1965 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season

1965 Northern Illinois Huskies football

IIAC champion

Mineral Water Bowl, L 20–37 vs. North Dakota

Conference| Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record| 9–1 (4–0 IIAC)
Head coach|

* Howard Fletcher (10th season)

Offensive coordinator| Bill Peck (1st season)
MVP| Bob Stark
Captains|

* Ron Christian
* Terry Henigan

Home stadium| Glidden Field
Huskie Stadium

Seasons

← 1964

1966 →

1965 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |   | 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

The 1965 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Howard Fletcher, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the IIAC title. Northern Illinois was invited to the Mineral Water Bowl, where they lost to North Dakota. The Huskies playing their first three home games at Glidden Field before opening the newly constructed Huskie Stadium on November 6 against Illinois State.[1]

## Schedule

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September 18| Whitewater State*| |

* Glidden Field
* DeKalb, IL

| W 28–14| | [2]
September 25| Omaha*| |

* Glidden Field
* DeKalb, IL

| W 28–13| | [3]
October 2| at Central Michigan| | Mount Pleasant, MI| W 19–14| 3,500| [4][5]
October 9| Northeast Missouri State*| |

* Glidden Field
* DeKalb, IL

| W 22–20| | [6]
October 16| at Bradley*| | Peoria, IL| W 27–7| | [7]
October 23| at Milwaukee*| |

* Shorewood Stadium
* Milwaukee, WI

| W 38–12| | [8]
October 30| at Eastern Illinois| No. 8|

* Lincoln Field
* Charleston, IL

| W 20–11| | [9]
November 6| Illinois State| No. 7|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| W 48–6| 18,858| [10]
November 13| Western Illinois| No. 8|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| W 40–13| 12,587| [11]
November 27| vs. North Dakota*| No. 6|

* Roosevelt Field
* Excelsior Springs, MO (Mineral Water Bowl)

| L 20–37| 4,000–5,000| [12][13]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "Korcek's Corner: Tearing down the west grandstand unrealistic". Daily Chronicle. February 20, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
2. ^ Beard, Curt (September 20, 1965). "Huskies Haven't Changed: Passes Still Easiest Way For Scores". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 18. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Northern Illinois stop Omaha, 28-13". Beatrice Daily Sun. Associated Press. September 26, 1965. p. 14. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Chips Drop IIAC Opener". Port Huron Times Herald. Associated Press. October 3, 1965. p. 4C. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1965 Central Michigan)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
6. ^ "N. Illinois Slips by Kirksville". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 10, 1965. p. 5B. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Beard, Curt (October 18, 1965). "Northern Uses Different Tactics To Stop Passer: Ball Control". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 16. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Highly Touted Aerial Duel 1-Way Blast". Manitowoc Herald-Times. Associated Press. October 25, 1965. p. 8M. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Beard, Curt (November 1, 1965). "Puzzling Huskies Play Hard Enough To Win, Laments Fletcher". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 14. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Observer Hits It Right: Northern's Stadium Opening Goes Well". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 8, 1965. p. 16. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Beard, Curt (November 15, 1965). "Defense Thwarts Western For 40-13 Husky Victory". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 18. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "North Dakota Beats N. I. U. In Mineral Bowl". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. United Press International. November 28, 1965. p. 3, section 2. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
13. ^ "North Dakota Beats N. I. U. In Mineral Bowl". Hays Daily News. Hays, Kansas. Associated Press. November 28, 1965. p. 9. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
14. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1965 Northern Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.

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Northern Illinois Huskies football

Venues|

* Glidden Field (1903–1948, 1951–1965)
* Dekalb Township High School football field (1949–1950)
* Huskie Stadium (1965–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Ball State: Bronze Stalk Trophy

Culture & lore|

* "Huskie Fight Song"
* Huskie Band

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Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football champions

Illinois
(1908–1949)|

* Lombard (1921)
* Lombard (1922)
* Lombard (1923)
* Knox (IL) & Lombard (1924)
* Bradley & Monmouth (IL) (1925)
* Bradley & Monmouth (IL) (1926)
* Bradley (1927)
* Eastern Illinois & Millikin (1928)
* Knox (IL) & Lombard (1929)
* Millikin, Mount Morris, & Southern Illinois (1930)
* Monmouth (IL) (1930)
* Illinois Wesleyan & McKendree (1932)
* Illinois Wesleyan (1933)
* Augustana (IL) & Millikin
* Millikin & Monmouth (IL)
* Illinois Wesleyan & St. Viator (1936)
* Bradley, Illinois College, & Illinois State Normal (1937)
* Northern Illinois State (1938)
* Western Illinois (1939)
* Illinois State Normal (1940)
* Illinois State Normal & Northern Illinois State (1941)
* Western Illinois (1942)
* No champion (1943)
* Northern Illinois State (1944)
* Illinois State Normal (1945)
* Northern Illinois State (1946)
* Southern Illinois (1947)
* Eastern Illinois (1948)
* Western Illinois (1949)

Interstate
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* Illinois State Normal (1950)
* Northern Illinois State (1951)
* Central Michigan (1952)
* Central Michigan (1953)
* Central Michigan & Michigan State Normal (1954)
* Central Michigan & Michigan State Normal (1955)
* Central Michigan (1956)
* Eastern Michigan (1957)
* Western Illinois (1958)
* Western Illinois (1959)
* Southern Illinois (1960)
* Southern Illinois (1961)
* Central Michigan (1962)
* Northern Illinois (1963)
* Northern Illinois & Western Illinois (1964)
* Northern Illinois (1965)
* Central Michigan (1966)
* Central Michigan & Illinois State (1967)
* Central Michigan & Illinois State (1968)
* Western Illinois (1969)

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