1965 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1965 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1965 record4–6 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Auburn 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 7 Tennessee 2 – 1 – 2 8 – 1 – 2
Ole Miss 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 8 LSU 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgia 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs opened the season strong, getting to 4–0 and a top 10 ranking, but lost its last six to finish 4–6.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 18at Houston*
W 36–0
September 25at No. 8 Florida
W 18–13
October 2Tampa*
W 48–7
October 9Southern Miss*No. 9
W 27–9[1]
October 16at Memphis State*No. 10
L 13–33
October 22at Tulane
L 15–17[2]
October 30No. 10 Alabama
L 7–10
November 6at Auburn
L 18–25
November 13at LSU
L 20–37
November 27Ole Miss
L 0–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "State holds off game USM for 27–9 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. October 10, 1965. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "4th quarter rally fails as Tulane upsets State". The Clarion-Ledger. October 23, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015
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