1965 NAIA football season

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1965 NAIA football season
Regular season	August–November 1965
Postseason	November 27– December 11, 1965
National Championship	ARC Stadium Augusta, GA
Champion	Saint John's (MN) (2)
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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.^[1]

Conference realignment

Membership changes

Team	1964 conference	1965 conference
Portland State	Oregon Collegiate Conference	NCAA College Division independent

Conference standings

1965 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Arkansas State Teachers +	5	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Arkansas A&M +	5	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Arkansas Tech	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Harding	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Ouachita Baptist	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Southern Arkansas	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Henderson State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Ozarks	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1965 Carolinas Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Lenoir Rhyne $	6	–	0	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Guilford	3	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Western Carolina	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Catawba	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Appalachian State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Newberry	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Presbyterian	1	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Elon	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1965 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Morgan State $	8	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Johnson C. Smith	5	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Maryland State	5	–	1	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
St. Augustine's	6	–	1	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
North Carolina A&T	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Delaware State	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Virginia State	5	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Saint Paul's (VA)	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
North Carolina College	3	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Howard	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Norfolk State	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Virginia Union	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Livingstone	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Shaw	4	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Elizabeth City State	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Winston-Salem State	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Fayetteville State	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	6	–	0
Hampton	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

1965 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 12 Omaha $	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Fort Hays State	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburg State	2	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Washburn	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
Emporia State	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

1965 College Conference of Illinois football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Illinois Wesleyan $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
Carthage	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
North Central (IL)	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Augustana (IL)	2	–	2	–	2	4	–	2	–	2
Carroll (WI)	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Millikin	1	–	4	–	1	2	–	5	–	1
North Park	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

1965 Eastern Football Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Southern Connecticut State $	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Central Connecticut State	3	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Montclair State	3	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Bridgeport	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Trenton State	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Glassboro State	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1965 Evergreen Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 Eastern Washington $	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Whitworth	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Western Washington	2	–	2	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Central Washington	1	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Puget Sound	0	–	2	–	2	0	–	5	–	3

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

1965 Gateway Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Northwestern (WI) $	4	–	0	–	0	6	–	1	–	0
Milton	3	–	1	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Lakeland	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Illinois–Chicago	1	–	3	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Eureka	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1965 Gulf States Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Southwestern Louisiana +	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
McNeese State +	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Louisiana Tech	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Northwestern State	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana State	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1965 Iowa Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 16 Central (IA) $	7	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Luther	6	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Dubuque	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Buena Vista	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Upper Iowa	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Simpson (IA)	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Wartburg	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
William Penn	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

1965 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Ottawa $	9	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Bethany (KS)	7	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Baker	6	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
College of Emporia	5	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Southwestern (KS)	5	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Friends	4	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Kansas Wesleyan	3	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Sterling	3	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
McPherson	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Bethel (KS)	0	–	9	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

1965 Lone Star Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Sul Ross $^	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Southwest Texas State	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Texas A&I	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
East Texas State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Sam Houston State	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Howard Payne	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
McMurry	0	–	0	–	0	4	–	5	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

1965 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Ashland $	3	–	0	–	0	7	–	1	–	1
Bluffton	2	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Defiance	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Wilmington (OH)	0	–	3	–	0	0	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1965 Midwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Ripon $	7	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Grinnell	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Beloit	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Lawrence	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
St. Olaf	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Coe	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Carleton	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Cornell (IA)	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Monmouth (IL)	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Knox	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1965 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Saint John's (MN) $^	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
No. 19 Concordia (MN)	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
St. Thomas (MN)	4	–	2	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Gustavus Adolphus	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Minnesota–Duluth	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Augsburg	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Hamline	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Macalester	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

1965 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
William Jewell $	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Missouri Valley	3	–	1	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Central Methodist	2	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Graceland	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Tarkio	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Culver–Stockton	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1965 Nebraska College Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Kearney State +	3	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Wayne State (NE) +	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Peru State +	3	–	1	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Hastings	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Chadron State	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	1

+ – Conference co-champions

1965 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 17 Mayville State $	6	–	0	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Dickinson State	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Minot State	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	2	–	1
Valley City State	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Jamestown	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Wahpeton Science	0	–	5	–	1	2	–	5	–	1
Ellendale	0	–	5	–	1	1	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

1965 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Michigan Tech $	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Winona State	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Mankato State	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Bemidji State	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Moorhead State	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
St. Cloud State	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1965 Northwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 Linfield $^	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Willamette	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	1	–	1
Pacific (OR)	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
College of Idaho	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Lewis & Clark	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Whitman	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Pacific Lutheran			–			4	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

1965 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 East Central $	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Northeastern State	5	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Central State (OK)	5	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Langston	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
SW Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Panhandle A&M	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
NW Oklahoma State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
SE Oklahoma State	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

1965 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Southern Oregon $	4	–	0	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Oregon College	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Eastern Oregon	2	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
Oregon Tech	2	–	2	–	0	2	–	5	–	0
George Fox	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1965 Pennsylvania State College Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
East Division
No. 8/10 East Stroudsburg xy$	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
West Chester	5	–	1	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Mansfield	4	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Bloomsburg	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Millersville	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Cheyney	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	5	–	0
Kutztown	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
West Division
Indiana (PA) xy	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Clarion	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
California (PA)	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Lock Haven	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Slippery Rock	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Shippensburg	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Edinboro *	0	–	6	–	0	6	–	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
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Northern State $	5	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Dakota Wesleyan	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
General Beadle	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Black Hills State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Huron	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
South Dakota Tech	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Southern State (SD)	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1965 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Occidental $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Pomona	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Whittier	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Redlands	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Claremont-Mudd	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Caltech	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

1965 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Grambling $	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Southern	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Texas Southern	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Jackson State	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Prairie View A&M	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Arkansas AM&N	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Alcorn A&M	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Wiley	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI small college poll

1965 Tri-State Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Westmar +	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	1
Midland +	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Yankton	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Concordia (NE)	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Dana	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Northwestern (IA)	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Sioux Falls	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1965 West Penn Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Waynesburg $	2	–	0	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Westminster (PA)	2	–	1	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Grove City	1	–	1	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Geneva	0	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1965 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Fairmont State $^	7	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Bluefield State	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	1	–	1
West Virginia Wesleyan	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
West Virginia Tech	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
West Liberty State	3	–	2	–	2	4	–	2	–	2
Concord	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Glenville State	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Salem	1	–	4	–	2	1	–	5	–	2
West Virginia State	1	–	4	–	1	1	–	6	–	1
Shepherd *	0	–	3	–	0	2	–	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
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Stout State $	6	–	0	–	0	7	–	1	–	1
Whitewater State	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
La Crosse State	4	–	1	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Stevens Point State	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
River Falls State	3	–	2	–	2	4	–	3	–	2
Oshkosh State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Eau Claire State	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Platteville State	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
Superior State	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1965 NAIA independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		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
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
Wheaton (IL)		–		1	–	8	–	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^[2]

Fairmont State	7

Saint John's (MN)*	28
		Saint John's (MN)	33

		Linfield	0
Linfield	30

Sul Ross*	27

Championship game outstanding players

Back: Stan Suchta, Saint John's (MN)
Lineman: Fred Cremer, Saint John's (MN)

References

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

NAIA football

Seasons

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970–1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Division I	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Division II	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Women's flag	2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Championships

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970–1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Division I	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Division II	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Records & statistics

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