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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record2-8
  Points Scored134
  Scoring Average13.4
  Points Allowed225
  Defense Average22.5
  Opponents Record53-45
  Conference Record1-6
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record0-5
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 5-4-1188160 5-2149109  Murray Warmath
Illinois 6-4235118 4-315592  Peter R. Elliot
Indiana 2-8134225 1-696183  John Pont
Michigan State 10-126376Lost  12-147-020356  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Ohio State 7-2156118 6-113083  Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue 7-2-1227127 5-215092  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern 4-6141208 3-4105139  Alex Agase
Michigan 4-6185161 2-5137115  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Wisconsin 2-7-181291 2-575228  Milton Milt Bruhn
Iowa 1-994192 0-747150  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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.