1965 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1965 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1965 record	2–7–1 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	John Green (3rd year)
Home stadium	Dudley Field

1965 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Alabama $	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
Auburn	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
#7 Tennessee	3	–	1	–	2			8	–	1	–	2
Ole Miss	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
#8 LSU	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1965 college football season. The Commodores were led by head coach John Green in his third season and finished the season with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie (2–7–1 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 18	Georgia Tech*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	T 10–10
September 25	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)	L 10–24
October 2	at Wake Forest*		Bowman Gray Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 0–7
October 9	Alabama		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 7–22
October 16	Virginia Tech*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 21–10
October 23	at Ole Miss		Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)	L 7–24
October 30	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 13–0
November 6	#10 Kentucky		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	L 0–34
November 13	Miami*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 14–28
November 27	at #9 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	L 3–21
*Non-conference game.

• Source: 1965 Vanderbilt football schedule