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 season	August–November 1965
Postseason	November 27– December 11, 1965
National Championship	Augusta, GA
Champion	Saint 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 Team W   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 Team W   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 Team W   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 Team W   L   T     W   L   T Central (IA) $ 7 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Luther 6 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Dubuque 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 1 Buena Vista 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Upper Iowa 3 – 4 – 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 Team W   L   T     W   L   T Ottawa $ 9 – 0 – 0     9 – 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 Team W   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 Team W   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 Team W   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 Team W   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 Team W   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

• Back: Stan Suchta, Saint John's (MN)
• Lineman: Fred Cremer, Saint John's (MN)

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.