1965 Stanford Indians football team

1965 Stanford Indians football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record6–3–1 (2–3 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford 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 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18San Jose State*
W 26–631,031[1]
September 25Navy*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
T 7–752,000[2]
October 2at Air Force*
W 17–1621,861[3]
October 9Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 17–1439,500[4]
October 16at No. 6 USC
L 0–1461,618[5]
October 23Army*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 31–1456,000[6]
October 30at Washington
L 8–4151,000[7]
November 6at Tulane*
W 16–015,000[8]
November 13No. 7 UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 13–3020,500[9]
November 20California
W 9–778,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11]

Players drafted by the NFL/AFL

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

[12][13]

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

References

  1. ^ "Lewis leads Indians, 26–6". Independent Press-Telegram. September 19, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Indians, Middies deadlock". The Sunday Oregonian. September 26, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Indians avert upset defeat on late kick". The San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. October 3, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stanford skins Ducks 17–14 in last seconds". The Sacramento Bee. October 10, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "U.S.C. stays undefeated". The Baltimore Sun. October 17, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Stanford Indians scalp Army, 31–14". The Modesto Bee. October 24, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Huskies trim Stanford". The News Tribune. October 31, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Stanford whacks Green Wave, 16–0". Oakland Tribune. November 7, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UCLA, 30–13". The Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. November 14, 1965. p. 2B.
  10. ^ "Indians get a little action, nip Cal, 9–7". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 21, 1965. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Schedule/Results (1965 Stanford)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  12. ^ "1966 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  13. ^ "1966 AFL Draft". Retrieved November 25, 2013.
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