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Mississippi State

SEC · 1965 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–6
0.400 Win %
Conference
9th
1–5 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
122
1902–2026
All-Time Record
613–597–37
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 19
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Mississippi State head-to-head · History & Eras

1965 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 21Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI4–5–1W 36–0
5Week 5 · Sep 28Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC7–4W 18–13
6Week 6 · Oct 5TAMPAUnranked—W 48–7
7Week 7 · Oct 12Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 27–9
8Week 8 · Oct 19Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI5–5L 13–33
9Week 9 · Oct 26Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC2–8L 15–17
10Week 10 · Nov 2Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC9–1–1L 7–10
11Week 11 · Nov 9Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC5–5–1L 18–25
12Week 12 · Nov 16LSUH2HSEC8–3L 20–37
14Week 14 · Nov 30Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC7–4L 0–21

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.025
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-8
-26+18
  • Florida +7
  • Southern Miss +7
  • Houston +4
  • Alabama -1
  • LSU -3
  • Ole Miss -4
  • Memphis -5
  • Auburn -5
  • Tulane -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #78Better than 44%
Win % Place 81stBetter than 42%

0.400 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#77W14#77Regular Season Final#77Post-Season W1#78Post-Season W2#78Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+36
+5
+41
+18
-20
-2
-3
-7
-17
-21

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#741960#461961#691962#131963#631964

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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