1965 Tampa Spartans football team

1965 Tampa Spartans football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2–1
Head coach	Sam Bailey (2nd season)
Home stadium	Phillips Field

1965 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Springfield			–					9	–	0	–	0
Ithaca			–					8	–	0	–	0
Parsons			–					8	–	1	–	0
Santa Clara			–					8	–	1	–	0
UC Santa Barbara			–					8	–	2	–	0
Cortland			–					7	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					7	–	2	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
UC Riverside			–					6	–	2	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	2	–	1
Northern Michigan			–					7	–	3	–	0
Mississippi Valley State			–					6	–	3	–	0
St. Norbert			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rose Poly			–					5	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					6	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	4	–	1
Arizona State–Flagstaff			–					5	–	4	–	1
Lake Forest			–					4	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					4	–	5	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Colorado College			–					3	–	5	–	0
Milwaukee			–					2	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Hawaii			–					1	–	8	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0

The 1965 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. It was the Spartans' 29th season. The team was led by head coach Sam Bailey, in his second year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 18	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 16–12
September 18	at Buffalo	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	T 13–13
October 2	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 7–48
October 9	North Texas State	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 17–14
October 16	Southwestern Louisiana	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 7–6
October 23	Delta State	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 32–33
October 30	Jacksonville State	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 30–11
November 13	Maine	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 2–0
November 20	Northern Michigan	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 19–7