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1965 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
1965 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
Bluebonnet Bowl, L 6–27 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	8–3 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach	Glenn Dobbs (5th season);
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium
	Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Tulsa $	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Louisville	2	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
North Texas State	2	–	2	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati	1	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Wichita State	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1965 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Glenn Dobbs, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–3 record, 4–0 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents, and lost to Tennessee, 27–6 in the Bluebonnet Bowl.^[1] Under Glenn Dobbs, Tulsa led the nation in passing for five straight years from 1962 to 1966.^[2]

The 1965 team was led by record-setting performances from quarterback Billy Anderson and end Howard Twilley.^[3] Anderson set five NCAA major college, single-season records with 3,464 passing yards, 3,343 yards of total offense (334.3 per game), 509 pass attempts, 296 completions, and 580 total offense plays.^[4] Twilley set eight new major college records, including 19 receptions in a game, 134 receptions in a season, 261 receptions in a career, five touchdown receptions in a game, 16 touchdown receptions in a season, 32 touchdown catches in a career, 1,779 receiving yards in a season, and 3,343 receiving yards in a career. He also led the NCAA in 1965 with 121 points.^[5] Twilley was a consensus first-team All-American in 1965.^[6] He went on to play 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Houston*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 14–0	37,138
September 25	at No. 5 Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 12–20	34,000
October 2	at Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (rivalry)		L 14–17	27,000
October 9	Memphis State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 32–28	25,315
October 16	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX		W 27–20	7,000–8,000	^[7]
October 23	Cincinnati	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 49–6	24,867
October 30	at Southern Illinois*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 55–12	15,000
November 6	Louisville	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 51–18	35,783
November 20	at Wichita State	Veterans Stadium Wichita, KS		W 13–3	12,000
November 25	Colorado State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 48–20	29,631
December 18	vs. No. 7 Tennessee	Rice Stadium Houston TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)	NBC	L 6–27	40,000	^[8]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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After the season

1966 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1966 NFL draft following the season.^[10]^[11]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
2	22	Willie Townes	Defensive end	Dallas Cowboys
3	34	Dick Tyson	Guard	Los Angeles Rams
10	144	John Osmond	Center	Philadelphia Eagles
14	209	Howard Twilley	Wide receiver	Minnesota Vikings
20	292	Bud Harrington	Gridiron	Los Angeles Rams