1965 Continental Football League season
Duration	August 14 – November 14, 1965
Date	November 28, 1965
Finals venue	Laidley Field, Charleston, WV
Finals champions	Charleston Rockets
Seasons
← n/a 1966 →

Franchise changes

In April 1965 the Springfield franchise was purchased by a group from Norfolk, Virginia.^[1] The sale was approved and finalized in May.

General news

Happy Chandler was appointed commissioner in March 1965, with a five-year contract worth $50,000 per year.^[2]

Games tied after four quarters move to a sudden death period.
On kickoffs, if the ball goes beyond the end zone the kicking team is given a five-yard penalty and must kick again until the ball is handled.
Fair catches are not allowed.
If the receiving team on a kickoff attempts to run the ball out of the end zone and does not reach the 20-yard-line, the ball is automatically placed at the 20.

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

y = Division Champion

Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Stadium	Coach
Eastern Division
y-Toronto Rifles	11	3	0	.786	412	258	Maple Leaf Stadium	Leo Cahill
Philadelphia Bulldogs	10	4	0	.717	414	341	Temple Stadium	Babe Dimancheff
Norfolk Neptunes	9	5	0	.643	326	280	Foreman Field	Gary Glick
Newark Bears	5	9	0	.357	307	310	Newark Schools Stadium	Steve Van Buren
Wheeling Ironmen	2	12	0	.143	175	290	Wheeling Island Stadium	Mac Cara/Bob Snyder
Western Division
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Stadium	Coach
y-Charleston Rockets	14	0	0	1.000	462	129	Laidley Field	Perry Moss
Fort Wayne Warriors	8	6	0	.538	351	256	Zollner Stadium	Ken Carpenter
Richmond Rebels	6	8	0	.429	283	385	City Stadium	Pete Pihos
Rhode Island Indians	3	11	0	.214	182	411	City Stadium	Mike Connolly
Hartford Charter Oaks	2	12	0	.143	203	455	Dillon Stadium	Fred Wallner/Lee Grosscup/Lowell Lander

Home team in CAPITALS

League Championship (November 28, 1965)

Most Valuable Player: Bob Brodhead (QB, Philadelphia Bulldogs) & Joe Williams (FB, Toronto Rifles)^[3]
Coach of the Year: Perry Ross, Charleston^[4]

^ "Norfolk Gets Berth In Continental Loop". The Progress-Index. Associated Press. April 30, 1965.
^ "Happy Chandler Commissioner Of Continental Football League". Ogden Standard-Examiner. UPI. March 18, 1965.
^ "Bulldogs Brodhead Given MVP Award". Evening Journal. Associated Press. November 27, 1965.
^ "Moss Is Named Coach of Year". Beckley Post-Herald. Associated Press. November 25, 1965.

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