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1964 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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Conference
  
Head coach
  
Alex Agase (1st year)

Home stadium
  
Dyche Stadium

1964 record
  
3–6 (2–5 Big Ten)

MVP
  
Pat Riley

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. Center Joe Cerne was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten player, and as a second-team All-American by the Newspaper Enterprise Association.

Schedule

  1. September 19, 1964: Oregon State, Won, 7-3
  2. September 26, 1964: at Indiana, Won, 14-13
  3. October 3, 1964: Illinois, Loss, 6-17
  4. October 10, 1964: at Minnesota, Loss, 18-21
  5. October 17, 1964: Miami (OH), Loss, 27-28
  6. October 24, 1964: at Michigan State, Loss, 6-24
  7. October 31, 1964: at Michigan, Loss, 0-35
  8. November 7, 1964: Wisconsin, Won, 17-13
  9. November 14, 1964: at Ohio State, Loss, 0-10

References

1964 Northwestern Wildcats football team Wikipedia


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