1965 Indiana

2–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Big Ten), coached by John Pont.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1965, game by game: won vs. Kansas State 19–7; lost vs. Northwestern 0–20; lost at No. 1 Texas 12–27; lost at Minnesota 18–42; lost at Illinois 13–34; lost vs. Washington State 7–8; won vs. Iowa 21–17; lost at Ohio State 10–17; lost at No. 1 Michigan State 13–27; lost vs. Purdue 21–26+12−24Won 19–7 vs. Kansas State+12Kansas StateLost 0–20 vs. Northwestern-20NorthwesternLost 12–27 at No. 1 Texas-15No. 1 TexasLost 18–42 at Minnesota-24MinnesotaLost 13–34 at Illinois-21IllinoisLost 7–8 vs. Washington State-1Washington StateWon 21–17 vs. Iowa+4IowaLost 10–17 at Ohio State-7Ohio StateLost 13–27 at No. 1 Michigan State-14No. 1 Michigan StateLost 21–26 vs. Purdue-5Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

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 1Randy Beisler DEPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 3Bill Malinchak WRDetroit Lions

All-Big Ten

1 second team

Second team

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
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan State7–⁠010–⁠12
Ohio State6–⁠17–⁠2
Purdue5–⁠27–⁠2–⁠1
Minnesota5–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠36–⁠4
Northwestern3–⁠44–⁠6
Michigan2–⁠54–⁠6
Wisconsin2–⁠52–⁠7–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠62–⁠8
Iowa0–⁠71–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.