1965 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season

1965 Texas Tech Red Raiders football

Gator Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Georgia Tech

Conference| Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 10
Record| 8–3 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach|

* J. T. King (5th season)

Offensive scheme| T formation
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Jones Stadium

Seasons

<- 1964

1966 ->

1965 Southwest Conference football standings

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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

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled an 8–3 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the SWC, lost to Georgia Tech in the 1965 Gator Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 278 to 222.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Tom Wilson with 2,119 passing yards and Donny Anderson with 705 rushing yards and 797 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 18| Kansas*| |

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| W 26–7| 35,300|
September 25| at No. 3 Texas| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Austin, TX (rivalry)

| L 7–33| 65,350| [5]
October 2| Texas A&M| |

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX (rivalry)

| W 20–16| 43,000|
October 9| TCU| |

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX (rivalry)

| W 28–24| 35,000|
October 16| Oklahoma State*| |

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| W 17–14| 29,825|
October 23| at SMU| |

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX

| W 26–24| 40,000|
October 30| Rice| |

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| W 27–0| 43,555|
November 6| New Mexico State*| |

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| W 48–9| 28,753| [6]
November 13| Baylor| |

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX (rivalry)

| W 34–22| 45,619|
November 20| at No. 2 Arkansas| No. 9|

* Razorback Stadium
* Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)

| L 24–42| 42,000|
December 31| vs. Georgia Tech*| No. 10|

* Gator Bowl Stadium
* Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)

| L 21–31| 60,127|

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

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## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "1965 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
2. ^ a b "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 99. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
3. ^ "1965 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
4. ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
5. ^ "Longhorns bowl over Texas Tech, 33 to 7". The Odessa American. September 26, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Abe J. Perilman (November 7, 1965). "Aggies Tumble To Red Raider Onslaught 48-9: One-Man Show By Anderson Ignites Blast". Las Cruces Sun-News. p. 14 - via Newspapers.com.

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Texas Tech Red Raiders football

Venues|

* South Plains Fairgrounds (1925–1926)
* Tech Field (1926–1947)
* Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field (1947–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Arkansas
* Baylor
* Houston
* TCU
* Texas
* Texas A&M

Culture & lore|

* History
* Raider Red
* The Masked Rider
* "Fight, Raiders, Fight"
* "The Matador Song"
* Goin' Band from Raiderland
* Guns Up
* 1939 Centenary game
* 2008 Texas game
* 2008 Big 12 South 3-way tie controversy
* 2016 Oklahoma game

People|

* Head coaches
* Captains
* Honorees
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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