1965 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1965 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title. This was the fourth title in five years for the Gators. For the season the team outscored its opponents 289 to 107. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

1965 San Francisco State Gators football
FWC champion
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	8–2 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach	Vic Rowen (5th season)
Home stadium	Cox Stadium

1965 Far Western Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Francisco State $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Nevada	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
UC Davis	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Humboldt State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Sacramento State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Chico State	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward*	0	–	0	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion * – Games vs. Cal State Hayward did not count as conference games in 1965.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Cal Poly*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 20–21	3,000
September 25	Cal State Hayward*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 37–6	3,000
October 2	Valley State*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 27–0	1,000
October 9	at Redlands*	Redlands Stadium Redlands, CA	W 43–10	3,000
October 16	at Santa Clara*	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 7–14	9,860
October 23	Humboldt State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 37–0	2,500
October 30	at Chico State	College Field Chico, CA	W 63–20	7,500
November 6	Nevada	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 27–8	4,500
November 13	at Sacramento State	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 3–0	700–720
November 20	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 35–28	3,300–3,500
*Non-conference game