1965 NCAA University Division independents football records
vteConf.Overall
TeamWLTWLT
New Mexico State820
Utah State820
Xavier820
Texas Western830
No. 9 Notre Dame721
Southern Miss720
Syracuse730
Virginia Tech730
Georgia Tech731
Boston College640
West Texas State640
Boston University531
Buffalo532
Miami (FL)541
Penn State550
Memphis State550
San Jose State550
Navy442
Colgate451
Florida State451
Army451
Houston451
Colorado State460
Air Force361
Pittsburgh370
Dayton370
Holy Cross271
Villanova180
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Texas Western Miners football team was an American football team that represented Texas Western College (now known as the University of Texas at El Paso) as an independent during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Bobby Dobbs, the team compiled an 8–3 record, defeated TCU in the 1965 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 317 to 206.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18North Texas StateSun BowlEl Paso, TXW 61–1522,515
September 25at New MexicoUniversity StadiumAlbuquerque, NMW 35–1429,952
October 2New Mexico StateSun BowlEl Paso, TX (rivalry)W 21–629,052
October 9Colorado StateSun BowlEl Paso, TXW 35–1020,102
October 16at WyomingWar Memorial StadiumLaramie, WYL 14–3816,747
October 30Arizona StateSun BowlEl Paso, TXL 20–2825,753
November 6at ArizonaArizona StadiumTucson, AZL 3–1024,500
November 13at UtahUte StadiumSalt Lake City, UTW 20–198,833
November 20XavierSun BowlEl Paso, TXW 57–3320,114
November 27West Texas StateSun BowlEl Paso, TXW 38–2114,767
December 31TCUSun BowlEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)W 13–1227,450
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