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Michigan State

B10 · 1964 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
4–5
0.444 Win %
Conference
6th
3–3 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
102
1918–2026
All-Time Record
618–421–30
0.592 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1955
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 12 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan State head-to-head · History & Eras

1964 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC5–5L 15–21
6Week 6 · Oct 6USCH2HPAC7–3W 17–7
7Week 7 · Oct 13Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB109–1L 10–17
8Week 8 · Oct 20Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB102–7L 20–27
9Week 9 · Oct 27Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB103–6W 24–6
10Week 10 · Nov 3Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB103–6W 22–6
11Week 11 · Nov 10Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB106–3W 21–7
12Week 12 · Nov 17Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI9–1L 7–34
13Week 13 · Nov 24Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB106–3L 0–16

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.326
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+2
-17+19
  • USC +7
  • Purdue +6
  • Northwestern +3
  • Wisconsin +3
  • Michigan -1
  • Notre Dame -1
  • Illinois -3
  • North Carolina -5
  • Indiana -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #59Better than 58%
Win % Place 72ndBetter than 48%

0.444 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#59W14#59Regular Season Final#59Post-Season W2#59Post-Season W3#59Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-6
+10
-7
-7
+18
+16
+14
-27
-16

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#461959#171960#121961#551962#81963

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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