1965 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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

1965 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama $	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
Auburn	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 7 Tennessee	2	–	1	–	2			8	–	1	–	2
Ole Miss	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 8 LSU	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Georgia	2	–	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 NCAA University Division 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	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 18	at Houston*		Astrodome Houston	W 36–0
September 25	at No. 8 Florida		Florida Field Gainesville, Florida	W 18–13
October 2	Tampa*		Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 48–7
October 9	Southern Miss*	No. 9	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 27–9
October 16	at Memphis State*	No. 10	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee	L 13–33
October 22	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans	L 15–17
October 30	No. 10 Alabama		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (rivalry)	L 7–10
November 6	at Auburn		Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama	L 18–25
November 13	at LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana (rivalry)	L 20–37
November 27	Ole Miss		Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)	L 0–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game