1965 Tampa Spartans football team

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1965 Tampa Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
1965 record6–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPhillips Field
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Parsons     8 1 0
Santa Clara     8 1 0
UC Santa Barbara     8 2 0
Cortland     7 2 0
Wabash     7 2 0
Northeastern     6 2 0
UC Riverside     6 2 0
Tampa     6 2 1
Northern Michigan     7 3 0
Mississippi Valley State     6 3 0
La Verne     5 3 0
Rose Poly     5 3 0
Drake     6 4 0
Chattanooga     5 4 1
Lake Forest     4 4 0
Cal Poly Pomona     4 5 0
Howard (AL)     4 6 0
Portland State     4 6 0
Colorado College     3 5 0
Milwaukee     2 6 0
Southern Illinois     2 8 0
Pacific (CA)     2 8 0
Hawaii     1 8 1
Wheaton (IL)     1 8 0
Carnegie Tech     1 7 0

The 1965 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. It was the Spartans' 29th season. The team was led by head coach Sam Bailey, in his second year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at McNeese StateW 16–12
September 18at BuffaloT 13–13
October 2at Mississippi StateL 7–48
October 9North Texas StateW 17–148,000[1]
October 16Southwestern Louisiana
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 7–6
October 23Delta State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 32–33
October 30Jacksonville State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 30–11
November 13Maine
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 2–0[2]
November 20Northern Michigan
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 19–7

References[]

  1. ^ "8,000 watch Nizwantowski spark Tampa". Tampa Bay Times. October 10, 1965. Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Bob Smith (November 14, 1965). "Tampa Trips Maine 2-0 on Late Safety". The Tampa Tribune. pp. D1, D6 – via Newspapers.com.
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