1964 Michigan State
4–5 (3–3 Big Ten), coached by Duffy Daugherty. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 2 USC 17–7Oct 3
USC was ranked No. 2, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at North Carolina | L 15–21 | 46% |
| Oct 3 | vs 2USC | W 17–7 | 46% |
| Oct 10 | vs 7Michigan | L 10–17 | 64% |
| Oct 17 | at Indiana | L 20–27 | 59% |
| Oct 24 | vs Northwestern | W 24–6 | 61% |
| Oct 31 | at Wisconsin | W 22–6 | 53% |
| Nov 7 | vs 10Purdue | W 21–7 | 57% |
| Nov 14 | at 1Notre Dame | L 7–34 | 38% |
| Nov 21 | at Illinois | L 0–16 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois 16–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 122 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 3: 9
Players on this team
George WebsterLinebacker
Bubba SmithDefensive end- Clinton JonesRunning back
- Gene WashingtonReceiver
- Jerry RushOffensive tackle
- Steve JudayQuarterback
- Dwight LeeRunning back
- Jeff RichardsonDefensive end
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
- 4–5
- Conference
- 3–3 6th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 9
- Points
- 136–141
- Coach
- Duffy Daugherty
- Elo
- 1575 −22 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 13.1 No. 18 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Charles Migyanka
- Most valuable player
- Dick Gordon
Drafted in 1965
The 1965 draft| Rd 2 | Jerry Rush OT | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 7 | Dick Gordon RB | Chicago Bears |
All-Big Ten
3 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Dick GordonRBAP-1; UPI-1- Jerry RushOTAP-1; UPI-2
- Charles MigyankaDBUPI-1
Second team
- Don JapingaDBUPI-2
- Herman JohnsonDBUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1964 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1964 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 6–1 | 9–1 | 4 |
 Ohio State | 5–1 | 7–2 | 9 |
| Purdue | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
| Illinois | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
 Minnesota | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| Michigan State | 3–3 | 4–5 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–5 | 3–6 | |
| Northwestern | 2–5 | 3–6 | |
 Iowa | 1–5 | 3–6 | |
| Indiana | 1–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.