Record: 8-2-1, .773 W-L% (15th of 120) ▪ Rank: 6th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big 8
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Dan Devine (8-2-1)
PS/G: 20.3 (34th of 120) ▪ PA/G: 9.2 (9th of 120)
SRS: 15.99 (14th of 120) ▪ SOS: 5.44 (46th of 120)
Bowl Game: Won Sugar Bowl 20-18 versus Florida
| Pre | 9/20 | 9/27 | 10/4 | 10/11 | 10/18 | 10/25 | 11/1 | 11/8 | 11/15 | 11/22 | 11/29 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 18, 1965 | Sat | Missouri | Kentucky | SEC | L | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 25, 1965 | Sat | Missouri | @ | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 3 | Oct 2, 1965 | Sat | Missouri | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 4 | Oct 9, 1965 | Sat | Missouri | Kansas State | Big 8 | W | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 5 | Oct 16, 1965 | Sat | Missouri | UCLA | AAWU | T | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 6 | Oct 23, 1965 | Sat | Missouri | @ | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 7 | Oct 30, 1965 | Sat | Missouri | (3) Nebraska | Big 8 | L | 14 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Nov 6, 1965 | Sat | (9) Missouri | @ | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 9 | Nov 13, 1965 | Sat | (9) Missouri | Oklahoma | Big 8 | W | 30 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 10 | Nov 20, 1965 | Sat | (8) Missouri | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 44 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 11 | Jan 1, 1966 | Sat | (6) Missouri | N | Florida | SEC | W | 20 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | W 4 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |