1965 Valley State Matadors football team

1965 Valley State Matadors football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record1–9 (0–4 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMonroe High School
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4/2 Cal St Los Angeles $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. NR/9 Long Beach State 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
San Diego State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Fresno State 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Cal Poly 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Valley State 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

The 1965 Valley State Matadors football team represented San Fernando Valley State College—now known as California State University, Northridge—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Sam Winningham, Valley State compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the CCAA. The Matadors played home games at Monroe High School in Sepulveda, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18UC Santa Barbara*
L 0–207,800[1]
September 25Occidental*
  • Monroe High School
  • Sepulveda, CA
L 12–25[2]
October 2at San Francisco State*
L 0–271,000[3]
October 9Cal Poly
  • Monroe High School
  • Sepulveda, CA
L 0–33
October 16at Sacramento State*
L 0–261,400[4]
October 23at No. 10 Long Beach State
L 6–545,214[5]
October 30at Whittier*
W 14–12
November 6Cal Poly Pomona*
  • Monroe High School
  • Sepulveda, CA
L 16–272,200[6]
November 13San Diego State
  • Monroe High School
  • Sepulveda, CA
L 0–504,000[7]
November 20at No. 3 Cal State Los Angeles
L 0–562,774[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Valley State players were selected in the 1966 NFL draft.[10][11][12]

The following finished their college career in 1965, were not drafted, but played in the NFL/AFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Max Choboian QB 1966 Denver Broncos

References

  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Jeff Prugh (September 26, 1965). "Diablos Sputter, But Rip Western". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-10. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – 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 April 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  7. ^ Howard Hagen (November 14, 1965). "Aztecs Crush Matadors". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. I-1.
  8. ^ "Diablos Accept Camellia Bid, Rout Valley State". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1965. p. D-8. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "1965 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "1966 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  11. ^ "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  12. ^ "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.