1965 San Francisco State Gators football team

1965 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record8–2 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Francisco State $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Nevada 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
UC Davis 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Humboldt State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Sacramento State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Chico State 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Cal State Hayward* 0 – 0 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Games vs. Cal State Hayward did not count as conference games in 1965.

The 1965 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title. This was the fourth title in five years for the Gators. For the season the team outscored its opponents 289 to 107. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Cal Poly*
L 20–213,000
September 25Cal State Hayward*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 37–63,000
October 2Valley State*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 27–01,000
October 9at Redlands*
W 43–103,000
October 16at Santa Clara*
L 7–149,860
October 23Humboldt State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 37–02,500
October 30at Chico State
W 63–207,500
November 6Nevada
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 27–84,500
November 13at Sacramento State
W 3–0700–720[1]
November 20at UC Davis
W 35–283,300–3,500[2]
  • *Non-conference game

[3][4]

Notes

  1. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season

References

  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Gators Capture FWC Crown With Win Over Aggies". Chico Enterprise-Record. Chico, California. Associated Press. November 22, 1965. p. 10. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.