1965 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1965 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1965 record	3–7 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Gomer Jones (2nd year)
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,836)

1965 Big 8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#5 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
#6 Missouri	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
Colorado	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	2
Iowa State	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Oklahoma	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1965 college football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by head coach Gomer Jones, who would be fired at conclusion of the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 25	at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		L 9–13	24,651
October 2	Navy*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		L 0–10	56,148
October 9	vs. No. 1 Texas*	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)		L 0–19	75,342
October 16	Kansas	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 21–7	42,975
October 23	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS		W 27–0	13,832
October 30	Colorado	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		L 0–13	45,006
November 6	Iowa State	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 24–20	43,642
November 13	at No. 9 Missouri	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe)		L 0–30	50,474
November 25	at No. 3 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)	CBS	L 9–21	52,164
December 4	Oklahoma State	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)		L 16–17	54,876
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Oklahoma Sooners football

Venues	Boyd Field (1905–23) Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (1923–present) Barry Switzer Center

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Missouri (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe) Nebraska Oklahoma State: Bedlam Series Texas: Red River Showdown (Golden Hat)

Culture & lore	Championships T formation Wishbone formation Oklahoma drill Sooner Schooner Boomer and Sooner "Boomer Sooner" Marching band The Kick The Oklahoma Heismen Play Like a Champion Today

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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