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1965 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1965 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–7–1 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPTom Brigham
CaptainDave Fronek
Home stadiumCamp Randall 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

The 1965 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Milt Bruhn, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Colorado*T 0–045,914
September 25USC*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 6–2652,706
October 2Iowa
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
W 16–1363,058
October 9at No. 2 Nebraska*L 0–3753,810
October 16at NorthwesternW 21–744,444
October 23Ohio Statedagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 10–2065,269
October 30at MichiganL 14–5066,907[1]
November 6at PurdueL 7–4548,369
November 13Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 0–5155,192
November 20at MinnesotaL 7–4250,624
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the 1966 NFL draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Tom Brigham Defensive End 10 150 Detroit Lions
Bill Masselter Tackle 13 192 Detroit Lions

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References

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  1. ^ Jack Saylor (October 31, 1965). "U-M Explodes, 50-14: It's [sic] First Big Ten Victory". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 8C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  3. ^ "1966 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.