1965 Football Team
| Overall Record: 4-6 | Conference Record: 2-5 |
| Conference Finish: 7th place tie | |
| Coach: Chalmers "Bump" Elliott | |
| Captain: Tom Cecchini | |
| All-Americans: William Yearby | |
| All-Conference: Bill Yearby, Tom Mack, Carl Ward, Rick Volk | |
| Most Valuable Player: Bill Yearby | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Bill Keating | |
| John Maulbetsch Award: Rocky Rosema | |
| Trainer: Jim Hunt | |
| Assistant coaches: Don Dufek, Dennis Fitzgerald, Henry Fonde, Robert Holloway, Tony Mason, Jack Nelson | |
| Manager: David Muir | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 4/- | 09/18 | A | W | 31-24 | 41,000 |
| California | 4/- | 09/25 | H | W | 10-7 | 81,417 |
| Georgia | 7/- | 10/02 | H | L | 7-15 | 59,470 |
| Michigan State | -/5 | 10/09 | H | L | 7-24 | 103,219 |
| Purdue (HC) | -/7 | 10/16 | H | L | 15-17 | 85,905 |
| Minnesota | -/- | 10/23 | A | L | 13-14 | 58,519 |
| Wisconsin | -/- | 10/30 | H | W | 50-14 | 66,907 |
| Illinois | -/- | 11/06 | A | W | 23-3 | 50,136 |
| Northwestern | -/- | 11/13 | A | L | 22-34 | 40,007 |
| Ohio State | -/- | 11/20 | H | L | 7-9 | 77,733 |
| Totals | 185-161 | 664,313 | ||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end |
Steve Smith (7) Jeffrey Hoyne (2) Tom Pullen | |
| left tackle |
Charles Kines (8) Bill Yearby Rocky Rosema | |
| left guard |
Dennis Flanagan (5) Bill Keating (2) Bob Mielke (2) Henry Hanna | |
| center |
Joseph Dayton (7) Paul D'Eramo (2) Frank Nunley | |
| right guard |
Donald Bailey (8) Ken Wright Frank Nunley | |
| right tackle |
Tom Mack (7) William Hardy (2) Paul Johnson | |
| right end |
Jack Clancy (7) Tom Pullen Stanley Kemp Jeffrey Hoyne | |
| quarterback |
Wally Gabler (5) Dick Vidmer (3) Ernie Sharpe Mike Bass | |
| fullback |
David Fisher (5) Dennis Morgan (3) Gary Schick Tim Radigan | |
| left halfback |
Rich Volk (4) Dick Sygar (3) Jim Detwiler (3) | |
| right halfback |
Carl Ward (7) Mike Bass (2) Dick Wells |
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end |
Clayton Wilhite (5) Jeff Hoyne (3) Rocky Rosema (2) | |
| left tackle | Bill Yearby (10) | |
| left guard | Bob Mielke (10) | |
| right guard |
Ken Wright (9) Barry Dehlin | |
| right tackle |
Paul Johnson (7) Charles Ruzicka (3) | |
| right end |
Tom Pullen (6) Jeff Hoyne (4) | |
| linebacker |
Thomas Cecchini (10)
| |
| linebacker |
Frank Nunley (10)
| |
| corner back | Rick Volk (10) | |
| corner back | Mike Bass (10) | |
| safety |
Dick Wells (9) Dick Sygar |
View full 1966 roster (from all-time roster database, includes non-lettermen and freshmen)
1965 Team Photo
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[Note: photo includes only varsity letter winners]
- Back Row
- Stan Kemp, John Heffelfinger, Frank Nunley, William Hardy, Dick Vidmer, Ray Phillips, Paul D'Eramo, Henry Hanna, Bob Hollway*, Don Dufek*
- 4th Row
- Bob Mielke, Carl Ward, Ernest Sharpe, Joe Dayton, Don Bailey, Clayton Wilhite, John Rowser, Louis Lee, Dennis Fitzgerald*, trainer James Hunt
- 3rd Row
- Rick Volk, Roger Rosema, Paul Johnson, Dennis Morgan, Dave Fisher, Mike Bass, Dick Sygar, Dennis Flanagan, Thomas Pullen, student manager David Muir
- 2nd Row
- Craig Kirby, Floyd Day, Thomas Parkhill, Peter Hollis, Wally Gabler, Charles Kines, Gary Schick, Ken Wright, Charles Rusicka, Jim Detwiler, Bill Yearby
- Front Row
- Stephen Smith, Richard Wells, Tom Mack, Fritz Crisler, captain Tom Cecchini, coach Chalmers (Bump) Elliott, Jack Clancy, Thomas Brigstock, Bill Keating
* = assistant coaches