1965 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1965 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record3–7 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
1965 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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
  • $ – 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.

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 9–1324,452[3]
October 2Navy*
L 0–1057,000[4]
October 9vs. No. 1 Texas*
L 0–1975,342[5]
October 16Kansas
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 21–745,000[6]
October 23at Kansas State
W 27–014,000[7]
October 30Colorado
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 0–1345,000[8]
November 6Iowa State
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 24–2045,000[9]
November 13at No. 9 Missouri
L 0–3051,014[10]
November 25at No. 3 Nebraska
CBSL 9–2152,865[11]
December 4Oklahoma State
L 16–1757,250[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [13][14]

NFL draft

The following players were drafted by National Football League teams on November 27, 1965.[15]

Round Pick Player Position NFL team
1 8 Carl McAdams Linebacker St. Louis Cardinals
10 149 Mike Ringer Running back St. Louis Cardinals

References

  1. ^ "Coaching 'musical chairs' on". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Kansas. Associated Press. December 7, 1965. p. 14.
  2. ^ a b "Mackenzie faces two big problems". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Kansas. Associated Press. December 23, 1965. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Pitt beats OU first time, 13–9". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1965. Retrieved March 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Navy mauls OU, 10–0". The Houston Post. October 3, 1965. Retrieved March 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas rolls past Oklahoma 19 to 0". The Vernon Daily Record. October 10, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cagle sparks 21–7 OU win". Miami Daily News-Record. October 17, 1965. Retrieved March 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wildcats dealt 27–0 loss". The Hays Daily News. October 24, 1965. Retrieved March 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Colorado scuttles Sooners". The Lawton Constitution. October 31, 1965. Retrieved March 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sooners revive attack". The Manhattan Mercury. November 7, 1965. Retrieved March 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Huskers whip Sooners for first perfect season in 50 years". The Sioux City Journal. November 26, 1965. Retrieved March 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cowboys surprise Sooners". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 5, 1965. Retrieved March 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Schedule/Results (1965 Oklahoma)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  14. ^ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  15. ^ "1965 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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