1964 Northwestern
3–6 (2–5 Big Ten), coached by Alex Agase. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Oregon State 7–3Sep 19
By 4 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Oregon State | W 7–3 | 62% |
| Sep 26 | at Indiana | W 14–13 | 55% |
| Oct 3 | vs 3Illinois | L 6–17 | 56% |
| Oct 10 | at Minnesota | L 18–21 | 46% |
| Oct 17 | vs Miami (OH) | L 27–28 | 53% |
| Oct 24 | at Michigan State | L 6–24 | 39% |
| Oct 31 | at Michigan | L 0–35 | 32% |
| Nov 7 | vs Wisconsin | W 17–13 | 60% |
| Nov 14 | at 7Ohio State | L 0–10 | 25% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 10–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 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
- 3–6
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 7th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 95–164
- Coach
- Alex Agase
- Elo
- 1489 −73 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.5 No. 56 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Joe Cerne
- Most valuable player
- Pat Riley
Drafted in 1965
The 1965 draft| Rd 2 | Joe Cerne C | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 4 | Tommy Myers QB | Detroit Lions |
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
Joe CerneCAP-1; UPI-1
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.