1965 North Texas State Eagles football team

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1965 North Texas State Eagles football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record3–7 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Fouts Field
Seasons
←  1964
1966  →
1965 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 4 –0 –08 –3 –0
Louisville 2 –1 –06 –4 –0
North Texas State 2 –2 –03 –7 –0
Cincinnati 1 –2 –05 –5 –0
Wichita State 0 –4 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1965 North Texas State Eagles football team was an American football team that represented North Texas State University (now known as the University of North Texas) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. In their 20th year under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 3–7 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Texas Western *
L 15–6122,515 [1]
September 25 Parsons *
W 26–7 [2]
October 2 Louisville
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 21–295,000 [3]
October 9at Tampa *
L 14–178,000 [4]
October 16 Tulsa
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 20–277,000–8,000 [5] [6]
October 23at No. 1 Arkansas *
L 20–5535,000 [7]
October 30at Cincinnati
W 28–2412,000 [8]
November 6 Wichita State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 24–2114,000 [9]
November 13 Memphis State *
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 0–285,000 [10]
November 20at New Mexico State *
L 13–43> 10,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "Miners explode over N. Texas, 61–15". The El Paso Times. September 19, 1965. Retrieved November 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Texans defeat Parsons, 26–7". The Des Moines Register. September 26, 1966. Retrieved November 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "UL wins conference game!". The Courier-Journal. October 3, 1965. Retrieved November 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "8,000 watch Nizwantowski spark Tampa". Tampa Bay Times. October 10, 1965. Retrieved November 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tulsa captures pass-happy tilt". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 17, 1965. Retrieved November 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 183. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Arkansas wallops North Texas 55–20". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1965. Retrieved November 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Late North Texas 'bomb' makes dud of UC, 28–24". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 31, 1965. Retrieved November 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "NTS hits late to jar Wichita". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. November 7, 1965. Retrieved November 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "MSU tops North Texas". The Jackson Sun. November 14, 1965. Retrieved November 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Aggies shoot down North Texas: Finish season with 8–2 record". Las Cruces Sun–News. November 21, 1965. Retrieved November 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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