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1965 LSU Tigers football team

1965 LSU Tigers football
Cotton Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Arkansas
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 8
Record8–3 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Auburn 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
No. 7 Tennessee 3 – 1 – 2 8 – 1 – 2
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 8 LSU 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Georgia 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Tennessee's game against South Carolina and Georgia's game against Clemson counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers complied an overall record of 8–3 with a conference record of 3–3 the SEC, placing in a three-way tie for sixth place in the SEC.[1][2]

Back-to-back losses to Ole Miss and Alabama put LSU's bowl hopes in peril, but wins over Mississippi State and Tulane prompted the Cotton Bowl to extend a bid to the 7-–3 Tigers. The bowl's faith in LSU was rewarded when the Tigers stunned No. 2 Arkansas, 14–7, to stop the Razorbacks' winning streak at 22 games and deny Arkansas a second consecutive national championship.

Schedule

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Destruction from Hurricane Betsy on September 10 put the season opener vs. Texas A&M in jeopardy. Repairs to the light towers, scoreboard and press box were made in time for the game to proceed as planned eight days later.

LSU defeated rival Tulane by a 62-0 tally for the third time in eight seasons (1958 and 1961) in the Green Wave's final football game as a member of the Southeastern Conference. It was also LSU's third consecutive shutout of Tulane at Baton Rouge.

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 18Texas A&M*No. 8
W 10–068,000[3]
September 25Rice*No. 7
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 42–1467,500[4]
October 2at FloridaNo. 5
L 7–1447,592[5]
October 9at Miami (FL)*
W 34–2743,367[6]
October 16Kentuckydagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 31–2168,000[7]
October 23South Carolina*No. 9
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 21–766,000[8]
October 30at Ole MissNo. 5
L 0–2346,616[9]
November 6No. 5 Alabama
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
NBCL 7–3158,000[10]
November 13Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 37–2060,000[11]
November 20Tulane
W 62–065,000[12]
January 1, 1966vs. No. 2 Arkansas*
CBSW 14–776,200[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "SEC Standings; Final". Vicksburg Evening Post. Vicksburg, Mississippi. Associated Press. November 29, 1965. p. 7. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "2024 SEC Football Media Guide". Southeastern Conference. p. 65. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "LSU cops 10–0 win over A&M". Lake Charles American-Press. September 19, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers claw Rice, 42–14". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 26, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gators upset LSU". Pensacola News Journal. October 3, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sophomore powers LSU over Hurricanes, 34–27". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 10, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vaunted LSU offense buries Kentucky 31–21". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 17, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "LSU Tigers 21–7 over Gamecocks". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mississippi makes shambles of LSU, 23–0". Fort Lauderdale News & Sun-Sentinel. October 31, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alabama rips LSU by 31–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 7, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "LSU ends streak". The Arizona Daily Star. November 14, 1965. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "LSU dismantles Wave, 62–0, then takes Cotton Bowl bid". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Winning streaks are Hobby". The Commercial Appeal. January 2, 1966. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1965 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  15. ^ "1965 Football Schedule". LSU Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  16. ^ "2023 LSU Football Record Book". LSU Athletics. p. 99. Retrieved October 20, 2023.