1965 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1965 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the sport of American football during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The team won seven games and lost four.[1] It concluded the season with a 13–7 victory over Auburn in the 1965 Liberty Bowl.[2]

1965 Ole Miss Rebels football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 13–7 vs. Auburn
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record7–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $611911
Auburn411551
Florida420740
No. 7 Tennessee212812
Ole Miss530740
No. 8 LSU330830
Kentucky330640
Georgia230640
Vanderbilt150271
Tulane150280
Mississippi State150460
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Quarterback Jimmy Heidel led the team in passing, completing 52 of 95 attempts for 586 yards and three touchdowns. Running back Mike Dennis led the team in both rushing and receiving, with 525 and 246 yards respectively.[3] Dennis, defensive tackle Jim Urbanek, and offensive guard Stan Hindman were each first-team selections by both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International for the 1965 All-SEC football team, and offensive guard Jim Harvey earned second-team honors from the AP.[4][5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Memphis State*W 34–1450,160[6]
September 25at No. 10 KentuckyL 7–1638,000[7]
October 2at AlabamaL 16–1768,000[8]
October 9No. 10 FloridaL 0–1727,500–30,006[9]
October 16TulaneW 24–720,000[10]
October 23Vanderbilt
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 24–716,000[11]
October 30No. 5 LSU
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 23–046,616[12]
November 6at Houston*L 3–1738,197[13]
November 13vs. No. 8 Tennessee
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
W 14–1340,181[14]
November 27at Mississippi StateW 21–035,000[15]
December 18vs. Auburn
W 13–738,607[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1965 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RBMike Dennis (C)Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

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