1965 NAIA football season

1965 NAIA football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1965
PostseasonNovember 27– December 11, 1965
National ChampionshipARC Stadium
Augusta, GA
ChampionSaint John's (MN) (2)

The 1965 NAIA football season was the tenth season of college football sponsored by the NAIA.

The season was played from August to November 1965, culminating in the 1965 NAIA Championship Bowl, played this year again at ARC Stadium in Augusta, Georgia.

Saint John's (MN) defeated Linfield in the Championship Bowl, 33–0, to win their second NAIA national title.

Conference realignment

Membership changes

Team1964 conference1965 conference
Portland StateOregon Collegiate ConferenceNCAA College Division independent

Conference standings

1965 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Arkansas State Teachers +5–1–17–1–1
Arkansas A&M +5–1–17–2–1
Arkansas Tech5–2–07–3–0
Harding3–3–15–3–1
Ouachita Baptist3–3–15–4–1
Southern Arkansas3–4–04–6–0
Henderson State2–5–04–6–0
Ozarks0–7–00–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1965 Carolinas Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Lenoir Rhyne $6–0–07–3–0
Guilford3–1–08–2–0
Western Carolina5–2–07–2–0
Catawba3–3–07–3–0
Appalachian State3–3–05–5–0
Newberry3–4–03–7–0
Presbyterian1–4–05–5–0
Elon0–7–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 3 Morgan State $8–0–09–0–0
Johnson C. Smith5–1–05–4–0
Maryland State5–1–05–2–0
St. Augustine's6–1–18–1–1
North Carolina A&T4–3–04–6–0
Delaware State3–3–04–5–0
Virginia State5–4–05–4–0
Saint Paul's (VA)4–3–05–3–0
North Carolina College3–4–13–5–1
Howard2–3–05–3–0
Norfolk State4–4–04–4–0
Virginia Union3–5–03–5–0
Livingstone3–5–03–5–0
Shaw4–5–04–5–0
Elizabeth City State3–5–03–5–0
Winston-Salem State2–6–02–7–0
Fayetteville State1–5–01–6–0
Hampton0–7–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Dickinson System.
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 12 Omaha $4–0–08–1–0
Fort Hays State3–1–06–3–0
Pittsburg State2–2–03–6–0
Washburn1–3–02–6–1
Emporia State0–4–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 College Conference of Illinois football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 7 Illinois Wesleyan $6–0–08–0–0
Carthage5–1–06–2–0
North Central (IL)3–3–05–3–0
Augustana (IL)2–2–24–2–2
Carroll (WI)1–4–13–4–1
Millikin1–4–12–5–1
North Park1–5–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 Eastern Football Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Southern Connecticut State $5–0–07–3–0
Central Connecticut State3–1–07–1–0
Montclair State3–1–04–4–0
Bridgeport1–3–03–6–0
Trenton State1–4–01–8–0
Glassboro State0–4–00–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 10 Eastern Washington $4–1–08–1–0
Whitworth3–2–05–3–0
Western Washington2–2–14–4–1
Central Washington1–3–13–4–1
Puget Sound0–2–20–5–3
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 Gateway Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Northwestern (WI) $4–0–06–1–0
Milton3–1–04–3–0
Lakeland2–2–05–3–0
Illinois–Chicago1–3–01–7–0
Eureka0–4–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Southwestern Louisiana +4–1–06–3–0
McNeese State +4–1–05–4–0
Louisiana Tech3–2–04–4–0
Northwestern State2–3–05–3–0
Southeastern Louisiana2–3–05–4–0
Northeast Louisiana State0–5–01–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1965 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 16 Central (IA) $7–0–08–1–0
