1965 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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
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

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.

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Florida*
L 14–2433,918[4]
September 25at Indiana
W 20–031,537[5]
October 2at No. 8 Notre Dame*
L 7–3859,273[6]
October 9Oregon State*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 15–734,575[7]
October 16Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 7–2144,444[8]
October 23Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 9–045,129[9]
October 30at No. 1 Michigan State
L 7–4974,215[10]
November 6at Minnesota
L 22–2750,565[11]
November 13Michigan
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 34–2240,007[12]
November 20Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 6–2041,348[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [14][15]

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 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.
  4. ^ "Wildcats lose, 24–14". Chicago Tribune. September 19, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wildcats stun Hoosiers, 20–0". The Saginaw News. September 26, 1965. Retrieved March 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Notre Dame belts Northwestern 38–7". The Kokomo Tribune. October 3, 1965. Retrieved March 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wildcats win 15–7 thriller". The Saginaw News. October 10, 1965. Retrieved March 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Badger Burt directs 21–7 upset of Wildcats". Omaha World-Herald. October 17, 1965. Retrieved March 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wildcats claw Hawkeyes 9–0". The La Crosse Tribune. October 24, 1965. Retrieved March 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "MSU strengthens Big Ten lead on runaway win, 49–7". Enquirer and News. October 31, 1965. Retrieved March 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hankinson saves day for Gophers". The Pittsburgh Press. November 7, 1965. Retrieved March 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Illinois topples Wildcats, 20–6". Wisconsin State Journal. November 21, 1965. Retrieved March 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1965 Northwestern)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  15. ^ "1965 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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