1965 junior college football season

The 1965 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 1965. Ferrum won the NJCAA National Football Championship, defeating McCook in the Shrine Bowl in Savannah, Georgia. Fullteron, champions of California's Eastern Conference and winners of the Junior Rose Bowl over Henderson County, placed in the top spot in Gridwire's final junior college rankings.

1965 junior college football season
National Championship	Shrine Bowl, Savannah, GA (NJCAA)
Champion	Fullteron (Gridwire) Ferrum (NJCAA)

Conference standings

California

1965 Central California Junior College Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Reedley $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Merced 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Hancock 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Antelope Valley 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Coalinga 1 – 3 – 2 2 – 5 – 2 Porterville 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Cuesta 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1965 Coast Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Monterey Peninsula $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 West Valley 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Cabrillo 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Hartnell 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Vallejo 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Menlo 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Gavilan 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1965 Eastern Conference (California) football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Fullerton $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Santa Ana 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Riverside 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Mt. San Antonio 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Orange Coast 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Chaffey 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 San Bernardino 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Citrus 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1965 Golden Gate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T CC of San Francisco $ 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Foothill 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 San Jose City 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Chabot 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Diablo Valley 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 San Mateo 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Merritt 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Contra Costa 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1965 Golden Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Shasta $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Yuba 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Santa Rosa 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Napa 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Marin 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Sierra 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1965 Metropolitan Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Cerritos $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Long Beach 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Bakersfield 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 El Camino 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Los Angeles Valley 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Santa Monica 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 East Los Angeles 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1965 Pacific Southwest Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T San Diego Junior College $ 7 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 San Diego Mesa 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Grossmont 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 MiraCosta 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Palomar 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Imperial Valley 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Southwestern (CA) 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Desert 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1965 Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Sequoias $ 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Fresno City 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 San Joaquin Delta 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Sacramento City 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 American River 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Modesto 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1965 Western State Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Ventura $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Harbor 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Glendale (CA) 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Pasadena 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Pierce 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Los Angeles City 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Santa Barbara City 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Compton 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion

NCJAA

1965 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Phoenix $ 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Arizona Western 1 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Eastern Arizona 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1965 Oklahoma Junior College Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Eastern Oklahoma A&M $ 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Murray State (OK) 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 2 Oklahoma Military Academy 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Northern Oklahoma 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Connors 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1965 Texas Junior College Football Federation standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Henderson County $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Kilgore 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Navarro 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Blinn 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Wharton 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Tyler 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Cisco 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Ranger 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1965 Washington Junior College Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Columbia Basin $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Wenatchee Valley 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1 Shoreline 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Grays Harbor 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Yakima 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 2 Everett 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Olympic 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion