1965 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 1965 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. Players receiving All-Big Ten honors in 1965 included six players who were also recognized as consensus All-Americans: Aaron Brown, Jim Grabowski, Bob Griese, Bubba Smith, George Webster, and Bill Yearby. Eleven players from the 1965 Michigan State Spartans football team received first- or second-team All-Big Ten honors.Offensive selections
Quarterbacks
- Steve Juday, Michigan State
- Bob Griese, Purdue
Running backs
- Jim Grabowski, Illinois
- Clinton Jones, Michigan State
- Carl Ward, Michigan
- Tom Barrington, Ohio State
- Bob McKelvey, Northwestern
- Bob Apisa, Michigan State
- Ron Rector, Northwestern
Ends
- Gene Washington, Michigan State
- Bob Hadrick, Purdue
- Bill Malinchak, Indiana
- Cas Banaszek, Northwestern
- Jack Clancy, Michigan
Tackles
- Tom Mack, Michigan
- Karl Singer, Purdue
- Gale Gillingham, Minnesota
- Jim Burns, Northwestern
- Jerry West, Michigan State
- Charles Kines, Michigan
Guards
- John Niland, Iowa
- Doug Van Horn, Ohio State
- Paul Faust, Minnesota
- John Karpinski, Michigan State
Centers
- Larry Kaminski, Purdue
- Ray Pryor, Ohio State
- Boris Dmitroff, Michigan State
Defensive selections
Ends
- Aaron Brown, Minnesota
- Bubba Smith, Michigan State
- David Long, Iowa
- Bo Batchelder, Illinois
- Jim Long, Purdue
Tackles
- Bill Yearby, Michigan
- Jerry Shay, Purdue
- Bill Ridder, Ohio State
- Gary Eickman, Illinois
- Gale Gillingham, Minnesota
- William Briggs, Iowa
Guards
- Harold Lucas, Michigan State
- William Ridder, Ohio State
Linebackers
- Dwight Kelly, Ohio State
- Don Hansen, Illinois
- Ron Goovert, Michigan State
- Jack Calcaterra, Purdue
- Tom Cecchini, Michigan
- Dan Hilsabeck, Iowa
Defensive backs
- Rich Volk, Michigan
- Ron Acks, Illinois
- John Fill, Ohio State
- George Webster, Michigan State
- Don Japinga, Michigan State
- Charles King, Purdue
- John Charles, Purdue
- Tom Sakal, Minnesota
- Tom Brigham, Wisconsin
- Mike Buckner, Northwestern
Key
AP = Associated Press
UPI = United Press International
