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
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–8 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Pont (1st season)
MVP	Bill Malinchak
Captain	Bill Malinchak
Home stadium	Seventeenth Street Stadium
Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18		Kansas State*	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN	NBC	W 19–7	22,883
September 25		Northwestern	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 0–20	31,537
October 2	7:30 pm	at No. 1 Texas*	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		L 12–27	57,000	[1]
October 9		at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN		L 18–42	46,010
October 16		at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)		L 13–34	61,257
October 23		Washington State*	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 7–8	32,061
October 30		Iowa	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 21–17	32,417
November 6		at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		L 10–17	83,863
November 13		at No. 1 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)		L 13–27	75,280
November 20		Purdue	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		L 21–26	50,046
*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

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

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.