1965 Purdue
7–2–1 (5–2 Big Ten), coached by Jack Mollenkopf. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 1 Notre Dame 25–21Sep 25
Notre Dame was ranked No. 1, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs Miami (OH) | W 38–0 | 61% |
| Sep 25 | vs 1Notre Dame | W 25–21 | 49% |
| Oct 2 | vs SMU | T 14–14 | 77% |
| Oct 9 | at Iowa | W 17–14 | 56% |
| Oct 16 | at Michigan | W 17–15 | 43% |
| Oct 23 | vs 2Michigan State | L 10–14 | 49% |
| Oct 30 | at Illinois | L 0–21 | 45% |
| Nov 6 | vs Wisconsin | W 45–7 | 74% |
| Nov 13 | vs Minnesota | W 35–0 | 63% |
| Nov 20 | at Indiana | W 26–21 | 72% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Indiana 26–21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 9
- Wk 2: 6
- Wk 3: 2
- Wk 4: 6
- Wk 5: 7
- Wk 6: 6
- Wk 7: 6
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
- 7–2–1
- Conference
- 5–2 tied for 3rd in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 2
- Points
- 227–127
- Coach
- Jack Mollenkopf
- Elo
- 1623 +74 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 19.9 No. 9 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Sal Ciampi and Jerry Shay
- Most valuable player
- Bob Griese
Drafted in 1966
The 1966 draft| Rd 1 | Jerry Shay OT | Minnesota Vikings |
All-Big Ten
7 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Bob GrieseQBAP-2; UPI-1
Bob HadrickEAP-1; UPI-2- Karl SingerOTAP-1; UPI-1
- Larry KaminskiCAP-1; UPI-2
- Jerry ShayDTAP-1; UPI-1
- Charles KingDB
- John CharlesDB
Second team
- Jim LongDEAP-2; UPI-2
- Jack CalcaterraLBAP-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.