Saskatchewan Roughriders 1965 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 3rd in the Western Conference
Western Conference Semi-final
- Nov. 7, 1965 Lost 9 – 15 @ Winnipeg

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1965 Season Resources 1965 SSK Team Roster 1965 SSK Attendance

Week	Date/Time (EDT	Result		Attendance	TV
Ex	Thu Jul 15 10:00 PM	SSK 14 @ BC 17	L	20,184
Ex	Thu Jul 15 10:45 PM	SSK 7 vs CGY 24	ND
Ex	Fri Jul 23 10:00 PM	WPG 6 @ SSK 9	W	10,289

Week	Date/Time (EDT	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Mon Aug 2 11:00 PM	SSK 8 @ CGY 37	L	18,000
2	Fri Aug 6 10:00 PM	CGY 18 @ SSK 20	W	16,000
3	Fri Aug 13 11:00 PM	SSK 34 @ EDM 15	W	14,297
4	Fri Aug 20 10:05 PM	BC 10 @ SSK 10	T	16,676
5	Wed Aug 25 9:00 PM	SSK 25 @ WPG 6	W	22,486
6	Tue Aug 31 10:00 PM	HAM 30 @ SSK 6	L	17,130
7	Mon Sep 6 4:00 PM	EDM 24 @ SSK 22	L	17,501
8	Fri Sep 10 8:00 PM	SSK 28 @ TOR 9	W	20,497
8	Sun Sep 12 2:05 PM	SSK 11 @ MTL 9	W	19,226
9	Sat Sep 18 10:00 PM	CGY 15 @ SSK 12	L	15,114
11	Mon Sep 27 10:00 PM	BC 26 @ SSK 14	L	12,587
12	Mon Oct 4 10:00 PM	OTT 14 @ SSK 21	W	12,500
12	Mon Oct 11 3:20 PM	SSK 20 @ WPG 21	L	19,285
13	Sun Oct 17 4:00 PM	WPG 17 @ SSK	L	17,919
14	Sun Oct 24 5:00 PM	SSK 30 @ BC 14	W	37,788
15	Sat Oct 30 11:00 PM	SSK 15 @ EDM 12	W	14,000	CTVW

Week	Date/Time (EST	Result		Attendance	TV
P1	Sun Nov 7 3:30 PM	SSK 9 @ WPG 15	L	21,600

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Regular Season	16	8	7	1	17	276	277	W2	3-3-0
Home	8	2	5	1	5	105	154	L1	1-5-0
Visitor	8	6	2	0	12	171	123	W2	5-1-0
Divisional opponent	12	5	6	1	11	210	215	W2	2-4-0
Non-divisional opponent	4	3	1	0	6	66	62	W3	3-1-0

Full 1965 League Standings

	Home			Visitor			Total
Quarter	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)
After 1st	1 (1-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	6 (1-4-1)	4 (3-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (3-1-0)	5 (4-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	10 (4-5-1)
After 2nd	1 (1-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	7 (1-5-1)	4 (3-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (3-1-0)	5 (4-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	11 (4-6-1)
After 3rd	1 (1-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	7 (1-5-1)	5 (4-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (2-1-0)	6 (5-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	10 (3-6-1)
After 4th	2 (2-0-0)	1 (0-0-1)	5 (0-5-0)	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	8 (8-0-0)	1 (0-0-1)	7 (0-7-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ SSK	SSK @
Divisional	0.539	1-4-1 (6)	4-2-0 (6)
Non-Divisional	0.446	1-1-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
BC Lions (3)	0.406	0-1-1 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
Calgary Stampeders (3)	0.750	1-1-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Edmonton Elks (3)	0.313	0-1-0 (1)	2-0-0 (2)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3)	0.688	0-1-0 (1)	1-1-0 (2)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1)	0.714	0-1-0 (1)	--
Montreal Alouettes (1)	0.357	--	1-0-0 (1)
Ottawa RedBlacks (1)	0.500	1-0-0 (1)	--
Toronto Argonauts (1)	0.214	--	1-0-0 (1)

Summary
By Quarter

	1965	1964 +/-
Average Combined Score	34.56	-3.69
Average Winning Score	23.00	-7.89
Average Losing Score	11.71	+4.29
Average Home Score	13.13	-10.88
Average Visitor Score	21.38	+4.12
Average Margin of Victory	10.88	-6.90
Average Margin of Loss	12.57	-3.43

	1st			2nd			3rd			4th			Final
	H	V	T	H	V	T	H	V	T	H	V	T	H (PPG)	V (PPG)	T (PPG)
Saskatchewan	13	68	81	19	38	57	41	12	53	32	53	85	105 (13.1)	171 (21.4)	276 (17.3)
Opponent	28	45	73	53	24	77	13	12	25	60	42	102	123 (15.4)	154 (19.3)	277 (17.3)

Head Coach

Eagle “Buddy” Keys (Jan. 1, 1965 – Dec. 23, 1970)

Player Awards
All Stars

1965 Player Awards and Nominations

1965 Most Outstanding

Player — George Reed (Winner)
Lineman — Al Benecick (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Ted Urness (Team Nominee)

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1965 All-Star Selections

4 All-Canadian Selections

HB	George Reed^*
FL	Hugh Campbell
C	Ted Urness
G	Al Benecick

6 All-Division Selections

HB	George Reed^*
FL	Hugh Campbell
C	Ted Urness
G	Al Benecick
T	Clyde Brock
DHB	Dale West

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1965 Saskatchewan Roughriders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–6 (6)		Bob Apps (HB)	McMaster
2–6 (15)		Vern Simonson (E)	Alberta
3–6 (24)		Demtro Rosevich (FB)	Alberta
4–6 (33)		Jim Hale (HB)	Alberta
5–6 (42)		Ken Saunders (G)	Carleton
6–6 (50)		Don Clarke (E)	Saskatchewan
7–6		Pass
8–6		Pass