1965 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1965 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach George Maderos, Chico State compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams eligible for the championship in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 223 to 175 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

1965 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–6 (0–5 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
1965 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Francisco State $ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0
Nevada 4 –1 –06 –4 –0
UC Davis 3 –2 –04 –6 –0
Humboldt State 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
Chico State 0 –5 –04 –6 –0
Cal State Hayward* 0 –0 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Games vs. Cal State Hayward did not count as conference games in 1965.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18San Francisco*
W 18–64,400[1]
September 25at Oregon Tech*Klamath Falls, ORW 10–7
October 2at Cal State Hayward*
W 38–6
October 92:00 p.m.at Cal Western*
L 17–21[2][3][4]
October 16Southern Oregon*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 34–26
October 22at UC Davis
L 12–205,800[5]
October 30San Francisco State
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 20–637,500[6]
November 6Humboldt State
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 13–23
November 13at Nevada
L 6–242,500
November 20Sacramento State
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 7–272,500

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Notes
  1. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[7]

References
  1. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  2. "Wildcats Battle Tough Opponent In Cal Western". Chico Enterprise-Record. Chico, California. October 8, 1965. p. 8A. Retrieved May 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Wildcats Battle Tough Opponent (continued)". Chico Enterprise-Record. Chico, California. October 8, 1965. p. 10A. Retrieved May 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Cal Western Deals 1st Loss To Chico State". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 10, 1965. p. E3. Retrieved May 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  7. "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  8. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  9. "1965 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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