The Houston Cougars were 4-5-1 in 1965.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 159 | 2,653 | 618 | 4.3 | 1,071 | 391 | 2.7 | 1,582 | 227 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 64th | 66th | 85th | 51st | 96th | 96th | 89th | 19th | 33rd | 24th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 174 | 2,774 | 4.1 | 1,243 | 421 | 3.0 | 1,531 | 248 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 136th | 76th | 68th | 41st | 43rd | 40th | 102nd | 101st | 79th | ||||||||||
Net | -15 | -121 | +618 | +0.1 | -172 | -30 | -0.2 | +51 | -21 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 95th | 74th | 85th | 58th | 71st | 74th | 72nd | 47th | 71st | 33rd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |