1965 Fullerton Hornets football team
American college football season
| 1965 Fullerton Hornets football | |
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Junior college national champion Eastern Conference champion Junior Rose Bowl champion | |
Junior Rose Bowl, W 20–15 vs. Henderson County | |
| Conference | Eastern Conference |
| Record | 10–0 (7–0 Eastern) |
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| Home stadium | Fullerton Stadium, La Palma Stadium |
Seasons ← 1964 1966 → | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fullerton $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Ana | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riverside | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mt. San Antonio | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orange Coast | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chaffey | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Bernardino | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citrus | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1965 Fullerton Hornets football team was an American football team that represented Fullerton College as a member of the Eastern Conference during the 1965 junior college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Hal Sherbeck, the Hornets compiled a perfect 10–0 record (7–0 in conference games), won the Eastern Conference championship and the California junior college championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 379 to 61.[1] They were selected by J. C. Grid-Wire as the national junior college champion for 1965.
The team was led on offense by quarterback Dick Hough.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | San Diego Junior College* |
| W 37–14 | 6,500 | |||
| September 25 | Santa Monica* | W 27–6 | |||||
| October 8 | at San Bernardino |
| W 59–6 | 4,000 | [2] | ||
| October 16 | Riverside | W 44–7 | |||||
| October 23 | Orange Coast | W 43–0 | |||||
| October 30 | at Mt. San Antonio | Walnut, CA | W 28–0 | ||||
| November 6 | Citrus | Fullerton, CA | W 38–0 | [3] | |||
| November 13 | Chaffey | W 55–0 | |||||
| November 20 | at Santa Ana | W 28–13 | |||||
| December 11 | Henderson County |
| W 20–15 | 50,098 | [4][5] | ||
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References
- ^ "Fullerton, Cerritos Share No. 1 Ranking". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 26, 1965. p. 8, part III. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "Fullerton shows power in 59-6 VC victory". Redlands Daily Facts. October 9, 1965. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fullerton wins, 38-0, for 15th Straight Win". Los Angeles Times. November 7, 1965. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Don Pickard (December 12, 1965). "Hornets Add To West Glory: Tough Texas Tumble". Independent Star-News. pp. A1, A2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Shavena Glick (December 12, 1965). "Fullerton's Air Blitz Downs Texans: Records Topple inn 20-15 Win". Los Angeles Times. pp. D1, D4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JC Grid Log". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 24, 1965. p. 4, part III. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fullerton College Football History & Records" (PDF). Fullerton College. p. 8. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
