1965 NCAA College Division football season

The 1965 NCAA College Division football season was the tenth season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.

Conference realignment

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Membership changes

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Conference standings

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1965 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Weber State +310810
Idaho +310550
Montana220460
Idaho State130351
Montana State130370
  • + – Conference co-champions
1965 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4/2 Cal St Los Angeles $500910
No. NR/9 Long Beach State410910
San Diego State320820
Fresno State130640
Cal Poly140280
Valley State040190
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls
1965 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Morgan State $800900
Johnson C. Smith510540
Maryland State510520
St. Augustine's611811
North Carolina A&T430460
Delaware State330450
Virginia State540540
Saint Paul's (VA)430530
North Carolina College341351
Howard230530
Norfolk State440440
Virginia Union350350
Livingstone350350
Shaw450450
Elizabeth City State350350
Winston-Salem State260270
Fayetteville State150160
Hampton070180
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Omaha $400810
Fort Hays State310630
Pittsburg State220360
Washburn130261
Emporia State040180
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Sewanee $400710
Washington University310720
Centre220431
Washington and Lee130360
Southwestern (TN)040260
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 College Conference of Illinois football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Illinois Wesleyan $600800
Carthage510620
North Central (IL)330530
Augustana (IL)222422
Carroll (WI)141341
Millikin141251
North Park150260
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 Eastern Football Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southern Connecticut State $500730
Central Connecticut State310710
Montclair State310440
Bridgeport130360
Trenton State140180
Glassboro State040080
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Francisco State $500820
Nevada410640
UC Davis320460
Humboldt State230640
Sacramento State140370
Chico State050460
Cal State Hayward*000370
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Games vs. Cal State Hayward did not count as conference games in 1965.
1965 Gulf States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwestern Louisiana +410630
McNeese State +410540
Louisiana Tech320440
Northwestern State230530
Southeastern Louisiana230540
Northeast Louisiana State050180
  • + – Conference co-champions
1965 Hoosier Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Anderson (IN) $410450
Taylor311351
Indiana Central320630
Franklin (IN)221351
Manchester (IN)032252
Hanover140180
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ball State $^600901
Butler420630
Evansville330540
Indiana State231431
Saint Joseph's (IN)240350
Valparaiso240360
DePauw141261
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Grantland Rice Bowl participant
1965 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Illinois $400910
Central Michigan310550
Western Illinois220450
Eastern Illinois130350
Illinois State040090
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Iowa Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Central (IA) $700810
Luther610630
Dubuque520621
Buena Vista430630
Upper Iowa340450
Simpson250360
Wartburg160270
William Penn070180
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Sul Ross $^6001010
Southwest Texas State420820
Stephen F. Austin420630
Texas A&I420630
East Texas State240450
Sam Houston State140460
Howard Payne060280
McMurry000451
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Randolph–Macon $400720
Shepherd200250
Hampden–Sydney310630
Johns Hopkins110161
Bridgewater130170
Western Maryland030360
Gallaudet030180
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Albion $500720
Kalamazoo320530
Hope320440
Olivet230360
Alma140350
Adrian140170
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ashland $300711
Bluffton210720
Defiance120340
Wilmington (OH)030071
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
University
Bucknell x510630
Hofstra410820
Temple320550
Delaware330540
Gettysburg240540
Lehigh130180
Lafayette150370
College–Northern
Wilkes x610710
Upsala520530
Lycoming420530
Juniata320350
Moravian440540
Albright340450
Wagner230360
Susquehanna *030090
College–Southern
Swarthmore x600610
Dickinson710710
Drexel420620
Lebanon Valley430530
Franklin & Marshall340440
Haverford230250
Western Maryland240360
Pennsylvania Military260270
Muhlenberg180180
Johns Hopkins141161
Ursinus141161
West Chester *000530
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
1965 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Tennessee A&I $300901
Lincoln (MO)210550
Central State (OH)120350
Kentucky State030440
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier[1]
1965 Midwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ripon $710710
Grinnell620620
Beloit530530
Lawrence530530
St. Olaf530530
Coe440440
Carleton350350
Cornell (IA)260260
Monmouth (IL)260260
Knox170170
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Saint John's (MN) $^7001100
No. 19 Concordia (MN)520620
St. Thomas (MN)421441
Gustavus Adolphus430540
Minnesota–Duluth340450
Augsburg241351
Hamline250360
Macalester070080
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
NE Missouri State $500820
SW Missouri State410720
NW Missouri State320630
SE Missouri State230280
Central Missouri State140261
Missouri–Rolla050270
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 North Central Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Dakota State $6001100
North Dakota510910
State College of Iowa420450
Morningside330540
Augustana (SD)141161
South Dakota State141181
South Dakota060280
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan Tech $410620
Winona State320620
Mankato State320531
Bemidji State320440
Moorhead State230540
St. Cloud State050261
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Muskingum $700810
Wittenberg410620
Akron410531
Mount Union520720
Capital520620
Denison520630
Otterbein430450
Hiram340440
Wooster340450
Baldwin–Wallace230431
Ohio Wesleyan131351
Heidelberg151252
Oberlin150170
Kenyon050180
Marietta050180
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Middle Tennessee $7001000
Austin Peay610810
Eastern Kentucky421441
Morehead State340360
Tennessee Tech340370
Murray State142262
Western Kentucky151262
East Tennessee State160261
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Pennsylvania State College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
East Division
No. 8/10 East Stroudsburg xy$6001000
West Chester510530
Mansfield420450
Bloomsburg330440
Millersville240440
Cheyney150250
Kutztown060170
West Division
Indiana (PA) xy510730
Clarion411621
California (PA)420530
Lock Haven330530
Slippery Rock231431
Shippensburg240350
Edinboro *060621
Championship: East Stroudsburg 26, Indiana (PA) 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Edinboro forfeited four conference victories—over IUP, Clarion, Shippensburg, and California—but NCAA and Edinboro records do not reflect the forfeits in the team's overall record.
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll
1965 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bethany (WV) $510530
John Carroll511511
Eastern Michigan311341
Wayne State (MI)321341
Western Reserve341341
Washington & Jefferson240440
Allegheny240350
Case Tech250350
Thiel250350
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Western State (CO) $300710
Colorado State–Greeley210442
Adams State120540
Colorado Mines030450
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Occidental $500810
Pomona320550
Whittier220450
Redlands220460
Claremont-Mudd130270
Caltech040070
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lamar Tech $310640
Arlington State220630
Trinity (TX)220451
Abilene Christian220450
Arkansas State130630
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Grambling $610830
Southern421541
Texas Southern421541
Jackson State331531
Prairie View A&M331531
Arkansas AM&N331451
Alcorn A&M241351
Wiley070170
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1965 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Randolph–Macon $300720
Emory and Henry100360
Hampden–Sydney320630
Washington and Lee120360
Frederick010460
Bridgewater030170
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Stout State $600711
Whitewater State411721
La Crosse State411531
Stevens Point State420630
River Falls State322432
Oshkosh State340540
Eau Claire State260260
Platteville State150261
Superior State060090
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Maine $500820
UMass410720
Vermont220620
Connecticut220360
Rhode Island140270
New Hampshire050080
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Springfield  900
Ithaca  800
Parsons  810
Santa Clara  810
UC Santa Barbara  820
Cortland  720
Wabash  720
Northeastern  620
UC Riverside  620
Tampa  621
Northern Michigan  730
Mississippi Valley State  630
St. Norbert  630
Rose Poly  530
Drake  640
Chattanooga  541
Arizona State–Flagstaff  541
Lake Forest  440
Cal Poly Pomona  450
Howard (AL)  460
Portland State  460
Colorado College  350
Milwaukee  260
Southern Illinois  280
Pacific (CA)  280
Hawaii  181
Carnegie Tech  170

