# 1964 NCAA College Division football season

The 1964 NCAA College Division football season was the ninth season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.

## Conference standings

1964 Big Sky Conference football standings :
| 1964 Big Sky Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Montana State $ 3 –0 –07 –4 –0 Idaho State 2 –1 –06 –3 –0 Montana 1 –2 –03 –6 –0 Weber State 0 –3 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference championIdaho was an independent in football. | 1964 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No.3/1 Cal St Los Angeles $ 5 –0 –09 –0 –0 No.5/7 San Diego State 4 –1 –08 –2 –0 Long Beach State 3 –2 –08 –2 –0 Fresno State 1 –3 –04 –6 –0 Valley State 1 –3 –04 –6 –0 Cal Poly 0 –5 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from AP/UPI small college polls | 1964 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T North Carolina A&T $ 6 –0 –16 –3 –1 Morgan State 7 –2 –07 –2 –0 Howard 4 –1 –08 –2 –0 Johnson C. Smith 6 –1 –07 –2 –1 Maryland State 4 –1 –14 –2 –1 Virginia State 6 –2 –06 –2 –0 Virginia Union 6 –3 –06 –3 –0 Winston-Salem State 4 –3 –04 –4 –0 Elizabeth City State 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Saint Paul's (VA) 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 St. Augustine's 4 –5 –05 –5 –0 Delaware State 3 –5 –03 –7 –0 North Carolina College 2 –5 –04 –5 –0 Shaw 2 –6 –12 –7 –1 Norfolk State 2 –5 –02 –5 –0 Fayetteville State 1 –5 –12 –7 –1 Livingstone 1 –5 –12 –7 –1 Hampton 0 –7 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1964 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 9 Washburn $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –0 Fort Hays State 2 –2 –05 –4 –0 Omaha 2 –2 –05 –4 –0 Pittsburg State 2 –2 –04 –5 –0 Emporia State 0 –4 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1964 College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Sewanee + 3 –1 –08 –1 –0 Washington University + 3 –1 –06 –3 –1 Washington and Lee 2 –2 –04 –5 –0 Centre 1 –3 –04 –4 –1 Southwestern (TN) 1 –3 –03 –5 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1964 College Conference of Illinois football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Illinois Wesleyan $ 5 –0 –17 –1 –1 Augustana (IL) 5 –1 –07 –1 –0 Carthage 4 –2 –04 –4 –0 North Central (IL) 2 –3 –14 –3 –1 Carroll (WI) 2 –3 –13 –4 –1 Millikin 1 –4 –11 –6 –1 North Park 0 –6 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1964 Far Western Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Sacramento State $ 4 –0 –18 –2 –1 Humboldt State 4 –1 –08 –2 –0 San Francisco State 3 –1 –16 –3 –1 UC Davis 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Nevada 1 –4 –01 –9 –0 Chico State 0 –5 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1964 Great Plains College Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Nebraska Wesleyan $ 3 –0 –07 –1 –0 Hastings 2 –1 –06 –3 –0 Doane 1 –2 –03 –5 –1 Colorado College 0 –3 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1964 Gulf States Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Louisiana Tech $ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0 Southeastern Louisiana 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 McNeese State 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Southwestern Louisiana 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Northwestern State 1 –4 –04 –5 –0 Northeast Louisiana State 0 –5 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1964 Hoosier Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Taylor $ 5 –0 –05 –4 –0 Franklin (IN) 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Indiana Central 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Manchester (IN) 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Anderson (IN) 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 Hanover 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1964 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Indiana State + 4 –2 –06 –2 –0 Valparaiso + 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Ball State + 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Butler + 4 –2 –04 –4 –0 Evansville + 4 –2 –04 –4 –0 DePauw 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 0 –6 –00 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1964 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Northern Illinois + 3 –1 –07 –2 –0 Western Illinois + 3 –1 –06 –3 –0 Illinois State 2 –2 –05 –4 –0 Central Michigan 1 –3 –04 –5 –0 Eastern Illinois 1 –3 –03 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions |
