1965 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team explained

Year:	1965
Team:	Nebraska Cornhuskers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Big Eight Conference
Short Conf:	Big 8
Coachrank:	3
Aprank:	5
Record:	10–1
Conf Record:	7–0
Head Coach:	Bob Devaney
Hc Year:	4th
Stadium:	Memorial Stadium
Champion:	Big 8 champion
Bowl:	Orange Bowl (NCG)
Bowl Result:	L 28–39 vs. Alabama

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.

Roster

Official Roster
67 Allers, LaVerne LG (Jr.) 33 Alvarez, Barry LB (So.) 77 Barnes, Walter MG (Sr.) 39 Beck, Dennis S (So.) 76 Brichacek, Gary RT (Jr.) 24 Brown, Bill FB (So.) 73 Brown, James OT (Sr.) 40 Brunk, Kenny FB (Jr.) 41 Buckler, George FB (So.) 68 Canarsky, Leonard RT (So.) 78 Carlson, Dennis RT (Sr.) 21 Carstens, Kaye CB (Jr.) 89 Casey, Larry E (Sr.) 15 Churchich, Bob QB (Jr.) 62 Coleman, (Edward) Ricard LB (Jr.) 80 Coleman, Langston DE (Jr.) 35 Critchlow, Paul HB (So.) 70 Czap, Dick DT (Jr.) 92 Delaney, Dan E (So.) 55 Drum, Duncan C (Sr.) 10 Duda, Fred QB (Sr.) 11 Fierro, Al QB (So.) 65 Gatziolis, Jim RG (Jr.) 81 Grace, Mike DE (Jr.) 22 Gregory, Ben FB (So.) 57 Grell, Stan LG (Jr.) 38 Haasch, Richard FB (So.) 58 Hansen, Ed RT (So.) 79 Hansen, Larry DT (So.) 87 Haug, William DE (Sr.) 32 Hawkins, James CB (So.) 53 Hill, Robert C (Jr.) 43 Janik, Leonard LB (So.) 84 Jeter, Tony E (Sr.) 28 Johnson, William LB (Sr.) 69 Kennedy, Michael LB (Sr.) 91 Kimmel, Miles E (So.) 20 Kirkland, Ron HB (Jr.) 61 Kudrna, Roger LB (Jr.) 42 Kuehl, Alan LB (So.) 95 Mackevicius, Al C (So.)		64 McCord, M.Jim DT (So.) 66 Meylan, Wayne RG (So.) 37 Morrison, Dennis FB (So.) 30 Mueller, Marv DB (So.) 52 Murphy, Jerry MG (Jr.) 56 Narish, Louis DT (Jr.) 17 Nettelmann, Bill S (So.) 59 Osberg, James RG (Jr.) 34 Pappas, Tom LB (Jr.) 88 Patton, Jerry DE (So.) 54 Petersen, Kelly C (Jr.) 26 Poggemeyer, Ronald S (Jr.) 82 Richnafsky, Dennis SE (So.) 51 Schaefer, Steve MG (Sr.) 93 Schindel, Bill OT (So.) 63 Senkbeil, Lynn LB (Jr.) 12 Sigler, Ernie QB (So.) 83 Smith, Tom E (Jr.) 45 Solich, Frank HB (Sr.) 90 Startzer, Bill DE (So.) 72 Stith, Carel DT (Jr.) 74 Strohmyer, John DT (Sr.) 48 Tatman, Pete FB (Jr.) 75 Taucher, Robert OT (So.) 25 Thorell, Dennis CB (Jr.) 50 Tuthill, Harry C (Sr.) 19 Unis, Joe LG (Jr.) 46 Vactor, Theodore (Red) S (Sr.) 36 Wachholtz, Larry S (Jr.) 18 Walls, Don DT (So.) 14 Weber, Wayne QB (So.) 47 Weinman, Bob CB (Jr.) 85 White, Freeman E (Sr.) 71 Wilks, Jerry OT (Jr.) 31 Wilson, Harry FB (Jr.) 44 Winters, Charlie FB (So.) 49 Worley, Michael FB (Sr.) 23 Zemko, Steve LB (So.) 29 Ziegler, Mick HB (So.) 86 Zimmer, Ivan DE (So.)

