1965 Baylor Bears football team

1965 Southwest Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1965 Baylor Bears football
1965 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1965 record	5–5 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach	John Bridgers (7th season);
Captain	Mike V. Bourland, Bill Ferguson
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium
	Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

The 1965 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 171 to 156.^[1]^[2] They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

The team's statistical leaders included Ken Stockdale with 978 passing yards, Richard Defee with 429 rushing yards, Harlan Lane with 643 receiving yards, and Billy Hayes and George Cheshire with 24 points scored each.^[3] Mike V. Bourland and Bill Ferguson were the team captains.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 18	at Auburn*	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 14–8
September 25	Washington*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 17–14
October 2	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 7–9
October 9	No. 3 Arkansas	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–38
October 23	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	W 31–0
October 30	TCU	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 7–10
November 6	at Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 14–35
November 13	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 22–34
November 20	SMU	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 20–10
November 27	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 17–13
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

^ "1965 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 114. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
^ "1965 Baylor Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

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[1] "1965 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[MG-2] "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 114. Retrieved March 24, 2019.

[3] "1965 Baylor Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

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1965 Southwest Conference football standings
v t	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