1965 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1965

| team = Cal State Los Angeles Diablos

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = California Collegiate Athletic Association

| short_conf = CCAA

| APRank = 2 (small college)

| record = 9–1

| conf_record = 5–0

| head_coach = Homer Beatty

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain =

| stadium = Rose Bowl

| champion = CCAA champion

| bowl = Camellia Bowl

| bowl_result = W 18–10 vs. UC Santa Barbara

}}

{{1965 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings}}

The 1965 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team represented California State College at Los Angeles—now known as California State University, Los Angeles—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Homer Beatty in his third and final season as head coach, Cal State Los Angeles compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title for the third consecutive season. The team outscored its opponents 264 to 97 for the season.

At the end of the regular season, Cal State Los Angeles qualified for the Camellia Bowl, which was the Western Regional Final for the NCAA College Division. The Diablos beat UC Santa Barbara in the game, 18–10. The year-end AP small college football poll had Cal State Los Angeles ranked second. The Diablos played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1965

| rankdivision = small college

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 18

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Bowling Green

| site_stadium = University Stadium

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH

| score = 43–0

| attend = 9,474

| source = {{cite news|title=Diablos Succumb in Ohio Heat, 21-0|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 19, 1965|page=D-11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8467193/diablos_succumb_in_ohio_heat/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 20, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1965|team=Cal Western Westerners|title=Cal Western}}

| site_stadium = Rose Bowl

| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA

| score = 35–8

| attend = 4,850

| source = {{cite news|title=Diablos Sputter, But Rip Western|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|author=Jeff Prugh|date=September 26, 1965|page=D-10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8467155/diablos_sputter_but_rip_western/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 20, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 10

| opponent = Cal Poly Pomona

| site_stadium = Rose Bowl

| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA

| score = 41–0

| attend = 4,919

| source = {{cite news|title=Jone Runs 93 for Diablos, 41-0|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|author=Jeff Prugh|date=September 26, 1965|page=D-13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8467220/jones_runs_93_for_diablos/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 20, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| w/l = w

| rank = 7

| opponent = San Diego State

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Rose Bowl

| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA

| score = 26–12

| attend = 19,546

| source = {{cite news|title=Diablos Unleash 4th-Quarter Thunder to Top Aztecs, 26-12|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|author=Jeff Prugh|date=October 17, 1965|page=D-10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8467251/diablos_unleash_4th_quarter_thunder_to/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 20, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 4

| opponent = Fresno State

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium

| site_cityst = Fresno, CA

| score = 17–15

| attend = 13,455

| source = {{cite news|title=Diablos Score Early, Hang On to Spill Fresno, 17-15|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 24, 1965|page=D-6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8467270/diablos_score_early_hang_on_to_spill/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 20, 2017}}{{Open access}}{{cite web|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374|title=Fresno State 2016 Media Guide|access-date=December 8, 2016}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 4

| opponent = Hawaii

| site_stadium = Honolulu Stadium

| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI

| score = 37–7

| attend = 14,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Diablos Gallop by Hawaii, 37-7|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 1, 1965|page=III-10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8467312/diablos_gallop_by_hawaii/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 20, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| homecoming = y

| rank = 4

| opponent = Cal Poly

| site_stadium = Rose Bowl

| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA

| score = 7–3

| attend = 4,876

| source = {{cite news|title=Diablos Hobble by Cal Poly (SLO), 7-3|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 7, 1965|page=D-10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8467336/diablos_hobble_by_cal_poly/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 20, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 3

| opponent = Long Beach State

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Veterans Stadium

| site_cityst = Long Beach, CA

| score = 27–21

| attend = 18,297

| source = {{cite news|title=Diablos Too Much for 49ers, 27-21|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|author=Jeff Prugh|date=November 14, 1965|page=D-11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8467367/diablos_too_much_for_49ers/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 20, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| w/l = w

| rank = 3

| opponent = Valley State

| site_stadium = Rose Bowl

| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA

| score = 56–0

| attend = 2,774

| source = {{cite news|title=Diablos Accept Camellia Bid, Rout Valley State|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 21, 1965|page=D-8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8467394/diablos_accept_camellia_bid_rout_valley/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 20, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 11

| w/l = w

| rank = 4

| opponent = UC Santa Barbara

| site_stadium = Charles C. Hughes Stadium

| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA

| gamename = Camellia Bowl

| score = 18–10

| attend = 3,500

| source = {{cite news|title=Diablos Budding Pros Triumph in Mud Bowl|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|author=Jeff Prugh|date=December 12, 1965|page=D-3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8467431/diablos_budding_pros_triumph_in_mud_bowl/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 20, 2017}}{{Open access}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/100/stats/13167 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 23, 2022 }}

Team players in the NFL/AFL

The following Cal State Los Angeles players were selected in the 1966 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1966.htm|title=1966 NFL Draft|access-date=January 19, 2017|archive-date=May 31, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531154014/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1975.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/losangelesst/|title=Los Angeles St. Players/Alumni|access-date = January 19, 2017}}

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align="center" style="background:#A81933;color:#FFFFFF;" \| Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Don Davis	Defensive tackle	2	25	New York Giants
align="center" bgcolor="" \| George Youngblood	Defensive back	7	97	Los Angeles Rams
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Jim Weatherwax	Defensive tackle	11	150	Green Bay Packers
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Terry Parks	Tackle	14	202	Los Angeles Rams
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