1965 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

1965 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
Record	7–2–1 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jack Mollenkopf (10th season)
MVP	Bob Griese
Captain	Sal Ciampi, Jerry Shay
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Miami (OH)*	No. 9	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 38–0	44,809
September 25	No. 1 Notre Dame*	No. 6	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	W 25–21	61,921
October 2	at SMU*	No. 2	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	T 14–14	17,000
October 9	at Iowa	No. 6	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 17–14	58,000
October 16	at Michigan	No. 7	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	W 17–15	85,905	^[1]
October 23	No. 2 Michigan State	No. 6	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 10–14	62,113
October 30	at Illinois	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 0–21	59,507
November 6	Wisconsin		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 45–7	48,264
November 13	Minnesota		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 35–0	45,587
November 20	at Indiana		Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 26–21	50,046
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

QB Bob Griese, Jr.

Game summaries

Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Purdue	0	7	7	3	17
Iowa	0	7	0	7	14

Date: October 9
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 59,800

Scoring summary

2	IOWA	Kimble 42-yard pass from Snook (Anderson kick)	IOWA 7-0

2	PUR	Griese 1-yard run (Griese kick)	Tied 7-7

3	PUR	Kuzniewski 1-yard run (Griese kick)	PUR 14-7

4	PUR	Griese 19-yard field goal	PUR 17-7

4	IOWA	Wilder 4-yard pass from Snook (Anderson kick)	PUR 17-14

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Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Purdue	0	0	14	3	17
Michigan	0	6	6	3	15

Date: October 16
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI

Source: [1]

Scoring summary

2		MICH	Ward 17-yard run (kick failed)	MICH 6-0

3		PUR	Finley 24-yard pass from Griese (Griese kick)	PUR 7-6

3		PUR	Beirne 6-yard pass from Griese (Griese kick)	PUR 14-6

3		MICH	Clancy 40-yard pass from Gabler (run failed)	PUR 14-12

4		MICH	Sygar 18-yard field goal	MICH 15-14

4	0:55	PUR	Griese 35-yard field goal	PUR 17-15

Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Purdue	20	0	6	0	26
Indiana	0	14	7	0	21

Date: November 20
Location: Bloomington, IN

Source: [2]

Scoring summary

1	PUR	Kuzniewski 6-yard run (Griese kick)	PUR 7-0

1	PUR	Teter 9-yard run (kick failed)	PUR 13-0

1	PUR	Kuzniewski 2-yard run (Griese kick)	PUR 20-0

2	IND	Malinchak 75-yard pass from Stavroff (kick failed)	PUR 20-6

2	IND	Malinchak 21-yard pass from Stavroff (Stavroff to Kalupa pass)	PUR 20-14

3	PUR	Griese 1-yard run (pass failed)	PUR 26-14

3	IND	Cole 13-yard run (Kornowa kick)	PUR 26-21

References

^ Jack Saylor (October 17, 1965). "Griese Lifts Purdue Past Michigan, 17-15". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 88. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
^ "Purdue Triumphs Over Iowa, 17-14." Palm Beach Post. 1965 Oct 10.

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