1964 Kent State

3–⁠5–⁠1 (1–⁠4–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Leo Strang.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 1964, game by game: won vs. Xavier 15–2; tied vs. Ohio 3–3; lost vs. Miami (OH) 14–17; lost vs. Western Michigan 9–12; lost at Bowling Green 0–41; won vs. Toledo 14–11; won at Louisville 14–7; lost at Marshall 7–12; lost at Dayton 11–16+13−41Won 15–2 vs. Xavier+13XavierTied 3–3 vs. Ohio0OhioLost 14–17 vs. Miami (OH)-3Miami (OH)Lost 9–12 vs. Western Michigan-3Western MichiganLost 0–41 at Bowling Green-41Bowling GreenWon 14–11 vs. Toledo+3ToledoWon 14–7 at Louisville+7LouisvilleLost 7–12 at Marshall-5MarshallLost 11–16 at Dayton-5Dayton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dayton 16–⁠11; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 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.

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠4–⁠1 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
87–⁠121
Coach
Leo Strang
Elo
1389 −31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.9 No. 104 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.