1965 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1965 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the sport of American football during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The team won seven games and lost four.^[1] It concluded the season with a 13–7 victory over Auburn in the 1965 Liberty Bowl.^[2]

1965 Ole Miss Rebels football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 13–7 vs. Auburn
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
Record	7–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Vaught (19th season)
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama $	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
Auburn	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
No. 7 Tennessee	3	–	1	–	2			8	–	1	–	2
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 8 LSU	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
$ – Conference champion Tennessee's game against South Carolina and Georgia's game against Clemson counted in the conference standings. Rankings from AP Poll

Quarterback Jimmy Heidel led the team in passing, completing 52 of 95 attempts for 586 yards and three touchdowns. Running back Mike Dennis led the team in both rushing and receiving, with 525 and 246 yards respectively.^[3] Dennis, defensive tackle Jim Urbanek, and offensive guard Stan Hindman were each first-team selections by both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International for the 1965 All-SEC football team, and offensive guard Jim Harvey earned second-team honors from the AP.^[4][5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Memphis State*	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 34–14	50,160	[6]
September 25	at No. 10 Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 7–16	38,000	[7]
October 2	at Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	L 16–17	68,000	[8]
October 9	No. 10 Florida	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 0–17	27,500–30,006	[9]
October 16	Tulane	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 24–7	20,000	[10]
October 23	Vanderbilt	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	W 24–7	16,000	[11]
October 30	No. 5 LSU	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 23–0	46,616	[12]
November 6	at Houston*	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 3–17	38,197	[13]
November 13	vs. No. 8 Tennessee	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 14–13	40,181	[14]
November 27	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 21–0	35,000	[15]
December 18	vs. Auburn	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl, rivalry)	W 13–7	38,607	[16]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1965 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Mike Dennis (C) Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Johnny Vaught Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt