1965 Stanford Indians football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record6–3–1 (2–3 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
1965 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
ConfOverall
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.

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17San Jose State*
W 26–6
September 25Navy*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
T 7–7
October 2at Air Force*
W 17–16
October 9Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 17–1439,500
October 16at No. 6 USC
L 0–1461,618
October 23Army*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 31–14
October 30at Washington
L 8–4150,633
November 6at Tulane*
W 16–015,000[2]
November 13No. 7 UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 13–3020,500[3]
November 20California
W 9–780,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players drafted by the NFL/AFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL/AFL Club[a 1]
Gary PettigrewDefensive tackle2/620/49Philadelphia Eagles/San Diego Chargers[a 2]
John MasonEnd8114Philadelphia Eagles
Craig RitcheyDefensive back16143Oakland Raiders

[4][5]

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

References

  1. ↑ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1965–1969". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Stanford whacks Green Wave, 16–0". Oakland Tribune. November 7, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "UCLA, 30-13". Eugene Register-Guar. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 14, 1965. p. 2B.
  4. ↑ "1966 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  5. ↑ "1966 AFL Draft". Retrieved November 25, 2013.
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