1965 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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1965 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Big Eight champion
Orange Bowl, L 28–39 vs. Alabama
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 5
1965 record10–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach
  • Bob Devaney (4th season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Big Eight Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Nebraska $ 7 �� 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Missouri 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Colorado 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Iowa State 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Oklahoma 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Oklahoma State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Before the season[]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 182:00 pmTCU*No. 1
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
W 34-1453,650
September 252:30 pmat Air Force*No. 2
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, Colorado
W 27-1737,479
October 22:00 pmIowa StateNo. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
W 44-054,440
October 92:00 pmWisconsin*No. 2
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
W 37-053,641
October 161:30 pmat Kansas StateNo. 2
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, Kansas
W 41-019,660
October 232:00 pmColoradodaggerNo. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
W 38-1353,873
October 301:30 pmat MissouriNo. 3
W 16-1457,206
November 62:00 pmKansasNo. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
W 42-654,118
November 131:30 pmat Oklahoma StateNo. 3
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 21-1729,901
November 2512:45 pmOklahomaNo. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
NBCW 21-952,533
January 1, 19667:00 pmvs. No. 4 Alabama*No. 3
NBCL 28-3972,214
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster[]

Official Roster
  • 67 Allers, LaVerne LG (Jr.)
  • 33 Alvarez, Barry LB (So.)
  • 77 Barnes, Walter MG (Sr.)
  • 39 Beck, Dennis S (So.)
  • 76 Brichacek, Gary RT (Jr.)
  • 24 Brown, Bill FB (So.)
  • 73 Brown, James OT (Sr.)
  • 40 Brunk, Kenny FB (Jr.)
  • 41 Buckler, George FB (So.)
  • 68 Canarsky, Leonard RT (So.)
  • 78 Carlson, Dennis RT (Sr.)
  • 21 Carstens, Kaye CB (Jr.)
  • 89 Casey, Larry E (Sr.)
  • 15 Churchich, Bob QB (Jr.)
  • 62 Coleman, (Edward) Ricard LB (Jr.)
  • 80 Coleman, Langston DE (Jr.)
  • 35 Critchlow, Paul HB (So.)
  • 70 Czap, Dick DT (Jr.)
  • 92 Delaney, Dan E (So.)
  • 55 Drum, Duncan C (Sr.)
  • 10 Duda, Fred QB (Sr.)
  • 11 Fierro, Al QB (So.)
  • 65 Gatziolis, Jim RG (Jr.)
  • 81 Grace, Mike DE (Jr.)
  • 22 Gregory, Ben FB (So.)
  • 57 Grell, Stan LG (Jr.)
  • 38 Haasch, Richard FB (So.)
  • 58 Hansen, Ed RT (So.)
  • 79 Hansen, Larry DT (So.)
  • 87 Haug, William DE (Sr.)
  • 32 Hawkins, James CB (So.)
  • 53 Hill, Robert C (Jr.)
  • 43 Janik, Leonard LB (So.)
  • 84 Jeter, Tony E (Sr.)
  • 28 Johnson, William LB (Sr.)
  • 69 Kennedy, Michael LB (Sr.)
  • 91 Kimmel, Miles E (So.)
  • 20 Kirkland, Ron HB (Jr.)
  • 61 Kudrna, Roger LB (Jr.)
  • 42 Kuehl, Alan LB (So.)
  • 95 Mackevicius, Al C (So.)
  
  • 64 McCord, M.Jim DT (So.)
  • 66 Meylan, Wayne RG (So.)
  • 37 Morrison, Dennis FB (So.)
  • 30 Mueller, Marv DB (So.)
  • 52 Murphy, Jerry MG (Jr.)
  • 56 Narish, Louis DT (Jr.)
  • 17 Nettelmann, Bill S (So.)
  • 59 Osberg, James RG (Jr.)
  • 34 Pappas, Tom LB (Jr.)
  • 88 Patton, Jerry DE (So.)
  • 54 Petersen, Kelly C (Jr.)
  • 26 Poggemeyer, Ronald S (Jr.)
  • 82 Richnafsky, Dennis SE (So.)
  • 51 Schaefer, Steve MG (Sr.)
  • 93 Schindel, Bill OT (So.)
  • 63 Senkbeil, Lynn LB (Jr.)
  • 12 Sigler, Ernie QB (So.)
  • 83 Smith, Tom E (Jr.)
  • 45 Solich, Frank HB (Sr.)
  • 90 Startzer, Bill DE (So.)
  • 72 Stith, Carel DT (Jr.)
  • 74 Strohmyer, John DT (Sr.)
  • 48 Tatman, Pete FB (Jr.)
  • 75 Taucher, Robert OT (So.)
  • 25 Thorell, Dennis CB (Jr.)
  • 50 Tuthill, Harry C (Sr.)
  • 19 Unis, Joe LG (Jr.)
  • 46 Vactor, Theodore (Red) S (Sr.)
  • 36 Wachholtz, Larry S (Jr.)
  • 18 Walls, Don DT (So.)
  • 14 Weber, Wayne QB (So.)
  • 47 Weinman, Bob CB (Jr.)
  • 85 White, Freeman E (Sr.)
  • 71 Wilks, Jerry OT (Jr.)
  • 31 Wilson, Harry FB (Jr.)
  • 44 Winters, Charlie FB (So.)
  • 49 Worley, Michael FB (Sr.)
  • 23 Zemko, Steve LB (So.)
  • 29 Ziegler, Mick HB (So.)
  • 86 Zimmer, Ivan DE (So.)

