1965 Baylor Bears football team

The 1965 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 171 to 156.[1][2] They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

1965 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainMike V. Bourland, Bill Ferguson
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1965 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Arkansas $ 7 –0 –010 –1 –0
Texas Tech 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
TCU 5 –2 –06 –5 –0
Texas 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
Baylor 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
SMU 3 –4 –04 –5 –1
Texas A&M 1 –6 –03 –7 –0
Rice 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Ken Stockdale with 978 passing yards, Richard Defee with 429 rushing yards, Harlan Lane with 643 receiving yards, and Billy Hayes and George Cheshire with 24 points scored each.[3] Mike V. Bourland and Bill Ferguson were the team captains.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Auburn*
W 14–825,000[4]
September 25Washington*
W 17–1422,000
October 2at Florida State*
L 7–928,900
October 9No. 3 Arkansas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 7–3833,246
October 23at Texas A&M
W 31–026,000
October 30TCUdagger
L 7–1032,000
November 6at Texas
L 14–3557,500[5]
November 13at Texas Tech
L 22–3445,619
November 20SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 20–1020,000
November 27at Rice
W 17–1320,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1965 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 114. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. "1965 Baylor Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  4. "Baylor turns Auburn mistakes into victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 19, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Texas goes in air to clobber Baylor". Express and News. November 7, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Baylor Rebounds Over Owls, 17-13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 28, 1965. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.


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