1964 Western Michigan
3–6 (2–4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Doolittle. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ohio 13–8Nov 7
By 5 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Louisville | W 10–7 | 38% |
| Sep 26 | vs Central Michigan | L 6–18 | 86% |
| Oct 3 | at Miami (OH) | L 0–35 | 18% |
| Oct 10 | vs Bowling Green | L 8–28 | 25% |
| Oct 17 | at Kent State | W 12–9 | 26% |
| Oct 24 | vs Toledo | L 13–21 | 66% |
| Oct 31 | at Marshall | L 7–16 | 27% |
| Nov 7 | vs Ohio | W 13–8 | 27% |
| Nov 14 | at BYU | L 8–43 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to BYU 43–8; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 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
- 2–4 5th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 77–185
- Coach
- Bill Doolittle
- Elo
- 1300 −73 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −20.7 No. 112 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Troy Allen, Paul Rakow and Tom Titcomb
- Most valuable player
- Jim Reid
1964 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | 5–1 | 9–1 | |
| Marshall | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
| Miami (OH) | 4–2 | 6–3–1 | |
| Ohio | 3–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
 Western Michigan | 2–4 | 3–6 | |
| Kent State | 1–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Toledo | 1–5 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.