1965 Stanford Indians football team

1965 Stanford Indians football

Conference

Athletic Association of Western Universities

1965 record

6–3–1 (2–3 AAWU)

Head coach

John Ralston (3rd year)

Home stadium

Stanford Stadium

Seasons

« 1964

1966 »

	Conf					Overall
1965 AAWU football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 UCLA †	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
#10 USC	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
Washington State	2	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Stanford	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	1
California	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	0	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	1

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 17	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 26–6
September 25	Navy*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	T 7–7
October 2	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 17–16
October 9	Oregon	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 17–14
October 16	at #6 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–14
October 23	Army*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 31–14
October 30	at Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington	L 8–41
November 6	at Tulane*	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 16–0
November 13	#7 UCLA	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 13–30
November 20	California	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (68th Big Game)	W 9–7
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

References

^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1965–1969". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/pac10/stanford/yearly_results.php?year=1965. Retrieved November 22, 2011.

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