1965 Quantico Marines Devil Dogs football team

The 1965 Quantico Marines Devil Dogs football team represented the Quantico Marine Base in the 1965 college football season. The team was lead by first-year head coach Joe Caprara, who had played college football for Notre Dame.[2] The team compiled a 6–4 record,[3] while outscoring their opponents 177–101.

1965 Quantico Marines Devil Dogs football
Conference	Independent
1965 record	6–4
Head coach	Joe Caprara[1] (1st season)
Home stadium	Butler Stadium

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25		at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 0–9		[4]
October 2	8:00 p.m.	at Xavier	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH[lower-alpha 1]	L 12–28[lower-alpha 2]		[4][5]
October 9		at Marshall	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 9–10		[6]
October 16	1:30 p.m.	at Dayton	Baujan Field Dayton, OH	W 10–0	12,036	[7][8]
October 23	12:30 p.m.	Pensacola NAS	Butler Stadium Quantico, VA[lower-alpha 3]	W 37–0		[9]
October 30		Camp Lejeune	Butler Stadium Quantico, VA	W 36–12		[2]
November 6	1:30 p.m.	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 32–7[lower-alpha 4]	7,400	[2][10]
November 13		at Camp Lejeune	Jacksonville, NC	W 14–7
November 20		Bradley	Butler Stadium Quantico, VA[lower-alpha 5]	L 7–14		[11]
November 27		Memphis State	Butler Stadium Quantico, VA	W 20–14	3,000	[12][13]
All times are in Eastern time Source: [14]

Notes

1. Location per contemporary news report; Sports Reference lists as a home game.
2. Score per contemporary news report; Sports Reference lists as 26–12.
3. Location per contemporary news report; Sports Reference lists as an away game.
4. Score per contemporary news report; Sports Reference lists as 32–6.
5. Location per contemporary news report; Sports Reference lists as an away game.

References

1. "QUANTICO FOOTBALL 1964 thru 1972" (PDF). jarheadjocks.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2019 – via Wayback Machine.
2. Dell, John (November 5, 1965). "Quantico Rugged". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 37. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
3. "Quantico upsets Memphis". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. UPI. November 28, 1965. p. 24. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
4. Anzer, Bill (October 2, 1965). "Muskies Salute Marines". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 17. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
5. "Xavier Wins 28-12 Battle". Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. AP. October 3, 1965. p. 23. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
6. "Marshall Nudges Quantico, 10-9". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. AP. October 10, 1965. p. 7-D. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
7. Clark, Bill (October 17, 1965). "Flyers Swimming in Frustration After 10-0 Defeat". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 1-D. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
8. Clark, Bill (October 17, 1965). "Quantico Blanks UD". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 4-D. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
9. Daniels, Jim (October 22, 1965). "Goshawks Travel to Virginia To Meet Quantico Marines". The Pensacola News. Pensacola, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
10. "Quantico Swamps Villanova By 32-7". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. AP. November 7, 1965. p. 41. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
11. "College Football Schedule". Decatur Hearald. Decatur, Illinois. November 19, 1965. p. 22. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
12. "Quantico Marines Upset Favored Memphis State". Anderson Herald. Anderson, Indiana. UPI. November 28, 1965. p. 29. Retrieved February 6, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
13. "Quantico Upsets Memphis State". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. AP. November 28, 1965. p. 35. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
14. "1965 Quantico Marines Devil Dogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 9, 2020.