The 1965 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian College (now known as Abilene Christian University) in the Southland Conference during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Les Wheeler, the team compiled a 4–5 record.
| 1965 Abilene Christian Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (2–2 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Shotwell Stadium |
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| Lamar Tech $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arlington State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at East Texas State* | L 20–21 | [1] | ||
| September 25 | at Howard Payne* |
| W 45–0 | 4,000 | [2] |
| October 2 | vs. McMurry* | L 8–9 | 8,500 | [3] | |
| October 16 | No. 10 Lamar Tech |
| L 18–28 | 7,200 | [4] |
| October 23 | at Arkansas State |
| L 13–35 | 6,200 | [5] |
| October 30 | Drake* |
| L 7–24 | [6] | |
| November 6 | at Arlington State | W 14–12 | 7,500 | [7] | |
| November 13 | Trinity (TX) |
| W 30–27 | [8] | |
| November 20 | at Angelo State* | W 41–12 | [9] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Lions jinx Wildcats, 21–20". Abilene Reporter-News. September 19, 1965. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ACC rolls to 45–0 win over Stingers". Brownwood Bulletin. September 26, 1965. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indians scalp Cats, 9–8". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 3, 1965. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar Tech hands ACC 28–18 loss". The Odessa American. October 17, 1965. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gwin fuels Ark. State past ACC". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1965. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brown scores 3 as Drake rips Abilene by 24–7". Sioux City Journal. October 31, 1965. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels fall, 14–12, as theft of pass halts late TD bid". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 7, 1965. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ACC deals 30–27 loss to Trinity U." Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1965. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ACC claws Rams in season finale". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 21, 1965. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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