1965 Valley State Matadors football team
American college football season
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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.
| 1965 Valley State Matadors football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 1–9 (0–4 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Monroe High School |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | UC Santa Barbara* | L 0–20 | 7,800–8,000 | [1] | |
| September 25 | Occidental* |
| L 12–25 | 2,400 | [2] |
| October 2 | at San Francisco State* | L 0–27 | 1,000 | ||
| October 9 | Cal Poly |
| L 0–33 | 2,200 | |
| October 16 | at Sacramento State* | L 0–26 | 1,000–1,400 | [3] | |
| October 23 | at No. 10 Long Beach State | L 6–54 | 5,214–6,500 | [4] | |
| October 30 | at Whittier* |
| W 14–12 | 1,650 | |
| November 6 | Cal Poly Pomona* |
| L 16–27 | 2,200–2,450 | [5] |
| November 13 | San Diego State |
| L 0–50 | 1,600–4,000 | [6] |
| November 20 | at No. 3 Cal State Los Angeles | L 0–56 | 1,100–2,774 | [7] | |
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Team players in the NFL
No Valley State players were selected in the 1966 NFL draft.[9][10][11]
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 |
