1965 California Golden Bears football team

1965 California Golden Bears football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record5–5 (2–3 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
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 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Ray Willsey, the Golden Bears compiled a 5–5 record (2–3 in AAWU, fifth) and were outscored 194 to 125.[1][2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

California's statistical leaders on offense were quarterback Jim Hunt with 383 passing yards, Tom Relles with 485 rushing yards, and Jerry Bradley with 360 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18No. 3 Notre Dame*
L 6–4853,000[4]
September 25at No. 4 Michigan*
L 7–1081,417[5]
October 2Kansas*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 17–032,000[6]
October 9at Air Force*
W 24–729,470[7]
October 16Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 16–1235,000[8]
October 23at UCLA
L 3–5639,542[9]
October 30Penn State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 21–1738,000[10]
November 6No. 6 USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–3552,000[11]
November 13at Oregon
W 24–016,890[12]
November 20at Stanford
L 7–978,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [14][15]

References

  1. ^ "1965 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "1965 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Fighting Irish roll over California, 48–6". Wichita Falls Times. September 19, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Jack Berry (September 26, 1965). "U-M Slips By; It's Wolverines Over Cal, 10–7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bears blank Kansas". Independent Star-News. October 3, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "California conquers Air Force '11', 24–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 10, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jittery Cal nips Huskies 16–12 for 3rd in row". The Sacramento Bee. October 17, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UCLA whips California, 56–3". The Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. October 24, 1965. p. 2B. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ "Last second aerial revives Cal, 21–17". The Sunday Oregonian. October 31, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Trojans power past Cal, 35–0". The Register. November 7, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bears deal Oregon rare shutout". The Daily Report. November 14, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Indians get a little action, nip Cal, 9–7". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 21, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1965 California)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  15. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
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