The 1965 Valley State Matadors football team represented San Fernando Valley State College—now known as

California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. With a total enrollment of 38,551 students (as of Fall 2021), it has the second largest un ...

—as a member of the

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(CCAA) during the

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 ...

. Led by fourth-year head coach

Sam Winningham Sam Neal Winningham (born October 11, 1926) is a former American football coach and player. Early life and education Winningham was born in Colby, Kansas, the son of Alida (Bogan) and Neal Winningham. He played college football at the Universi ...

, 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

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Schedule

Team players in the NFL

No Valley State players were selected in the

1966 NFL Draft The 1966 National Football League draft was held at the Summit Hotel in New York City on Saturday, November 27, 1965. The expansion Atlanta Falcons were awarded the first pick in each round as well as the final pick in each of the first five rou ...

. The following finished their college career in 1965, were not drafted, but played in the NFL/AFL.

References

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