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1965 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1965 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Michigan State $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Ohio State 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Purdue 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Minnesota 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Illinois 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Michigan 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Indiana 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Iowa 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Jack Mollenkopf, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Miami (OH)*No. 9
W 38–044,809
September 25No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 6
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 25–2161,921
October 2at SMU*No. 2
T 14–1417,000[1]
October 9at IowaNo. 6
W 17–1458,000
October 16at MichiganNo. 7
W 17–1585,905[2]
October 23No. 2 Michigan StatedaggerNo. 6
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 10–1462,113
October 30at IllinoisNo. 6
L 0–2159,507
November 6Wisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 45–748,264
November 13Minnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 35–045,587
November 20at Indiana
W 26–2150,046
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Iowa

1 234Total
• Purdue 0 773 17
Iowa 0 707 14

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Michigan

1 234Total
• Purdue 0 0143 17
Michigan 0 663 15

Indiana

1 234Total
• Purdue 20 060 26
Indiana 0 1470 21

Roster

1965 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Jim Beirne
OL Jim Bonk
OL Sal Ciampi
RB Bob Corby
QB 12 Bob Griese
OL Babe DiFilippo
OL Charles Erlenbaugh
TE Jim Faflik
WR Jim Finley
WR Bob Hadrick
OL Jim Hales
QB Doug Holcomb
OL Bob Hopp
RB Bob Hurst
OL Larry Kaminski
OL Chuck Kuzneski
RB John Kuzniewski
RB Jerry Mewha
RB Randy Minniear
RB Lou Sims
OL Karl Singer
RB Gordon Teter
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Mike Barnes
LB Francis Burke
DL Jack Calcaterra
DB George Catavolos
DB John Charles
LB Pat Conley
DB Charles King
LB Pat Labus
DL Jim Long
DL George Olion
DL Jerry Shay
DL Bob Sebeck
LB Bob Yunaska
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt


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References

  1. ^ "SMU pulls up to tie Purdue". Wichita Falls Times. October 3, 1965. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Jack Saylor (October 17, 1965). "Griese Lifts Purdue Past Michigan, 17-15". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 88. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "Purdue Triumphs Over Iowa, 17-14." Palm Beach Post. 1965 Oct 10.
  5. ^ "1965 Purdue Boilermakers Roster". Retrieved January 16, 2025.