1964 Michigan State Spartans football team

1964 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record4–5 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDick Gordon
CaptainCharles Migyanka
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1964 Big Ten Conference 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][2]

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.[3][4] Rush was also selected as a second-team All-American by the AP.[5]

  1. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 155. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "1964 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  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. ^ "Butkus Again All-American". Eugene Register-Guard. December 4, 1964. p. B1.