1965_Texas_Longhorns_football_team
1965 Texas Longhorns football team
American college football season
The 1965 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their ninth year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWC.[1]
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–4 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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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Tommy Nobis was in his final year at Texas[2] and was known an iron man, playing (and starting) on both defense and offense for his entire college career. Aside from being an All-American linebacker, he also played guard on the offensive side of the ball[2] and was often the primary blocker on touchdown runs. Famed Texas coach Darrell K Royal called him "the finest two-way player I have ever seen." A knee injury slowed him during the latter part of his senior season,[3] but he still was able to perform at a high level and won a number of major individual awards including the Knute Rockne Award, best lineman, the Outland Trophy, best interior lineman, and the Maxwell Award for college football's best player. Nobis also finished seventh in the Heisman voting to USC's Mike Garrett. He appeared on the covers of LIFE, Sports Illustrated and TIME magazines.
The season opener vs. Tulane was originally scheduled to be played in New Orleans, but significant destruction throughout the city caused by Hurricane Betsy prompted the site to be switched to Austin.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulane* | No. 2 | W 31–0 | 40,000 | [4] | ||
| September 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 3 |
| W 33–7 | 65,310 | [5] | |
| October 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Indiana* | No. 1 |
| W 27–12 | 57,000 | [6] | |
| October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Oklahoma* | No. 1 | W 19–0 | 75,504 | [7] | ||
| October 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Arkansas | No. 1 | NBC | L 24–27 | 42,000 | [8] | |
| October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Rice | No. 5 |
| L 17–20 | 63,000 | [9] | |
| October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at SMU | No. 9 |
| L 14–31 | 48,000 | [10] | |
| November 6 | 1:30 p.m. | Baylor |
| NBC | W 35–14 | 57,500 | [11] | |
| November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | TCU |
| L 10–25 | 51,500 | [12] | ||
| November 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M | W 21–17 | 40,000 | [13] | |||
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Texas' eight straight win in the Red River series.[14]
- Tommy Nobis, Maxwell Award
- Tommy Nobis, Outland Trophy
- Tommy Nobis, Consensus All-American[15]
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[16]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Tommy Nobis | Linebacker | 1 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Diron Talbert | Defensive tackle | 5 | 66 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Phil Harris | Back | 7 | 104 | New York Giants |
| Pete Lammons | End | 14 | 213 | Cleveland Browns |
- Tommy Nobis was also drafted by the Houston Oilers in the first round of the 1966 American Football League draft.[17]
- "1965 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- Padwe, Sandy (September 14, 1965). "Football's Top Five for 1965". Meriden Journal, via Google News. Meridan, Connecticut. Newspaper Enterprise Association.
- "Nobis' Knee Injury Problem for Texas". The Altus Times-Democrat, via Google News. Altus, Oklahoma. United Press International. October 14, 1965.
- "Longhorns slap down bumbling Tulane, 31–0". Austin American-Statesman. September 19, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Longhorns bowl over Texas Tech, 33 to 7". The Odessa American. September 26, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas topples I.U., 27–12; Unbeaten Longhorns win 3d". The Indianapolis Star. October 3, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas rolls past Oklahoma 19 to 0". The Vernon Daily Record. October 10, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Late drive spells win for Arkie over Texas". The Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – 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.
- "SMU Mustangs humiliate Texas Longhorns, 31–14". Longview Morning Journal. October 31, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas goes in air to clobber Baylor". Express and News. November 7, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Owls do it, Hogs do it, even educated Frogs do it". The Victoria Advocate. November 14, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Steers get last laugh, 21–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 26, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Team 1966". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 399