1965 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1965 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#11
1965 record	7–2 (6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes
Defensive coordinator	Lyal Clark
Captain	Ike Kelley
Captain	Greg Lashutka
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 81,103)

	Conf							Overall
1965 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#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 1965 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1965-1966. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 25	1:30 PM	North Carolina*		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 3–14	80,182
October 2	3:30 PM	at Washington*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	NBC	W 23–21	52,500
October 9	1:30 PM	Illinois		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)		W 28–14	83,712
October 16	1:30 PM	at #4 Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		L 7–32	75,288
October 23	2:30 PM	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 20–10	65,269
October 30	1:30 PM	Minnesota		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 11–10	84,359
November 6	1:30 PM	Indiana		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 17–10	83,863
November 13	1:30 PM	Iowa		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 38–0	84,116
November 20	1:00 PM	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	NBC	W 9–7	77,733
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 15th year

Game notes

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	6	0	0	3	9
Michigan	0	7	0	0	7

Date: November 20
Location: Ann Arbor, MI

Source:

Scoring summary

1		OSU	Anders 5 yard pass from Unverferth (kick failed)	OSU 6-0

2		MICH	Fisher 2 yard run (Sygar kick)	MICH 7-6

4	1:15	OSU	Funk 27 yard field goal	OSU 9-7

1966 Pro draftees

Player	Draft	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Tom Barrington	NFL	3	38	Running Back	Washington Redskins
Tom Barrington	AFL	16	142	Running Back	Kansas City Chiefs
Doug Van Horn	NFL	4	55	Guard	Detroit Lions
Doug Van Horn	AFL	5	39	Guard	Kansas City Chiefs
Ike Kelley	NFL	17	249	Linebacker	Philadelphia Eagles
Greg Lashutka	AFL	18	163	End	Buffalo Bills

References

Win/Loss statistics

Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

Ohio State Drafted Players

Ohio State Buckeyes football

Venues	Recreation Park (1890–1897) Ohio Field (1898–1921) Ohio Stadium (1922–present) Woody Hayes Athletic Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois Michigan (The Ten Year War) Penn State

Culture & lore	History Brutus Buckeye "Across the Field" "Buckeye Battle Cry" "Carmen Ohio" Neutron Man The Ohio State University Marching Band "Holy Buckeye" "Game of the Century" Block O "Hang On Sloopy" WBNS-TV WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches All-Century Team Yearly statistical leaders NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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