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1965 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1965
team	Arkansas Razorbacks
sport	football
conference	Southwest Conference
short_conf	SWC
CoachRank	2
APRank	3
record	10–1
conf_record	7–0
head_coach	Frank Broyles
hc_year	8th
captain	Seniors
stadium	Razorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
champion	SWC champion
bowl	[Cotton Bowl Classic](1966-cotton-bowl-classic-january)
bowl_result	L 14–7 vs. [LSU](1965-lsu-tigers-football-team)

War Memorial Stadium The 1965 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled a 10–1 record (7–0 against SWC opponents), won the SWC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 331 to 118. The Razorbacks were undefeated in the regular season and ranked #3 in the final AP Poll and #2 in the final UPI Coaches Poll. They went on to lose to LSU in the 1966 Cotton Bowl Classic by a 14–7 score, due in large part to Arkansas QB Jon Brittenum going down with an injury in the first half. That loss denied Arkansas the AP national championship.

Running back Bobby Burnett tied three others in scoring, with 16 touchdowns, the fourth-highest total in the nation. Ronny South was second in kick scoring, with 42 extra points and six field goals. As an offensive unit, the Razorbacks had the best scoring offense (32.4 ppg), the eighth-best rushing offense (226.1 ypg), seventh-best total offense (360.2 ypg) nationally. The defense was fourth-best against the run (74.9 yards allowed per game).

Schedule

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Game summaries

Texas

Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=mq6pegT_rlEC&dat=19651017&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

Cotton Bowl

The Arkansas Razorbacks put their 22-game win streak on the line in the 1966 Cotton Bowl Classic against their rivals, the Tigers of LSU. Arkansas had the number-one scoring offense coming into the game, averaging 32.4 points per contest.

Arkansas took the ball to the end zone on the opening drive, capped by a 19-yard toss from Jon Brittenum to All-American end Bobby Crockett. Running back Joe LaBruzzo then ran in from three yards out for the Bengal Tigers to tie the game at 7. Razorback QB Brittenum then left the game after suffering a shoulder injury and the Hogs fumbled the ball three plays later. LaBruzzo again scored, this time from one yard away, giving the Tigers a 14–7 halftime lead.

Neither team scored in the second half, and Arkansas ended the game on the LSU 24-yard line. Razorback Bobby Crockett set a bowl record with 10 catches for 129 yards.

References

"1965 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 19, 1965). "Razorbacks shoot at Cowpokes early". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
(September 26, 1965). "Longest Porker field goal helps subdue Tulsa, 20–12". The Commercial Appeal.
(October 3, 1965). "Razorbacks romp past Frogs, 28–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
(October 10, 1965). "Arkansas wins". Tulsa World.
(October 17, 1965). "Late drive spells win for Arkie over Texas". The Clarion-Ledger.
(October 24, 1965). "Arkansas wallops North Texas 55–20". The Clarion-Ledger.
(October 31, 1965). "Unbeaten Razorbacks scalp hapless Aggies, 31–0". The Longview Morning Journal.
(November 7, 1965). "Razorbacks lather up, shave Rice for 20th straight win". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
(November 14, 1965). "Hogs rumble by SMU, 24–3". The Kilgore News Herald.
(November 21, 1965). "Hogs roar into Cotton Bowl". Brownwood Bulletin.
(January 2, 1966). "Winning streaks are Hobby". The Commercial Appeal.
. ["1965–66 NCAA Statistics (Arkansas)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/250817). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
"Bowl Games with Top 20 Teams." [http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0746751.html 1965 Bowl Results.] Infoplease.com. Retrieved on July 13, 2008.

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