1965 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1965 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Jack Mollenkopf, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

1965 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
Record7–2–1 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBob Griese
CaptainSal Ciampi, Jerry Shay
Home stadiumRoss–Ade 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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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Miami (OH)*No. 9W 38–044,809
September 25No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 6
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 25–2161,921
October 2at SMU*No. 2T 14–1417,000
October 9at IowaNo. 6W 17–1458,000
October 16at MichiganNo. 7W 17–1585,905[1]
October 23No. 2 Michigan State No. 6
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 10–1462,113
October 30at IllinoisNo. 6L 0–2159,507
November 6Wisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 45–748,264
November 13Minnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 35–045,587
November 20at IndianaW 26–2150,046
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

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Iowa

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1 234Total
Purdue 0 773 17
Iowa 0 707 14

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Michigan

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1 234Total
Purdue 0 0143 17
Michigan 0 663 15

Indiana

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1 234Total
Purdue 20 060 26
Indiana 0 1470 21

Roster

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References

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  1. ^ Jack Saylor (October 17, 1965). "Griese Lifts Purdue Past Michigan, 17-15". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 88. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Purdue Triumphs Over Iowa, 17-14." Palm Beach Post. 1965 Oct 10.