1965 Navy Midshipmen football team

1965 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1965 Navy Midshipmen football
1965 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1965 record	4–4–2
Head coach	Bill Elias (1st season);
Captain	Bob Wittenberg
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

The 1965 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Bill Elias.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18		Syracuse	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 6–14	20,367
September 25		at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	T 7–7
October 2		at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 10–0	56,148
October 9		William & Mary	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 42–14
October 16		vs. Pittsburgh	District of Columbia Stadium Washington, DC	W 12–0	24,183	^[3]
October 23		at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 16–37	49,793
October 30	2:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 3–29	59,206
November 6		Maryland	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (rivalry)	W 19–7
November 13		at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 6–14	47,163
November 27		vs. Army	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	T 7–7
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel[]

1965 Navy Midshipmen football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		John Cartwright	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Bill Elias

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References[]

^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 193. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
^ "Navy Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 17, 1965). "Middle Defense Holds: Navy 12-0 Victor Over Pittsburgh". New York Times. p. S1.

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[FH-1] "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 193. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

[CFDW-2] "Navy Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

[3] Werden, Lincoln A. (October 17, 1965). "Middle Defense Holds: Navy 12-0 Victor Over Pittsburgh". New York Times. p. S1.

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v t Navy Midshipmen football
Venues	Worden Field (1890–1923) Thompson Stadium (1924–1958) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present) Memorial Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Johns Hopkins Maryland: Crab Bowl Classic Notre Dame (Rip Miller Trophy) SMU (Gansz Trophy)
Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh" "I believe that we will win!" Marching band "Navy ends the drought" 2007 North Texas game Salute That Navy Spirit Navy Blue and Gold
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

1965 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
New Mexico State		–		8	–	2	–	0
Utah State		–		8	–	2	–	0
Xavier		–		8	–	2	–	0
Texas Western		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		7	–	2	–	1
Southern Miss		–		7	–	2	–	0
Syracuse		–		7	–	3	–	0
VPI		–		7	–	3	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		7	–	3	–	1
Boston College		–		6	–	4	–	0
West Texas State		–		6	–	4	–	0
Boston University		–		5	–	3	–	1
Buffalo		–		5	–	3	–	2
Miami (FL)		–		5	–	4	–	1
Penn State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		5	–	5	–	0
San Jose State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	4	–	2
Colgate		–		4	–	5	–	1
Florida State		–		4	–	5	–	1
Army		–		4	–	5	–	1
Houston		–		4	–	5	–	1
Colorado State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Air Force		–		3	–	6	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	7	–	0
Dayton		–		3	–	7	–	0
Holy Cross		–		2	–	7	–	1
Villanova		–		1	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll