American college football season
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 .
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
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 25 at Pittsburgh * L 9–1324,651
October 2 Navy * L 0–1056,148
October 9 vs. No. 1 Texas * L 0–1975,342 [ 3]
October 16 Kansas Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 21–742,975
October 23 at Kansas State W 27–013,832
October 30 Colorado Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK L 0–1345,006
November 6 Iowa State Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 24–2043,642
November 13 at No. 9 Missouri L 0–3050,474
November 25 at No. 3 Nebraska CBS L 9–2152,164
December 4 Oklahoma State L 16–1754,876
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
[ 4]
NFL draft
The following players were drafted by National Football League teams on November 27, 1965.[ 5]
References
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