1965 Rice Owls football team
| 1965 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1965 record | 2–8 (1–6 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1965 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In its 26th season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 2–8 record, tied for last place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 248 to 123.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.
The team's statistical leaders included David Ferguson with 584 passing yards, Lester Lehman with 422 rushing yards, Murphy Davis with 360 receiving yards, and Chuck Latourette with 30 points scored.[2] Tackle Jim Vining was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a first-team player on the 1965 All-Southwest Conference football team.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | Louisiana Tech* | W 14–0 | 22,000 | [3] | |||
| September 25 | at No. 7 LSU* | L 14–42 | |||||
| October 2 | Duke* |
| L 21–41 | 22,000 | |||
| October 16 | SMU |
| L 14–17 | 30,000 | |||
| October 23 | at No. 5 Texas | W 20–17 | |||||
| October 30 | at Texas Tech | L 0–27 | 43,555 | ||||
| November 6 | No. 2 Arkansas |
| L 0–31 | ||||
| November 13 | Texas A&M |
| L 13–14 | ||||
| November 20 | at TCU | L 14–42 | |||||
| November 27 | Baylor |
| L 13–17 | 20,000 | [4] | ||
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References[]
- ^ "1965 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "1965 Rice Owls Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech falls to Rice". San Antonio Express and News. September 19, 1965. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Rebounds Over Owls, 17-13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 28, 1965. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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