Depth chart

align="right" - Marv Mueller - Ted Vactor - Larry Wachholtz - Ronald Poggemeyer - Michael Kennedy Lynn Senkbeil - Barry Alvarez Rick Coleman - - William Johnson - Alan Kuehl - Jerry Patton Dick Czap Walter Barnes Wayne Meylan Langston Coleman - Ivan Zimmer John Strohmyer Jerry Murphy Carel Stith Leonard Janik - Kaye Carstens - Dennis Thorell
align="left" align="left" - Freeman White - Larry Casey - James Brown LaVerne Allers Kelly Petersen James Osberg Dennis Carlson - Robert Taucher Roger Kudrna Duncan Drum Jim McCord Gary Brichacek - Tony Jeter - Dennis Richnafsky - - Bob Churchich Fred Duda - Wayne Weber - -

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

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Game summaries

TCU

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Air Force

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Iowa State

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Wisconsin

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Kansas State

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Colorado

See also: Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry. ^{[3] [15] [16] [17]}

Missouri

See also: Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry. ^{[3] [15] [18] [19]}

Kansas

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Oklahoma State

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Oklahoma

See also: Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry. ^{[3] [23] [24]}

Alabama

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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

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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

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Assistant coaches . 2010-08-16 . HuskerMax . https://web.archive.org/web/20100721014938/http://www.huskermax.com/coaches/assistants.html . 21 July 2010 . live .
3. Web site: 1960s Nebraska football schedules. 2010-08-16. HuskerMax.
4. Web site: 1966 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 277). 2010-08-16. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
5. Web site: Nebraska vs. TCU 1965. 2010-08-16. HuskerMax.
6. News: Football's Week – September 27, 1965. en. 2010-08-16. Sports Illustrated . September 27, 1965. https://web.archive.org/web/20120302224444/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1077711/3/index.htm. 2012-03-02. dead.
7. Web site: 1966 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 278). 2010-08-16. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
8. Web site: Nebraska vs. Air Force 1965. 2010-08-16. HuskerMax.
9. News: Football's Week – October 4, 1965. 2010-08-16. Sports Illustrated . October 4, 1965.
10. Web site: Nebraska vs. Iowa State 1965. 2010-08-16. HuskerMax.
11. Web site: 1966 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 279). 2010-08-16. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
12. Web site: Nebraska vs. Wisconsin 1965. 2010-08-16. HuskerMax.
13. News: Football's Week – October 18, 1965. 2010-08-16. Sports Illustrated . October 18, 1965.
14. Web site: Nebraska vs. Kansas State 1965. 2010-08-16. HuskerMax.
15. Web site: 1966 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 280). 2010-08-16. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
16. Web site: Nebraska vs. Colorado 1965. 2010-08-16. HuskerMax.
17. News: Football's Week – November 1, 1965. 2010-08-16. Sports Illustrated . November 1, 1965.
18. Web site: Nebraska vs. Missouri 1965. 2010-08-16. HuskerMax.
19. News: Football's Week – November 8, 1965. 2010-08-16. Sports Illustrated . November 8, 1965.
20. Web site: 1966 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 282). 2010-08-16. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
21. Web site: Nebraska vs. Kansas 1965. 2010-08-16. HuskerMax.
22. Web site: Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State 1965. 2010-08-16. HuskerMax.
23. Web site: 1966 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 283). 2010-08-16. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
24. Web site: Nebraska vs. Oklahoma 1965. 2010-08-16. HuskerMax.
25. Web site: 1966 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 265). 2010-08-16. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
26. Web site: Alabama Charge Short-Circuits NU. 2010-08-16. Omaha World-Herald. https://archive.today/20110616035102/http://www.omaha.com/article/20090715/BIGREDBOWLS/707159844. 2011-06-16. dead.
27. Web site: 1965 Nebraska Football Honors. 2010-08-16. HuskerMax.