1965 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Miami (OH)*No. 9
W 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. 2
T 14–1417,000
October 9at IowaNo. 6
W 17–1458,000
October 16at MichiganNo. 7
W 17–1585,905[1]
October 23No. 2 Michigan StatedaggerNo. 6
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 10–1462,113
October 30at
Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry
    • )    		L 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 Indiana
    		W 26–2150,046
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [2]

    Roster

    Game summaries

    Iowa

    1 234Total
    • Purdue 0 773 17
    Iowa 0 707 14
    • Date: October 9
    • Location:
      Iowa City, IA
    • Game attendance: 59,800
    Scoring summary
    2IOWAKimble 42-yard pass from Snook (Anderson kick)IOWA 7-0
    2PURGriese 1-yard run (Griese kick)Tied 7-7
    3PURKuzniewski 1-yard run (Griese kick)PUR 14-7
    4PURGriese 19-yard field goalPUR 17-7
    4IOWAWilder 4-yard pass from Snook (Anderson kick)PUR 17-14

    [3]

    Michigan

    1 234Total
    • Purdue 0 0143 17
    Michigan 0 663 15
    • Date: October 16
    • Location:
      Ann Arbor, MI
    Scoring summary
    2MICHWard 17-yard run (kick failed)MICH 6-0
    3PURFinley 24-yard pass from Griese (Griese kick)PUR 7-6
    3PURBeirne 6-yard pass from Griese (Griese kick)PUR 14-6
    3MICHClancy 40-yard pass from Gabler (run failed)PUR 14-12
    4MICHSygar 18-yard field goalMICH 15-14
    40:55PURGriese 35-yard field goalPUR 17-15

    Indiana

    1 234Total
    • Purdue 20 060 26
    Indiana 0 1470 21
    • Date: November 20
    • Location:
      Bloomington, IN
    Scoring summary
    1PURKuzniewski 6-yard run (Griese kick)PUR 7-0
    1PURTeter 9-yard run (kick failed)PUR 13-0
    1PURKuzniewski 2-yard run (Griese kick)PUR 20-0
    2INDMalinchak 75-yard pass from Stavroff (kick failed)PUR 20-6
    2INDMalinchak 21-yard pass from Stavroff (Stavroff to Kalupa pass)PUR 20-14
    3PURGriese 1-yard run (pass failed)PUR 26-14
    3INDCole 13-yard run (Kornowa kick)PUR 26-21

    References

    1. Newspapers.com
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    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.
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