1965 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1965 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Champions
Mineral Water Bowl vs. North Dakota, L 20–37
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1965 record	9–1 (4–0 IIAC)
Head coach	Howard Fletcher (10th year)
Home stadium	Glidden Field (Capacity 5,500) Huskie Stadium (Capacity 20,257)

The 1965 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 1965 college football season. The Huskies played in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference within the NCAA's College Division. The Huskies were led by tenth year head coach Howard Fletcher. The Huskies started the year playing their first three home games at the retiring Glidden Field, and officially opened their newly constructed Huskie Stadium on November 6 vs. Illinois State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 18		Wisconsin–Whitewater*		Glidden Field • DeKalb, IL		W 28–14
September 25		Nebraska–Omaha*		Glidden Field • DeKalb, IL		W 28–13
October 2		at Central Michigan		Mount Pleasant, MI		W 19–14
October 9		Truman State (MO)*		Glidden Field • DeKalb, IL		W 22–20
October 16		at Bradley (IL)*		Peoria, IL		W 27–7
October 23		at Wisconsin-Milwaukee*		Shorewood Stadium • Milwaukee, WI		W 38–12
October 30		at Eastern Illinois		Charleston, IL		W 20–11
November 6		Illinois State		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		W 48–6
November 13		Western Illinois		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		W 40–13
November 27		vs. North Dakota*		Roosevelt Field • Excelsior Springs, MO (Mineral Water Bowl)		L 20–37
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.