1965 Washington Huskies football team

The 1965 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In its ninth season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled a 5–5 record, finished in fourth place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities, and outscored its opponents 205 to 185.[1]

1965 Washington Huskies football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record5–5 (4–3 AAWU)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
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

Ron Medved and Ralph Winters were the team captains.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Idaho*
W 14–954,682
September 25at Baylor*
L 14–1722,000
October 2Ohio State*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 21–2354,132
October 9No. 8 USC
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 0–3457,533
October 16at California
L 12–1635,000
October 23at Oregon
W 24–2033,437
October 30Stanford
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 41–850,633
November 6at No. 8 UCLA
L 24–2846,084
November 13Oregon State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 28–2153,187
November 20Washington State
W 27–957,395[2][3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Washington State
1 234Total
Washington St 3 600 9
• Washington 0 2007 27
Scoring summary
1WSUGerela 40-yard field goalWSU 3-0
2WASHO. Parker 28?-yard pass from Hullin (kick failed)WASH 6-3
2WASHHalverson 4-yard run (Martin kick)WASH 13-3
2WASHWilliams 54-yard pass from Hullin (Martin kick)WASH 20-3
2WSUWashington 4-yard pass from Roth (kick failed)WASH 20-9
4WASHMedved 38-yard run (Martin kick)WASH 27-9

All-Coast
Main article: 1965 All-Pacific Coast football team

Professional football draft selections

Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1966 NFL draft, which lasted twenty rounds with 305 selections.[4] One Husky was selected in the 1966 AFL Draft, which lasted twenty rounds with 181 selections.[5] This was the final year of separate drafts; a common draft was introduced for 1967.

= Husky Hall of Fame[6]
LeaguePlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
NFLMason MitchellHalfback10146Dallas Cowboys
NFLRon MedvedDefensive back14204Philadelphia Eagles
NFLSteve OrrTackle18266Dallas Cowboys
AFLFred ForsbergLinebacker14121Denver Broncos

References
  1. "Washington Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. Missildine, Harry (November 21, 1965). "Husky explosion kills Cougars 27-9". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  3. "Rose smell disintegrated by Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 21, 1965. p. 3B.
  4. "1966 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  5. "1966 AFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  6. "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.


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