The 1965 NAIA football season was the tenth season of
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
sponsored by the
NAIA.
The season was played from August to November 1965, culminating in the 1965 NAIA
Championship Bowl, played this year again at ARC Stadium in
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta ( ), officially Augusta–Richmond County, is a consolidated city-county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The city lies across the Savannah River from South Carolina at the head of its navig ...
.
Saint John's (MN) defeated in the Championship Bowl, 33–0, to win their second NAIA national title.
Conference realignment
Membership changes
Conference standings
Postseason
Bracket
Championship game outstanding players
*Back:
Stan Suchta
Stan or STAN may refer to:
People
* Stan (given name), a list of people with the given name
** Stan Laurel (1890–1965), English comic actor, part of duo Laurel and Hardy
* Stan (surname), a Romanian surname
* Stan! (born 1964), American author, ...
,
Saint John's (MN)
*Lineman:
Fred Cremer
Fred may refer to:
People
* Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name
Mononym
* Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French
* Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodr ...
,
Saint John's (MN)
See also
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1965 NCAA University Division football season
During the 20th century, the NCAA had no playoff for the major college football teams in the University Division, later known as Division I-A. The NCAA did recognize a national champion based upon the final results of "wire service" (AP and UPI) ...
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1965 NCAA College Division football season
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
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References
{{NAIA football
NAIA Football National Championship