1964 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1964 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–6 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Alex Agase (1st season)
MVP	Pat Riley
Captain	Joe Cerne[1]
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium

1964 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Michigan $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1964 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 3–6 record (2–5 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Tom Myers with 901 passing yards, Steve Murphy with 377 rushing yards, and Cas Banaszek with 317 receiving yards.^[2] Center Joe Cerne was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten player,^[3][4] and as a second-team All-American by the Newspaper Enterprise Association.^[5][6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Oregon State*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 7–3	35,805
September 26	at Indiana	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IL	W 14–13	30,727
October 3	No. 3 Illinois	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 6–17	52,062
October 10	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 18–21	54,275	[7]
October 17	Miami (OH)*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 27–28
October 24	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 6–24	66,311
October 31	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 0–35	54,615	[8]
November 7	Wisconsin	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 17–13	65,388
November 14	at No. 7 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–10	83,525	[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
2. "1964 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
3. "All Big Ten Picks Tough; Talent Tops". The Spokesman-Review (AP story). November 26, 1964. p. 20.
4. "Butkus, Yearby, Timberlake Head Coaches' Big Ten Stars". The Daily Register (Harrisburg, Illinois). November 27, 1964. p. 11.
5. Murray Olderman (November 17, 1964). "NEA All-American Teams Are Split Into Platoons". Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune.
6. "Tide's Wayne Freeman Wins All-America Honors". The Tuscaloosa News. November 17, 1964. p. 9.
7. Bill McGrane (October 11, 1964). "'Hank,' Gophers Tip Cats 21-18". Minneapolis Tribune. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Bob Pille (November 1, 1964). "U-M Tames Wildcats: 61 Wolverines Aid in 35-0 Win". The Detroit Daily Press. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Ohio State Clips Northwestern 10-0 For 7th Win". The Sunday Times Recorder. November 15, 1964. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
10. "1964 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.