1965 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1965 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1965 Big Ten season. In their tenth year under head coach Milt Bruhn, the Badgers compiled a 2–7–1 record (2–5 in conference games), tied for seventh place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 291 to 81.^[1][2]

1965 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–7–1 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Milt Bruhn (10th season)
MVP	Tom Brigham
Captain	Dave Fronek
Home stadium	Camp Randall 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

The Badgers gained an average of 139.4 passing yards and 58.1 rushing yards per game. On defense, they gave up an average of 102.0 passing yards and 229.7 rushing yards per game.^[3] The team's individual statistical leaders included: quarterback Charles Burt (1,143 passing yards); running back Tim Jankowski (271 rushing yards); and running back Dennis Lager (39 receptions for 396 yards).^[3]

Defensive back Tom Brigham was selected as the team's most valuable player.^[4] Dave Fronek was the team captain.^[5] Brigham received second-team honors from the Associated Press on the 1965 All-Big Ten Conference football team.^[6]

The Badgers played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Colorado*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	T 0–0	45,914
September 25	USC*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 6–26	52,706
October 2	Iowa	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	W 16–13	63,058
October 9	at No. 2 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 0–37	53,810
October 16	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 21–7	44,444
October 23	Ohio State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 10–20	65,269
October 30	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 14–50	66,907	[7]
November 6	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 7–45	48,369
November 13	Illinois	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 0–51	55,192
November 20	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 7–42	50,624
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the 1966 NFL draft

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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