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.
Schedule
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 + Defensive starters HB Marv Mueller Ted Vactor Dennis Beck HB Larry Wachholtz Ronald Poggemeyer Bill Nettelmann LB LB Michael Kennedy Lynn Senkbeil Barry Alvarez Rick Coleman Tom Pappas
CB William Johnson Alan Kuehl
DE DT NT DT DE Jerry Patton Dick Czap Walter Barnes Wayne Meylan Langston Coleman Leonard Janik Bill Haug Carel Stith Jerry Murphy John Strohmyer Ivan Zimmer Mike Grace Steve Schaefer Louis Narish Larry Hansen
CB Kaye Carstens Dennis Thorell Bob Weinman
+Offensive starters + TE Tony Jeter Larry Casey Dan Delaney
LT LG C RG RT James Brown LaVerne Allers Kelly Petersen James Osberg Dennis Carlson Robert Taucher Roger Kudrna Duncan Drum Jim McCord Gary Brichacek Jerry Wilks Stan Grell Robert Hill Jim Gatziolis Ed Hansen
TE Freeman White Dennis Richnafsky Tom Smith
QB Bob Churchich Fred Duda Wayne Weber
LB RB FB Ron Kirkland Harry Wilson Frank Solich Pete Tatman Ben Gregory Charlie Winters Mick Ziegler Richard Haasch Kenny Brunk
Coaching staff Name Title First yearin this position Years at Nebraska Alma materBob DevaneyHead coach19621962–1972AlmaTom Osborne 19641964–1997HastingsJohn Melton 19621962–1988WyomingCletus Fischer 19601960–1985NebraskaMike CorganRunning backs19621962–1982Notre DameGeorge Kelly 19601960–1968Jim Ross 19621962–1976Carl SelmerOffensive line19621962–1972
Game summaries
TCU
Air Force
Iowa State
Wisconsin
Kansas State
Colorado
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma
Alabama
Rankings
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
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
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