1965 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1965 SMU Mustangs football Southwest Conference SWC 4–5–1 3–4 Hayden Fry 4th Cotton Bowl The 1965 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a conference mark of 3–4, tying for fourth place in the SWC. Schedule 1965 AP September 18 w y y Miami (FL) Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 7–3 46,494 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-smu-ups-miami-73/168679230/ Tallahassee Democrat SMU ups Miami 7–3 September 19, 1965 March 23, 2025 Newspapers.com September 25 l y y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 0–42 45,715 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-illinois-bombs-s/168679391/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Illinois bombs SMU, 42–0 September 26, 1965 March 23, 2025 Newspapers.com October 2 t y Purdue 2 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 14–14 17,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-falls-times-smu-pulls-up-to-tie/168679543/ Wichita Falls Times SMU pulls up to tie Purdue October 3, 1965 March 23, 2025 Newspapers.com October 16 w y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX rivalry 17–14 30,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-mustangs-ease-by-rice-1714/168679682/ The Shreveport Times Mustangs ease by Rice, 17–14 October 17, 1965 March 23, 2025 Newspapers.com October 23 l Texas Tech Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 24–26 40,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-raiders-hold-off-m/168669398/ The Abilene Reporter-News Raiders hold off Mustangs, 26–24 October 24, 1965 March 23, 2025 Newspapers.com October 30 w Texas 9 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 31–14 40,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123834374/smu-mustangs-humiliate-texas-longhorns/ Longview Morning Journal SMU Mustangs humiliate Texas Longhorns, 31–14 October 31, 1965 April 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 6 w y Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX 10–0 19,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pampa-daily-news-smu-ponies-blank-texas/168679806/ Pampa Daily News SMU Ponies blank Texas Aggies, 10–0 November 7, 1965 March 23, 2025 Newspapers.com November 13 l Arkansas 2 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 3–24 67,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kilgore-news-herald-hogs-rumble-by-s/168668349/ The Kilgore News Herald Hogs rumble by SMU, 24–3 November 14, 1965 March 23, 2025 Newspapers.com November 20 l y Baylor Baylor Stadium Waco, TX 10–20 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-bobbles-aplenty-as-baylor-dr/168678172/ Tulsa World Bobbles aplenty as Baylor drops Mustangs, 20–10 November 21, 1965 March 23, 2025 Newspapers.com November 27 l y TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry 7–10 19,350 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-frogs-ride-poni/168677294/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Frogs ride Ponies to Sun Bowl November 28, 1965 March 23, 2025 Newspapers.com 1965–66 NCAA Statistics (SMU) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/251164 National Collegiate Athletic Association March 23, 2025 References SMU Category:SMU Mustangs football seasons SMU Mustangs football