1965 Illinois Wesleyan Titans football team

1965 Illinois Wesleyan Titans football
CCI champion
ConferenceCollege Conference of Illinois
Record8–0 (6–0 CCI)
Head coach
Home stadiumIWU Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 College Conference of Illinois football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Illinois Wesleyan $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Carthage 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
North Central (IL) 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Augustana (IL) 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 2 – 2
Carroll (WI) 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Millikin 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
North Park 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1965 Illinois Wesleyan Titans football team was an American football team that represented Illinois Wesleyan University as a member of the College Conference of Illinois (CCI) during the 1965 NAIA football season. In their 12th year under head coach Don Larson, the Titans compiled a perfect 8–0 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the CCI championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 255 to 66.[1] Illinois Wesleyan finished seventh in the final National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) rankings.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Illinois State*
W 34–77,500[3]
October 2at North ParkChicago, ILW 27–14[4]
October 9North Central (IL)
  • IWU Stadium
  • Bloomington, IL
W 21–7[5]
October 16at Carroll (WI)Waukesha, WIW 21–18[6][7]
October 23at Wheaton*Wheaton, ILW 33–0[8]
October 30Augustana (IL)
  • IWU Stadium
  • Bloomington, IL
W 20–7[9]
November 6at CarthageKenosha, WIW 37–13[10][11]
November 13Millikin
  • IWU Stadium
  • Bloomington, IL
W 62–0[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "CCIW Football History" (PDF). College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin. p. 6. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Titans Seventh In Final NAIA Football Poll". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. January 9, 1966. p. 16. Retrieved June 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Fred Young (September 26, 1965). "Wesleyan Air Attack Shoots Down ISU, 34-7: Matthews' Catch Starts It". The Pantagraph. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Arnie Hoffman (October 3, 1965). "Wesleyan Stops North Park". The Pantagraph. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "IWU Rallies To Trip North Central, 21 to 7: Neal Scores Three Times For Titans". The Pantagraph. October 10, 1965. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Titans Win 4th Straight: Wesleyan Trips Carroll, 21 to 18". The Pantagraph. October 17, 1965. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pioneers Give Scare To Leaders in CCI". Waukesha daily freeman. October 18, 1965. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Arnie Hoffman (October 24, 1965). "Titans Stay Undefeated: IWU Rips Wheaton, 33-0, for 5th Win". The Pantagraph. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Arnie Hoffman (October 31, 1965). "Titans Roll Past Augustana, 20-7: IWU Runs Winning Skein to 6". The Pantagraph. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Fred Young (November 7, 1965). "Wesleyan Crushes Carthage, 37-13". The Pantagraph. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wesleyan spoils big day on Carthage campus". Kenosha News. November 8, 1965. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Jim Barnhart (November 14, 1965). "Wesleyan Packs Too Many Guns for Millikin, Wins 62-0". The Pantagraph. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.