1965 Stanford Indians football team

1965 Stanford Indians football
Big Game Champions
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
1965 record 6–3–1 (2–3 AAWU)
Head coach John Ralston (3rd year)
Home stadium Stanford Stadium
1965 AAWU football standings
Conf     Overall
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# Rank# 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, WA 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.

Players drafted by the NFL/AFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL/AFL Club[a 1]
Gary Pettigrew Defensive tackle 2/6 20/49 Philadelphia Eagles/San Diego Chargers[a 2]
John Mason End 8 114 Philadelphia Eagles
Craig Ritchey Defensive back 16 143 Oakland Raiders

[2][3]

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

References

  1. ↑ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1965–1969". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  2. ↑ "1966 NFL Draft". Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ "1966 AFL Draft". Retrieved November 25, 2013.