1965 Ohio State
7–2 (6–1 Big Ten), coached by Woody Hayes. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa 38–0Nov 13
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs North Carolina | L 3–14 | 64% |
| Oct 2 | at Washington | W 23–21 | 40% |
| Oct 9 | vs Illinois | W 28–14 | 57% |
| Oct 16 | at 4Michigan State | L 7–32 | 32% |
| Oct 23 | at Wisconsin | W 20–10 | 52% |
| Oct 30 | vs Minnesota | W 11–10 | 63% |
| Nov 6 | vs Indiana | W 17–10 | 80% |
| Nov 13 | vs Iowa | W 38–0 | 80% |
| Nov 20 | at Michigan | W 9–7 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Michigan 9–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 10
Players on this team
Dave FoleyOffensive tackle- Rufus MayesOffensive tackle
- Tom BarringtonRunning back
- Mike CurrentOffensive tackle
- Doug Van HornGuard
- Bo ReinReceiver
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.
Led the nationTom Barrington: kickoff return average (34.3)
- Record
- 7–2
- Conference
- 6–1 2nd in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 10
- Points
- 156–118
- Coach
- Woody Hayes
- Elo
- 1621 +44 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 13.0 No. 19 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Ike Kelley and Greg Lashutka
- Most valuable player
- Doug Van Horn
Drafted in 1966
The 1966 draft| Rd 3 | Tom Barrington RB | Washington Redskins |
| Rd 4 | Doug Van Horn OG | Detroit Lions |
All-Big Ten
5 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Tom BarringtonRB- Doug Van HornOGAP-1; UPI-1
- Ray PryorCUPI-1
- Ike KelleyLBAP-1; UPI-1
- John FillDBAP-1
Second team
- William RidderMGAP-2; UPI-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 7–0 | 10–1 | 2 |
| Ohio State | 6–1 | 7–2 | |
 Purdue | 5–2 | 7–2–1 | |
| Minnesota | 5–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Illinois | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
 Northwestern | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Michigan | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–5 | 2–7–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–6 | 2–8 | |
| Iowa | 0–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.