1965 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1965 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1965 record	4–6 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Paul E. Davis (4th year)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 35,000)

1965 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Alabama $	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
Auburn	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
#7 Tennessee	3	–	1	–	2			8	–	1	–	2
Ole Miss	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
#8 LSU	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1965 college football season. The Bulldogs opened the season strong, getting to 4–0 and a top 10 ranking, but lost its last six to finish 4–6.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 18		at Houston*		Astrodome • Houston, TX		W 36–0
September 25		at #8 Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL		W 18–13
October 2		Tampa*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 48–7
October 9		Southern Miss*	#9	Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 27–9
October 16		at Memphis State*	#10	Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		L 13–33
October 22		at Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA		L 15–17
October 30		#10 Alabama		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry)		L 7–10
November 6		at Auburn		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		L 18–25
November 13		at LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)		L 20–37
November 27		Ole Miss		Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)		L 0–21
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.