1965 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1965 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Big Eight Conference
Record3–7 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1964
1966  →
1965 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Nebraska $ 7 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 6 Missouri 6 –1 –08 –2 –1
Colorado 4 –2 –16 –2 –2
Iowa State 3 –3 –15 –4 –1
Oklahoma 3 –4 –03 –7 –0
Oklahoma State 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Kansas 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Kansas State 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Pittsburgh *
L 9–1324,651
October 2 Navy *
L 0–1056,148
October 9vs. No. 1 Texas *
L 0–1975,342 [3]
October 16 Kansas
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 21–742,975
October 23at Kansas State
W 27–013,832
October 30 Colorado
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 0–1345,006
November 6 Iowa State
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 24–2043,642
November 13at No. 9 Missouri
L 0–3050,474
November 25at No. 3 Nebraska
CBS L 9–2152,164
December 4 Oklahoma State
L 16–1754,876
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

NFL draft

The following players were drafted by National Football League teams on November 27, 1965. [5]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
18 Carl McAdams Linebacker St. Louis Cardinals
10149Mike RingerRunning backSt. Louis Cardinals

References

  1. ↑ "Coaching 'musical chairs' on". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 7, 1965. p. 14.
  2. 1 2 "Mackenzie faces two big problems". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 23, 1965. p. 10.
  3. ↑ "Texas rolls past Oklahoma 19 to 0". The Vernon Daily Record. October 10, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  5. ↑ "1965 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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