1965 Valley State Matadors football team

The 1965 Valley State Matadors football team represented San Fernando Valley State College—now known as California State University, Northridge—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Sam Winningham, Valley State compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the CCAA. The Matadors played home games at Monroe High School in Sepulveda, California.

1965 Valley State Matadors football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	1–9 (0–4 CCAA)
Head coach	Sam Winningham (4th season)
Home stadium	Monroe High School
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	UC Santa Barbara*	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	L 0–20	7,800–8,000	[1]
September 25	Occidental*	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	L 12–25	2,400	[2]
October 2	at San Francisco State*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 0–27	1,000
October 9	Cal Poly	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	L 0–33	2,200
October 16	at Sacramento State*	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 0–26	1,000–1,400	[3]
October 23	at No. 10 Long Beach State	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 6–54	5,214–6,500	[4]
October 30	at Whittier*	Memorial Stadium Whittier, CA	W 14–12	1,650
November 6	Cal Poly Pomona*	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	L 16–27	2,200–2,450	[5]
November 13	San Diego State	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	L 0–50	1,600–4,000	[6]
November 20	at No. 3 Cal State Los Angeles	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 0–56	1,100–2,774	[7]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Valley State players were selected in the 1966 NFL draft.^[9][10][11]

The following finished their college career in 1965, were not drafted, but played in the NFL/AFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Max Choboian	QB	1966 Denver Broncos