1965 NAIA football season

The 1965 NAIA football season, as part of the 1965 college football season in the United States, was the tenth season of college football sponsored by the NAIA.

1965 NAIA football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1965
PostseasonNovember 27– December 11, 1965
National ChampionshipAugusta, GA
ChampionSaint John's (MN) (2)

The season was played from August to November 1965, culminating in the 1965 NAIA Championship Bowl, played this year again in Augusta, Georgia.

Saint John's (MN) defeated Linfield in the Championship Bowl, 33–0, to win their second NAIA national title.[1]

Conference standings
1965 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Arkansas State Teachers + 5 –1 –1  7 –1 –1
Arkansas A&M + 5 –1 –1  7 –2 –1
Arkansas Tech 5 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Harding 3 –3 –1  5 –3 –1
Ouachita Baptist 3 –3 –1  5 –4 –1
Southern Arkansas 3 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Henderson State 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Ozarks 0 –7 –0  0 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1965 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Omaha $ 4 –0 –0  8 –1 –0
Fort Hays State 3 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Pittsburg State 2 –2 –0  3 –6 –0
Washburn 1 –3 –0  2 –6 –1
Emporia State 0 –4 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Eastern Washington $ 4 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Whitworth 3 –2 –0  5 –3 –0
Western Washington 2 –2 –1  4 –4 –1
Central Washington 1 –3 –1  3 –4 –1
Puget Sound 0 –2 –2  0 –5 –3
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Central (IA) $ 7 –0 –0  8 –1 –0
Luther 6 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Dubuque 4 –3 –0  6 –2 –1
Buena Vista 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Upper Iowa 4 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Simpson 2 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Wartburg 1 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
William Penn 0 –7 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Ottawa $ 9 –0 –0  8 –0 –0
Bethany (KS) 7 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Baker 6 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
College of Emporia 5 –3 –1  5 –3 –1
Southwestern (KS) 5 –3 –1  5 –3 –1
Friends 4 –5 –0  4 –5 –0
Kansas Wesleyan 3 –6 –0  3 –6 –0
Sterling 3 –6 –0  3 –6 –0
McPherson 2 –7 –0  2 –7 –0
Bethel (KS) 0 –9 –0  0 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Sul Ross $^ 6 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Southwest Texas State 4 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Stephen F. Austin 4 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Texas A&I 4 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
East Texas State 2 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Sam Houston State 1 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Howard Payne 0 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
McMurry 0 –0 –0  4 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1965 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
William Jewell $ 4 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
Missouri Valley 3 –1 –0  4 –5 –0
Central Methodist 2 –1 –0  4 –4 –0
Graceland 2 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Tarkio 1 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Culver–Stockton 0 –4 –0  1 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Nebraska College Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Kearney State + 3 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Wayne State (NE) + 3 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Peru State + 3 –1 –0  4 –5 –0
Hastings 1 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Chadron State 0 –4 –0  2 –6 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1965 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northern State $ 5 –1 –0  5 –4 –0
Dakota Wesleyan 4 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
General Beadle 4 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Black Hills State 3 –3 –0  5 –3 –0
Huron 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
South Dakota Tech 1 –5 –0  3 –5 –0
Southern State 1 –5 –0  1 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Westmar + 5 –1 –0  7 –1 –1
Midland + 5 –1 –0  6 –2 –0
Yankton 4 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Concordia (NE) 3 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Dana 2 –4 –0  2 –6 –0
Northwestern (IA) 1 –5 –0  2 –6 –0
Sioux Falls 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Postseason

Bracket
Semifinals
November 27, 1965 		Championship
December 11, 1965
Augusta, GA[2]
      
Fairmont State 7
St. John's (MN)* 28
Saint John's (MN) 33
Linfield 0
Linfield 30
Sul Ross* 27

Championship game outstanding players

References
  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  2. "1965 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
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