▁L SU ▁had ▁a ▁common ▁oppon ent ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁in ▁R ice , ▁whom ▁both ▁defeated . ▁The ▁Tig ers ▁won ▁ 4 2 – 1 4 ▁in ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge ▁in ▁late ▁September , ▁and ▁Ark ansas ▁shut ▁out ▁the ▁O w ls ▁ 3 1 – 0 ▁in ▁Houston ▁in ▁early ▁November . ▁ ▁Ark ansas ▁ ▁Bobby ▁Burn ett ▁tied ▁three ▁others ▁in ▁scoring , ▁with ▁ 1 6 ▁T D ' s , ▁the ▁fourth - high est ▁total ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁Ron ny ▁South ▁was ▁second ▁in ▁kick ▁scoring , ▁with ▁ 4 2 ▁extra ▁points ▁and ▁ 6 ▁field ▁goals . ▁As ▁an ▁off ensive ▁unit , ▁the ▁H ogs ▁had ▁the ▁best ▁scoring ▁off ense ▁( 3 2 . 4 ▁p pg ), ▁the ▁e ighth - best ▁r ushing ▁off ense ▁( 2 2 6 . 1 ▁y pg ), ▁sevent h ▁best ▁total ▁off ense ▁( 3 6 0 . 2 ▁y pg ) ▁nation ally . ▁The ▁defense ▁was ▁fourth - best ▁against ▁the ▁run ▁( 7 4 . 9 ▁yards ▁allowed ▁per ▁game ). ▁Glen ▁Ray ▁H ines ▁was ▁a ▁cons ensus ▁All - American . ▁ ▁Ark ansas , ▁def ending ▁national ▁champions , ▁entered ▁the ▁game ▁on ▁a ▁ 2 2 - game ▁winning ▁stre ak . ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁H ogs ▁defeated ▁the ▁# 1 ▁Texas ▁Long horn s ▁and ▁# 9 ▁Texas ▁Te ch ▁Red ▁Ra iders ▁in ▁F