1965 Tulane Green Wave football team

1965 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
1965 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 1 19 1 1
Auburn 4 1 15 5 1
No. 7 Tennessee 3 1 28 1 2
Florida 4 2 07 4 0
Ole Miss 5 3 07 4 0
No. 8 LSU 3 3 08 3 0
Georgia 3 3 06 4 0
Kentucky 3 3 06 4 0
Vanderbilt 1 5 02 7 1
Tulane 1 5 02 8 0
Mississippi State 1 5 04 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Tennessee's game against South Carolina and Georgia's game against Clemson counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth and final year under head coach Tommy O'Boyle, Tulane compiled a 2–8 record (1–5 in conference games, finished in a three-way tie for ninth at the bottom of the SEC standings, and outscored opponents by a total of 268 to 71.

The team gained an average of 70.4 rushing yards and 124.6 passing yards per game. On defense, it gave up an average of 213.7 rushing yards and 138.5 passing yards per game. Tulane's individual statistical leaders included quarterback Bobby Duhon with 807 passing yards, Carl Crowder with 301 rushing yards, and Jerry Colquette with 466 receiving yards.

1965 was Tulane's final season as a member of the SEC. Tulane president Herbert E. Longenecker announced the school's withdrawal from SEC competition on December 31, 1964, effective June 30, 1966. The Green Wave competed as an independent for the next 30 seasons before joining Conference USA in 1996.

Tulane played its 1965 home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.