The 1965 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Jack Mollenkopf, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Miami (OH)*	No. 9	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 38–0	44,809
September 25	No. 1 Notre Dame*	No. 6	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	W 25–21	61,921
October 2	at SMU*	No. 2	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	T 14–14	17,000
October 9	at Iowa	No. 6	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 17–14	58,000
October 16	at Michigan	No. 7	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	W 17–15	85,905	[1]
October 23	No. 2 Michigan State	No. 6	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 10–14	62,113
October 30	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 0–21	59,507
November 6	Wisconsin		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 45–7	48,264
November 13	Minnesota		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 35–0	45,587
November 20	at Indiana		Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 26–21	50,046
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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• QB Bob Griese, Jr.