Coaching staff[]

Name Title First year
in this position		 Years at Nebraska Alma Mater
Bob Devaney Head Coach 1962 1962–1972 Alma
Tom Osborne 1964 1964–1997 Hastings
John Melton 1962 1962–1988 Wyoming
Cletus Fischer 1960 1960–1985 Nebraska
Mike Corgan Running Backs 1962 1962–1982 Notre Dame
George Kelly 1960 1960–1968
Jim Ross 1962 1962–1976
Carl Selmer Offensive Line 1962 1962–1972

[1][2]

Game summaries[]

TCU[]

1 234Total
TCU 0 707 14
• #1 Nebraska 14 776 34
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 53,650

[3][4][5][6]

Air Force[]

1 234Total
• #2 Nebraska 21 060 27
Air Force 0 7100 17
  • Location: Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Game attendance: 37,479

[3][7][8][9]

Iowa State[]

1 234Total
Iowa State 0 000 0
• #3 Nebraska 0 16217 44
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 54,440

[3][7][10]

Wisconsin[]

1 234Total
Wisconsin 0 000 0
• #2 Nebraska 6 11146 37
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 53,641

[3][11][12][13]

Kansas State[]

1 234Total
• #2 Nebraska 0 21614 41
Kansas State 0 000 0
  • Date: October 16
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
  • Game attendance: 19,660

[3][11][14]

Colorado[]

1 234Total
Colorado 3 307 13
• #3 Nebraska 17 1407 38
  • Date: October 23
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 53,873
See also: Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry

[3][15][16][17]

Missouri[]

1 234Total
• #3 Nebraska 0 1303 16
Missouri 14 000 14
  • Date: October 30
  • Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
  • Game attendance: 57,206
See also: Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry

[3][15][18][19]

Kansas[]

1 234Total
Kansas 0 600 6
• #3 Nebraska 7 14210 42
  • Date: November 6
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 54,118

[3][20][21]

Oklahoma State[]

1 234Total
• #3 Nebraska 0 777 21
Oklahoma State 7 0010 17
  • Date: November 13
  • Location: Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma
  • Game attendance: 29,901

[3][20][22]

Oklahoma[]

1 234Total
Oklahoma 3 600 9
• #3 Nebraska 0 7140 21
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 52,533
See also: Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry

[3][23][24]

Alabama[]

1 234Total
#3 Nebraska 0 7615 28
• #4 Alabama 7 1787 39
  • Date: January 1
  • Location: Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
  • Game attendance: 72,214
  • Referee: Morris Harrison

[3][25][26]

After the season[]

Awards[]

  • All American: Walter Barnes, Tony Jeter, Larry Wachholtz, Freeman White
  • All Big 8: LaVerne Allers, Dennis Carlson, Walt Barnes, Tony Jeter, Muike Kennedy, Frank Solich, Larry Wachholtz, Freeman White

[27]

Ranking Movement
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Final
AP #1 #2 #3 #2 #2 #3 #3 #3 #3 #3 #3 #5
Coaches N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A #3

Future professional players[]

  • Walter Barnes, 1966 2nd-round pick of the Washington Redskins
  • James Brown, 1966 13th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Kaye Carstens, 1967 13th-round pick of the Chicago Bears
  • Dick Czap, 1966 12th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
  • Ben Gregory, 1968 5th-round pick of the Buffalo Bills
  • Tony Jeter, 1966 3rd-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
  • Ron Kirkland, 1967 9th-round pick of the Indianapolis Colts
  • Wayne Meylan, 1968 4th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
  • Lynn Senkbeil, 1966 16th-round pick of the Chicago Bears
  • Carel Stith, 1967 4th-round pick of the Houston Oilers
  • Bob Taucher, 1968 7th-round pick of the Dallas Cowboys
  • Pete Tatman, 1967 10th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings
  • Freeman White, 1966 9th-round pick of the New York Giants
  • Harry Wilson, 1967 3rd-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles

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