1965 Wiley Wildcats football team

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1965 Wiley Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record1–7 (0–7 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWildcat Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Grambling $ 6 1 0 8 3 0
Southern 4 2 1 5 4 1
Texas Southern 4 2 1 5 4 1
Jackson State 3 3 1 5 3 1
Prairie View A&M 3 3 1 5 3 1
Arkansas AM&N 3 3 1 4 5 1
Alcorn A&M 2 4 1 3 5 1
Wiley 0 7 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1965 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 35th-year head coach Fred T. Long, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 1–7, with a conference record of 0–7, and finished eighth in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Texas SouthernL 0–28[1]
October 2Bishop*
W 14–6[2]
October 9at Alcorn A&ML 6–27[3]
October 18vs. Prairie View A&ML 7–165,000[4]
October 30Jackson State
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Marshall, TX
L 14–351,620[5]
November 6Southern
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Marshall, TX
L 0–77[6]
November 13at GramblingL 14–7221,000[7]
November 20at Arkansas AM&N
L 7–51[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Grambling nabs lead". Austin American-Statesman. September 28, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wiley drops Bishop, 14–6". The Marshall News Messenger. October 3, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Alcorn climbs out of cellar in Southwest". The Sun Herald. October 11, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Prairie View wins over Wiley, 16–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 19, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Grambling loses but keeps lead". Lake Charles American-Press. November 1, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jaguars clobber Wiley College 77–0 in SWAC encounter". Alexandria News Leader. November 14, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Grambling rolls to 72–14 win over Texas 11". Monroe Morning World. November 14, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wiley rocked by Arkansas". The Marshall News Messenger. November 21, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1965 – Wiley (TX)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2023.