1965 California Golden Bears football team

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1965 California Golden Bears football
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record5–5 (2–3 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1964
1966  →
1965 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 UCLA $ 4 –0 –08 –2 –1
No. 10 USC 4 –1 –07 –2 –1
Washington State 2 –1 –07 –3 –0
Washington 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Stanford 2 –3 –06 –3 –1
California 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Oregon State 1 –3 –05 –5 –0
Oregon 0 –5 –04 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Ray Willsey, the Golden Bears compiled a 5–5 record (2–3 in AAWU, fifth) and were outscored 194 to 125. [1] [2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

California's statistical leaders on offense were quarterback Jim Hunt with 383 passing yards, Tom Relles with 485 rushing yards, and Jerry Bradley with 360 receiving yards. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18No. 3 Notre Dame *
L 6–4853,000 [4]
September 25at No. 4 Michigan *
L 7–1081,417 [5] [6]
October 2 Kansas *
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 17–032,000 [7]
October 9at Air Force *
W 24–729,470 [8]
October 16 Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 16–1235,000 [9]
October 23at UCLA
L 3–5639,524 [10]
October 30 Penn State *
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 21–1737,000 [11]
November 6No. 6 USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 0–3552,000 [12]
November 13at Oregon
W 24–016,890 [13]
November 20at Stanford
L 7–980,000 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[15]

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References

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  4. ↑ "California vs Notre Dame Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ Jack Berry (September 26, 1965). "U-M Slips By; It's Wolverines Over Cal, 10-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Michigan vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
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  9. ↑ "California vs Washington Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
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  11. ↑ "California vs Penn State Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  12. ↑ "California vs USC Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Oregon vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Stanford vs California Summary of Football Game Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Football Statistics. NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
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