1965 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Gator Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
Record8–3 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Arkansas $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Texas Tech 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
TCU 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Baylor 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
SMU 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Texas A&M 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Rice 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled an 8–3 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the SWC, lost to Georgia Tech in the 1965 Gator Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 278 to 222.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Tom Wilson with 2,119 passing yards and Donny Anderson with 705 rushing yards and 797 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Kansas*
W 26–735,300
September 25at No. 3 Texas
L 7–3365,350[5]
October 2Texas A&M
W 20–1643,000
October 9TCU
W 28–2435,000
October 16Oklahoma State*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 17–1429,825
October 23at SMU
W 26–2440,000
October 30Ricedagger
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 27–043,555
November 6New Mexico State*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 48–928,753[6]
November 13Baylor
W 34–2245,619
November 20at No. 2 ArkansasNo. 9
L 24–4242,000
December 31vs. Georgia Tech*No. 10
L 21–3160,127
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ a b "1965 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 99. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "1965 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
  5. ^ "Longhorns bowl over Texas Tech, 33 to 7". The Odessa American. September 26, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Abe J. Perilman (November 7, 1965). "Aggies Tumble To Red Raider Onslaught 48-9: One-Man Show By Anderson Ignites Blast". Las Cruces Sun-News. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.


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