
1965 Indiana
2–8 (1–6 Big Ten), coached by John Pont. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 19–7Sep 18
By 12 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs | W 19–7 | 66% |
| Sep 25 | vs | L 0–20 | 58% |
| Oct 2 | at | L 12–27 | 13% |
| Oct 9 | at | L 18–42 | 34% |
| Oct 16 | at | L 13–34 | 26% |
| Oct 23 | vs | L 7–8 | 44% |
| Oct 30 | vs | W 21–17 | 52% |
| Nov 6 | at | L 10–17 | 20% |
| Nov 13 | at | L 13–27 | 10% |
| Nov 20 | vs | L 21–26 | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 26–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1965.
- Record
- 2–8
- Conference
- 1–6 9th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 134–225
- Coach
- John Pont
- Elo
- 1385 −74 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.1 No. 61 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bill Malinchak
- Most valuable player
- Bill Malinchak
Drafted in 1966
The 1966 draft| Rd 1 | Randy Beisler DE | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 3 | Bill Malinchak WR | Detroit Lions |
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Bill MalinchakEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1965 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1965 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7–0 | 10–1 | 2 | |
| 6–1 | 7–2 | ||
| 5–2 | 7–2–1 | ||
| 5–2 | 5–4–1 | ||
| 4–3 | 6–4 | ||
| 3–4 | 4–6 | ||
| 2–5 | 4–6 | ||
| 2–5 | 2–7–1 | ||
| 1–6 | 2–8 | ||
| 0–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.