1965 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1965 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 4–6 record (3–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.

1965 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJim Burns
CaptainJeff Brooke
Home stadiumDyche 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

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Denny Boothe with 487 passing yards, Bob McKelvey with 587 rushing yards, and Cas Banaszek with 333 receiving yards. McKelvey, Banaszek, and tackle Jim Burns were selected by the Associated Press as second-team All-Big Ten players.

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