1965 Michigan State Spartans football team

1965 Michigan State Spartans football
National Champions Big Ten Champions
Rose Bowl, L 14-12 vs. UCLA
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 2
1965 record	10-1 (7-0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Duffy Daugherty
Seasons

1965 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2/1 Michigan State †	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#NR/11 Ohio State	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
#NR/13 Purdue	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Minnesota	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Illinois	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Michigan	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Indiana	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Iowa	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1965 Michigan State Spartans football team represented the Michigan State University in the 1965 college football season. The Spartans won the Big Ten Championship and competed in the 1966 Rose Bowl. Despite losing the Rose Bowl, the Spartans won a share of the national championship.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Spartans points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 18	UCLA	Win	13	3	1-0
2	Sept. 25	@ Penn State	Win	23	0	2-0
3	Oct. 2	Illinois	Win	22	12	3-0
4	Oct. 9	@ Michigan	Win	24	7	4-0
5	Oct. 16	Ohio State	Win	32	7	5-0
6	Oct. 23	@ Purdue	Win	14	10	6-0
7	Oct. 30	Northwestern	Win	49	7	7-0
8	Nov. 6	@ Iowa	Win	35	0	8-0
9	Nov. 13	Indiana	Win	27	13	9-0
10	Nov. 20	@ Notre Dame	Win	12	3	10-0
11	Jan. 1	vs. UCLA	Loss	12	14	10-1

Rivalries

• In the battle for the Megaphone Trophy, the Spartans defeated Notre Dame.
• In the battle for the Old Brass Spittoon, Michigan State beat Indiana.
• Michigan State defeated Michigan to claim the Paul Bunyan Trophy

Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Harold Lucas	Tackle	2	23	St. Louis Cardinals