News. Meridan, Connecticut. Newspaper Enterprise Association.
- ^ "Nobis' Knee Injury Problem for Texas". The Altus Times-Democrat, via Google News. Altus, Oklahoma. United Press International. October 14, 1965.
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- ^ "Texas Continues March as Sooners Fall, 19-0." Palm Beach Post. 1965 Oct 10.
- ^ Awards
- ^ "Team 1966". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 399