1965 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1965 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record.

1965 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
Record	7–2 (6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (15th season)
MVP	Doug Van Horn
Captains	Ike Kelley Greg Lashutka
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	1:30 p.m.	North Carolina*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		L 3–14	80,182	[1]
October 2	3:30 p.m.	at Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	NBC	W 23–21	52,500
October 9	1:30 p.m.	Illinois	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)		W 28–14	83,712
October 16	1:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		L 7–32	75,288
October 23	2:30 p.m.	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 20–10	65,269
October 30	1:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 11–10	84,359
November 6	1:30 p.m.	Indiana	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 17–10	83,863
November 13	1:30 p.m.	Iowa	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 38–0	84,116
November 20	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	NBC	W 9–7	77,733	[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

• Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 15th year

Game summaries

North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total • North Carolina 7 0 0 7 14 Ohio State 0 3 0 0 3 Date: September 25 Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 80,182 Game weather: Clear, wind SE 5mph, 68 °F (20 °C)

Scoring summary Q1 11:09 NC Talbott 5 yard run (Talbott kick) NC 0–7 Q2 14:52 OSU Funk 26 yard field goal NC 3–7 Q4 0:56 NC Talbott 48 yard run (Talbott kick) NC 3–14

Washington

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio State 0 14 6 3 23 Washington 7 6 8 0 21 Date: September 2 Location: U.W. Stadium, Seattle, WA Game attendance: 52,500 Game weather: wind SE 4 mph, 60 °F (16 °C) Television network: NBC

Scoring summary Q1 9:25 WASH Medved 1 yard run (Medved kick) WASH 7–0 Q2 14:57 OSU Sander 2 yard run (Funk kick) TIED 7–7 Q2 8:23 OSU Barrington 1 yard run (Funk kick) OSU 7–14 Q2 2:55 WASH Moore 6 yard run (rush failed) OSU 13–14 Q3 8:38 WASH Moore 3 yard run (Hullin pass to Kramer, good) WASH 21–14 Q3 3:36 OSU Fontes 5 yard run (kick failed) WASH 21–20 Q4 0:59 OSU Funk 27 yard field goal OSU 21–23

Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total Illinois 7 0 0 7 14 • Ohio State 0 21 7 0 28 Date: September 9 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH Game attendance: 83,712 Game weather: Rain, wind WSW 15-20 mph, 54 °F (12 °C)

Scoring summary Q1 7:39 ILL Pinder 4 yard run (Custardo kick) ILL 0–7 Q2 8:14 OSU Sander 3 yard run (Funk kick) TIED 7–7 Q2 3:06 OSU Barrington 12 yard run (Funk kick) OSU 14–7 Q2 0:41 OSU Barrington 3 yard run (Funk kick) OSU 21–7 Q3 5:12 OSU Barrington 1 yard run (Funk kick) OSU 28–7 Q4 3:26 ILL Bess 5 yard run (Custardo kick) OSU 28-14

Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 0 0 0 7 7 • Michigan State 7 0 5 20 32 Date: October 16 Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI Game attendance: 75,288 Game weather: Fair, wind 9 mph, 67 °F (19 °C)

Scoring summary Q1 12:24 MSU Jones 80 yard run (Kenney kick) MSU 0–7 Q3 2:10 MSU Kenney 35 yard field goal MSU 0–10 Q3 1:24 MSU Unverferth tackled for a safety by Goovert MSU 0–12 Q4 11:40 MSU Juday 12 yard pass to Jones (run failed) MSU 0–18 Q4 11:08 OSU Unverferth 64 yard pass to Fontes (Funk kick) MSU 7–18 Q4 4:36 MSU Apisa 1 yard run (Kenney kick) MSU 7–25 Q4 0:00 MSU Lowther 6 yard run (Kenney kick) MSU 7–32

Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio State 17 0 0 3 20 Wisconsin 3 0 7 0 10 Date: October 23 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI Game attendance: 65,269 Game weather: Cold, wind N 20-30, 42 °F (6 °C)

Scoring summary Q1 12:28 WIS Pinnow 35 yard field goal WIS 0–3 Q2 12:29 OSU Sander 2 yard run (Funk kick) OSU 7–3 Q2 7:06 OSU Sander 1 yard run (Funk kick) OSU 14–3 Q2 0:52 OSU Funk 19 yard field goal OSU 17–3 Q3 1:37 WIS Burt 12 yard pass to Jung (Kaye kick) OSU 17–10 Q4 9:56 OSU Funk 44 yard field goal OSU 20–10

Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total Minnesota 7 0 3 0 10 • Ohio State 0 8 0 3 11 Date: October 30 Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 84,359 Game weather: Clear, wind SW 10-15 mph, 60 °F (16 °C)

Scoring summary Q1 10:04 MINN Hankinson 1 yard run (Ramey kick) MINN 0–7 Q2 8:30 OSU Unverferth 25 yard pass to Adderly (Fontes run) OSU 8–7 Q3 3:10 MINN Ramey 32 yard field goal MINN 8–10 Q4 1:17 OSU Funk 18 yard field goal OSU 11–10

Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 0 10 0 0 10 • Ohio State 7 0 3 7 17 Date: November 6 Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 83,863 Game weather: Clear, 68 °F (20 °C)

Scoring summary Q1 12:22 OSU Sander 3 yard run (Funk kick) OSU 7–0 Q2 9:14 IND Kornowa 27 yard field goal OSU 7–3 Q2 3:14 IND Stavroff 15 yard run (Kornowa kick) IND 7–10 Q3 4:34 OSU Funk 26 yard field goal TIED 10–10 Q4 5:29 OSU Sander 2 yard run (Funk kick) OSU 17–10

Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 • Ohio State 7 10 21 0 38 Date: November 13 Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 84,116 Game weather: Clear, 49 °F (9 °C)

Scoring summary Q1 6:33 OSU Barrington 33 yard run (Funk kick) OSU 7–0 Q2 14:47 OSU Funk 26 yard field goal OSU 10–0 Q2 0:59 OSU Sander 4 yard run (Funk kick) OSU 17–0 Q3 9:39 OSU Barrington 3 yard run (Funk kick) OSU 24–0 Q3 8:47 OSU Unverferth 22 yard pass to Rein (Funk kick) OSU 31–0 Q3 2:34 OSU Sander 3 yard run (Funk kick) OSU 38–0

Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio State 6 0 0 3 9 Michigan 0 7 0 0 7 Date: November 20 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI Game attendance: 77,733 Game weather: Cloudy

Scoring summary 1 5:09 OSU Anders 5 yard pass from Unverferth (kick failed) OSU 0-6 2 3:12 MICH Fisher 2 yard run (Sygar kick) MICH 7-6 4 1:15 OSU Funk 28 yard field goal OSU 7-9

1966 pro draftees

Player	Draft	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Tom Barrington	NFL	3	38	Running Back	Washington Redskins
Tom Barrington	AFL	16	142	Running Back	Kansas City Chiefs
Doug Van Horn	NFL	4	55	Guard	Detroit Lions
Doug Van Horn	AFL	5	39	Guard	Kansas City Chiefs
Ike Kelley	NFL	17	249	Linebacker	Philadelphia Eagles
Greg Lashutka	AFL	18	163	End	Buffalo Bills

References

1. "Tar Heels stun Ohio State, 14 to 3". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 26, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Bob Pille (November 22, 1965). "Late FG Edges U-M, 9-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.