1965 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
1965 Nebraska Cornhuskers football | |
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Big 8 champion | |
Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 5 |
Record | 10–1 (7–0 Big 8) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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No. 5 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Missouri | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AP Poll
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The 1965 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the
Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | 2:00 pm | TCU* | No. 1 | W 34–14 | 53,650 | |||
September 25 | 2:30 pm | at Air Force* | No. 2 | W 27–17 | 37,479 | |||
October 2 | 2:00 pm | Iowa State | No. 3 |
| W 44–0 | 54,440 | ||
October 9 | 2:00 pm | Wisconsin* | No. 2 |
| W 37–0 | 53,641 | ||
October 16 | 1:30 pm | at Kansas State | No. 2 | W 41–0 | 19,660 | |||
October 23 | 2:00 pm | Colorado | No. 3 |
| W 38–13 | 53,873 | ||
October 30 | 1:30 pm | at Missouri | No. 3 | W 16–14 | 57,206 | |||
November 6 | 2:00 pm | Kansas | No. 3 |
| W 42–6 | 53,910–54,118 | ||
November 13 | 1:30 pm | at Oklahoma State | No. 3 | W 21–17 | 29,901 | |||
November 25 | 12:45 pm | Oklahoma | No. 3 |
| NBC | W 21–9 | 52,533 | |
January 1, 1966 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 4 Alabama* | No. 3 | NBC | L 28–39 | 72,214 | [1][2] | |
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Roster
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Depth chart
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Coaching staff
Name | Title | First year in this position |
Years at Nebraska | Alma mater |
Bob Devaney | Head coach | 1962 | 1962–1972 | Alma |
Tom Osborne | 1964 | 1964–1997 | Hastings | |
John Melton | 1962 | 1962–1988 | Wyoming | |
Cletus Fischer | 1960 | 1960–1985 | Nebraska | |
Mike Corgan | Running backs | 1962 | 1962–1982 | Notre Dame |
George Kelly | 1960 | 1960–1968 | ||
Jim Ross | 1962 | 1962–1976 | ||
Carl Selmer | Offensive line | 1962 | 1962–1972 |
Game summaries
TCU
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Air Force
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Iowa State
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Wisconsin
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Kansas State
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Colorado
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Missouri
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Kansas
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Oklahoma State
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Oklahoma
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Alabama
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
AP | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Coaches | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3 |
Awards
- All American: Walter Barnes, Tony Jeter, Larry Wachholtz, Freeman White
- All Big 8: LaVerne Allers, Dennis Carlson, Walt Barnes, Tony Jeter, Muike Kennedy, Frank Solich, Larry Wachholtz, Freeman White
Future professional players
- Washington Redskins
- James Brown, 1966 13th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals
- Kaye Carstens, 1967 13th-round pick of the Chicago Bears
- Dick Czap, 1966 12th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
- Ben Gregory, 1968 5th-round pick of the Buffalo Bills
- Tony Jeter, 1966 3rd-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
- Ron Kirkland, 1967 9th-round pick of the Indianapolis Colts
- Wayne Meylan, 1968 4th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
- Lynn Senkbeil, 1966 16th-round pick of the Chicago Bears
- Carel Stith, 1967 4th-round pick of the Houston Oilers
- Bob Taucher, 1968 7th-round pick of the Dallas Cowboys
- Pete Tatman, 1967 10th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings
- Freeman White, 1966 9th-round pick of the New York Giants
- Harry Wilson, 1967 3rd-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles
References
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