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Indiana Football Team History

Indiana Hoosiers

Indiania University
Bloomington, IN
Founded: 1820
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 52,180
Colors: Cream & Crimson
Coach: John Pont
Conference: Big 10-

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1887 <-- 1964 <- 1965 -> 1966 --> 2024

1965 Season Highlights

John Pont enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Indiana.

1965 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Kansas State	19	7	W
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Northwestern	0	20	L
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Texas	12	27	L
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Minnesota	18	42	L
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Illinois	13	34	L
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Washington State	7	8	L
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Iowa	21	17	W
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Ohio State	10	17	L
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Michigan State	13	27	L
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Purdue	21	26	L

1965 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	134
Scoring Average	13.4
Points Allowed	225
Defense Average	22.5
Opponents Record	53-45
Conference Record	1-6
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	0-5

1965 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1965 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	5-4-1	188	160		5-2	149	109	Murray Warmath
Illinois	6-4	235	118		4-3	155	92	Peter R. Elliot
Indiana	2-8	134	225		1-6	96	183	John Pont
Michigan State	10-1	263	76	Lost 12-14	7-0	203	56	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Ohio State	7-2	156	118		6-1	130	83	Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue	7-2-1	227	127		5-2	150	92	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern	4-6	141	208		3-4	105	139	Alex Agase
Michigan	4-6	185	161		2-5	137	115	Chalmers Bump Elliott
Wisconsin	2-7-1	81	291		2-5	75	228	Milton Milt Bruhn
Iowa	1-9	94	192		0-7	47	150	Jerry Burns

1965 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1965 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.