1965 East Texas State Lions football team
American college football season
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Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 4–5 (2–4 LSC) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Sul Ross $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Texas State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&I | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Texas State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard Payne | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McMurry | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1965 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University in the 1965 NAIA football season. They were led by Ernest Hawkins, who was in his second season. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Lions finished the season with a 4–5 record.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | Abilene Christian* |
| W 21–20 | [1] | |
September 25 | at Texas Lutheran* |
| W 13–6 | [2] | |
October 2 | Arlington State* |
| L 6–20 | 10,000 | [3] |
October 16 | at Texas A&I | L 12–26 | 8,700 | [4] | |
October 23 | Sul Ross |
| L 7–35 | [5] | |
October 30 | at Howard Payne |
| W 28–14 | [6] | |
November 6 | Sam Houston State |
| W 7–0 | 9,000 | [7] |
November 13 | Southwest Texas State |
| L 16–24 | 5,100 | [8] |
November 20 | Stephen F. Austin |
| L 20–28 | [9] | |
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Postseason awards
All-Americans
- Curtis Guyton, Third Team, running back
All-Lone Star Conference
LSC First Team
- John Jones, defensive tackle
LSC Honorable Mention
- Jerry Jolley, defensive back
- Wardell Richardson, defensive line [10]
References
- ^ "Lions jinx Wildcats, 21–20". Abilene Reporter-News. September 19, 1965. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas tops Lutherans, 13–6". Express and News. September 26, 1965. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arlington halts ETSU Skein". The Paris News. October 3, 1965. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Javelinas outlast East Texans, 26–12". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 17, 1965. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sul Ross keeps record perfect". The Odessa American. October 24, 1965. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas blanks HP". Brownwood Bulletin. October 31, 1965. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "E. Texas State nips Sam Houston". Longview News-Journal. November 7, 1963. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ETSU's Lions lose to SWT in last half". The Paris News. November 14, 1965. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SFA uses fourth quarter for win". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1965. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2023.