| 1965Tulane Green Wave football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (1–5 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Tulane Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1Alabama $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7Tennessee | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8LSU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1965 Tulane Green Wave football team was anAmerican football team that representedTulane University as a member of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) during the1965 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth and final year under head coachTommy O'Boyle, Tulane compiled a 2–8 record (1–5 in conference games, finished in a three-way tie for ninth at the bottom of the SEC standings, and was outscored by a total of 268 to 71.[1][2]
The team gained an average of 70.4 rushing yards and 124.6 passing yards per game. On defense, it gave up an average of 213.7 rushing yards and 138.5 passing yards per game. Tulane's individual statistical leaders included quarterback Bobby Duhon with 807 passing yards, Carl Crowder with 301 rushing yards, and Jerry Colquette with 466 receiving yards.[3]
1965 was Tulane's final season as a member of the SEC. Tulane presidentHerbert E. Longenecker announced the school's withdrawal from SEC competition on December 31, 1964, effective June 30, 1966.[4] The Green Wave competed as an independent for the next 30 seasons before joiningConference USA in1996.
Tulane played its 1965 home games atTulane Stadium inNew Orleans.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at No. 2Texas* | L 0–31 | 40,000 | [5] | |
| September 25 | atAlabama | L 0–27 | 31,920 | [6] | |
| October 2 | Miami (FL)* | W 24–16 | 16,600–17,000 | [7] | |
| October 9 | Georgia Tech |
| L 10–13 | 35,000 | [8] |
| October 16 | atOle Miss | L 7–24 | 20,000 | [9] | |
| October 22 | Mississippi State |
| W 17–15 | 20,000 | [10] |
| October 30 | Vanderbilt |
| L 0–13 | 27,000 | [11] |
| November 6 | Stanford* |
| L 0–16 | 15,000 | [12] |
| November 13 | atFlorida | L 13–51 | 39,616 | [13] | |
| November 20 | atLSU | L 0–62 | 65,000 | [14] | |
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