1965 junior college football season

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1965 junior college football season
National Championship Shrine Bowl, Savannah, GA (NJCAA)
Champion Fullteron (Gridwire)
Ferrum (NJCAA)
  • junior college football season
  • 1966 →

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] Fullteron, 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]

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Conference standings

California

1965 Central California Junior College Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Reedley $ 5 0 07 3 0
Merced 4 2 06 3 0
Hancock 4 2 05 3 0
Antelope Valley 3 2 15 3 1
Coalinga 1 3 22 5 2
Porterville 1 5 03 6 0
Cuesta 0 4 10 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
1965 Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Monterey Peninsula $ 6 0 09 1 0
West Valley 4 2 05 4 0
Cabrillo 4 2 04 5 0
Hartnell 3 3 05 4 0
Vallejo 2 4 02 6 1
Menlo 1 5 03 6 0
Gavilan 1 5 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
1965 Eastern Conference (California) football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Fullerton $ 7 0 010 0 0
Santa Ana 5 2 07 2 1
Riverside 5 2 06 3 0
Mt. San Antonio 4 3 04 5 0
Orange Coast 3 4 04 5 0
Chaffey 2 5 03 6 0
San Bernardino 1 6 01 8 0
Citrus 1 6 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
1965 Golden Gate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
CC of San Francisco $ 6 0 18 1 1
Foothill 5 2 07 3 0
San Jose City 5 2 05 4 0
Chabot 4 3 05 4 0
Diablo Valley 3 3 15 3 1
San Mateo 2 5 02 7 0
Merritt 1 6 02 7 0
Contra Costa 1 6 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
1965 Golden Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Shasta $ 5 0 06 4 0
Yuba 4 1 05 4 0
Santa Rosa 3 2 04 5 0
Napa 2 3 04 5 0
Marin 1 4 02 6 1
Sierra 0 5 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
1965 Metropolitan Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cerritos $ 6 0 010 0 0
Long Beach 5 1 07 2 1
Bakersfield 4 2 07 2 0
El Camino 2 3 15 3 1
Los Angeles Valley 2 4 05 4 0
Santa Monica 1 4 13 5 1
East Los Angeles 0 6 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
1965 Pacific Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Diego Junior College $ 7 0 07 2 0
San Diego Mesa 5 2 07 2 0
Grossmont 4 3 04 5 0
MiraCosta 4 3 04 5 0
Palomar 3 4 05 4 0
Imperial Valley 2 5 03 6 0
Southwestern (CA) 2 5 04 5 0
Desert 1 6 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
1965 Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Sequoias $ 4 0 17 2 1
Fresno City 3 2 06 3 0
San Joaquin Delta 3 2 06 3 0
Sacramento City 2 3 06 3 0
American River 1 3 14 4 1
Modesto 1 4 04 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
1965 Western State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ventura $ 6 1 08 2 0
Harbor 5 2 08 2 0
Glendale (CA) 5 2 07 2 0
Pasadena 4 3 06 3 0
Pierce 4 3 04 5 0
Los Angeles City 3 4 05 4 0
Santa Barbara City 1 6 02 7 0
Compton 0 7 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

NCJAA

1965 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Phoenix $ 2 0 03 5 0
Arizona Western 1 1 08 1 0
Eastern Arizona 0 2 01 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
1965 Oklahoma Junior College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Oklahoma A&M $ 3 0 15 3 1
Murray State (OK) 2 1 13 5 2
Oklahoma Military Academy 2 2 05 5 0
Northern Oklahoma 2 2 03 5 0
Connors 0 4 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
1965 Texas Junior College Football Federation standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Henderson County $ 7 0 010 1 0
Kilgore 4 3 08 3 0
Navarro 4 3 05 3 0
Blinn 3 3 14 3 1
Wharton 3 3 14 3 1
Tyler 3 4 04 6 0
Cisco 3 4 05 4 0
Ranger 0 7 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
1965 Washington Junior College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Columbia Basin $ 6 0 09 0 0
Wenatchee Valley 4 2 04 3 1
Shoreline 3 2 13 5 1
Grays Harbor 3 3 05 3 1
Yakima 2 3 13 3 2
Everett 2 4 02 7 0
Olympic 0 6 00 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

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References

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  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.