1965 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1965 Ole Miss Rebels football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 13–7 vs. Auburn
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
1965 record7–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
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 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the sport of American football during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The team won seven games and lost four.[1] It concluded the season with a 13–7 victory over Auburn in the 1965 Liberty Bowl.[2]

Quarterback Jimmy Heidel led the team in passing, completing 52 of 95 attempts for 586 yards and three touchdowns. Running back Mike Dennis led the team in both rushing and receiving, with 525 and 246 yards respectively.[3] Dennis, defensive tackle Jim Urbanek, and offensive guard Stan Hindman were each first-team selections by both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International for the 1965 All-SEC football team, and offensive guard Jim Harvey earned second-team honors from the AP.[4][5]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18at Memphis State*
W 34–14
September 25at No. 10 Kentucky
L 7–16
October 2at Alabama
L 16–17
October 9No. 10 Florida
L 0–17
October 16Tulane
W 24–7 [6]
October 23Vanderbilt
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 24–7
October 30No. 5 LSU
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 23–0
November 6at Houston*
L 3–17
November 13vs. No. 8 Tennessee
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 14–13
November 27at Mississippi State
W 21–0
December 18vs. Auburn
W 13–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel[]

1965 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Mike Dennis (C) Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "1965 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "Rebs Edge Auburn, 13–7". Kingsport Times-News. December 19, 1965. p. 49. Retrieved July 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1965 Ole Miss Rebels Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "Steve Spurrier Tops All-SEC Offensive Unit". Lake Charles American-Press. Associated Press. November 30, 1965. p. 13. Retrieved July 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ole Miss' Mike Dennis, Stan Hindman On UPI All-Southeastern". The Delta Democrat-Times. United Press International. November 30, 1965. p. 7. Retrieved July 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rebels rally to defeat Tulane in 24–7 battle". The Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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