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Wisconsin Football Team History

Wisconsin Badgers

University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Founded: 1849
Stadium: Camp Randall Stadium
Capacity: 80,321
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: Milton Milt Bruhn
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1964 <- 1965 -> 1966 --> 2024

1965 Season Highlights

Milton Milt Bruhn enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.

1965 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Colorado	0	0	T
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Southern California	6	26	L
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Iowa	16	13	W
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Nebraska	0	37	L
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Northwestern	21	7	W
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Ohio State	10	20	L
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Michigan	14	50	L
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Purdue	7	45	L
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Illinois	0	51	L
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Minnesota	7	42	L

1965 Season Totals
Record	2-7 -1
Points Scored	81
Scoring Average	8.1
Points Allowed	291
Defense Average	29.1
Opponents Record	57-38
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	1-3 -1
Away Record	1-4

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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.