1965 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1965 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Gomer Jones, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference.

1965 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record3–7 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
1965 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Nebraska $ 7 0 010 1 0
No. 6 Missouri 6 1 08 2 1
Colorado 4 2 16 2 2
Iowa State 3 3 15 4 1
Oklahoma 3 4 03 7 0
Oklahoma State 2 5 03 7 0
Kansas 2 5 02 8 0
Kansas State 0 7 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

A longtime assistant under Bud Wilkinson, Jones resigned after the 3–7 season, one of the worst in program history, but remained at OU as athletic director.

Jim Mackenzie, an assistant at Arkansas under Frank Broyles, was hired as head coach in December.

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