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Tulsa

MVC · 1965 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
1st
4–0 in MVC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1917–2026
All-Time Record
521–498–18
0.511 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1942
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 18
  • 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 · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons

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

1965 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI4–5–1W 14–0
5Week 5 · Sep 28Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–1L 12–20
6Week 6 · Oct 5Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B83–7L 14–17
7Week 7 · Oct 12Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 32–28
8Week 8 · Oct 19North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND MVC3–7W 27–20
9Week 9 · Oct 26Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND MVC5–5W 49–6
10Week 10 · Nov 2SOUTHERN ILLINOISUnranked—W 55–12
11Week 11 · Nov 9Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND MVC6–4W 51–18
13Week 13 · Nov 23Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC2–7W 13–3
14Week 14 · Nov 30Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 48–20
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 21Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC8–1–2L 6–27

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
2.030
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+20
-9+29
  • Louisville +6
  • Memphis +5
  • Cincinnati +5
  • Houston +4
  • Colorado State +4
  • North Texas +3
  • Wichita State +2
  • Arkansas -1
  • Tennessee -1
  • Oklahoma State -7

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 #21Better than 85%
Win % Place 20thBetter than 86%

0.727 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#15W14#15Regular Season Final#15Post-Season W1#20Post-Season W2#21Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
-8
-3
+4
+7
+43
+43
+33
+10
+28
-21

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

Final Rank by Season
#621960#991961#631962#791963#141964

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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