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1965 California

5–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Athletic Association of Western Universities), coached by Ray Willsey.

Schedule and results

California in 1965, game by game: lost vs. No. 3 Notre Dame 6–48; lost at No. 4 Michigan 7–10; won vs. Kansas 17–0; won at Air Force 24–7; won vs. Washington 16–12; lost at UCLA 3–56; won vs. Penn State 21–17; lost vs. No. 6 USC 0–35; won at Oregon 24–0; lost at Stanford 7–9+24−53Lost 6–48 vs. No. 3 Notre Dame-42No. 3 Notre DameLost 7–10 at No. 4 Michigan-3No. 4 MichiganWon 17–0 vs. Kansas+17KansasWon 24–7 at Air Force+17Air ForceWon 16–12 vs. Washington+4WashingtonLost 3–56 at UCLA-53UCLAWon 21–17 vs. Penn State+4Penn StateLost 0–35 vs. No. 6 USC-35No. 6 USCWon 24–0 at Oregon+24OregonLost 7–9 at Stanford-2Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vs3Notre DameL 6–⁠4832%
Sep 25at4MichiganL 7–⁠1015%
Oct 2vsKansasW 17–⁠047%
Oct 9atAir ForceW 24–⁠742%
Oct 16vsWashingtonW 16–⁠1252%
Oct 23atUCLAL 3–⁠5642%
Oct 30vsPenn StateW 21–⁠1738%
Nov 6vs6USCL 0–⁠3533%
Nov 13atOregonW 24–⁠026%
Nov 20atStanfordL 7–⁠941%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stanford 9–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Athletic Association of Western Universities.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1965.

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 5th in Athletic Association of Western Universities
AP final
Unranked
Points
125–⁠194
Coach
Ray Willsey
Elo
1497 +63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.0 No. 36 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1966

The 1966 draft
Rd 5Dan Berry RBPhiladelphia Eagles

All-Pacific Coast

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • John GaramendiOGAP-1; UPI-1; Coaches-1
  • Ken MoultonDBAP-2; UPI-1

Second team

  • Tom RellesRBAP-2; UPI-2
  • Steve RadichLBAP-2; UPI-2

From Wikipedia’s 1965 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1965 Athletic Association of Western Universities standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCLA4–⁠08–⁠2–⁠14
USC4–⁠17–⁠2–⁠110
Washington State2–⁠17–⁠3
Washington4–⁠35–⁠5
Stanford2–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
California2–⁠35–⁠5
Oregon State1–⁠35–⁠5
Oregon0–⁠54–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.