1964 Michigan State Spartans football team

1964 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1964 record 4–5 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Duffy Daugherty
1964 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1964 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 4–5 overall record 3–3 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Two Spartans were selected as first-team players on the 1964 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Halfback Dick Gordon received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI), and tackle Jerry Rush received first-team honors from the AP.[2][3] Rush was also selected as a second-team All-American by the AP.[4]

References

  1. "Michigan State Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. "All Big Ten Picks Tough; Talent Tops". The Spokesman-Review (AP story). November 26, 1964. p. 20.
  3. "Butkus, Yearby, Timberlake Head Coaches' Big Ten Stars". The Daily Register (Harrisburg, Illinois). November 27, 1964. p. 11.
  4. "Butkus Again All-American". Eugene Register-Guard. December 4, 1964. p. B1.
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