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1965 Stanford Indians football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record6–3–1 (2–3 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
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

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. They were led by defensive end Gary Pettigrew and fullback Ray Handley.

Schedule

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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[1]
November 13No. 7 UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 13–3020,500[2]
November 20California
W 9–780,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players drafted by the NFL/AFL

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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

[3][4]

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

References

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  1. ^ "Stanford whacks Green Wave, 16–0". Oakland Tribune. November 7, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UCLA, 30-13". Eugene Register-Guar. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 14, 1965. p. 2B.
  3. ^ "1966 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "1966 AFL Draft". Retrieved November 25, 2013.
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