1965 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1965 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by Jerry Burns in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

1965 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–9 (0–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDave Long
CaptainKarl Noonan
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 18Washington State*L 0–753,000
September 25at Oregon State*NBCW 27–724,778
October 2at WisconsinL 13–1663,058
October 9No. 6 Purdue 
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 14–1758,000
October 16Minnesota
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
L 3–1459,200
October 23at NorthwesternL 0–9
October 30at IndianaL 17–2132,417
November 6No. 1 Michigan State
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
NBCL 0–3554,700
November 13at Ohio StateL 0–3884,116
November 20NC State*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 20–2837,000[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Burns era ends in 28–20 defeat". The Des Moines Register. November 21, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.