1964 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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.[2]

1964 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1964 record3–6 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPPat Riley
CaptainJoe Cerne[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1964 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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.[3] Center Joe Cerne was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten player,[4][5] and as a second-team All-American by the Newspaper Enterprise Association.[6][7]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Oregon State*
W 7–3
September 26at Indiana
W 14–13
October 3No. 3 Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois (rivalry)
L 6–17
October 10at Minnesota
L 18–2154,275[8]
October 17Miami (OH)*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
L 27–28
October 24at Michigan State
L 6–24
October 31at Michigan
L 0–35
November 7Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
W 17–13
November 14at No. 7 Ohio State
L 0–1083,525[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. "1964 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. "1964 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  4. "All Big Ten Picks Tough; Talent Tops". The Spokesman-Review (AP story). November 26, 1964. p. 20.
  5. "Butkus, Yearby, Timberlake Head Coaches' Big Ten Stars". The Daily Register (Harrisburg, Illinois). November 27, 1964. p. 11.
  6. Murray Olderman (1964-11-17). "NEA All-American Teams Are Split Into Platoons". Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune.
  7. "Tide's Wayne Freeman Wins All-America Honors". The Tuscaloosa News. November 17, 1964. p. 9.
  8. Bill McGrane (October 11, 1964). "'Hank,' Gophers Tip Cats 21-18". Minneapolis Tribune. p. Sports 1 – 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.


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