1964 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1964 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1964 record	5-4 (4-3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Murray Warmath (11th year)
MVP	Joe Pung
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

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 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1964 college football season. In their 11th year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled an 5-4 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 136 to 131.^[1]

Center Joe Pung received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Back Kraig Lofquist and end Aaron Brown were named All-Big Ten first team. Center Joe Pung and fullback Mike Reid were named All-Big Ten second team.^[2]

Total attendance for the season was 268,908, which averaged to 53,782. The season high for attendance was against Iowa.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
09/26/1964	Nebraska*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 26-21	49,769
10/03/1964	at California*		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 26-20	53,000
10/10/1964	Northwestern		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 21-18	53,257
10/17/1964	Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 21-18	53,257
10/24/1964	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 19-12	61,859
10/31/1964	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	W 21-0	33,245
11/07/1964	Iowa		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 14-13	64,301
11/14/1964	Purdue		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 14-7	49,867
11/21/1964	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 14-7	61,306
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Michigan

Week 5: Minnesota at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Minnesota (2–2) 0 0 0 12 12 • Michigan (3–1) 7 3 9 0 19 Date: October 24, 1964 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game attendance: 61,859

In the fifth game of the season, Minnesota lost to Michigan 19–12 in Ann Arbor. Prior to 1964, Michigan had lost four consecutive games in the annual contest for the Little Brown Jug. Michigan led the game 19–0 in the fourth quarter and held off a comeback attempt by the Golden Gophers. Minnesota scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns, but missed twice on two-point conversion attempts. The Golden Gophers closed the score to 19–12 on a 91-yard interception return by Kraig Lofquist. They subsequently drove to the Michigan three-yard line, but the Michigan defense held on fourth down.^[4]

References

1. "Minnesota Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 16, 2015.
2. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182
3. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
4. "Timberlake Star for Wolverines: Kicks Field Goal and Runs for Score -- Gophers Tally Twice in Last Period". The New York Times. October 25, 1964. Retrieved 7 January 2012.