The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 7-2-1 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 | 270 | 2,995 | 683 | 4.4 | 2,145 | 566 | 3.8 | 850 | 117 | 7.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 9th | 41st | 32nd | 44th | 12th | 3rd | 31st | 91st | 114th | 13th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 73 | 1,944 | 3.3 | 754 | 389 | 1.9 | 1,190 | 209 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 46th | 8th | 6th | 4th | 22nd | 3rd | 58th | 69th | 42nd | ||||||||||
Net | +197 | +1,051 | +683 | +1.1 | +1,391 | +177 | +1.9 | -340 | -92 | +1.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 4th | 11th | 32nd | 15th | 4th | 6th | 7th | 95th | 110th | 17th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 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 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |