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1964 Marshall

7–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Charlie Snyder.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 1964, game by game: lost at Morehead State 0–6; lost vs. Miami (OH) 0–21; won at Toledo 13–0; won vs. Buffalo 14–12; won vs. Kentucky State 27–6; won vs. Louisville 28–6; won vs. Western Michigan 16–7; lost at Bowling Green 0–28; won vs. Kent State 12–7; won at Ohio 10–0+22−28Lost 0–6 at Morehead State-6Morehead StateLost 0–21 vs. Miami (OH)-21Miami (OH)Won 13–0 at Toledo+13ToledoWon 14–12 vs. Buffalo+2BuffaloWon 27–6 vs. Kentucky State+21Kentucky StateWon 28–6 vs. Louisville+22LouisvilleWon 16–7 vs. Western Michigan+9Western MichiganLost 0–28 at Bowling Green-28Bowling GreenWon 12–7 vs. Kent State+5Kent StateWon 10–0 at Ohio+10Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atMorehead StateL 0–⁠678%
Sep 26vsMiami (OH)L 0–⁠2136%
Oct 3atToledoW 13–⁠048%
Oct 10vsBuffaloW 14–⁠1245%
Oct 17vsKentucky StateW 27–⁠682%
Oct 24vsLouisvilleW 28–⁠667%
Oct 31vsWestern MichiganW 16–⁠773%
Nov 7atBowling GreenL 0–⁠2820%
Nov 14vsKent StateW 12–⁠758%
Nov 21atOhioW 10–⁠029%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio 10–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The tied 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
120–⁠93
Coach
Charlie Snyder
Elo
1476 +66 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.1 No. 98 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Bill Winter and Jim Cure

1964 Mid-American Conference standings

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.