1965 Valley State Matadors football team

1965 Valley State Matadors football
1965 Valley State Matadors football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	1–9 (0–4 CCAA)
Head coach	Sam Winningham (4th season);
Home stadium	Monroe High School
	Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

The 1965 Valley State Matadors football team represented San Fernando Valley State College—now known as California State University, Northridge—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Sam Winningham, Valley State compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the CCAA. The Matadors played home games at Monroe High School in Sepulveda, California.

1965 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4/2 Cal St Los Angeles $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
No. NR/9 Long Beach State	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
San Diego State	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Fresno State	1	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Valley State	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	UC Santa Barbara*	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	L 0–20	7,800	^[1]
September 25	Occidental*	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	L 12–25		^[2]
October 2	at San Francisco State*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 0–27	1,000	^[3]
October 9	Cal Poly	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	L 0–33
October 16	at Sacramento State*	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 0–26	1,400	^[4]
October 23	at No. 10 Long Beach State	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 6–54	5,214	^[5]
October 30	at Whittier*	Memorial Stadium Whittier, CA	W 14–12
November 6	Cal Poly Pomona*	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	L 16–27	2,200	^[6]
November 13	San Diego State	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	L 0–50	4,000	^[7]
November 20	at No. 3 Cal State Los Angeles	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 0–56	2,774	^[8]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

No Valley State players were selected in the 1966 NFL Draft.^[10]^[11]^[12]

The following finished their college career in 1965, were not drafted, but played in the NFL/AFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Max Choboian	QB	1966 Denver Broncos

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^ Jeff Prugh (September 26, 1965). "Diablos Sputter, But Rip Western". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-10. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
^ Howard Hagen (November 14, 1965). "Aztecs Crush Matadors". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. I-1.
^ "Diablos Accept Camellia Bid, Rout Valley State". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1965. p. D-8. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1965 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
^ "1966 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
^ "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
^ "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.