# 1965 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

The 1965 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 18 | 2:00 pm | TCU* | No. 1 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 34–14 | 53,650 |
| September 25 | 2:30 pm | at Air Force* | No. 2 | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | | W 27–17 | 37,479 |
| October 2 | 2:00 pm | Iowa State | No. 3 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 44–0 | 54,440 |
| October 9 | 2:00 pm | Wisconsin* | No. 2 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | | W 37–0 | 53,641 |
| October 16 | 1:30 pm | at Kansas State | No. 2 | Memorial StadiumManhattan, KS (rivalry) | | W 41–0 | 19,660 |
| October 23 | 2:00 pm | Colorado | No. 3 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | | W 38–13 | 53,873 |
| October 30 | 1:30 pm | at Missouri | No. 3 | Memorial StadiumColumbia, MO (rivalry) | | W 16–14 | 57,206 |
| November 6 | 2:00 pm | Kansas | No. 3 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | | W 42–6 | 53,910–54,118 |
| November 13 | 1:30 pm | at Oklahoma State | No. 3 | Lewis FieldStillwater, OK | | W 21–17 | 29,901 |
| November 25 | 12:45 pm | Oklahoma | No. 3 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | NBC | W 21–9 | 52,533 |
| January 1, 1966 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 4 Alabama* | No. 3 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (Orange Bowl) | NBC | L 28–39 | 72,214 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||||

## Depth chart

* HB
* Marv Mueller
* Ted Vactor
* HB
* Larry Wachholtz
* Ronald Poggemeyer
| LB | LB |
| Michael Kennedy | Lynn Senkbeil |
| Barry Alvarez | Rick Coleman |
* CB
* William Johnson
* Alan Kuehl
| DE | DT | NT | DT | DE |
| Jerry Patton | Dick Czap | Walter Barnes | Wayne Meylan | Langston Coleman |
| Ivan Zimmer | John Strohmyer | Jerry Murphy | Carel Stith | Leonard Janik |
* CB
* Kaye Carstens
* Dennis Thorell
* TE
* Freeman White
* Larry Casey
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| James Brown | LaVerne Allers | Kelly Petersen | James Osberg | Dennis Carlson |
| Robert Taucher | Roger Kudrna | Duncan Drum | Jim McCord | Gary Brichacek |
* TE
* Tony Jeter
* Dennis Richnafsky
* QB
* Bob Churchich Fred Duda
* Wayne Weber
| LB | RB | FB |
| Ron Kirkland | Harry Wilson | Frank Solich |
| Pete Tatman | Ben Gregory | Charlie Winters |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Title | First year in this position | Years at Nebraska | Alma mater |
| Bob Devaney | Head coach | 1962 | 1962–1972 | Alma |
| Tom Osborne | | 1964 | 1964–1997 | Hastings |
| John Melton | | 1962 | 1962–1988 | Wyoming |
| Cletus Fischer | | 1960 | 1960–1985 | Nebraska |
| Mike Corgan | Running backs | 1962 | 1962–1982 | Notre Dame |
| George Kelly | | 1960 | 1960–1968 | |
| Jim Ross | | 1962 | 1962–1976 | |
| Carl Selmer | Offensive line | 1962 | 1962–1972 | |

## Game summaries
### TCU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| TCU | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • #1 Nebraska | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 |

### Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #2 Nebraska | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
| Air Force | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |

### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • #3 Nebraska | 0 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 44 |

### Wisconsin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • #2 Nebraska | 6 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 37 |

### Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #2 Nebraska | 0 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 41 |
| Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colorado | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| • #3 Nebraska | 17 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 38 |

### Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #3 Nebraska | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Missouri | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| • #3 Nebraska | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 42 |

### Oklahoma State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #3 Nebraska | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Oklahoma State | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |

### Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| • #3 Nebraska | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |

### Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #3 Nebraska | 0 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 28 |
| • #4 Alabama | 7 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 39 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| AP | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Coaches | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3 |

## Awards

* All American: Walter Barnes, Tony Jeter, Larry Wachholtz, Freeman White
* All Big 8: LaVerne Allers, Dennis Carlson, Walt Barnes, Tony Jeter, Muike Kennedy, Frank Solich, Larry Wachholtz, Freeman White

## Future professional players

* Walter Barnes, 1966 2nd-round pick of the Washington Redskins
* James Brown, 1966 13th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals
* Kaye Carstens, 1967 13th-round pick of the Chicago Bears
* Dick Czap, 1966 12th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
* Ben Gregory, 1968 5th-round pick of the Buffalo Bills
* Tony Jeter, 1966 3rd-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
* Ron Kirkland, 1967 9th-round pick of the Indianapolis Colts
* Wayne Meylan, 1968 4th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
* Lynn Senkbeil, 1966 16th-round pick of the Chicago Bears
* Carel Stith, 1967 4th-round pick of the Houston Oilers
* Bob Taucher, 1968 7th-round pick of the Dallas Cowboys
* Pete Tatman, 1967 10th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings
* Freeman White, 1966 9th-round pick of the New York Giants
* Harry Wilson, 1967 3rd-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles