1965 Illinois Fighting Illini football team information
American college football season
1965Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Record
6–4 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Pete Elliott (6th season)
MVP
Jim Grabowski
Captain
Jim Grabowski, Don Hansen
Home stadium
Memorial 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 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth season under head coach Pete Elliott, the Illini compiled a 6–4 (4–3 against Big Ten Conference opponents), outscored opponents 235 to 118, and finished fifth in the Big Ten.[1] Fullback Jim Grabowski was selected as the team's most valuable player, received the team's most valuable player award, and was a consensus pick for the 1965 College Football All-America Team.[2][3]
^"1965 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
^"Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
^"2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
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