1965 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1965 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State College—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Sheldon Harden, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the CCAA. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

1965 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–8 (1–4 CCAA)
Head coach	Sheldon Harden (4th season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium
Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4/2 Cal St Los Angeles $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. NR/9 Long Beach State	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
San Diego State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Fresno State	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Valley State	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at San Francisco State*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 21–20	3,000
September 25	Linfield*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 7–10
October 2	at San Diego State	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 0–41	12,371	[1][2]
October 9	at Valley State	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	W 33–0
October 16	Fresno State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 14–20	7,000	[3]
October 23	Cal Western*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 0–17
October 30	No. 5 Long Beach State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 7–34	3,046–3,064	[4][5]
November 6	at No. 4 Cal State Los Angeles	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 3–7	4,876	[6]
November 13	at Santa Clara*	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 2–6	3,500	[7]
November 20	UC Santa Barbara*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 6–35	5,500	[8]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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