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The 1965 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team was an American football team that represented Hofstra University during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Hofstra finished second in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division.

DivisionUniversity Division
Record8–2 (4–1 MAC)
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1965 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record8–2 (4–1 MAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Henry Levin
  • Bill Starr
Home stadiumHofstra Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
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1965 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
University Division
Bucknell x5–1–06–3–0
Hofstra4–1–08–2–0
Temple3–2–05–5–0
Delaware3–3–05–4–0
Gettysburg2–4–05–4–0
Lehigh1–3–01–8–0
Lafayette1–5–03–7–0
Northern College Division
Wilkes x6–1–07–1–0
Upsala5–2–05–3–0
Lycoming4–2–05–3–0
Juniata3–2–03–5–0
Moravian4–4–05–4–0
Albright3–4–04–5–0
Wagner2–3–03–6–0
Susquehanna *0–3–00–9–0
Southern College Division
Swarthmore x6–0–06–1–0
Dickinson7–1–07–1–0
Drexel4–2–06–2–0
Lebanon Valley4–3–05–3–0
Franklin & Marshall3–4–04–4–0
Haverford2–3–02–5–0
Western Maryland2–4–03–6–0
Pennsylvania Military2–6–02–7–0
Muhlenberg1–8–01–8–0
Johns Hopkins1–4–11–6–1
Ursinus1–4–11–6–1
West Chester *0–0–05–3–0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
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In their 16th year under head coach Howard "Howdy" Myers Jr., the Flying Dutchmen compiled an 8–2 record, and outscored opponents 293 to 187. Henry Levin and Bill Starr were the team captains.[1]

With a 4–1 conference record, Hofstra narrowly missed the MAC University Division championship, finishing half a game behind Bucknell (5–1).

The Flying Dutchmen played their home games at Hofstra Stadium on the university's Hempstead campus on Long Island, New York.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Gettysburg W 35–14 4,000–4,400 [2]
September 25 Delaware
  • Hofstra Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
W 17–6 4,000–4,500 [3]
October 2 Lafayette No. 10
  • Hofstra Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
W 31–7 4,000–5,000 [4]
October 9 Bridgeport* No. 7
  • Hofstra Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
W 50–28 3,800–4,500 [5]
October 16 at Merchant Marine* No. 6
W 35–13 5,500
October 23 at Southern Connecticut* No. 5
L 21–24 3,000
October 30 at Bucknell No. 15 L 6–33 6,000–9,250 [6]
November 13 Wittenberg*
  • Hofstra Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
W 27–14 3,500
November 20 Temple
  • Hofstra Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
W 42–28 4,000
November 25 C.W. Post*
  • Hofstra Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
W 29–20 7,500 [7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game
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