1965 Stanford Indians football team

1965 Stanford Indians football
1965 Stanford Indians football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record	6–3–1 (2–3 AAWU)
Head coach	John Ralston (3rd season);
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
	Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

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.

1965 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 UCLA $	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
No. 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

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 edit

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	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	39,500
October 16	at No. 6 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 0–14	61,618
October 23	Army*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 31–14
October 30	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 8–41	50,633
November 6	at Tulane*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 16–0	15,000	^[2]
November 13	No. 7 UCLA	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 13–30	20,500	^[3]
November 20	California	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	W 9–7	80,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players drafted by the NFL/AFL edit

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

^[4]^[5]

^ AFL Draft selections shown in italics.
^ Signed with Philadelphia.

References edit

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

[4] AFL Draft selections shown in italics.

[5] Signed with Philadelphia.

[cfbdw-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.

[6] "1966 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2013.

[7] "1966 AFL Draft". Retrieved November 25, 2013.

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