1965 Stanford Indians football team

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1965 Stanford Indians football
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record6–3–1 (2–3 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadium Stanford Stadium
Seasons
  1964
1966  
1965 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 UCLA $ 4 0 08 2 1
No. 10 USC 4 1 07 2 1
Washington State 2 1 07 3 0
Washington 4 3 05 5 0
Stanford 2 3 06 3 1
California 2 3 05 5 0
Oregon State 1 3 05 5 0
Oregon 0 5 04 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by third-year head coach John Ralston and played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Contents

Stanford finished with a losing record within the AAWU conference, but were undefeated (4–0–1) outside the conference. They were led by defensive end Gary Pettigrew and fullback Ray Handley.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 San Jose State *W 26–631,000
September 25 Navy *
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
T 7–755,000
October 2at Air Force *W 17–1621,861
October 9 Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 17–1439,500
October 16at No. 6 USC L 0–1461,618
October 23 Army *
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 31–1456,000
October 30at Washington L 8–4150,633
November 6at Tulane *W 16–015,000 [1]
November 13No. 7 UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 13–3020,500 [2]
November 20 California
W 9–780,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Players drafted by the NFL/AFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL/AFL Club [a 1]
Gary Pettigrew Defensive tackle2/620/49 Philadelphia Eagles/ San Diego Chargers [a 2]
John MasonEnd8114 Philadelphia Eagles
Craig RitcheyDefensive back16143 Oakland Raiders

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  1. AFL Draft selections shown in italics.
  2. Signed with Philadelphia.

References

  1. "Stanford whacks Green Wave, 16–0". Oakland Tribune. November 7, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "UCLA, 30-13". Eugene Register-Guar. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 14, 1965. p. 2B.
  3. "Schedule/Results (1965 Stanford)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  4. "1966 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  5. "1966 AFL Draft" . Retrieved November 25, 2013.