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1965 Kansas Jayhawks football
1965 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	2–8 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Jack Mitchell (8th season);
Captain	Greg Roth, Mike Shinn
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Missouri	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
Colorado	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	2
Iowa State	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Oklahoma	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jack Mitchell, the Jayhawks compiled a 2–8 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for sixth in the Big Eight Conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 215 to 119.^[1]^[2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Dan Miller with 356 rushing yards, Sims Stokes with 271 receiving yards and Bill Fenton with 500 passing yards.^[3] Greg Roth and Mike Shinn were the team captains.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 7–26	35,300
September 25	Arizona*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 15–23	35,500	^[4]
October 2	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–17	32,000
October 9	Iowa State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 7–21	38,006
October 16	at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 7–21	42,975
October 23	Oklahoma State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 9–0	34,000
October 30	Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	W 34–0	36,900
November 6	at No. 3 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 6–42	53,910–54,118
November 13	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 14–21	21,200
November 20	No. 8 Missouri	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)	L 20–44	44,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "1965 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
^ ^a ^b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 184.
^ "1965 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
^ "Arizona rocks KU, 23–15". The Hays Daily News. September 26, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.