1964 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1964 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–6 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPPat Riley
CaptainJoe Cerne[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Michigan $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Ohio State 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Purdue 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Illinois 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Michigan State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Iowa 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1964 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 3–6 record (2–5 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Tom Myers with 901 passing yards, Steve Murphy with 377 rushing yards, and Cas Banaszek with 317 receiving yards.[2] Center Joe Cerne was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten player,[3][4] and as a second-team All-American by the Newspaper Enterprise Association.[5][6]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Oregon State*
W 7–335,805
September 26at Indiana
W 14–1330,727
October 3No. 3 Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 6–1752,062
October 10at Minnesota
L 18–2154,275[7]
October 17Miami (OH)*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 27–28
October 24at Michigan State
L 6–2466,311
October 31at Michigan
L 0–3554,615[8]
November 7Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 17–1365,388
November 14at No. 7 Ohio State
L 0–1083,525[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1964 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "All Big Ten Picks Tough; Talent Tops". The Spokesman-Review (AP story). November 26, 1964. p. 20.
  4. ^ "Butkus, Yearby, Timberlake Head Coaches' Big Ten Stars". The Daily Register (Harrisburg, Illinois). November 27, 1964. p. 11.
  5. ^ Murray Olderman (November 17, 1964). "NEA All-American Teams Are Split Into Platoons". Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune.
  6. ^ "Tide's Wayne Freeman Wins All-America Honors". The Tuscaloosa News. November 17, 1964. p. 9.
  7. ^ Bill McGrane (October 11, 1964). "'Hank,' Gophers Tip Cats 21-18". Minneapolis Tribune. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Bob Pille (November 1, 1964). "U-M Tames Wildcats: 61 Wolverines Aid in 35-0 Win". The Detroit Daily Press. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ohio State Clips Northwestern 10-0 For 7th Win". The Sunday Times Recorder. November 15, 1964. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1964 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.


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