Luther6–1–06–3–0
Dubuque5–2–06–2–1
Buena Vista4–3–06–3–0
Upper Iowa3–4–04–5–0
Simpson (IA)2–5–03–6–0
Wartburg1–6–02–7–0
William Penn0–7–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 5 Ottawa $9–0–09–0–0
Bethany (KS)7–2–07–2–0
Baker6–3–06–3–0
College of Emporia5–3–15–3–1
Southwestern (KS)5–3–15–3–1
Friends4–5–04–5–0
Kansas Wesleyan3–6–03–6–0
Sterling3–6–03–6–0
McPherson2–7–02–7–0
Bethel (KS)0–9–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 2 Sul Ross $^6–0–010–1–0
Southwest Texas State4–2–08–2–0
Stephen F. Austin4–2–06–3–0
Texas A&I4–2–06–3–0
East Texas State2–4–04–5–0
Sam Houston State1–4–04–6–0
Howard Payne0–6–02–8–0
McMurry0–0–04–5–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Ashland $3–0–07–1–1
Bluffton2–1–07–2–0
Defiance1–2–03–4–0
Wilmington (OH)0–3–00–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Ripon $7–1–07–1–0
Grinnell6–2–06–2–0
Beloit5–3–05–3–0
Lawrence5–3–05–3–0
St. Olaf5–3–05–3–0
Coe4–4–04–4–0
Carleton3–5–03–5–0
Cornell (IA)2–6–02–6–0
Monmouth (IL)2–6–02–6–0
Knox1–7–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 1 Saint John's (MN) $^7–0–011–0–0
No. 19 Concordia (MN)5–2–06–2–0
St. Thomas (MN)4–2–14–4–1
Gustavus Adolphus4–3–05–4–0
Minnesota–Duluth3–4–04–5–0
Augsburg2–4–13–5–1
Hamline2–5–03–6–0
Macalester0–7–00–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
Conf.Overall
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William Jewell $4–0–07–2–0
Missouri Valley3–1–04–5–0
Central Methodist2–1–04–4–0
Graceland2–3–03–6–0
Tarkio1–3–03–6–0
Culver–Stockton0–4–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Upper Division
Eastern Montana x$5–0–06–2–0
Carroll (MT)3–2–06–2–0
Western Montana1–4–02–5–1
Lower Division
Northern Montana x4–1–0?–?–?
Montana Tech1–4–0?–?–?
Rocky Mountain1–4–0?–?–?
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
1965 Nebraska College Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Kearney State +3–1–07–2–0
Wayne State (NE) +3–1–06–4–0
Peru State +3–1–04–5–0
Hastings1–3–04–6–0
Chadron State0–4–02–6–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1965 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 17 Mayville State $6–0–07–1–0
Dickinson State5–1–06–2–0
Minot State4–2–05–2–1
Valley City State3–3–03–5–0
Jamestown2–4–02–6–0
Wahpeton Science0–5–12–5–1
Ellendale0–5–11–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan Tech $4–1–06–2–0
Winona State3–2–06–2–0
Mankato State3–2–05–3–1
Bemidji State3–2–04–4–0
Moorhead State2–3–05–4–0
St. Cloud State0–5–02–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Linfield $^5–0–08–2–0
Willamette4–1–06–1–1
Pacific (OR)2–3–05–3–0
College of Idaho2–3–02–6–0
Lewis & Clark1–4–03–5–0
Whitman1–4–02–6–0
Pacific Lutheran – 4–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 4 East Central $7–0–09–1–0
Northeastern State5–1–17–1–1
Central State (OK)5–1–16–3–1
Langston3–4–05–4–0
SW Oklahoma State3–4–05–5–0
Panhandle A&M3–4–03–6–0
NW Oklahoma State1–6–03–7–0
SE Oklahoma State0–7–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Southern Oregon $4–0–05–3–1
Oregon College2–2–05–3–1
Eastern Oregon2–2–03–6–1
Oregon Tech2–2–02–5–0
George Fox0–4–00–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Pennsylvania State College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
East Division
No. 8/10 East Stroudsburg xy$6–0–010–0–0
West Chester5–1–05–3–0
Mansfield4–2–04–5–0
Bloomsburg3–3–04–4–0
Millersville2–4–04–4–0
