1965 Howard Bulldogs football team

1965 Howard Bulldogs football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Bubba Scott (3rd season)
Home stadium	Seibert Stadium
Seasons ← 1964 1966  →

1965 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Springfield			–					9	–	0	–	0
Ithaca			–					8	–	0	–	0
Parsons			–					8	–	1	–	0
Santa Clara			–					8	–	1	–	0
UC Santa Barbara			–					8	–	2	–	0
Cortland			–					7	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					7	–	2	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
UC Riverside			–					6	–	2	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	2	–	1
Northern Michigan			–					7	–	3	–	0
Mississippi Valley State			–					6	–	3	–	0
St. Norbert			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rose Poly			–					5	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					6	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	4	–	1
Arizona State–Flagstaff			–					5	–	4	–	1
Lake Forest			–					4	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					4	–	5	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Colorado College			–					3	–	5	–	0
Milwaukee			–					2	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Hawaii			–					1	–	8	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0

The 1965 Howard Bulldogs football team represented Howard College (now Samford University) as an independent during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by head coach Bubba Scott Howard played their home games at Seibert Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 18	at Troy State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 37–6	[1]
September 25	at Jacksonville State	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 3–23	[2]
October 2	Louisiana College	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 26–2	[3]
October 9	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 7–13	[4]
October 16	Delta State	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	L 0–17	[5]
October 23	Southwestern Louisiana	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	L 0–7	[6]
October 28	at Mississippi College	Robinson Field Clinton, MS	W 20–12	[7]
November 6	at Carson–Newman	Jefferson City, TN	W 6–3	[8]
November 13	Chattanooga	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	L 10–25	[9]
November 20	No. 5 East Carolina	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	L 10–35	[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Howard blasts Red Wave, 37–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 19, 1965. Retrieved November 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Jax State rips Howard, 23–3". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1965. Retrieved December 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Howard comes back, tops Louisiana College". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1965. Retrieved August 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southeastern defeats Howard in 13–7 contest". Lake Charles American-Press. October 10, 1965. Retrieved August 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Delta State still undefeated; Dominates Howard College". The Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1965. Retrieved August 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southwestern Louisiana spoils Howard grad day". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 24, 1965. Retrieved August 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Choctaws fall 20–12 to Howard Bulldogs". The Clarion-Ledger. October 29, 1965. Retrieved August 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Howard 'kicks' C–N". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 7, 1965. Retrieved August 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Chattanooga defeats Howard Bulldogs". The Selma Times-Journal. November 14, 1965. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "East Carolina spills Howard". The News and Observer. November 21, 1965. Retrieved March 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
11. DeLassus, David. "Samford (AL) Yearly Results: 1965–1969". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.