The Tennessee Volunteers were 7-1-2 in 1965. They emerged victorious over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 27 to 6, in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
| 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 | 193 | 2,548 | 588 | 4.3 | 1,535 | 447 | 3.4 | 1,013 | 141 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 41st | 73rd | 106th | 48th | 54th | 63rd | 48th | 75th | 102nd | 17th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 92 | 2,456 | 3.5 | 1,170 | 453 | 2.6 | 1,286 | 239 | 5.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 55th | 40th | 18th | 29th | 66th | 21st | 76th | 94th | 26th | ||||||||||
Net | +101 | +92 | +588 | +0.8 | +365 | -6 | +0.9 | -273 | -98 | +1.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 16th | 63rd | 106th | 25th | 43rd | 64th | 29th | 89th | 113th | 11th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |