1965 Missouri Tigers football team
| 1965 Missouri Tigers football | |
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Sugar Bowl champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 20–18 vs. Florida | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 8–2–1 (6–1 Big 8) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | 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 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled an 8–2–1 record (6–1 against Big 8 opponents), finished in second place in the Big 8, defeated Florida in the 1966 Sugar Bowl, was ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 223 to 101. Dan Devine was the head coach for the eighth of 13 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
The team's statistical leaders included Charlie Brown with 937 rushing yards, Gary Lane with 544 passing yards, 994 yards of total offense, and 54 point scored, and Monroe Phelps with 207 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Kentucky* | L 0–7 | 44,550 | [4] | |||
| September 25 | at Oklahoma State | W 13–0 | 24,000 | [5] | |||
| October 2 | at Minnesota* | W 17–6 | 49,889 | [6] | |||
| October 9 | Kansas State |
| W 28–6 | 49,000 | [7] | ||
| October 16 | UCLA* |
| T 14–14 | 47,000 | [8] | ||
| October 23 | at Iowa State | W 23–7 | 20,500 | [9] | |||
| October 30 | No. 3 Nebraska |
| L 14–16 | 58,000 | [10] | ||
| November 6 | at Colorado | No. 9 | W 20–7 | 32,500 | [11] | ||
| November 13 | Oklahoma | No. 9 |
| W 30–0 | 51,014 | [12] | |
| November 20 | at Kansas | No. 8 | NBC | W 44–20 | 44,000 | [13] | |
| January 1 | vs. Florida* | No. 6 | NBC | W 20–18 | 67,421 | [14] | |
Personnel
- OT Francis Peay, Sr.
References
- ^ "1965 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "Fumble ruins Tigers' bid". The Kansas City Star. September 19, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mizzou tops Okla. St., 13–0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 26, 1965. Retrieved March 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Persistent Tigers devour Gophers". The Duluth News Tribune. October 3, 1965. Retrieved March 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Missouri smothers Kansas State, 28–6". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 10, 1965. Retrieved March 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wolf, Al (October 17, 1965). "Bruins foiled, 14–14, by long Missouri runs". The Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155307978.
- ^ "Brown, Roland propel Mizzou past Cyclones". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. October 24, 1965. Retrieved March 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskers spoil Missouri homecoming 16–14". Columbia Missourian. October 31, 1965. Retrieved March 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lane, Missouri's defense turn back Colorado 20–7". Pueblo Star-Journal & Sunday Chieftain. November 7, 1965. Retrieved March 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Missouri crushes Oklahoma, 30–0, accepts bid to play in Sugar Bowl". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 14, 1965. Retrieved March 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mizzou rally downs stubborn K.U., 44–20". Omaha World-Herald. November 21, 1965. Retrieved March 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mizzou withstands 4th period assault to post Sugar victory". The Shreveport Times. January 2, 1966. Retrieved March 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Schedule/Results (1965 Missouri)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 15, 2026.