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California

PAC · 1965 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–5
0.500 Win %
Conference
6th
2–3 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
111
1916–2026
All-Time Record
610–557–31
0.522 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1920, 1937, 1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 24
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare California head-to-head · History & Eras

1965 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 21Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI7–2–1L 6–48
5Week 5 · Sep 28Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB104–6L 7–10
6Week 6 · Oct 5Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B82–8W 17–0
7Week 7 · Oct 12Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND FBSI3–6–1W 24–7
8Week 8 · Oct 19Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC5–5W 16–12
9Week 9 · Oct 26UCLAH2HPAC8–2–1L 3–56
10Week 10 · Nov 2Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 21–17
11Week 11 · Nov 9USCH2HPAC7–2–1L 0–35
12Week 12 · Nov 16Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC4–5–1W 24–0
13Week 13 · Nov 23Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC6–3–1L 7–9

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.369
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+4
-15+19
  • Washington +5
  • Penn State +5
  • Oregon +4
  • Air Force +3
  • Kansas +2
  • Notre Dame -2
  • UCLA -2
  • USC -2
  • Stanford -3
  • Michigan -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #62Better than 55%
Win % Place 58thBetter than 58%

0.500 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#65W14#63Regular Season Final#63Post-Season W1#63Post-Season W2#62Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-42
-3
+17
+17
+4
-53
+4
-35
+24
-2

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#961960#1051961#1011962#691963#891964

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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