| 1965 Ottawa Braves football | |
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KCAC champion | |
| Conference | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–0 (9–0 KCAC) |
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| Home stadium | Cook Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Ottawa $ | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethany (KS) | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baker | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College of Emporia | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern (KS) | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Friends | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas Wesleyan | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sterling | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McPherson | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethel (KS) | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1965 Ottawa Braves football team was an American football team that represented Ottawa University of Ottawa, Kansas, as a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) during the 1965 NAIA football season. In their 13th season under head coach Richard Peters, the Braves compiled a 9–0 record, won the KCAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 389 to 70. [1] [2] It was the fourth undefeated season in Ottawa football history following the 1938, 1960, and 1961 seasons. [3]
During the eight years from 1960 to 1967, the Braves compiled a 66–6 record. [3]
On October 1, 1965, Ottawa quarterback Eddie Buzzell set a new NAIA record with eight touchdown passes in an 82–0 victory over Sterling. [4]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 17 | Friends |
| W 57–2 | [5] | ||
| September 25 | at Bethel (KS) | North Newton, KS | W 47–7 | [6] | ||
| October 1 | Sterling |
| W 82–0 | [4] | ||
| October 9 | at College of Emporia | Emporia, KS | W 36–6 | [7] | ||
| October 16 | Kansas Wesleyan |
| W 27–6 | [8] | ||
| October 23 | Southwestern (KS)  |
| W 27–7 | [9] | ||
| October 29 | at McPherson | McPherson, KS | W 41–15 | [10] | ||
| November 5 | Bethany (KS) |
| W 44–7 | [11] | ||
| November 12 | at Baker | Baldwin City, KS | W 28–20 | [12] | ||
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