1965 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

1965 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumBuffalo Bowl
1965 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Mexico State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Xavier   –   8 – 2 – 0
Texas Western   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Southern Miss   –   7 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   7 – 3 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 3 – 1
Boston College   –   6 – 4 – 0
West Texas State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 1
Buffalo   –   5 – 3 – 2
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 4 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   5 – 5 – 0
San Jose State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 4 – 2
Colgate   –   4 – 5 – 1
Florida State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Army   –   4 – 5 – 1
Houston   –   4 – 5 – 1
Colorado State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   3 – 6 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   3 – 7 – 0
Holy Cross   –   2 – 7 – 1
Villanova   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 West Texas State Buffaloes football team represented West Texas State University (now known as West Texas A&M University) as an independent during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach Joe Kerbel, the Buffaloes compiled an 6–4 record. West Texas State played home games at the Buffalo Bowl in Canyon, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Ohio
W 7–014,200[1]
September 25Bowling Green
W 34–015,500[2]
October 2Arizona State
  • Buffalo Bowl
  • Canyon, TX
W 22–1417,000[3]
October 9Trinity (TX)
  • Buffalo Bowl
  • Canyon, TX
W 34–611,000[4]
October 16Colorado State
  • Buffalo Bowl
  • Canyon, TX
W 15–12[5]
October 23New Mexico State
  • Buffalo Bowl
  • Canyon, TX
L 2–1017,700[6]
October 30at Memphis State
L 12–2719,182[7]
November 6Drake
  • Buffalo Bowl
  • Canyon, TX
W 20–1411,000[8]
November 13at Lamar Tech
L 14–2110,427[9]
November 27at Texas Western
L 21–3814,767[10]

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References

  1. ^ "West Texas nips Ohio University". The Houston Post. September 19, 1965. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "West Texas in easy victory". The Odessa American. September 26, 1965. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Texas Buffs wallop ASU, 22–14". The Arizona Daily Star. October 3, 1965. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Buffaloes rap Trinity, 34–6". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 10, 1965. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Texas rally stops Colorado State, 15–12". Pampa Daily News. October 17, 1965. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Abe J. Perilman (October 24, 1965). "Aggies clip unbeaten Buffs 10–2: NMSU's ugly four stand off West Texas". Las Cruces News-Sun. p. 14. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Memphis State wins over West Texas". The Houston Chronicle. October 31, 1965. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "West Texas nips Bulldogs, 20–14". The Odessa American. November 7, 1965. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lamar Tech upsets West Texas State, 21–14". Pampa Daily News. November 14, 1965. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas Western rolls 38–21". The Nashville Tennessean. November 28, 1965. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1965 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1965 West Texas State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  13. ^ "2023 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF). Canyon, Texas: West Texas A&M University. p. 51. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
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