1965 NCAA College Division football season

American college football season August 2023 NCAA College Division 1965 North Dakota State (AP, UPI)Tennessee A&I (black) The 1965 NCAA College Division football season was the tenth season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level. Conference realignment Membership changes Team 1964 conference 1965 conference Portland State Oregon (NAIA) Independent Conference standings Rankings 1965 small college football rankings College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the AP (a panel of writers) and by UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played. College Division final polls In 1965, both services ranked North Dakota State (10–0) first; the UPI coaches' poll had Cal State Los Angeles (8–1) second, while the AP poll had Middle Tennessee (9–0) as the number two team."Pecan Bowl-Bound Bisons No. 1," Abilene Reporter-News, November 24, 1965, p4-A North Dakota State later beat Grambling, 20–7 in the Pecan Bowl in Abilene, Texas.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1965/12/12/page/77/article/pecan-bowl-to-n-dakota-state-20-to-7 Chicago Tribune Associated Press Pecan Bowl to N. Dakota State 20 to 7, December 12, 1965 4, section 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B_dbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S1QNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2634%2C4195864 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Bisons win Pecan Bowl December 12, 1965 D1 Associated Press (writers) final poll Published on November 26https://www.newspapers.com/image/46978808/?terms=bisons Bisons First In AP Small College Poll AP subscription News-Journal Mansfield, Ohio newspapers.com November 26, 1965 February 19, 2017 RankSchool RecordNo. 1votesTotalpoints 1 North Dakota State 10–0 4 84 2 Middle Tennessee 9–0 2 68 3 1965 Sul Ross Lobos Sul Ross 10–0 1 43 4 Cal State Los Angeles 8–1 35 5 Tennessee A&I 8–0 32 6 Northern Illinois 9–0 30 7 Maine 8–1 30 8 East Carolina 8–1 1 27 9 Saint John's (MN) 9–0 20 10 East Stroudsburg 9–0 19 Denotes team won a game after AP poll, hence record differs in UPI poll United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on December 5https://www.newspapers.com/image/207657778/?terms=weber Football Honors UPI subscription Lansing State Journal Lansing, Michigan newspapers.com December 5, 1965 February 19, 2017 RankSchool RecordNo. 1votesTotalpoints 1 North Dakota State 10–0 21 301 2 Cal State Los Angeles 8–1 2 224 3 Middle Tennessee 10–0 3 209 4 East Carolina 8–1 1 187 5 Weber State 8–1 3 117 6 Maine 8–1 116 7 Northern Illinois 9–0 104 8 North Dakota 8–1 1 97 9 Long Beach State 9–1 76 10 1965 Sul Ross Lobos Sul Ross 10–0 73 Bowl games The postseason consisted of four bowl games as regional finals, played on December 11. BowlRegionLocation Winning team Losing team RefTangerine EastOrlando, FloridaEast Carolina 31Maine 0https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B_dbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S1QNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1226%2C4194435 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press East Carolina whips Maine 31-0, in Tangerine Bowl December 12, 1965 D1Grantland Rice MideastMurfreesboro, Tennessee Tennessee A&I 14, Ball State 14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B_dbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S1QNAAAAIBAJ&pg=688%2C4200993 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Rice Bowl rivals tie December 12, 1965 D2Pecan MidwestAbilene, TexasNorth Dakota State 20Grambling 7Camellia WestSacramento, CaliforniaCal State Los Angeles 18UC Santa Barbara 10http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1965/12/12/page/77/article/los-angeles-state-wins-in-camellia Chicago Tribune UPI Los Angeles State Wins in Camellia December 12, 1965 sec. 2 p. 3 See also 1965 NCAA University Division football season 1965 NAIA football season References