1965 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

1965 Oklahoma Sooners football

Conference| Big Eight Conference
Record| 3–7 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach|

* Gomer Jones (2nd season)

Captains|

* Carl McAdams
* Mike Ringer

Home stadium| Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1964

1966 ->

1965 Big Eight Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 5 Nebraska $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 6 Missouri | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 1
Colorado | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 2
Iowa State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Oklahoma | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Oklahoma State | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Kansas | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Kansas State | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Gomer Jones, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference.

A longtime assistant under Bud Wilkinson, Jones resigned after the 3–7 season, one of the worst in program history,[1] but remained at OU as athletic director.[2]

Jim Mackenzie, an assistant at Arkansas under Frank Broyles, was hired as head coach in December.[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 25| at Pittsburgh*|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| | L 9–13| 24,651|
October 2| Navy*|

* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| | L 0–10| 56,148–57,000|
October 9| vs. No. 1 Texas*|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)

| | L 0–19| 75,342| [3]
October 16| Kansas|

* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| | W 21–7| 42,975|
October 23| at Kansas State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Manhattan, KS

| | W 27–0| 13,832|
October 30| Colorado|

* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| | L 0–13| 45,006|
November 6| Iowa State|

* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| | W 24–20| 43,642|
November 13| at No. 9 Missouri|

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO (rivalry)

| | L 0–30| 50,474|
November 25| at No. 3 Nebraska|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE (rivalry)

| CBS| L 9–21| 52,164|
December 4| Oklahoma State|

* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)

| | L 16–17| 54,876|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## NFL draft

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The following players were drafted by National Football League teams on November 27, 1965.[5]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | NFL Team

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1 | 8 | Carl McAdams | Linebacker | St. Louis Cardinals
10 | 149 | Mike Ringer | Running back | St. Louis Cardinals

## References

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1. ^ "Coaching 'musical chairs' on". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 7, 1965. p. 14.
2. ^ a b "Mackenzie faces two big problems". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 23, 1965. p. 10.
3. ^ "Texas rolls past Oklahoma 19 to 0". The Vernon Daily Record. October 10, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
5. ^ "1965 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

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Oklahoma Sooners football

Venues|

* Boyd Field (1905–1923)
* Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Missouri
* Nebraska
* Oklahoma State: Bedlam Series
* Texas: Red River Rivalry

Culture & lore|

* T formation
* Wishbone formation
* 1959 Nebraska game
* 1971 Nebraska game
* 2008 Big 12 South 3-way tie controversy
* 2016 Texas Tech game
* Oklahoma drill
* Sooner Schooner
* RUF/NEKS
* Black 41 Flash Reverse
* Boomer and Sooner
* "Boomer Sooner"
* Marching band
* The Kick
* Play Like a Champion Today

People|

* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks
* All-Americans
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1895
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* 1898
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