1965 Georgetown Tigers football team

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1965 Georgetown Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–0
Head coach
Home stadiumHinton Field
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 NAIA independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown (KY)   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 15 Cal Lutheran   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 18 Southern Colorado State   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 20 Austin   –   7 – 2 – 0
Earlham   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Findlay   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 14 Northern Michigan   –   7 – 3 – 0
Hillsdale   –   6 – 3 – 0
La Verne   –   5 – 3 – 0
Carson–Newman   –   5 – 4 – 0
New Mexico Highlands   –   5 – 4 – 0
Wofford   –   5 – 4 – 0
McMurry   –   4 – 5 – 1
Simon Fraser   –   2 – 3 – 0
Doane   –   3 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma Panhandle State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Eastern New Mexico   –   2 – 6 – 1
Azusa Pacific   –   1 – 6 – 0
Iowa Wesleyan   –   1 – 7 – 0
Wheaton (IL)   –   1 – 8 – 0
St. Mary of the Plains   –   0 – 9 – 0
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1965 Georgetown Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown College (Kentucky) as an independent during the 1965 NAIA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Lester Craft, the Tigers compiled a perfect 9–0 record, held eight opponents to seven or fewer points, and outscored all opponents by a total of 169 to 44.[1][2] It was the first undefeated college football team from Kentucky since the 1955 Centre Colonels football team.[3] Georgetown was ranked No. 10 in the NAIA at the end of the season.[4]

Craft later described the 1965 team as a "four yards and a cloud of dust" club that relied on the run and averaged about 10 passes per game. He also recalled that defense was the team's "forte".[5]

The team played its home games on Hinton Field in Georgetown, Kentucky.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at HanoverHanover, INW 14–02,000[6][7]
September 25at Franklin (IN)Franklin, INW 27–6[8]
October 2at Maryville (TN)Maryville, TNW 23–0[9][10]
October 9Millsaps
W 10–7[11]
October 16Principia
  • Hinton Field
  • Georgetown, KY
W 10–6[12]
October 23Concord
  • Hinton Field
  • Georgetown, KY
W 14–13[13]
October 30at DefianceDefiance, OHW 21–6[14]
November 6Anderson (IN)
  • Hinton Field
  • Georgetown, KY
W 28–6[15]
November 13at Mars HillMars Hill, NCW 22–0[16][17]

Key players and honors[edit]

Craft was named coach of the year in District 24 and in Area 5 by the NAIA and as small-college coach of the year by the Knoxville News Sentinel.[4][18]

The 1965 team was inducted as a group into the Georgetown Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003. Others affiliated with the 1965 team have also been inducted individually including Lester Craft (1999), quarterback Jan Anderson (2005), guard Clyde Whitlach (2016), and Leonard Kern (2017).[19] Anderson received honorable mention on the 1965 Associated Press Little All-America team.[20] Kern played at both defensive tackle and offensive guard on the 1965 team and received the Earl Hunley Award as the lineman of the year.[21]

Other key players included senior fullback Larry Treece,[22][18] guard Kyle Ramey,[18] and sophomore linebacker Richard Hagy.[23] Tom Seals tied an NAIA record with eight field goals in 1965, made 60 unassisted tackles on defense, and was selected as a first-team NAIA All-American.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2001 - Georgetown (KY)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-13. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Rousing Welcome Given To Tigers". The Lexington Herald. November 15, 1965. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Billy Reed (November 17, 1965). "Perfect Grid Team Lauded In 'Tiger Day' Ceremony". The Lexington-Herald. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c "Georgetown To Honor Football Team Jan. 31". The Lexington Herald and Leader. January 22, 1966. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "A Winning Formula". The Lexington Leader. October 8, 1970. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Gary Schultz (September 19, 1965). "Georgetown Defense Checks Hanover 14-0". The Courier-Journal. p. B8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgetown Rides Anderson's Arm For 14-0 Victory Over Hanover". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 19, 1965. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgetown Wins 27-6 Over Franklin Team". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 26, 1965. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Geo'town Rolls Past Maryville". The Courier-Journal. Associated Press. October 3, 1965. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgetown Annexes Third Straight In Bombing Maryville Eleven, 23-0". The Lexington Journal. October 3, 1965. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Jimmy Gentry (October 10, 1965). "Georgetown Edges Past Millsaps 10-7". Clarion-Ledger. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ David C. Adams (October 17, 1965). "Georgetown Rally Edges Principia". The Courier-Journal. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Butch Thompson (October 24, 1965). "Tigers Annex 14-13 Win; Lone Unbeaten In State". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Georgetown Rolls 21-6, Gains 7th Straight Win". The Courier-Journal. October 31, 1965. p. B8 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Billy Reed (November 7, 1965). "Anderson Beats Anderson As Tigers Stay Unbeaten". The Lexington Herald. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Georgetown 'Boots' Mars Hill, 22-0". Durham Morning Herald. November 14, 1965. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Georgetown Ends Season Unbeaten". The State Journal. Associated Press. November 14, 1965. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ a b c "Georgetown's Craft Named Coach of the Year". The Lexington Herald. November 30, 1965. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Athletic Hall of Fame". Georgetown College. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  20. ^ "Tigers' Anderson Honorable Mention". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 30, 1965. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "2017 Hall of Fame Class". Georgetown College Athletics. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  22. ^ "Larry Treece". The Paducah Sun-Democrate. October 8, 1965. p. 21B – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Richard Lee Hagy". Legacy.com. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

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