1964 Bowling Green

9–⁠1 (5–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Doyt Perry.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 1964, game by game: won vs. Southern Illinois 35–12; won at North Texas 21–7; won vs. Dayton 35–0; won at Western Michigan 28–8; won at Toledo 31–14; won vs. Kent State 41–0; won at Miami (OH) 21–18; won vs. Marshall 28–0; lost vs. Ohio 0–21; won at Xavier 35–7+41−21Won 35–12 vs. Southern Illinois+23Southern Illino…Won 21–7 at North Texas+14North TexasWon 35–0 vs. Dayton+35DaytonWon 28–8 at Western Michigan+20Western MichiganWon 31–14 at Toledo+17ToledoWon 41–0 vs. Kent State+41Kent StateWon 21–18 at Miami (OH)+3Miami (OH)Won 28–0 vs. Marshall+28MarshallLost 0–21 vs. Ohio-21OhioWon 35–7 at Xavier+28Xavier
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Xavier 35–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1964.

Mid-American Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
275–⁠87
Coach
Doyt Perry
Elo
1609 +72 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.2 No. 49 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1964 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green5–⁠19–⁠1
Marshall4–⁠27–⁠3
Miami (OH)4–⁠26–⁠3–⁠1
Ohio3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Western Michigan2–⁠43–⁠6
Kent State1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Toledo1–⁠52–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.