1965 All-Big Ten Conference football team

American college football all-star team

1965 All-Big Ten team

1965 Big Ten Conference football season
Selectors
Associated Press (sportswriters)
United Press International (coaches)
1963 1964 ← → 1966 1967

The 1965 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. Players receiving All-Big Ten honors in 1965 included six players who were also recognized as consensus All-Americans: Aaron Brown, Jim Grabowski, Bob Griese, Bubba Smith, George Webster, and Bill Yearby. Eleven players from the 1965 Michigan State Spartans football team received first- or second-team All-Big Ten honors.

## Offensive selections

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### Quarterbacks

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* Steve Juday, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-2)
* Bob Griese, Purdue (AP-2, UPI-1)

### Running backs

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* Jim Grabowski, Illinois (AP-1, UPI-1 [fb])
* Clinton Jones, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-1 [hb])
* Carl Ward, Michigan (AP-1, UPI-1 [hb])
* Tom Barrington, Ohio State (AP-2, UPI-2 [hb])
* Bob McKelvey, Northwestern (AP-2)
* Bob Apisa, Michigan State (AP-2, UPI-2 [fb])
* Ron Rector, Northwestern (UPI-2 [hb])

### Ends

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* Gene Washington, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-1)
* Bob Hadrick, Purdue (AP-1, UPI-2)
* Bill Malinchak, Indiana (AP-2)
* Cas Banaszek, Northwestern (AP-2)
* Jack Clancy, Michigan (UPI-2)

### Tackles

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* Tom Mack, Michigan (AP-1, UPI-1)
* Karl Singer, Purdue (AP-1, UPI-1)
* Gale Gillingham, Minnesota (AP-2, UPI-2)
* Jim Burns, Northwestern (AP-2)
* Jerry West, Michigan State (UPI-2)
* Charles Kines, Michigan (UPI-2)

### Guards

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* John Niland, Iowa (AP-1, UPI-1)
* Doug Van Horn, Ohio State (AP-1, UPI-1)
* Paul Faust, Minnesota (AP-2, UPI-2)
* John Karpinski, Michigan State (AP-2, UPI-2)

### Centers

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* Larry Kaminski, Purdue (AP-1, UPI-2)
* Ray Pryor, Ohio State (UPI-1)
* Boris Dmitroff, Michigan State (AP-2)

## Defensive selections

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### Ends

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* Aaron Brown, Minnesota (AP-1, UPI-1 [offense])
* Bubba Smith, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-1)
* David Long, Iowa (UPI-1)
* Bo Batchelder, Illinois (AP-2, UPI-2)
* Jim Long, Purdue (AP-2, UPI-2)

### Tackles

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* Bill Yearby, Michigan (AP-1, UPI-1)
* Jerry Shay, Purdue (AP-1, UPI-1)
* Gary Eickman, Illinois (AP-2)
* Bill Briggs, Iowa (UPI-2)

### Guards

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* Harold Lucas, Michigan State (AP-2 [lb], UPI-1)
* William Ridder, Ohio State (AP-2, UPI-2)

### Linebackers

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* Ike Kelley, Ohio State (AP-1, UPI-1)
* Don Hansen, Illinois (AP-1, UPI-1)
* Ron Goovert, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-2)
* Jack Calcaterra, Purdue (AP-2)
* Tom Cecchini, Michigan (AP-2, UPI-2)
* Dan Hilsabeck, Iowa (UPI-2)

### Defensive backs

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* Rich Volk, Michigan (AP-1, UPI-1 [s])
* George Webster, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-1 [lb])
* Ron Acks, Illinois (AP-1, UPI-2 [hb])
* John Fill, Ohio State (AP-1)
* Don Japinga, Michigan State (AP-2, UPI-1 [hb])
* Charles King, Purdue (UPI-1 [hb])
* John Charles, Purdue (AP-2, UPI-2 [hb])
* Tom Sakal, Minnesota (AP-2)
* Tom Brigham, Wisconsin (AP-2)
* Mike Buckner, Northwestern (UPI-2 [s])

## Key

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AP = Associated Press[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

Bold = First-team selection of both the AP and UPI

## See also

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* 1965 College Football All-America Team

## References

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1. ^ "Grabowski Big Ten Choice". Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian. November 24, 1965. p. 3B.
2. ^ "Grabbo, Hansen, Acks All-Big 10". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 24, 1965.

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