The 1965 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In its 26th season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 2–8 record, tied for last place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 248 to 123.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.
| 1965 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (1–6 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included David Ferguson with 584 passing yards, Lester Lehman with 422 rushing yards, Murphy Davis with 360 receiving yards, and Chuck Latourette with 30 points scored.[2] Tackle Jim Vining was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a first-team player on the 1965 All-Southwest Conference football team.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | Louisiana Tech* | W 14–0 | 22,000 | [3] | |||
| September 25 | at No. 7 LSU* | L 14–42 | 67,500 | [4] | |||
| October 2 | Duke* |
| L 21–41 | 22,000 | [5] | ||
| October 16 | SMU |
| L 14–17 | 30,000 | |||
| October 23 | at No. 5 Texas | W 20–17 | 63,000 | [6] | |||
| October 30 | at Texas Tech | L 0–27 | 43,555 | ||||
| November 6 | No. 2 Arkansas |
| L 0–31 | ||||
| November 13 | Texas A&M |
| L 13–14 | ||||
| November 20 | at TCU | L 14–42 | |||||
| November 27 | Baylor |
| L 13–17 | 20,000 | [7] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1965 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "1965 Rice Owls Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech falls to Rice". San Antonio Express and News. September 19, 1965. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers claw Rice, 42–14". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 26, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Glacken hurls Duke by Rice". The Kilgore News Herald. October 3, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Field goal gives Rice 20–17 upset win over Texas". The El Paso Times. October 24, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Rebounds Over Owls, 17-13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 28, 1965. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.