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1964 Wichita State

4–⁠6 (2–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Wichita State in 1964, game by game: won vs. Montana State 21–6; lost at Arizona State 18–24; lost at Utah State 7–51; won vs. Detroit Mercy 8–7; lost at No. 4 Arkansas 0–17; won vs. Louisville 23–15; lost at Oklahoma State 7–31; lost vs. Cincinnati 7–19; won vs. North Texas 14–6; lost at Tulsa 7–21+15−44Won 21–6 vs. Montana State+15Montana StateLost 18–24 at Arizona State-6Arizona StateLost 7–51 at Utah State-44Utah StateWon 8–7 vs. Detroit Mercy+1Detroit MercyLost 0–17 at No. 4 Arkansas-17No. 4 ArkansasWon 23–15 vs. Louisville+8LouisvilleLost 7–31 at Oklahoma State-24Oklahoma StateLost 7–19 vs. Cincinnati-12CincinnatiWon 14–6 vs. North Texas+8North TexasLost 7–21 at Tulsa-14Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsMontana StateW 21–⁠694%
Oct 3atArizona StateL 18–⁠2428%
Oct 10atUtah StateL 7–⁠5132%
Oct 17vsDetroit MercyW 8–⁠776%
Oct 24at4ArkansasL 0–⁠1727%
Oct 31vsLouisvilleW 23–⁠1579%
Nov 7atOklahoma StateL 7–⁠3151%
Nov 14vsCincinnatiL 7–⁠1949%
Nov 21vsNorth TexasW 14–⁠674%
Nov 26atTulsaL 7–⁠2127%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 65 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠2 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
112–⁠197
Coach
—
Elo
1445 −94 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.7 No. 95 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1964 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Cincinnati3–⁠08–⁠2
Tulsa3–⁠19–⁠2
Wichita State2–⁠24–⁠6
North Texas1–⁠32–⁠7–⁠1
Louisville0–⁠31–⁠9

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