American college football season
The 1965 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Jack Mollenkopf, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | Miami (OH)* | No. 9 | | W 38–0 | 44,809 | |
September 25 | No. 1 Notre Dame* | No. 6 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
| W 25–21 | 61,921 | |
October 2 | at SMU* | No. 2 | | T 14–14 | 17,000 | |
October 9 | at Iowa | No. 6 | | W 17–14 | 58,000 | |
October 16 | at Michigan | No. 7 | | W 17–15 | 85,905 | [1] |
October 23 | No. 2 Michigan State![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 6 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| L 10–14 | 62,113 | |
October 30 | at Illinois | No. 6 | | L 0–21 | 59,507 | |
November 6 | Wisconsin | | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 45–7 | 48,264 | |
November 13 | Minnesota | | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 35–0 | 45,587 | |
November 20 | at Indiana | | | W 26–21 | 50,046 | |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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[2]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Purdue |
0 |
7 | 7 | 3 |
17 |
Iowa |
0 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 2 | | IOWA | Kimble 42-yard pass from Snook (Anderson kick) | IOWA 7-0 |
| 2 | | PUR | Griese 1-yard run (Griese kick) | Tied 7-7 |
| 3 | | PUR | Kuzniewski 1-yard run (Griese kick) | PUR 14-7 |
| 4 | | PUR | Griese 19-yard field goal | PUR 17-7 |
| 4 | | IOWA | Wilder 4-yard pass from Snook (Anderson kick) | PUR 17-14 |
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Purdue |
0 |
0 | 14 | 3 |
17 |
Michigan |
0 |
6 | 6 | 3 |
15 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 2 | | MICH | Ward 17-yard run (kick failed) | MICH 6-0 |
| 3 | | PUR | Finley 24-yard pass from Griese (Griese kick) | PUR 7-6 |
| 3 | | PUR | Beirne 6-yard pass from Griese (Griese kick) | PUR 14-6 |
| 3 | | MICH | Clancy 40-yard pass from Gabler (run failed) | PUR 14-12 |
| 4 | | MICH | Sygar 18-yard field goal | MICH 15-14 |
| 4 | 0:55 | PUR | Griese 35-yard field goal | PUR 17-15 |
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Purdue |
20 |
0 | 6 | 0 |
26 |
Indiana |
0 |
14 | 7 | 0 |
21 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | PUR | Kuzniewski 6-yard run (Griese kick) | PUR 7-0 |
| 1 | | PUR | Teter 9-yard run (kick failed) | PUR 13-0 |
| 1 | | PUR | Kuzniewski 2-yard run (Griese kick) | PUR 20-0 |
| 2 | | IND | Malinchak 75-yard pass from Stavroff (kick failed) | PUR 20-6 |
| 2 | | IND | Malinchak 21-yard pass from Stavroff (Stavroff to Kalupa pass) | PUR 20-14 |
| 3 | | PUR | Griese 1-yard run (pass failed) | PUR 26-14 |
| 3 | | IND | Cole 13-yard run (Kornowa kick) | PUR 26-21 |
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