1964 Minnesota
5–4 (4–3 Big Ten), coached by Murray Warmath. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Indiana 21–0Oct 31
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs Nebraska | L 21–26 | 42% |
| Oct 3 | at California | W 26–20 | 48% |
| Oct 10 | vs Northwestern | W 21–18 | 54% |
| Oct 17 | vs Illinois | L 0–14 | 52% |
| Oct 24 | at Michigan | L 12–19 | 33% |
| Oct 31 | at Indiana | W 21–0 | 40% |
| Nov 7 | vs Iowa | W 14–13 | 60% |
| Nov 14 | vs Purdue | W 14–7 | 51% |
| Nov 21 | at Wisconsin | L 7–14 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 14–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 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
- 5–4
- Conference
- 4–3 tied for 4th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 136–131
- Coach
- Murray Warmath
- Elo
- 1533 +16 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 11.0 No. 21 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Joe Pung
- Most valuable player
- Joe Pung
Drafted in 1965
The 1965 draft| Rd 5 | Frank Marchlewski C | Los Angeles Rams |
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Aaron BrownDEAP-1; UPI-2
Kraig LofquistDBUPI-1
Second team
- Joe PungLBUPI-2
- Mike ReidDBUPI-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.