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1964 Ohio

5–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Hess.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 1964, game by game: won at West Texas 16–14; lost at Purdue 0–17; tied at Kent State 3–3; won vs. Toledo 21–12; lost vs. Xavier 19–23; won vs. Miami (OH) 10–7; won vs. Dayton 24–0; lost at Western Michigan 8–13; won at Bowling Green 21–0; lost vs. Marshall 0–10+24−17Won 16–14 at West Texas+2West TexasLost 0–17 at Purdue-17PurdueTied 3–3 at Kent State0Kent StateWon 21–12 vs. Toledo+9ToledoLost 19–23 vs. Xavier-4XavierWon 10–7 vs. Miami (OH)+3Miami (OH)Won 24–0 vs. Dayton+24DaytonLost 8–13 at Western Michigan-5Western MichiganWon 21–0 at Bowling Green+21Bowling GreenLost 0–10 vs. Marshall-10Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atWest TexasW 16–⁠1448%
Sep 26atPurdueL 0–⁠1742%
Oct 3atKent StateT 3–⁠351%
Oct 10vsToledoW 21–⁠1283%
Oct 17vsXavierL 19–⁠2368%
Oct 24vsMiami (OH)W 10–⁠746%
Oct 31vsDaytonW 24–⁠081%
Nov 7atWestern MichiganL 8–⁠1373%
Nov 14atBowling GreenW 21–⁠024%
Nov 21vsMarshallL 0–⁠1071%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Marshall 10–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 4th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
122–⁠99
Coach
Bill Hess
Elo
1507 −16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.5 No. 88 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

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.