1965 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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.

1965 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record3–7 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 61,836)
1965 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Nebraska $ 7 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 6 Missouri 6 –1 –08 –2 –1
Colorado 4 –2 –16 –2 –2
Iowa State 3 –3 –15 –4 –1
Oklahoma 3 –4 –03 –7 –0
Oklahoma State 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Kansas 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Kansas State 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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
DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 25at Pittsburgh*
L 9–1324,651
October 2Navy*
L 0–1056,148
October 9vs. No. 1 Texas*
L 0–1975,342
October 16Kansas
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 21–742,975
October 23at Kansas State
W 27–013,832
October 30Colorado
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 0–1345,006
November 6Iowa State
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 24–2043,642
November 13at No. 9 Missouri
L 0–3050,474
November 25at No. 3 Nebraska
CBSL 9–2152,164
December 4Oklahoma State
L 16–1754,876
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[3]

Postseason

NFL draft

The following players were drafted by National Football League teams on November 27, 1965.[4]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
18Carl McAdamsLinebackerSt. Louis Cardinals
10149Mike RingerRunning backSt. Louis Cardinals

References
  1. "Coaching 'musical chairs' on". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 7, 1965. p. 14.
  2. "Mackenzie faces two big problems". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 23, 1965. p. 10.
  3. "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  4. "1965 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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