1965 Texas Longhorns baseball team

American college baseball season

1965 Texas Longhorns baseball
SWC champions
College World Series, 0–2
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record20–7 (11–4 SWC)
Head coach
  • Bibb Falk (23rd year)
Home stadiumClark Field
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Southwest Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 11 – 4   .733 20 – 7   .741
No. 19 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5   .667 16 – 7   .696
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 9 – 6   .600 18 – 7   .720
SMU  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400 6 – 17   .261
Rice  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333 10 – 15   .400
TCU  ‍‍‍ 4 – 11   .267 11 – 16   .407
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1965[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1965 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1965 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 23rd season at Texas.

The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing tied for seventh with losses to Washington State and Florida State.[2]

Personnel

Roster

1965 Texas Longhorns roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • John Collier
  • Tommy Moore

Catchers

  • James Scheschuk

Manager

  • Gordon Lakey
  

Infielders

  • Forrest Boyd
  • William Denman
  • Don Johnson
  • Butch Thompson
  • Buddy Young

Outfielders

  • Joe Gideon
  • Joe Hague
  • Gary Moore
  • Ward Summers
  

Unknown

  • Ronald Davis Bandy
  • Raymond R. Dulak
  • Robert Eugene Ross
  • Robert Ellis Wells
  • Minton White Jr.

Schedule and results

Legend
  Texas win
  Texas loss
  Tie
1965 Texas Longhorns baseball game log[4]
Regular season
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record
Mar 1 Sam Houston State Teachers College* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 18–2 1–0
Mar 5 Oklahoma* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 16–6 2–0
Mar 6 Oklahoma* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 15–3 3–0
Mar 9 Texas Lutheran* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 9–1 4–0
Mar 13 Texas A&M Clark Field • Austin, TX L 4–12 4–1 0–1
Mar 16 at TCU TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX W 5–4 5–1 1–1
Mar 22 Minnesota* Clark Field • Austin, TX L 1–4 5–2
Mar 23 Minnesota* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 6–3 6–2
Mar 27 at Rice Houston, TX W 3–2 7–2 2–1
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score– Overall record SWC record
Apr 2 at SMU Dallas, TX W 5–0 8–2 3–1
Apr 3 at SMU Dallas, TX W 11–2 9–2 4–1
Apr 8 Rice Clark Field • Austin, TX W 9–1 10–2 5–1
Apr 9 Rice Clark Field • Austin, TX W 2–1 11–2 6–1
Apr 13 St. Mary's (TX)* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–2 12–2
Apr 15 Parsons* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–1 13–2
Apr 20 SMU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 15–1 14–2 7–1
Apr 23 at Baylor Waco, TX L 2–5 14–3 7–2
Apr 24 at Baylor Waco, TX W 5–4 15–3 8–2
Apr 27 Baylor Clark Field • Austin, TX L 1–4 15–4 8–3
Apr 30 TCU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 9–1 16–4 9–3
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record
May 1 TCU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 8–7 17–4 10–3
May 7 at Texas A&M Kyle Baseball Field • College Park, TX W 5–1 18–4 11–3
May 8 at Texas A&M Kyle Baseball Field • College Park, TX L 5–6 18–5 11–4
Postseason
Exhibitions
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
June 1 SMI Steelers Clark Field • Austin, TX W 6–2 19–5
June 3 SMI Steelers Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–3 20–5
College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
June 7 Washington State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–12 20–6 0–1
June 8 Florida State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–3 20–7 0–2

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1965". boydsworld.com. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "1965 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 9. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
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