1965 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 1965 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. Players receiving All-Big Ten honors in 1965 included six players who were also recognized as consensus All-Americans: Aaron Brown, Jim Grabowski, Bob Griese, Bubba Smith, George Webster, and Bill Yearby. Eleven players from the 1965 Michigan State Spartans football team received first- or second-team All-Big Ten honors.

Offensive selections

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Quarterbacks

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Running backs

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Ends

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Tackles

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  • Tom Mack, Michigan (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Karl Singer, Purdue (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Gale Gillingham, Minnesota (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • Jim Burns, Northwestern (AP-2)
  • Jerry West, Michigan State (UPI-2)
  • Charles Kines, Michigan (UPI-2)

Guards

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  • John Niland, Iowa (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Doug Van Horn, Ohio State (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Paul Faust, Minnesota (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • John Karpinski, Michigan State (AP-2, UPI-2)

Centers

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  • Larry Kaminski, Purdue (AP-1, UPI-2)
  • Ray Pryor, Ohio State (UPI-1)
  • Boris Dmitroff, Michigan State (AP-2)

Defensive selections

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Ends

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  • Aaron Brown, Minnesota (AP-1, UPI-1 [offense])
  • Bubba Smith, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • David Long, Iowa (UPI-1)
  • Bo Batchelder, Illinois (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • Jim Long, Purdue (AP-2, UPI-2)

Tackles

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Guards

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  • Harold Lucas, Michigan State (AP-2 [lb], UPI-1)
  • William Ridder, Ohio State (AP-2, UPI-2)

Linebackers

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Defensive backs

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  • Rich Volk, Michigan (AP-1, UPI-1 [s])
  • George Webster, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-1 [lb])
  • Ron Acks, Illinois (AP-1, UPI-2 [hb])
  • John Fill, Ohio State (AP-1)
  • Don Japinga, Michigan State (AP-2, UPI-1 [hb])
  • Charles King, Purdue (UPI-1 [hb])
  • John Charles, Purdue (AP-2, UPI-2 [hb])
  • Tom Sakal, Minnesota (AP-2)
  • Tom Brigham, Wisconsin (AP-2)
  • Mike Buckner, Northwestern (UPI-2 [s])

AP = Associated Press[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

Bold = First-team selection of both the AP and UPI

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Grabowski Big Ten Choice". Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian. November 24, 1965. p. 3B.
  2. ^ "Grabbo, Hansen, Acks All-Big 10". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 24, 1965.