1965 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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

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

1966 AFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1966 American Football League draft following the season.^[12]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	AFL club
4	71	Dick Tyson	Guard	Oakland Raiders
6	47	John Osmond	Center	Kansas City Chiefs
12	101	Howard Twilley	Wide receiver	Miami Dolphins

AFL redshirt draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	AFL club
1	2	Willie Townes	Defensive end	Boston Patriots
9	75	Bud Harrington	Gridiron	Denver Broncos

References

1. "1965 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
2. James Hart, "Passing of a Hurricane Legend" Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine, University of Tulsa Collegian, November 19, 2002.
3. "1965 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
4. "Tulsa Star Sets Five Grid Marks". The Daily Telegram. December 9, 1965. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tulsa's Twilley First in Points, Pass Receiving". The Pantagraph. December 5, 1965. p. 17.
6. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
7. "Tulsa captures pass-happy tilt". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 17, 1965. Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tennessee drowns Tulsa 27–6". The Nashville Tennessean. December 19, 1965. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 183. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
10. "1966 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
11. "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
12. "1966 AFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.