Record: 44-38-1, .536 W-L% (4th of 12) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 8.73 (4th of 12) ▪ SOS: 8.07 (3rd of 12)
Conference Champion: Arkansas
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 (Arkansas and Texas)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Arkansas)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Arkansas | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 30.1 | 10.7 | 22.24 | 5.78 | |
| Texas Tech | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 25.3 | 20.2 | 11.04 | 6.04 | |
| Texas Christian | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 9.04 | 8.76 | |
| Texas | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 23.1 | 15.3 | 11.95 | 5.55 | |
| Baylor | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 15.6 | 17.1 | 7.54 | 9.14 | |
| Southern Methodist | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 12.3 | 16.7 | 8.10 | 10.90 | |
| Texas A&M | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 8.0 | 17.0 | 3.44 | 10.34 | |
| Rice | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 12.3 | 24.8 | -3.53 | 8.07 | |
| School | Pre | 9/20 | 9/27 | 10/4 | 10/11 | 10/18 | 10/25 | 11/1 | 11/8 | 11/15 | 11/22 | 11/29 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Texas | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | ||||||
| Texas Tech | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Louisiana State | 14 | Arkansas | 7 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
| 1965-12-31 | Gator Bowl | Georgia Tech | 31 | Texas Tech | 21 | Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) |
| 1965-12-31 | Sun Bowl | Texas-El Paso | 13 | Texas Christian | 12 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |