1965 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

1965 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
Record	7–2 (6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (15th season)
MVP	Doug Van Horn
Captains	Ike Kelley Greg Lashutka
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 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 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	1:30 p.m.	North Carolina*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		L 3–14	80,182	^[1]
October 2	3:30 p.m.	at Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	NBC	W 23–21	52,500
October 9	1:30 p.m.	Illinois	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)		W 28–14	83,712
October 16	1:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		L 7–32	75,288
October 23	2:30 p.m.	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 20–10	65,269
October 30	1:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 11–10	84,359
November 6	1:30 p.m.	Indiana	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 17–10	83,863
November 13	1:30 p.m.	Iowa	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 38–0	84,116
November 20	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	NBC	W 9–7	77,733	^[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 15th year

Game summaries

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
• North Carolina	7	0	0	7	14
Ohio State	0	3	0	0	3

Date: September 25
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game attendance: 80,182
Game weather: Clear, wind SE 5mph, 68 °F (20 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	11:09	NC	Talbott 5 yard run (Talbott kick)	NC 0–7

Q2	14:52	OSU	Funk 26 yard field goal	NC 3–7

Q4	0:56	NC	Talbott 48 yard run (Talbott kick)	NC 3–14

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio State	0	14	6	3	23
Washington	7	6	8	0	21

Date: September 2
Location: U.W. Stadium, Seattle, WA
Game attendance: 52,500
Game weather: wind SE 4 mph, 60 °F (16 °C)
Television network: NBC

Scoring summary

Q1	9:25	WASH	Medved 1 yard run (Medved kick)	WASH 7–0

Q2	14:57	OSU	Sander 2 yard run (Funk kick)	TIED 7–7

Q2	8:23	OSU	Barrington 1 yard run (Funk kick)	OSU 7–14

Q2	2:55	WASH	Moore 6 yard run (rush failed)	OSU 13–14

Q3	8:38	WASH	Moore 3 yard run (Hullin pass to Kramer, good)	WASH 21–14

Q3	3:36	OSU	Fontes 5 yard run (kick failed)	WASH 21–20

Q4	0:59	OSU	Funk 27 yard field goal	OSU 21–23

Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Illinois	7	0	0	7	14
• Ohio State	0	21	7	0	28

Date: September 9
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 83,712
Game weather: Rain, wind WSW 15-20 mph, 54 °F (12 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	7:39	ILL	Pinder 4 yard run (Custardo kick)	ILL 0–7

Q2	8:14	OSU	Sander 3 yard run (Funk kick)	TIED 7–7

Q2	3:06	OSU	Barrington 12 yard run (Funk kick)	OSU 14–7

Q2	0:41	OSU	Barrington 3 yard run (Funk kick)	OSU 21–7

Q3	5:12	OSU	Barrington 1 yard run (Funk kick)	OSU 28–7

Q4	3:26	ILL	Bess 5 yard run (Custardo kick)	OSU 28-14

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	0	0	7	7
• Michigan State	7	0	5	20	32

Date: October 16
Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
Game attendance: 75,288
Game weather: Fair, wind 9 mph, 67 °F (19 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	12:24	MSU	Jones 80 yard run (Kenney kick)	MSU 0–7

Q3	2:10	MSU	Kenney 35 yard field goal	MSU 0–10

Q3	1:24	MSU	Unverferth tackled for a safety by Goovert	MSU 0–12

Q4	11:40	MSU	Juday 12 yard pass to Jones (run failed)	MSU 0–18

Q4	11:08	OSU	Unverferth 64 yard pass to Fontes (Funk kick)	MSU 7–18

Q4	4:36	MSU	Apisa 1 yard run (Kenney kick)	MSU 7–25

Q4	0:00	MSU	Lowther 6 yard run (Kenney kick)	MSU 7–32

Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio State	17	0	0	3	20
Wisconsin	3	0	7	0	10

Date: October 23
Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
Game attendance: 65,269
Game weather: Cold, wind N 20-30, 42 °F (6 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	12:28	WIS	Pinnow 35 yard field goal	WIS 0–3

Q2	12:29	OSU	Sander 2 yard run (Funk kick)	OSU 7–3

Q2	7:06	OSU	Sander 1 yard run (Funk kick)	OSU 14–3

Q2	0:52	OSU	Funk 19 yard field goal	OSU 17–3

Q3	1:37	WIS	Burt 12 yard pass to Jung (Kaye kick)	OSU 17–10

Q4	9:56	OSU	Funk 44 yard field goal	OSU 20–10

Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	7	0	3	0	10
• Ohio State	0	8	0	3	11

Date: October 30
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game attendance: 84,359
Game weather: Clear, wind SW 10-15 mph, 60 °F (16 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	10:04	MINN	Hankinson 1 yard run (Ramey kick)	MINN 0–7

Q2	8:30	OSU	Unverferth 25 yard pass to Adderly (Fontes run)	OSU 8–7

Q3	3:10	MINN	Ramey 32 yard field goal	MINN 8–10

Q4	1:17	OSU	Funk 18 yard field goal	OSU 11–10

Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	10	0	0	10
• Ohio State	7	0	3	7	17

Date: November 6
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game attendance: 83,863
Game weather: Clear, 68 °F (20 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	12:22	OSU	Sander 3 yard run (Funk kick)	OSU 7–0

Q2	9:14	IND	Kornowa 27 yard field goal	OSU 7–3

Q2	3:14	IND	Stavroff 15 yard run (Kornowa kick)	IND 7–10

Q3	4:34	OSU	Funk 26 yard field goal	TIED 10–10

Q4	5:29	OSU	Sander 2 yard run (Funk kick)	OSU 17–10

Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	0	0	0	0	0
• Ohio State	7	10	21	0	38

Date: November 13
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game attendance: 84,116
Game weather: Clear, 49 °F (9 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	6:33	OSU	Barrington 33 yard run (Funk kick)	OSU 7–0

Q2	14:47	OSU	Funk 26 yard field goal	OSU 10–0

Q2	0:59	OSU	Sander 4 yard run (Funk kick)	OSU 17–0

Q3	9:39	OSU	Barrington 3 yard run (Funk kick)	OSU 24–0

Q3	8:47	OSU	Unverferth 22 yard pass to Rein (Funk kick)	OSU 31–0

Q3	2:34	OSU	Sander 3 yard run (Funk kick)	OSU 38–0

Michigan

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

Date: November 20
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Game attendance: 77,733
Game weather: Cloudy

Scoring summary

1	5:09	OSU	Anders 5 yard pass from Unverferth (kick failed)	OSU 0-6

2	3:12	MICH	Fisher 2 yard run (Sygar kick)	MICH 7-6

4	1:15	OSU	Funk 28 yard field goal	OSU 7-9

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

^ "Tar Heels stun Ohio State, 14 to 3". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 26, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bob Pille (November 22, 1965). "Late FG Edges U-M, 9-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.

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