The 1965 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State College—now known as Arkansas State University—as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Bennie Ellender, the Indians compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, finishing last out of five teams in the Southland.
| 1965 Arkansas State Indians football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (1–3 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Kays 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 | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at Tennessee Tech* | W 12–7 | 3,500 | [1] | ||
| September 25 | Florence State* |
| W 33–12 | 7,600 | [2] | |
| October 2 | Stephen F. Austin* |
| W 3–0 | 7,149 | [3] | |
| October 9 | at Lamar Tech | No. 10 | L 7–20 | 16,000 | [4] | |
| October 16 | at The Citadel* | W 14–0 | 7,580 | [5] | ||
| October 23 | Abilene Christian |
| W 35–13 | 6,200 | [6] | |
| October 30 | Murray State* |
| W 27–13 | 8,765 | [7] | |
| November 13 | Arlington State |
| L 12–27 | 4,800 | [8] | |
| November 20 | at Trinity (TX) | L 14–15 | 1,850 | [9] | ||
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References edit
- ^ "Arkansas State 'wins with Gwin'". The Nashville Tennessean. September 19, 1965. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland holds edge". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 27, 1965. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SFA loses to Arkansas State as Summes kicks field goal". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1965. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cardinals rap Arkansas State". The Austin American-Statesman. October 10, 1965. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel downed for fifth time by Arkansas St". The Greenville News. October 17, 1965. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gwin fuels Ark. State past ACC". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1965. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ark. State skips past Murray State". Messenger-Inquirer. October 31, 1965. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebs zip past Indians, 27–12". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1965. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers finish with 15–14 win". San Antonio Express and News. November 21, 1965. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
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