1965 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1965 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1965 record 4–6 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Alex Agase (2nd year)
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1965 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#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

The 1965 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1965 college 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.[1]

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.[2] McKelvey, Banaszek, and tackle Jim Burns were selected by the Associated Press as second-team All-Big Ten players.[3]

Schedule

  1. September 18, 1965: Florida, Loss, 14-24
  2. September 25, 1965: at Indiana, Win, 20-0
  3. October 2, 1965: at Notre Dame, Loss, 7-38
  4. October 9, 1965: Oregon State, Win, 15-7
  5. October 16, 1965: Wisconsin, Loss, 7-21
  6. October 23, 1965: Iowa, Win, 9-0
  7. October 30, 1965: at Michigan State, Loss, 7-49
  8. November 6, 1965: at Minnesota, Loss, 22-27
  9. November 13, 1965: Michigan, Win, 34-22
  10. November 20, 1965: Illinois, Loss, 6-20

References

  1. "1965 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. "1965 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  3. "Grabowski Big Ten Choice". Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian. November 24, 1965. p. 3B.
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