1965 Washington Huskies football team

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1965 Washington Huskies football
Washington Huskies logo.svg
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
1965 record5–5 (4–3 AAWU)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 UCLA $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
No. 10 USC 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Washington State 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Washington 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Stanford 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
California 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Oregon 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In its ninth season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled a 5–5 record, finished in fourth place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities, and outscored its opponents 205 to 185.[1]

Ron Medved and Ralph Winters were the team captains.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 18Idaho*
W 14–954,682
September 25at Baylor*
L 14–1722,000
October 2Ohio State*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 21–2354,132
October 9No. 8 USC
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 0–3457,533
October 16at California
L 12–1635,000
October 23at Oregon
W 24–2033,437
October 30Stanford
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 41–850,633
November 6at No. 8 UCLA
L 24–2846,084
November 13Oregon State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 28–2153,187
November 20Washington State
W 27–957,395
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries[]

Washington State[]

1 234Total
Washington St 3 600 9
• Washington 0 2007 27

All-Coast[]

Main article: 1965 All-Pacific Coast football team

Professional football draft selections[]

Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1966 NFL Draft, which lasted twenty rounds with 305 selections.[2] One Husky was selected in the 1966 AFL Draft, which lasted twenty rounds with 181 selections.[3] This was the final year of separate drafts; a common draft was introduced for 1967.

= Husky Hall of Fame[4]
League Player Position Round Pick Franchise
NFL Mason Mitchell Halfback 10 146 Dallas Cowboys
NFL Ron Medved Defensive Back 14 204 Philadelphia Eagles
NFL Steve Orr Tackle 18 266 Dallas Cowboys
AFL Fred Forsberg Linebacker 14 121 Denver Broncos

References[]

  1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "1966 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "1966 AFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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