1964 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1964 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1964 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Phil Dickens, in his seventh and final year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

1964 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–7 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Phil Dickens (7th season)
MVP	Rich Badar
Captain	Rich Badar, Mel Branch
Home stadium	Seventeenth Street Stadium
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

1964 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Northwestern	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 13–14	30,727
October 3	at No. 5 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 9–17	81,834	[1]
October 10	Iowa	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 20–21	31,108
October 17	Michigan State	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	W 27–20	38,257
October 24	at Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 28–14	33,567
October 31	Minnesota	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 0–21	33,245	[2]
November 7	at Oregon State*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 14–24	20,389
November 14	Oregon*	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 21–29	20,708
November 21	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 22–28	59,932	[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1965 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Tom Nowatzke	Fullback	1	11	Detroit Lions
Don Croftcheck	Guard	8	105	Washington Redskins

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References

1. "OSU Air Artistry Surprises: Bucks Biff Indiana, 17-9". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 4, 1964. p. 1F – via Newspapers.com.
2. Max Stultz (November 1, 1964). "Minnesota's Fourth-Down Plays Put Hoosiers in Big Ten Cellar". The Indianapolis Star. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Purdue Stays On Ground To Win, 28-22". The Indianapolis Star. November 22, 1964. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1964 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
5. "1964 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
6. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
7. "1964 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
8. "1965 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.