1965 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1965 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by John Pont, in his first year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

1965 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–8 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBill Malinchak
CaptainBill Malinchak
Home stadiumSeventeenth Street Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Michigan State $ 7 0 0 10 1 0
Ohio State 6 1 0 7 2 0
Purdue 5 2 0 7 2 1
Minnesota 5 2 0 5 4 1
Illinois 4 3 0 6 4 0
Northwestern 3 4 0 4 6 0
Michigan 2 5 0 4 6 0
Wisconsin 2 5 0 2 7 1
Indiana 1 6 0 2 8 0
Iowa 0 7 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 18Kansas State*NBCW 19–722,883
September 25Northwestern
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 0–2031,537
October 27:30 pmat No. 1 Texas*L 12–2757,000[1]
October 9at MinnesotaL 18–4246,010
October 16at IllinoisL 13–3461,257
October 23Washington State*
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 7–832,061
October 30Iowa 
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 21–1732,417
November 6at Ohio StateL 10–1783,863
November 13at No. 1 Michigan StateL 13–2775,280
November 20Purdue
L 21–2650,046
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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1966 NFL draftees

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Randy Beisler Defensive end 1 4 Philadelphia Eagles
Bill Malinchak Wide receiver 3 39 Detroit Lions
Ken Hollister Tackle 12 171 Atlanta Falcons
Tom Gallagher Defensive end 20 299 St. Louis Cardinals

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References

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  1. ^ "Texas topples I.U., 27–12; Unbeaten Longhorns win 3d". The Indianapolis Star. October 3, 1965. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1965 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "1965 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "1965 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  6. ^ "1966 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.