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American college football season

1965 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record8–2 (4–2 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEvans Field
Seasons← 19641966 →
1965 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Sul Ross $^ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Southwest Texas State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Texas A&I 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
East Texas State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Sam Houston State 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Howard Payne 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
McMurry 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1965 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State College (now known as Texas State University) during the 1965 NAIA football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their first year under head coach Bill Miller, the team compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Texas Lutheran*W 31–06,500
September 25Trinity (TX)*W 27–05,500
October 2Sul Ross
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
L 14–215,200
October 9McMurry
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 17–64,500
October 16at Howard PayneW 37–03,500
October 23Sam Houston State
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX (rivalry)
W 17–78,500
October 30at Angelo State*W 35–76,500
November 6at Stephen F. AustinL 13–177,151
November 13at East Texas StateW 24–165,100
November 20at Texas A&IW 13–06,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "'Cats sweep by Lutherans". The Austin American. September 19, 1965. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southwest Texas rips through Trinity, 27–0". Express and News. September 26, 1965. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Sul Ross trips Bobcats, 21–14". The Odessa American. October 3, 1965. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Southwest Texans tumble Tribe, 17–6". Abilene Reporter-News. October 10, 1965. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Southwest Texas State rips Jackets by 37–0". Brownwood Bulletin. October 17, 1965. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southwest Texas nips Sam Houston, 17–7". Corpus Christi Times. October 24, 1965. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bobcats roll over Rams". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 31, 1965. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "S.F. Austin nips Southwest Texas". Wichita Falls Times. November 7, 1965. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "ETSU's Lions lose to SWT in last half". The Paris News. November 14, 1965. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Southwest Texas whips Javelinas". The Corpus Christi Times. November 21, 1965. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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  • Evans Field (a.k.a. Normal Field) (1915–1931)
  • Evans Field (a.k.a. Kyle Field) (1932–1980)
  • UFCU Stadium (1981–present)
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