1965 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1965 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–7–1 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Milt Bruhn (10th season)
MVP	Tom Brigham
Captain	Dave Fronek
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

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 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Milt Bruhn, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Colorado*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	T 0–0	45,914
September 25	USC*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 6–26	52,706
October 2	Iowa	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	W 16–13	63,058
October 9	at No. 2 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 0–37	53,810
October 16	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 21–7	44,444
October 23	Ohio State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 10–20	65,269
October 30	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 14–50	66,907	[1]
November 6	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 7–45	48,369
November 13	Illinois	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 0–51	55,192
November 20	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 7–42	50,624
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the 1966 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Tom Brigham	Defensive End	10	150	Detroit Lions
Bill Masselter	Tackle	13	192	Detroit Lions

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References

1. Jack Saylor (October 31, 1965). "U-M Explodes, 50-14: It's [sic] First Big Ten Victory". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 8C – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
3. "1966 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.