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American college football season
The 1965 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the
University of Illinois in the
1965 Big Ten Conference football season . In their sixth season under head coach
Pete Elliott , the Illini compiled a 6–4 (4–3 against
Big Ten Conference opponents), outscored opponents 235 to 118, and finished fifth in the Big Ten.
[1] Fullback
Jim Grabowski was selected as the team's most valuable player, received the team's most valuable player award, and was a consensus pick for the
1965 College Football All-America Team .
[2]
[3]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 18
Oregon State * L 10–1234,000
September 25
SMU * Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL W 42–045,175
October 2 at No. 9
Michigan State L 12–2271,237
October 9 at
Ohio State L 14–2883,712
October 16
Indiana Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL W 34–1361,257
October 23
Duke * Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL W 28–1447,077
October 30 No. 6
Purdue Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (
rivalry ) W 21–059,507
November 6
Michigan Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (
rivalry ) L 3–2350,136
[4]
November 13 at
Wisconsin W 51–055,192
November 20 at
Northwestern W 20–641,348
*Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
[5]
Awards and honors
Team players in the NFL
[6]
References
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"1965 Illinois Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015 .
^
"Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF) . University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016 .
^
"2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 7. Archived from
the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015 .
^ Bob Pille (November 7, 1965).
"M Beats Illini For Bump, As Usual, 23-3" . Detroit Free Press . pp. 1C, 2C – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"All Time Scores" . University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics . Archived from
the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2012 .
^
"1966 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" .
Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from
the original on December 21, 2007.
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