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SWC · 1965 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare SMU head-to-head · History & Eras
1965 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4–1 | W 7–3 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 6–4 | L 0–42 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 7–2–1 | T 14–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 2–8 | W 17–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 8–3 | L 24–26 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 6–4 | W 31–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 3–7 | W 10–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–1 | L 3–24 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 5–5 | L 10–20 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 30 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | L 7–10 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Texas +6
- Miami +5
- Texas A&M +3
- Rice +2
- Purdue 0
- Arkansas -1
- Texas Tech -3
- Illinois -4
- Baylor -5
- TCU -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.450 Win % · Change -2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.