1964 Football Team
| Overall Record: 9-1 | Conference Record: 6-1 |
| Conference Finish: 1st place | |
| National Ranking: AP - No. 4, UPI - No. 4 | |
| Coach: Chalmers "Bump" Elliott | |
| Captain: Jim Conley | |
| All-Americans: Robert Timberlake, William Yearby | |
| All-Conference: Bob Timberlake, Jim Conley, Bill Yearby, Tom Cecchini | |
| Most Valuable Player: Bob Timberlake | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Tom Mack | |
| John Maulbetsch Award: Clayton Wilhite | |
| Trainer: Jim Hunt | |
| Assistant coaches: Don Dufek, Dennis Fitzgerald, Henry Fonde, Robert Holloway, Tony Mason, Jack Nelson | |
| Manager: Bob Evans | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force Academy | -/- | 09/26 | H | W | 24-7 | 69,888 |
| Navy | 8/6 | 10/03 | H | W | 21-0 | 70,608 |
| Michigan State | 7/9 | 10/10 | A | W | 17-10 | 78,234 |
| Purdue | 5/- | 10/17 | H | L | 20-21 | 60,924 |
| Minnesota (HC) | -/- | 10/24 | H | W | 19-12 | 61,859 |
| Northwestern | -/- | 10/31 | H | W | 35-0 | 54,615 |
| Illinois | -/- | 11/07 | H | W | 21-6 | 62,415 |
| Iowa | 6/- | 11/14 | A | W | 34-20 | 56,791 |
| Ohio State | 6/7 | 11/21 | A | W | 10-0 | 84,685 |
| Oregon State | 4/8 | 01/01 | 1 | W | 34-7 | 100,423 |
| Totals | 235-83 | 700,442 | ||||
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| 1 - Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California | ||||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end |
Jim Conley (4) Steve Smith (3) Ben Farabee (3) | |
| left tackle |
Charles Kines (8) John Yanz (2) | |
| left guard |
David Butler (8) Arnold Simkus (2) | |
| center |
Brian Patchen (7) Thomas Cecchini (2) Frank Nunley | |
| right guard |
John Marcum (8) Bill Keating Bob Mielke | |
| right tackle |
Tom Mack (7) Bill Yearby (3) | |
| right end |
John Henderson (7) Bill Laskey (3) | |
| quarterback |
Bob Timberlake (10)
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| fullback |
Melvin Anthony (6) Dick Sygar (4) | |
| left halfback |
Jim Detwiler (6) Rick Volk (4) | |
| right halfback |
Carl Ward (6) Dick Rindfuss (3) Dick Wells |
View full 1964 roster (from all-time roster database, includes non-lettermen and freshmen)
1964 Team Photo
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[Note: photo includes only varsity letter winners]
- Back Row
- Don Dufek*, Jack Nelson*, Bob Hollway*, Mike Bass, Dave Fisher, Dick Wells, Tony Mason*, Carl Ward, Henry Fonde*
- 4th Row
- Dennis Fitzgerald*, Louis Lee, Jeff Hoyne, Bill Keating, Frank Nunley, Craig Kirby, Charles Kines, Barry Dehlin, Don Bailey, Rick Sygar, student manager Bob Evans
- 3rd Row
- Bill Yearby, Tom Mack, Jim Detwiler, Clayton Wilhite, Arnold Simkus, Steve Smith, Rick Volk, Bob Mielke, Stan Kemp, Dave Butler
- 2nd Row
- Mike Gorte, Forest Evashevski, Gerald Mader, Ben Farabee, John Henderson, John Yanz, Dick Rindfuss, Bill Muir, Dick Hahn
- Front Row
- Bill Laskey, Bob Timberlake, Fritz Crisler, captain Jim Conley, coach Chalmers (Bump) Elliott, Tom Cecchini, Mel Anthony, Brian Patchen, John Marcum
- * assistant coaches
1964 Team at Rose Bowl Practice Field
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