Rankings

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College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the AP (a panel of writers) and by UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played.

College Division final polls

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In 1965, both services ranked North Dakota State (10–0) first; the UPI coaches' poll had Cal State Los Angeles (8–1) second, while the AP poll had Middle Tennessee (9–0) as the number two team.[2] North Dakota State later beat Grambling, 20–7 in the Pecan Bowl in Abilene, Texas.[3][4]

Bowl games

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The postseason consisted of four bowl games as regional finals, played on December 11.

BowlRegionLocationWinning teamLosing teamRef
TangerineEastOrlando, FloridaEast Carolina31Maine0[7]
Grantland RiceMideastMurfreesboro, TennesseeTennessee A&I 14, Ball State 14[8]
PecanMidwestAbilene, TexasNorth Dakota State20Grambling7[3]
CamelliaWestSacramento, CaliforniaCal State Los Angeles18UC Santa Barbara10[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Big Blue Tops '65 Campaign". Pittsburgh Courier (p. 14). December 4, 1965 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Pecan Bowl-Bound Bisons No. 1," Abilene Reporter-News, November 24, 1965, p4-A
  3. ^ a b "Pecan Bowl to N. Dakota State 20 to 7,". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. December 12, 1965. p. 4, section 2.
  4. ^ "Bisons win Pecan Bowl". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. December 12, 1965. p. D1.
  5. ^ AP (November 26, 1965). "Bisons First In AP Small College Poll". News-Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ UPI (December 5, 1965). "Football Honors". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "East Carolina whips Maine 31-0, in Tangerine Bowl". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. December 12, 1965. p. D1.
  8. ^ "Rice Bowl rivals tie". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. December 12, 1965. p. D2.
  9. ^ "Los Angeles State Wins in Camellia". Chicago Tribune. UPI. December 12, 1965. sec. 2 p. 3.