The Michigan State Spartans were 10-0 in 1965. They fell to the UCLA Bruins, 14 to 12, in the Rose Bowl, and won their second National Championship.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 10-1 | |
6-1 | 7-2 | ||
5-2 | 7-2-1 | ||
4-3 | 6-4 | ||
5-2 | 5-4-1 |
| 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 | 251 | 3,555 | 715 | 5.0 | 2,369 | 545 | 4.3 | 1,186 | 170 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 14th | 8th | 15th | 14th | 5th | 7th | 14th | 64th | 82nd | 23rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 62 | 1,699 | 3.0 | 456 | 338 | 1.3 | 1,243 | 234 | 5.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 42nd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 1st | 67th | 91st | 22nd | ||||||||||
Net | +189 | +1,856 | +715 | +2.0 | +1,913 | +207 | +3.0 | -57 | -64 | +1.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 5th | 3rd | 15th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 67th | 98th | 16th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |