1964 Big Ten Conference football season
| 1964 Big Ten Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA |
| Sport | College football |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| 1965 NFL Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Dick Butkus |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Michigan |
| Runners-up | Ohio State |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4 Michigan $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #9 Ohio State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1964 Big Ten Conference football season was part of the 1964 college football season. Michigan was ranked No. 4 in the final AP Poll, won the conference championship, defeated Oregon State in the 1965 Rose Bowl, and led the conference in both scoring offense (23.5 points per game) and scoring defense (8.3 points per game). Ohio State was ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll and ranked second in the conference in scoring defense (8.4 points per game).[1] Michigan quarterback Bob Timberlake received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the conference's most valuable player.[2]
Bowl games
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| January 1, 1965 | #8 Oregon State | #4 Michigan | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) | W 34–7 | 100,423 | |||
| #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. | ||||||||
Statistical leaders
Passing yards
1. Gary Snook, Iowa (2,062)
2. Richie Badar, Indiana (1,571)
3. John Hankinson, Minnesota (1,084)
4. Hal Brandt, Wisconsin (1,059)
5. Fred Custardo, Illinois (1,012)[1]
Rushing yards
1. Jim Grabowski, Illinois (1,004)
2. Dick Gordon, Michigan State (741)
3. Willard Sander, Ohio State (626)
4. Gordon Teter, Purdue (614)
5. Mel Anthony, Michigan (579)[1]
Receiving yards
1. Karl Noonan, Iowa (933)
2. Bill Malinchak, Indiana (634)
3. Gene Washington, Michigan State (542)
4. Jimmy Jones, Wisconsin (529)
5. Rich O'Hara, Iowa (469)[1]
Total yards
1. Gary Snook, Iowa (2,044)
2. Richie Badar, Indiana (1,625)
3. Bob Timberlake, Michigan (1,381)
4. John Hankinson, Minnesota (1,262)
5. Fred Custardo, Illinois (1,163)[1]
Scoring
1. Jim Grabowski, Illinois (60)
2. Bob Timberlake, Michigan (54)
2. Randy Minniear, Purdue (54)
2. Mel Anthony, Michigan (54)
5. Dalton Kimble, Iowa (48)[1]
Player in the NFL Draft
The first ten players from the Big Ten to be selected in the 1965 NFL Draft were the following:
- Dick Butkus, linebacker, Illinois, 3rd overall pick
- Tom Nowatzke, fullback, Indiana, 11th overall pick
- George Donnelly, back, Illinois, 13th overall pick
- Archie Sutton, tackle, Illinois, 15th overall pick
- Joe Cerne, center, Northwestern, 16th overall pick
- Jim Garcia, tackle, Purdue, 17th overall pick
- Jerry Rush, tackle, Michigan State, 25th overall pick
- Bo Scott, running back, Ohio State, 32nd overall pick
- Bob Timberlake, quarterback, Michigan, 33rd overall pick
- Frank Marchlewski, center, Minnesota, 60th overall pick
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "1964 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Tribune Silver Football winners, 1924-2005". The Chicago Tribune. 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-28.