Penn State
FBSI · 1965 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Penn State head-to-head · History & Eras
1965 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 10–1 | L 0–23 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  UCLAH2H |  PAC | 8–2–1 | L 22–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4 | W 17–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3 | L 21–28 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND SOCON | 6–4 | W 44–6 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H | PAC | 5–5 | L 17–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H |  MAC | 5–4–1 | W 21–6 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–4–2 | W 14–6 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7 | L 27–30 |
| 13 | Regular Season Final · Dec 7 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 4–6 | W 19–7 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Boston College +6
- West Virginia +6
- Kent State +5
- Navy +4
- Maryland +4
- Michigan State -1
- UCLA -2
- Syracuse -3
- California -5
- Pittsburgh -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 Win % · Change 2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.