1965 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team

The 1965 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team was an American football team that represented Hofstra University during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Hofstra finished second in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division.

1965 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record8–2 (4–1 MAC University)
Head coach
Captains
  • Henry Levin
  • Bill Starr
Home stadiumHofstra Stadium
1965 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
University
Bucknell x 5 1 06 3 0
Hofstra 4 1 08 2 0
Temple 3 2 05 5 0
Delaware 3 3 05 4 0
Gettysburg 2 4 05 4 0
Lehigh 1 3 01 8 0
Lafayette 1 5 03 7 0
College–Northern
Wilkes x 6 1 07 1 0
Upsala 5 2 05 3 0
Lycoming 4 2 05 3 0
Juniata 3 2 03 5 0
Moravian 4 4 05 4 0
Albright 3 4 04 5 0
Wagner 2 3 03 6 0
Susquehanna * 0 3 00 9 0
College–Southern
Swarthmore x 6 0 06 1 0
Dickinson 7 1 07 1 0
Drexel 4 2 06 2 0
Lebanon Valley 4 3 05 3 0
Franklin & Marshall 3 4 04 4 0
Haverford 2 3 02 5 0
Western Maryland 2 4 03 6 0
Pennsylvania Military 2 6 02 7 0
Muhlenberg 1 8 01 8 0
Johns Hopkins 1 4 11 6 1
Ursinus 1 4 11 6 1
West Chester * 0 0 05 3 0
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

In their 16th year under head coach Howard "Howdy" Myers Jr., the Flying Dutchmen compiled an 8–2 record, and outscored opponents 293 to 187. Henry Levin and Bill Starr were the team captains.

With a 4–1 conference record, Hofstra narrowly missed the MAC University Division championship, finishing half a game behind Bucknell (5–1).

The Flying Dutchmen played their home games at Hofstra Stadium on the university's Hempstead campus on Long Island, New York.

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