1965 Wisconsin
2–7–1 (2–5 Big Ten), coached by Milt Bruhn. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern 21–7Oct 16
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs Colorado | T 0–0 | 65% |
| Sep 25 | vs USC | L 6–26 | 39% |
| Oct 2 | vs Iowa | W 16–13 | 50% |
| Oct 9 | at 2Nebraska | L 0–37 | 19% |
| Oct 16 | at Northwestern | W 21–7 | 34% |
| Oct 23 | vs Ohio State | L 10–20 | 48% |
| Oct 30 | at Michigan | L 14–50 | 28% |
| Nov 6 | at Purdue | L 7–45 | 26% |
| Nov 13 | vs Illinois | L 0–51 | 38% |
| Nov 20 | at Minnesota | L 7–42 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 42–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 122nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 2–7–1
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 7th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 81–291
- Coach
- Milt Bruhn
- Elo
- 1383 −93 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.4 No. 80 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Dave Fronek
- Most valuable player
- Tom Brigham
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Tom BrighamDBAP-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.