1965 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1965 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (3–1 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU $ 4 1 0 6 4 0
Arizona State 3 1 0 6 4 0
Wyoming 3 2 0 6 4 0
New Mexico 2 3 0 3 7 0
Utah 1 3 0 3 7 0
Arizona 1 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1965 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled a 6–4 record (3–1 against WAC opponents), finished in second place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 142 to 132.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included John Goodman with 1,165 passing yards, Travis Williams with 523 rushing yards, and Ben Hawkins with 504 receiving yards.[3]

Don Baker, Dick Corrick, Bill Kajikawa, Paul Kemp, Jack Stovall, and Dick Tamburo were assistant coaches.[4] The team captains were right tackle Bobby Johnson and linebacker John Folmer.[5] The Sun Devils finished 5-2 at home and 1-2 on the road. All home games were played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

  1. ^ "1965 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 121. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1965 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Arizona State Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2007. p. 183. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  5. ^ 2007 Media Guide, p. 172.