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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Record | 3–7 (3–4 Big 8) |
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Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Missouri | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1965 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Gomer Jones, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference.
A longtime assistant under Bud Wilkinson, Jones resigned after the 3–7 season, one of the worst in program history,[1] but remained at OU as athletic director.[2]
Jim Mackenzie, an assistant at Arkansas under Frank Broyles, was hired as head coach in December.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 | at Pittsburgh* | L 9–13 | 24,651 | |||
October 2 | Navy* | L 0–10 | 56,148 | |||
October 9 | vs. No. 1 Texas* | L 0–19 | 75,342 | [3] | ||
October 16 | Kansas |
| W 21–7 | 42,975 | ||
October 23 | at Kansas State | W 27–0 | 13,832 | |||
October 30 | Colorado |
| L 0–13 | 45,006 | ||
November 6 | Iowa State |
| W 24–20 | 43,642 | ||
November 13 | at No. 9 Missouri | L 0–30 | 50,474 | |||
November 25 | at No. 3 Nebraska | CBS | L 9–21 | 52,164 | ||
December 4 | Oklahoma State |
| L 16–17 | 54,876 | ||
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Postseason
NFL draft
The following players were drafted by National Football League teams on November 27, 1965.[5]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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1 | 8 | Carl McAdams | Linebacker | St. Louis Cardinals |
10 | 149 | Mike Ringer | Running back | St. Louis Cardinals |
References
- ^ "Coaching 'musical chairs' on". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 7, 1965. p. 14.
- ^ a b "Mackenzie faces two big problems". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 23, 1965. p. 10.
- ^ "Texas rolls past Oklahoma 19 to 0". The Vernon Daily Record. October 10, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "1965 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.