1965 North Texas State Eagles football team

The 1965 North Texas State Eagles football team was an American football team that represented North Texas State University (now known as the University of North Texas) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. In their 20th year under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 3–7 record.

1965 North Texas State Eagles football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–7 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach	Odus Mitchell (20th season)
Home stadium	Fouts Field

1965 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tulsa $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Louisville	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
North Texas State	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wichita State	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Texas Western*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 15–61	22,515
September 25	Parsons*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 26–7
October 2	Louisville	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 21–29	5,000
October 9	at Tampa*	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 14–17	8,000
October 16	Tulsa	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 20–27	7,000–8,000
October 23	at No. 1 Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 20–55	35,000–42,000
October 30	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 28–24	12,000
November 6	Wichita State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 24–21	14,000
November 13	Memphis State*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 0–28	5,000
November 20	at New Mexico State*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 13–43	> 10,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game