Cheyney1–5–02–5–0
Kutztown0–6–01–7–0
West Division
Indiana (PA) xy5–1–07–3–0
Clarion4–1–16–2–1
California (PA)4–2–05–3–0
Lock Haven3–3–05–3–0
Slippery Rock2–3–14–3–1
Shippensburg2–4–03–5–0
Edinboro *0–6–06–2–1
Championship: East Stroudsburg 26, Indiana (PA) 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Edinboro forfeited four conference victories—over IUP, Clarion, Shippensburg, and California—but NCAA and Edinboro records do not reflect the forfeits in the team's overall record.
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll
1965 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Northern State $5–1–05–4–0
Dakota Wesleyan4–2–07–2–0
General Beadle4–2–06–3–0
Black Hills State3–3–05–3–0
Huron3–3–05–4–0
South Dakota Tech1–5–03–5–0
Southern State (SD)1–5–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Occidental $5–0–08–1–0
Pomona3–2–05–5–0
Whittier2–2–04–5–0
Redlands2–2–04–6–0
Claremont-Mudd1–3–02–7–0
Caltech0–4–00–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Grambling $6–1–08–3–0
Southern4–2–15–4–1
Texas Southern4–2–15–4–1
Jackson State3–3–15–3–1
Prairie View A&M3–3–15–3–1
Arkansas AM&N3–3–14–5–1
Alcorn A&M2–4–13–5–1
Wiley0–7–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1965 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Westmar +5–1–07–1–1
Midland +5–1–06–2–0
Yankton4–2–07–2–0
Concordia (NE)3–3–06–3–0
Dana2–4–02–6–0
Northwestern (IA)1–5–02–6–0
Sioux Falls1–5–02–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1965 West Penn Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Waynesburg $2–0–16–2–1
Westminster (PA)2–1–05–3–0
Grove City1–1–14–4–1
Geneva0–3–03–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Fairmont State $^7–0–08–1–0
Bluefield State3–1–16–1–1
West Virginia Wesleyan3–2–06–3–0
West Virginia Tech5–3–05–3–0
West Liberty State3–2–24–2–2
Concord3–4–04–5–0
Glenville State2–5–02–6–0
Salem1–4–21–5–2
West Virginia State1–4–11–6–1
Shepherd *0–3–02–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
    * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Conference standings based on power ratings
Rankings from NAIA poll
1965 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Stout State $6–0–07–1–1
Whitewater State4–1–17–2–1
La Crosse State4–1–15–3–1
Stevens Point State4–2–06–3–0
River Falls State3–2–24–3–2
Oshkosh State3–4–05–4–0
Eau Claire State2–6–02–6–0
Platteville State1–5–02–6–1
Superior State0–6–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 NAIA independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgetown (KY) – 9–0–0
No. 15 Cal Lutheran – 8–1–0
No. 18 Southern Colorado State – 8–1–1
No. 20 Austin – 7–2–0
Earlham – 7–2–0
No. 13 Findlay – 7–2–0
No. 14 Northern Michigan – 7–3–0
Hillsdale – 6–3–0
La Verne – 5–3–0
Carson–Newman – 5–4–0
New Mexico Highlands – 5–4–0
Wofford – 5–4–0
Westminster (UT) – 3–3–0
McMurry – 4–5–1
Simon Fraser – 2–3–0
Doane – 3–6–0
Oklahoma Panhandle State – 3–6–0
Eastern New Mexico – 2–6–1
Azusa Pacific – 1–6–0
Iowa Wesleyan – 1–7–0
St. Mary of the Plains – 0–9–0
Rankings from NAIA poll

Postseason

Bracket

Semifinals
November 27, 1965 		Championship
December 11, 1965
Augusta, GA
      
Fairmont State 7
Saint John's (MN)* 28
Saint John's (MN) 33
Linfield 0
Linfield 30
Sul Ross* 27

Championship game outstanding players

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1965 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.