The Penn State Nittany Lions were 5-5 in 1965.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 202 | 3,551 | 738 | 4.8 | 2,247 | 525 | 4.3 | 1,304 | 213 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 34th | 9th | 6th | 20th | 7th | 15th | 16th | 44th | 44th | 50th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 151 | 2,531 | 4.2 | 1,367 | 408 | 3.4 | 1,164 | 195 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 102nd | 47th | 72nd | 52nd | 35th | 69th | 53rd | 50th | 60th | ||||||||||
Net | +51 | +1,020 | +738 | +0.6 | +880 | +117 | +0.9 | +140 | +18 | +0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 41st | 13th | 6th | 31st | 17th | 18th | 27th | 37th | 42nd | 55th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |