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Texas Tech

SWC · 1965 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–2 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1932–2026
All-Time Record
589–462–24
0.559 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1953
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 16
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons

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

1965 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 21Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B82–8W 26–7
5Week 5 · Sep 28Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC6–4L 7–33
6Week 6 · Oct 5Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC3–7W 20–16
7Week 7 · Oct 12TCUH2HIND SWC6–5W 28–24
8Week 8 · Oct 19Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B83–7W 17–14
9Week 9 · Oct 26SMUH2HIND SWC4–5–1W 26–24
10Week 10 · Nov 2Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC2–8W 27–0
11Week 11 · Nov 9New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND FBSI8–2W 48–9
12Week 12 · Nov 16Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC5–5W 34–22
13Week 13 · Nov 23Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–1L 24–42
16Final · Jan 4Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI7–3–1L 21–31

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
1.990
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+25
-8+33
  • New Mexico State +8
  • TCU +6
  • Baylor +5
  • SMU +4
  • Texas A&M +3
  • Oklahoma State +3
  • Kansas +2
  • Rice +2
  • Arkansas -1
  • Georgia Tech -3
  • Texas -4

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 #20Better than 86%
Win % Place 20thBetter than 86%

0.727 Win % · Change -8

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#12W14#11Regular Season Final#11Post-Season W1#12Post-Season W2#20Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+19
-26
+4
+4
+3
+2
+27
+39
+12
-18
-10

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

Final Rank by Season
#761960#781961#1151962#681963#441964

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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