American college football season
The 1965 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State College, Long Beach—now known as California State University, Long Beach —as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season . Led by eighth-year head coach Don Reed , the 49ers compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the CCAA. Long Beach State entered the AP small college poll rankings after an upset of No. 3 San Diego State on October 9. The 49ers were ranked as high as No. 5, but dropped to No. 9 after a loss to Cal State Los Angeles on November 13 and then fell out of the final rankings despite a win over the Pacific Tigers in the season finale. The team played home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 18 8:00 pm Nevada *W 47–0 3,154
September 25 8:00 pm at Cal Poly Pomona * W 33–6 2,600–3,000
October 2 8:00 pm Sacramento State *Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA W 34–7 4,449–4,500
October 9 8:00 pm at No. 3 San Diego State W 35–32 16,638
October 16 8:00 pm at UC Santa Barbara * W 28–7 9,800
October 23 8:00 pm Valley State No. 10 Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA W 54–6 5,214
October 30 8:00 pm at Cal Poly No. 5 W 34–7 3,046–3,064
November 6 8:00 pm Fresno State No. 5 Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA W 14–12 9,100–9,120
November 13 8:00 pm No. 3 Cal State Los Angeles No. 5 Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA L 21–27 18,297
November 20 8:00 pm at Pacific (CA) * No. 9 W 27–7 1,500–4,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1966 NFL draft .
Notes
References
Jeff Prugh (September 26, 1965). "Diablos Sputter, But Rip Western" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. p. D-10. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 24, 2022.
Howard Hagen (October 10, 1965). "Long Beach Rally Upsets SDS, 35-32". The San Diego Union . San Diego, California. p. J-1.
"Diablos Gallop by Hawaii, 37-7" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1965. p. III-10. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
"Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
Jeff Prugh (November 14, 1965). "Diablos Too Much for 49ers, 27-21" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. p. D-11. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
"Diablos Accept Camellia Bid, Rout Valley State" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1965. p. D-8. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 20, 2022.
"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 20, 2022.
1965 Football and Other Fall Sports (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSCLB Athletic Department. 1965.
"Cal State Long Beach Yearly Results" . Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
"1966 NFL Draft" . Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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