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1965 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Michigan State Spartans football team represented the Michigan State University in the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. The Spartans won the Big Ten Championship and competed in the 1966 Rose Bowl, losing to UCLA. Despite the loss, the Spartans shared the national championship with Alabama. Michigan State was selected national champion by UPI/coaches, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, Helms, Litkenhous, NFF, Poling, Sagarin, and Sagarin (ELO-Chess) and also co-national champion by FW.[1]: 120  Both Alabama and Michigan State were national champions for the season.[1]: 120 

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18UCLA*
W 13–351,279[2]
September 25at Penn State*
W 23–046,100[3]
October 2IllinoisNo. 9
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 22–1271,237[4]
October 9at MichiganNo. 5
W 24–7103,219[5]
October 16Ohio StateNo. 4
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 32–775,288[6]
October 23at No. 6 PurdueNo. 2
W 14–1062,113[7]
October 30NorthwesterndaggerNo. 1
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 49–774,215[8]
November 6at IowaNo. 1
W 35–054,700[9]
November 13IndianaNo. 1
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
W 27–1375,280[10]
November 20at No. 4 Notre Dame*No. 1
W 12–359,291[11]
January 1, 1966vs. No. 5 UCLA*No. 1
L 12–14100,087[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [13][14]

References

  1. ^ a b 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  2. ^ “Spartans salvage 13–3 victory over UCLA”. The Flint Journal. September 19, 1965. Retrieved March 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ “Spartans’ defense holds Penn State scoreless in win”. The Terre Haute Tribune. September 26, 1965. Retrieved March 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ “Spartans’ top effort tumbles Illini, 22–12”. The State Journal. October 3, 1965. Retrieved March 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bob Pille (October 10, 1965). “Spartans Rip U-M, 24–7”. Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ “Michigan State overwhelms Buckeyes, 32–7”. The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 17, 1965. Retrieved March 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ “Purdue flunks Mich. State test, 14–10”. The Indianapolis Star. October 24, 1965. Retrieved March 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ “MSU strengthens Big Ten lead on runaway win, 49–7”. Enquirer and News. October 31, 1965. Retrieved March 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ “Michigan State pulverizes Iowa, 35–0”. The Bradenton Herald. November 7, 1965. Retrieved March 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ “Hoosiers fail in bid against Spartans”. The Palladium-Item. November 14, 1965. Retrieved March 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ “Spartans handcuff Irish, 12–3”. Rockford Morning Star. November 21, 1965. Retrieved March 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ “UCLA knocks off No. 1 Spartans, 14–12”. The Houston Chronicle. January 2, 1966. Retrieved March 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ “Schedule/Results (1965 Michigan State)”. NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  14. ^ “Football Statistics Summary for 1965”. msuspartans.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.