The 1965 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as an independent during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season.
Led by third-year head coach Jack Curtice, the Gauchos compiled a record of 8–2 and outscored their opponents 225 to 195.
UC Santa Barbara was invited to the Camellia Bowl, where the Gauchos lost to Cal State Los Angeles.
The team played home games at La Playa Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.
Curtice won the AFCA Coach of the Year Award for the NCAA College Division.