1965 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1965 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. The Huskies played in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). They 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.[1]

1965 Northern Illinois Huskies football
IIAC champion
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1965 record9–1 (4–0 IIAC)
Head coachHoward Fletcher (10th season)
Offensive coordinatorBill Peck (1st season)
Home stadiumGlidden Field
(Capacity 5,500)
Huskie Stadium
(Capacity 20,257)
1965 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northern Illinois $ 4 0 0  9 1 0
Central Michigan 3 1 0  5 5 0
Western Illinois 2 2 0  4 5 0
Eastern Illinois 1 3 0  3 5 0
Illinois State 0 4 0  0 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 18Wisconsin–Whitewater*W 28–14
September 25Nebraska–Omaha*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 28–13
October 2at Central MichiganMount Pleasant, MIW 19–14
October 9Truman State (MO)*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 22–20
October 16at Bradley (IL)*Peoria, ILW 27–7
October 23at Wisconsin-Milwaukee*
  • Shorewood Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 38–12
October 30at Eastern IllinoisCharleston, ILW 20–11
November 6Illinois State
W 48–6
November 13Western Illinois
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 40–13
November 27vs. North Dakota*L 20–37
  • *Non-conference game

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