1965 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1965 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 12th year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 188 to 160.

1965 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–4–1 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Murray Warmath (12th season)
MVPJohn Hankinson
CaptainPaul Faust
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1965 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Michigan State $ 7 0 010 1 0
Ohio State 6 1 07 2 0
Purdue 5 2 07 2 1
Minnesota 5 2 05 4 1
Illinois 4 3 06 4 0
Northwestern 3 4 04 6 0
Michigan 2 5 04 6 0
Wisconsin 2 5 02 7 1
Indiana 1 6 02 8 0
Iowa 0 7 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Quarterback John Hankinson received the team's Most Valuable Player award. End Aaron Brown was named an All-American by the Associated Press, Look magazine, United Press International, Collier's/Grantland Rice and Football Writers Association of America. Brown was also named All-Big Ten first team.

Total attendance at six home games was 302,747, an average of 50,458 per game. The largest crowd was against Michigan.

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