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.

Quarterbacks

 * Steve Juday, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-2)
 * Bob Griese, Purdue (AP-2, UPI-1)

Running backs

 * Jim Grabowski, Illinois (AP-1, UPI-1 [fb])
 * Clinton Jones, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-1 [hb])
 * Carl Ward, Michigan (AP-1, UPI-1 [hb])
 * Tom Barrington, Ohio State (AP-2, UPI-2 [hb])
 * Bob McKelvey, Northwestern (AP-2)
 * Bob Apisa, Michigan State (AP-2, UPI-2 [fb])
 * Ron Rector, Northwestern (UPI-2 [hb])

Ends

 * Gene Washington, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-1)
 * Bob Hadrick, Purdue (AP-1, UPI-2)
 * Bill Malinchak, Indiana (AP-2)
 * Cas Banaszek, Northwestern (AP-2)
 * Jack Clancy, Michigan (UPI-2)

Tackles

 * Tom Mack, Michigan (AP-1, UPI-1)
 * Karl Singer, Purdue (AP-1, UPI-1)
 * Gale Gillingham, Minnesota (AP-2, UPI-2)
 * Jim Burns, Northwestern (AP-2)
 * Jerry West, Michigan State (UPI-2)
 * Charles Kines, Michigan (UPI-2)

Guards

 * John Niland, Iowa (AP-1, UPI-1)
 * Doug Van Horn, Ohio State (AP-1, UPI-1)
 * Paul Faust, Minnesota (AP-2, UPI-2)
 * John Karpinski, Michigan State (AP-2, UPI-2)

Centers

 * Larry Kaminski, Purdue (AP-1, UPI-2)
 * Ray Pryor, Ohio State (UPI-1)
 * Boris Dmitroff, Michigan State (AP-2)

Ends

 * Aaron Brown, Minnesota (AP-1, UPI-1 [offense])
 * Bubba Smith, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-1)
 * David Long, Iowa (UPI-1)
 * Bo Batchelder, Illinois (AP-2, UPI-2)
 * Jim Long, Purdue (AP-2, UPI-2)

Tackles

 * Bill Yearby, Michigan (AP-1, UPI-1)
 * Jerry Shay, Purdue (AP-1, UPI-1)
 * Gary Eickman, Illinois (AP-2)
 * Bill Briggs, Iowa (UPI-2)

Guards

 * Harold Lucas, Michigan State (AP-2 [lb], UPI-1)
 * William Ridder, Ohio State (AP-2, UPI-2)

Linebackers

 * Ike Kelley, Ohio State (AP-1, UPI-1)
 * Don Hansen, Illinois (AP-1, UPI-1)
 * Ron Goovert, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-2)
 * Jack Calcaterra, Purdue (AP-2)
 * Tom Cecchini, Michigan (AP-2, UPI-2)
 * Dan Hilsabeck, Iowa (UPI-2)

Defensive backs

 * Rich Volk, Michigan (AP-1, UPI-1 [s])
 * George Webster, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-1 [lb])
 * Ron Acks, Illinois (AP-1, UPI-2 [hb])
 * John Fill, Ohio State (AP-1)
 * Don Japinga, Michigan State (AP-2, UPI-1 [hb])
 * Charles King, Purdue (UPI-1 [hb])
 * John Charles, Purdue (AP-2, UPI-2 [hb])
 * Tom Sakal, Minnesota (AP-2)
 * Tom Brigham, Wisconsin (AP-2)
 * Mike Buckner, Northwestern (UPI-2 [s])

Key
AP = Associated Press

UPI = United Press International

Bold = First-team selection of both the AP and UPI