1965 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1965 Big Ten football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

Ohio State Buckeyes football
1965 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#11
1965 record	7–2 (6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes
Defensive coordinator	Lyal Clark
Captain	Ike Kelley
Captain	Greg Lashutka
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium; (Capacity: 81,103)
« 1964	1966 »

The 1965 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1965 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 25	1:30 PM	North Carolina*	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 3–14	80,182
October 2	3:30 PM	at Washington*	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	NBC	W 23–21	52,500
October 9	1:30 PM	Illinois	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)		W 28–14	83,712
October 16	1:30 PM	at #4 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		L 7–32	75,288
October 23	2:30 PM	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 20–10	65,269
October 30	1:30 PM	Minnesota	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 11–10	84,359
November 6	1:30 PM	Indiana	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 17–10	83,863
November 13	1:30 PM	Iowa	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 38–0	84,116
November 20	1:00 PM	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	NBC	W 9–7	77,733
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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National championship seasons in bold

1965 Big Ten football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#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