1965 Gator Bowl (December)
The 1965 Gator Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Background
Georgia Tech tied Vanderbilt, lost to Texas A&M, Tennessee and Georgia in their 2nd season as an independent. This was Georgia Tech's fourth bowl game of the decade along with their four Gator Bowl in nine years. The Red Raiders finished 2nd in the Southwest Conference, with their only losses being to #3 Texas and #2 Arkansas. This was the second bowl appearance of the Red Raiders in the decade, along with their first Gator Bowl appearance since 1954.Game summary
- Georgia Tech – Giles Smith, 2 yard touchdown run
- Georgia Tech – Safety
- Georgia Tech – Lenny Snow, 1 yard touchdown run
- Texas Tech – Donny Anderson, 1 yard touchdown run
- Texas Tech – Jerry Shipley, 15 yard touchdown pass from Wilson
- Georgia Tech – Jerry Priestly, 1 yard touchdown run
- Georgia Tech – Ed Varner, 13 yard touchdown run