1965 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1965 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Glenn Dobbs, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–3 record, 4–0 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents, and lost to Tennessee, 27–6 in the Bluebonnet Bowl.[1] Under Glenn Dobbs, Tulsa led the nation in passing for five straight years from 1962 to 1966.[2]

1965 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
Record8–3 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium (capacity: 40,385)
1965 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Tulsa $ 4 –0 –08 –3 –0
Louisville 2 –1 –06 –4 –0
North Texas State 2 –2 –03 –7 –0
Cincinnati 1 –2 –05 –5 –0
Wichita State 0 –4 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1965 team was led by record-setting performances from quarterback Billy Anderson and end Howard Twilley.[3] Anderson set five NCAA major college, single-season records with 3,464 passing yards, 3,343 yards of total offense (334.3 per game), 509 pass attempts, 296 completions, and 580 total offense plays.[4] Twilley set eight new major college records, including 19 receptions in a game, 134 receptions in a season, 261 receptions in a career, five touchdown receptions in a game, 16 touchdown receptions in a season, 32 touchdown catches in a career, 1,779 receiving yards in a season, and 3,343 receiving yards in a career. He also led the NCAA in 1965 with 121 points.[5] Twilley was a consensus first-team All-American in 1965.[6] He went on to play 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Houston*
W 14–037,138
September 25at No. 5 Arkansas*
L 12–2034,000
October 2at Oklahoma State*
L 14–1727,000
October 9Memphis State*
W 32–2825,315
October 16at North Texas State
W 27–207,000–8,000[7]
October 23Cincinnati
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 49–624,867
October 30at Southern Illinois*
W 55–1215,000
November 6Louisvilledagger
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 51–1835,783
November 20at Wichita State
W 13–312,000
November 25Colorado State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 48–2029,631
December 18vs. No. 7 Tennessee
NBCL 6–2740,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[9]

After the season

1966 NFL Draft
Main article: 1966 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[10][11]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
222Willie TownesDefensive endDallas Cowboys
334Dick TysonGuardLos Angeles Rams
10144John OsmondCenterPhiladelphia Eagles
14209Howard TwilleyWide receiverMinnesota Vikings
20292Bud HarringtonGridironLos Angeles Rams

1966 AFL Draft
Main article: 1966 American Football League Draft

The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the American Football League Draft following the season.[12]

Round Pick Player Position AFL club
471Dick TysonGuardOakland Raiders
647John OsmondCenterKansas City Chiefs
12101Howard TwilleyWide receiverMiami Dolphins

AFL redshirt draft
Round Pick Player Position AFL club
12Willie TownesDefensive endBoston Patriots
975Bud HarringtonGridironDenver Broncos

References
  1. "1965 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  2. James Hart, "Passing of a Hurricane Legend" Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine, University of Tulsa Collegian, November 19, 2002.
  3. "1965 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  4. "Tulsa Star Sets Five Grid Marks". The Daily Telegram. December 9, 1965. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "Tulsa's Twilley First in Points, Pass Receiving". The Pantagraph. December 5, 1965. p. 17.
  6. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  7. "Tulsa captures pass-happy tilt". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 17, 1965. Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tennessee drowns Tulsa 27–6". The Nashville Tennessean. December 19, 1965. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 183. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  10. "1966 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  11. "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  12. "1966 AFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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