1965 junior college football season

1965 junior college football season
National Championship	Shrine Bowl, Savannah, GA (NJCAA)
Champion(s)	Fullteron (Gridwire) Ferrum (NJCAA)
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The 1965 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1965. Ferrum won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating McCook in the Shrine Bowl in Savannah, Georgia. ^[1] Fullerton, champions of California's Eastern Conference and winners of the Junior Rose Bowl over Henderson County, placed in the top spot in Gridwire's final junior college rankings. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Conference standings

California

1965 Central California Junior College Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Reedley $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Merced 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Hancock 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Antelope Valley 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Coalinga 1 – 3 – 2 2 – 5 – 2 Porterville 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Cuesta 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1965 Coast Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Monterey Peninsula $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 West Valley 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Cabrillo 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Hartnell 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Vallejo 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Menlo 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Gavilan 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1965 Eastern Conference (California) football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Fullerton $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Santa Ana 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Riverside 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Mt. San Antonio 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Orange Coast 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Chaffey 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 San Bernardino 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Citrus 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1965 Golden Gate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T CC of San Francisco $ 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Foothill 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 San Jose City 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Chabot 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Diablo Valley 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 San Mateo 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Merritt 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Contra Costa 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1965 Golden Valley Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Shasta $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Yuba 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Santa Rosa 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Napa 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Marin 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Sierra 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1965 Metropolitan Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Cerritos $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Long Beach 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Bakersfield 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 El Camino 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Los Angeles Valley 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Santa Monica 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 East Los Angeles 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1965 Pacific Southwest Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T San Diego Junior College $ 7 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 San Diego Mesa 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Grossmont 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 MiraCosta 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Palomar 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Imperial Valley 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Southwestern (CA) 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Desert 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1965 Valley Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Sequoias $ 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Fresno City 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 San Joaquin Delta 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Sacramento City 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 American River 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Modesto 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1965 Western State Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Ventura $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Harbor 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Glendale (CA) 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Pasadena 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Pierce 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Los Angeles City 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Santa Barbara City 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Compton 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion

NCJAA

1965 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Phoenix $ 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Arizona Western 1 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Eastern Arizona 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1965 Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Boise $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Snow 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Dixie (UT) 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Mesa (CO) 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Ricks 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Dixie and Rick played a second game on November 13 that did not count in the conference standings.	1965 Interstate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Joplin $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Highland 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Fairbury 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Wentworth 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Haskell 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Kemper 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1965 Oklahoma Junior College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Eastern Oklahoma A&M $ 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Murray State (OK) 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 2 Oklahoma Military Academy 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Northern Oklahoma 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Connors 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1965 Texas Junior College Football Federation standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Henderson County $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Kilgore 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Navarro 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Blinn 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Wharton 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Tyler 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Cisco 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Ranger 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1965 Washington Junior College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Columbia Basin $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Wenatchee Valley 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1 Shoreline 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Grays Harbor 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Yakima 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 2 Everett 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Olympic 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion

References

1. Thompson, Dick (November 27, 1965). "Ferrum Wins by 16-0 For National Crown". The Roanoke Times . Roanoke, Virginia. p. 10. Retrieved July 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
2. Don Pickard (December 12, 1965). "Hornets Add To West Glory: Tough Texas Tumble". Independent Star-News. pp. A1, A2 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Shavenau Glick (December 12, 1965). "Fullerton's Air Blitz Downs Texans: Records Topple inn 20-15 Win". Los Angeles Times. pp. D1, D4 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Hawks 4th In Final JC Poll". Tri-city Herald. December 19, 1965 – via Newspapers.com.