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Northwestern Football Team History

Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851
Stadium: Ryan Field
Capacity: 47,130
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Alex Agase
Conference: Big 10-

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1875 <-- 1964 <- 1965 -> 1966 --> 2024

1965 Season Highlights

Alex Agase enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Northwestern.

1965 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Florida	14	24	L
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Indiana	20	0	W
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Notre Dame	7	38	L
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Oregon State	15	7	W
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Wisconsin	7	21	L
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Iowa	9	0	W
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Michigan State	7	49	L
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Minnesota	22	27	L
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Michigan	34	22	W
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Illinois	6	20	L

1965 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	141
Scoring Average	14.1
Points Allowed	208
Defense Average	20.8
Opponents Record	49-50
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	1-3

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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.