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1964 Michigan

9–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Big Ten), coached by Bump Elliott, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1964, game by game: won vs. Air Force 24–7; won vs. No. 6 Navy 21–0; won at No. 9 Michigan State 17–10; lost vs. Purdue 20–21; won vs. Minnesota 19–12; won vs. Northwestern 35–0; won vs. Illinois 21–6; won at Iowa 34–20; won at No. 7 Ohio State 10–0; won vs. No. 8 Oregon State 34–7+35−1Won 24–7 vs. Air Force+17Air ForceWon 21–0 vs. No. 6 Navy+21No. 6 NavyWon 17–10 at No. 9 Michigan State+7No. 9 Michigan StateLost 20–21 vs. Purdue-1PurdueWon 19–12 vs. Minnesota+7MinnesotaWon 35–0 vs. Northwestern+35NorthwesternWon 21–6 vs. Illinois+15IllinoisWon 34–20 at Iowa+14IowaWon 10–0 at No. 7 Ohio State+10No. 7 Ohio StateWon 34–7 vs. No. 8 Oregon State+27No. 8 Oregon State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsAir ForceW 24–⁠752%
Oct 3vs6NavyW 21–⁠037%
Oct 10at9Michigan StateW 17–⁠1036%
Oct 17vsPurdueL 20–⁠2162%
Oct 24vsMinnesotaW 19–⁠1267%
Oct 31vsNorthwesternW 35–⁠068%
Nov 7vsIllinoisW 21–⁠660%
Nov 14atIowaW 34–⁠2059%
Nov 21at7Ohio StateW 10–⁠044%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs8Oregon StateRose BowlW 34–⁠760%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oregon State 34–⁠7 in the Rose Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; Big Ten champions.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 8
  2. Wk 3: 7
  3. Wk 4: 5
  4. Wk 8: 6
  5. Wk 9: 6
  6. Wk 10: 4
  7. Final: 4

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.

Big Ten champions6–⁠1 in the conference

Heisman voteBob Timberlake, fourth

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Big Ten
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 4
Points
235–⁠83
Coach
Bump Elliott
Elo
1707 +218 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
24.8 No. 2 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jim Conley
Most valuable player
Bob Timberlake

Drafted in 1965

The 1965 draft
Rd 3Bob Timberlake QBNew York Giants
Rd 5John Henderson EPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 6Arnie Simkus OTCleveland Browns

All-Big Ten

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

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
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan6–⁠19–⁠14
Ohio State5–⁠17–⁠29
Purdue5–⁠26–⁠3
Illinois4–⁠36–⁠3
Minnesota4–⁠35–⁠4
Michigan State3–⁠34–⁠5
Wisconsin2–⁠53–⁠6
Northwestern2–⁠53–⁠6
Iowa1–⁠53–⁠6
Indiana1–⁠52–⁠7

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