1965 Tampa Spartans football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1965
| team = Tampa Spartans
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 6–2–1
| head_coach = Sam Bailey
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Phillips Field
}}
{{1965 NCAA College Division independents football records}}
The 1965 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. It was the Spartans' 29th season. The team was led by head coach Sam Bailey, in his second year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1).
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1965
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = McNeese State
| site_stadium = Cowboy Stadium
| site_cityst = Lake Charles, LA
| score = 16–12
| attend = 11,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119999162/tampa-gets-1612-win-over-mcneese/|work=Lake Charles American-Press|title=Tampa gets 16–12 win over McNeese|date=September 19, 1965|accessdate=March 1, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Buffalo
| site_stadium = Rotary Field
| site_cityst = Buffalo, NY
| score = 13–13
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Mississippi State
| site_stadium = Scott Field
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| score = 7–48
| attend = 17,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lexington-herald-mississippi-state-r/133686159/|work=Sunday Herald-Leader|title=Mississippi State routs Tampa 48–7|date=October 3, 1965|accessdate=October 18, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = w
| opponent = North Texas State
| site_stadium = Phillips Field
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| score = 17–14
| attend = 8,000
| source = {{cite news|title=8,000 watch Nizwantowski spark Tampa|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|date=October 10, 1965|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88178805/8000-watch-nizwantowski-spark-tampa/|accessdate=November 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = w
| opponent = Southwestern Louisiana
| site_stadium = Phillips Field
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| score = 7–6
| attend = 10,400
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1965|team=Delta State Statesmen|title=Delta State}}
| site_stadium = Phillips Field
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| score = 32–33
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = w
| opponent = Jacksonville State
| site_stadium = Phillips Field
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| score = 30–11
| attend = 6,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114049234/tampa-raps-gamecocks/|work=The Tampa Tribune|title=Tampa raps Gamecocks|date=October 31, 1965|accessdate=December 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = w
| opponent = Maine
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Phillips Field
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| score = 2–0
| attend = 11,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Tampa Trips Maine 2-0 on Late Safety|newspaper=The Tampa Tribune|author=Bob Smith|date=November 14, 1965|pages=D1, D6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85888804/tampa-trips-maine-2-0-on-late-safety/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/13167 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 25, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1965|team=Northern Michigan Wildcats|title=Northern Michigan}}
| site_stadium = Phillips Field
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| score = 19–7
| attend =
}}
}}