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Top 25 College Football Games of 1965

Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
79/100
Overtime
0

National ranking

The season's top 25

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1965PostseasonNeutral site

    Michigan State vs. UCLA

    Michigan State 12, UCLA 14

    No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 5 UCLA · 2-point margin

    Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    79

    Game score

  2. 1965Week 6

    Texas at Arkansas

    Texas 24, Arkansas 27

    No. 5 Texas vs. No. 1 Arkansas · 3-point margin

    Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    78

    Game score

  3. 1965Week 7

    Michigan State at Purdue

    Michigan State 14, Purdue 10

    No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 6 Purdue · 4-point margin

    Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    76

    Game score

  4. 1965PostseasonNeutral site

    Arkansas vs. LSU

    Arkansas 7, LSU 14

    No. 2 Arkansas vs. No. 5 LSU · 7-point margin

    Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    73

    Game score

  5. 1965Week 3

    Notre Dame at Purdue

    Notre Dame 21, Purdue 25

    No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Purdue · 4-point margin

    Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    73

    Game score

  6. 1965Week 8

    Nebraska at Missouri

    Nebraska 16, Missouri 14

    No. 3 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Missouri · 2-point margin

    Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    73

    Game score

  7. 1965Week 11

    Michigan State at Notre Dame

    Michigan State 12, Notre Dame 3

    No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 6 Notre Dame · 9-point margin

    Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15

    71

    Game score

  8. 1965Week 11

    UCLA at USC

    UCLA 20, USC 16

    No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 8 USC · 4-point margin

    Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    71

    Game score

  9. 1965PostseasonNeutral site

    Nebraska vs. Alabama

    Nebraska 28, Alabama 39

    No. 3 Nebraska vs. No. 4 Alabama · 11-point margin

    Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15

    69

    Game score

  10. 1965PostseasonNeutral site

    Florida vs. Missouri

    Florida 18, Missouri 20

    No. 10 Florida vs. No. 6 Missouri · 2-point margin

    Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    69

    Game score

  11. 1965PostseasonNeutral site

    Texas Tech vs. Georgia Tech

    Texas Tech 21, Georgia Tech 31

    No. 10 Texas Tech vs. No. 7 Georgia Tech · 10-point margin

    Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    60

    Game score

  12. 1965Week 11

    Texas Tech at Arkansas

    Texas Tech 24, Arkansas 42

    No. 10 Texas Tech vs. No. 2 Arkansas · 18-point margin

    Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15

    57

    Game score

  13. 1965Week 4

    SMU at Purdue

    SMU 14, Purdue 14

    Unranked SMU vs. No. 6 Purdue · 0-point margin

    Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    55

    Game score

  14. 1965Week 7

    USC at Notre Dame

    USC 7, Notre Dame 28

    No. 8 USC vs. No. 4 Notre Dame · 21-point margin

    Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15

    54

    Game score

  15. 1965Week 10

    Nebraska at Oklahoma State

    Nebraska 21, Oklahoma State 17

    No. 3 Nebraska vs. Unranked Oklahoma State · 4-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    54

    Game score

  16. 1965Week 8

    Alabama at Mississippi State

    Alabama 10, Mississippi State 7

    No. 5 Alabama vs. Unranked Mississippi State · 3-point margin

    Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    53

    Game score

  17. 1965Week 6

    Purdue at Michigan

    Purdue 17, Michigan 15

    No. 6 Purdue vs. Unranked Michigan · 2-point margin

    Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    53

    Game score

  18. 1965Week 12

    Miami at Notre Dame

    Miami 0, Notre Dame 0

    Unranked Miami vs. No. 9 Notre Dame · 0-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    52

    Game score

  19. 1965Week 5

    Purdue at Iowa

    Purdue 17, Iowa 14

    No. 7 Purdue vs. Unranked Iowa · 3-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  20. 1965Week 3

    California at Michigan

    California 7, Michigan 10

    Unranked California vs. No. 7 Michigan · 3-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  21. 1965Week 2

    Michigan at North Carolina

    Michigan 31, North Carolina 24

    No. 4 Michigan vs. Unranked North Carolina · 7-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  22. 1965Week 9

    Washington at UCLA

    Washington 24, UCLA 28

    Unranked Washington vs. No. 7 UCLA · 4-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  23. 1965Week 4

    Georgia at Michigan

    Georgia 15, Michigan 7

    No. 4 Georgia vs. Unranked Michigan · 8-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15

    49

    Game score

  24. 1965Week 3

    Tulsa at Arkansas

    Tulsa 12, Arkansas 20

    Unranked Tulsa vs. No. 4 Arkansas · 8-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15

    49

    Game score

  25. 1965Week 7

    Rice at Texas

    Rice 20, Texas 17

    Unranked Rice vs. No. 9 Texas · 3-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    49

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.