1965 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1965 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 4–6 record (3–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

1965 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJim Burns
CaptainJeff Brooke[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1965 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Michigan State $ 7 –0 –010 –1 –0
Ohio State 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Purdue 5 –2 –07 –2 –1
Minnesota 5 –2 –05 –4 –1
Illinois 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Northwestern 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Michigan 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Wisconsin 2 –5 –02 –7 –1
Indiana 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Iowa 0 –7 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Denny Boothe with 487 passing yards, Bob McKelvey with 587 rushing yards, and Cas Banaszek with 333 receiving yards.[3] McKelvey, Banaszek, and tackle Jim Burns were selected by the Associated Press as second-team All-Big Ten players.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Florida*
L 14–2433,918[5]
September 25at Indiana
W 20–0
October 2at No. 8 Notre Dame*
L 7–3859,273
October 9Oregon State*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 15–734,575
October 16Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 7–2144,444
October 23Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 9–0
October 30at No. 1 Michigan State
L 7–4974,215
November 6at Minnesota
L 22–2750,565
November 13Michigan
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 34–2240,007[6]
November 20Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 6–2041,348
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. "1965 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. "1965 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  4. "Grabowski Big Ten Choice". Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian. November 24, 1965. p. 3B.
  5. "Wildcats lose, 24–14". Chicago Tribune. September 19, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. David Condon (November 14, 1965). "N.U. Jars Michigan: Pins 34-22 Setback On Wolverines". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1, II-4 – via Newspapers.com.


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