1964 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record7–2 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPEd Orazen
Captains
  • Jim Davidson
  • Tom Kiehfuss
  • Bill Spahr
Home stadiumOhio 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 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1964 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 261:30 p.m.SMU*No. 5
W 27–880,737[1]
October 31:30 p.m.IndianaNo. 5
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 17–981,834[2]
October 102:00 p.m.at No. 2 IllinoisNo. 4
W 26–071,227[3]
October 171:30 p.m.USC*No. 2
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 17–084,315[4]
October 241:30 p.m.WisconsinNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 28–384,365[5]
October 312:30 p.m.at IowaNo. 1
W 21–1958,700[6]
November 71:30 p.m.Penn State*No. 2
L 0–2784,279[7]
November 141:30 p.m.NorthwesternNo. 7
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 10–083,525[8]
November 211:30 p.m.No. 6 MichiganNo. 7
L 0–1084,685[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

Season summary

SMU

1 234Total
Southern Methodist 0 008 8
• Ohio State 10 377 27
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 80,737
  • Game weather: Clear, wind SW 12-20 mph, 80 °F (27 °C)
Scoring summary
Q16:54OSUFunk 39 yard field goalOSU 3–0
Q10:10OSUBarrington 37 yard run (Funk kick)OSU 10–0
Q212:19OSUFunk 28 yard field goalOSU 13–0
Q313:56OSUSpahr 31 yard interception/fumble recovery (Funk kick)OSU 20–0
Q414:18OSUSander 42 yard run (Funk kick)OSU 27–0
Q40:25SMUOefinger 12 yard pass to Taylor (Oefinger rush)OSU 27–8

Indiana

1 234Total
Indiana 3 006 9
• Ohio State 0 1070 17
  • Date: October 3
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 81,834
  • Game weather: Clear, wind SSW 9 mph (gusts to 15 mph), 67 °F (19 °C)
Scoring summary
Q15:58INDNowatzke 50 yard field goalIND 0–3
Q23:44OSUUnverferth 24 yard pass to Stock (Funk kick)OSU 7–3
Q20:24OSUFunk 25 yard field goalOSU 10–3
Q31:25OSURein 3 yard run (Funk kick)OSU 17–3
Q48:04INDBadar 5 yard pass to Kuechenberg (pass intercepted)OSU 17–9

Illinois

1 234Total
• Ohio State 6 1073 26
Illinois 0 000 0
Scoring summary
Q110:55OSUUnverferth 24 yard run (kick failed)OSU 6–0
Q28:00OSUSander 1 yard run (Funk kick)OSU 13–0
Q23:25OSUFunk 29 yard field goalOSU 16–0
Q37:15OSUSander 4 yard run (Funk kick)OSU 23–0
Q413:35OSUFunk 28 yard field goalOSU 26–0

USC

1 234Total
USC 0 000 0
• Ohio St 7 703 17
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 84,315
  • Game weather: Clear, wind N 10 mph, 76 °F (24 °C)
Scoring summary
Q18:12OHSTSander 2 yard run (Funk kick)Ohio St 7-0
Q21:03OHSTLashtuka 10 yard pass from Unverferth (Funk kick)Ohio St 14-0
Q46:40OHSTFunk 24 yard field goalOhio St 17-0

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Wisconsin

1 234Total
Wisconsin 0 030 3
• Ohio State 14 0014 28
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 84,365
  • Game weather: Clear, wind SW 12 mph, 55 °F (13 °C)
Scoring summary
Q19:23OSURein 6 yard run (Funk kick)OSU 7–0
Q13:51OSUSander 1 yard run (Funk kick)OSU 14–0
Q39:47WISKaye 28 yard field goalOSU 14–3
Q47:37OSUSander 1 yard run (Funk kick)OSU 21–3
Q45:49OSUUnverferth 9 yard pass to Lindsey (Funk kick)OSU 28–3

Iowa

1 234Total
• Ohio State 7 770 21
Iowa 7 606 19
Scoring summary
Q114:19OSUDreffer 36 yard interception return (Funk kick)OSU 0–7
Q15:28IOWASnook 1 yard run (Simpson kick)TIED 7–7
Q26:41OSUUnverferth 2 yard run (Funk kick)OSU 7–14
Q20:57IOWASnook 30 yard pass to Noonan (kick failed)OSU 13-14
Q314:39OSUUnverferth 23 yard pass to Rein (Funk kick)OSU 13–21
Q40:02IOWANourse 1 yard run (run failed)OSU 19–21

Penn State

1 234Total
• Penn State 7 767 27
Ohio State 0 000 0
  • Date: November 7
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
Scoring summary
Q16:36PSUNye recovered fumble in end zone (Sanker kick)PSU 0–7
Q28:06PSUWydman 3 yard run (Sanker kick)PSU 0–14
Q30:52PSUKunit 2 yard run (Sanker kick)PSU 0–20
Q44:34PSUKunit 5 yard run (Sanker kick)PSU 0–27

Northwestern

1 234Total
Northwestern 0 000 0
• Ohio State 7 300 10
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game weather: Clear, wind SE 14 mph, 60 °F (16 °C)
Scoring summary
Q15:03OSUSander 5 yard run (Funk kick)OSU 7–0
Q22:47OSUFunk 27 yard field goalOSU 10–0

Michigan

1 234Total
• Michigan 0 703 10
Ohio State 0 000 0
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 84,685
  • Game weather: Clear, wind W 18 mph, 20 °F (−7 °C)
Scoring summary
Q20:44UMTimberlake 17 yard pass to Detwiler (Evassheski kick)UM 0–7
Q414:52UMTimberlake 27 yard kickUM 0–10

1965 pro draftees

Player Draft Round Pick Position NFL club
Jim Davidson AFL 1 8 Tackle Buffalo Bills
Bo Scott NFL 3 32 Running back Cleveland Browns
Bo Scott AFL 20 155 Running back Oakland Raiders
Ed Orazen NFL 19 265 Guard Cleveland Browns

References

  1. ^ "Buckeyes Bash SMU In Grid Debut, 27-8". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 27, 1964. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "OSU Air Artistry Surprises: Bucks Biff Indiana, 17-9". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 4, 1964. p. 1F – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Dick Forbes (October 11, 1964). "OSU Pulverizes Illini, 26-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Al Heim (October 18, 1964). "Buckeyes Bid For No. 1 As Sanders Piledrives By Southern Cal, 17-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 2H – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Jim Schottelkotte (October 25, 1964). "Top-Ranked Ohio State Bombards Badgers, 28-3". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 2E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Maury White (November 1, 1964). "Iowa Misses Last-Second Tie! No. 1 Ohio Escapes, 21-19, as Hawkeyes' 2-Point Run Falls Foot Short". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Penn State Dumps OSU From Unbeaten Ranks, 27-0". The Sunday Times Recorder. November 8, 1964. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ohio State Clips Northwestern 10-0 For 7th Win". The Sunday Times Recorder. November 15, 1964. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Michigan Stops Ohio State 10-0 For Big Ten Title". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 22, 1964. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1964 Oct 18.
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