1964 Miami (OH)

6–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bo Schembechler.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1964, game by game: tied at Xavier 7–7; won at Marshall 21–0; won vs. Western Michigan 35–0; won at Kent State 17–14; won at Northwestern 28–27; lost at Ohio 7–10; lost vs. Bowling Green 18–21; won at Toledo 35–14; won vs. Dayton 28–21; lost at Cincinnati 14–28+35−14Tied 7–7 at Xavier0XavierWon 21–0 at Marshall+21MarshallWon 35–0 vs. Western Michigan+35Western MichiganWon 17–14 at Kent State+3Kent StateWon 28–27 at Northwestern+1NorthwesternLost 7–10 at Ohio-3OhioLost 18–21 vs. Bowling Green-3Bowling GreenWon 35–14 at Toledo+21ToledoWon 28–21 vs. Dayton+7DaytonLost 14–28 at Cincinnati-14Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cincinnati 28–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
210–⁠142
Coach
Bo Schembechler
Elo
1546 +18 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.3 No. 72 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Ernie Kellermann, Mike Cohen and Bill Williams
Most valuable player
Ernie Kellermann

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.