The Northwestern Wildcats were 4-6 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 | 141 | 2,413 | 642 | 3.8 | 1,509 | 485 | 3.1 | 904 | 157 | 5.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 74th | 82nd | 66th | 85th | 56th | 34th | 68th | 86th | 88th | 62nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 208 | 2,782 | 4.2 | 1,513 | 478 | 3.2 | 1,269 | 192 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 153rd | 78th | 69th | 68th | 86th | 54th | 71st | 48th | 100th | ||||||||||
Net | -67 | -369 | +642 | -0.4 | -4 | +7 | -0.1 | -365 | -35 | -0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 139th | 88th | 66th | 85th | 60th | 54th | 67th | 98th | 79th | 81st |
| 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 |