| 1964 Iowa Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 17 Central (IA) + 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 Upper Iowa + 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 Luther 6 –2 –06 –3 –0 Simpson (IA) 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Dubuque 3 –5 –03 –5 –1 Iowa Wesleyan 3 –5 –03 –5 –0 Buena Vista 2 –5 –13 –5 –1 Wartburg 2 –5 –12 –6 –1 William Penn 0 –8 –00 –9 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA poll | 1964 Lone Star Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2/10 Sam Houston State $^ 5 –1 –09 –1 –1 No. 14/NR Sul Ross 4 –1 –17 –3 –1 Southwest Texas State 4 –2 –07 –2 –0 Texas A&I 3 –2 –17 –2 –1 Stephen F. Austin 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 East Texas State 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 Howard Payne 0 –6 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll | 1964 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Hampden–Sydney $ 3 –0 –06 –4 –0 Western Maryland 2 –1 –04 –5 –0 Randolph–Macon 2 –2 –03 –6 –0 Bridgewater 1 –2 –03 –5 –0 Gallaudet 0 –1 –00 –8 –0 Johns Hopkins 0 –2 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1964 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Albion $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –0 Olivet 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Kalamazoo 3 –2 –05 –3 –0 Adrian 1 –4 –02 –6 –0 Alma 1 –4 –02 –6 –0 Hope 1 –4 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1964 Mid-American Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Bowling Green $ 5 –1 –09 –1 –0 Marshall 4 –2 –07 –3 –0 Miami (OH) 4 –2 –06 –3 –1 Ohio 3 –2 –15 –4 –1 Western Michigan 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Kent State 1 –4 –13 –5 –1 Toledo 1 –5 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1964 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T University Division Gettysburg x 5 –1 –07 –2 –0 Bucknell 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Temple 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Delaware 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Lafayette 0 –4 –20 –7 –2 Hofstra 0 –3 –16 –3 –1 Lehigh 0 –3 –11 –7 –1 Northern College Division Wagner x 5 –0 –010 –0 –0 Albright 6 –1 –08 –1 –0 Juniata 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 Moravian 3 –4 –04 –4 –0 Upsala 2 –4 –03 –5 –0 Wilkes 1 –5 –01 –6 –0 Lycoming 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 Susquehanna * 2 –0 –07 –2 –0 Southern College Division Franklin & Marshall x 7 –0 –08 –0 –0 Drexel 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Muhlenberg 5 –3 –05 –4 –0 Lebanon Valley 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Pennsylvania Military 4 –4 –04 –5 –0 Swarthmore 3 –3 –03 –4 –0 Dickinson 4 –5 –04 –5 –0 Western Maryland 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Johns Hopkins 2 –4 –02 –6 –0 Ursinus 2 –5 –02 –6 –0 Haverford 0 –5 –00 –6 –1 West Chester * 0 –0 –06 –2 –0 x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games |
| 1964 Midwest Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 4 Tennessee A&I $ 3 –0 –08 –2 –0 No. 5 Lincoln (MO) 2 –1 –08 –2 –0 No. 17 Kentucky State 1 –2 –07 –3 –0 Central State (OH) 0 –3 –03 –5 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from Pittsburgh Courier | 1964 Midwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Coe + 7 –1 –07 –1 –0 Cornell (IA) + 7 –1 –07 –1 –0 Ripon + 7 –1 –07 –1 –0 Beloit 5 –3 –05 –3 –0 Grinnell 5 –3 –05 –3 –0 St. Olaf 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Lawrence 2 –6 –02 –6 –0 Monmouth (IL) 2 –6 –02 –6 –0 Knox 1 –7 –01 –7 –0 Carleton 0 –8 –00 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1964 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 Concordia (MN) $^ 7 –0 –010 –0 –1 Augsburg 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 Gustavus Adolphus 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Saint John's (MN) 4 –3 –04 –3 –0 St. Thomas (MN) 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Minnesota–Duluth 2 –5 –04 –5 –0 Hamline 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 Macalester 1 –6 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1964 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T NE Missouri State $ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0 SE Missouri State 4 –1 –05 –5 –0 SW Missouri State 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 NW Missouri State 2 –3 –06 –3 –0 Missouri–Rolla 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 Central Missouri State 0 –5 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1964 North Central Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T North Dakota State + 5 –1 –010 –1 –0 North Dakota + 5 –1 –08 –1 –0 State College of Iowa + 5 –1 –09 –2 –0 Morningside 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 South Dakota 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 South Dakota State 2 –4 –02 –8 –0 Augustana (SD) 0 –6 –01 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1964 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Winona State $ 5 –0 –06 –1 –0 Moorhead State 4 –1 –04 –4 –0 Bemidji State 3 –2 –04 –4 –0 Michigan Tech 2 –3 –04 –4 –1 Mankato State 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 St. Cloud State 0 –5 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1964 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 Wittenberg $ 7 –0 –08 –0 –0 Capital 7 –1 –07 –1 –0 Muskingum 7 –1 –08 –2 –0 Otterbein 4 –3 –06 –3 –0 Akron 4 –3 –06 –3 –0 Baldwin–Wallace 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Denison 3 –3 –06 –3 –0 Mount Union 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Wooster 3 –4 –05 –4 –0 Hiram 2 –4 –03 –5 –0 Heidelberg 2 –4 –03 –5 –1 Oberlin 1 –4 –03 –5 –0 Marietta 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 Ohio Wesleyan 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 Kenyon 0 –6 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from AP small college poll | 1964 Ohio Valley Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Middle Tennessee $ 6 –1 –07 –2 –1 Austin Peay 5 –1 –18 –1 –1 Western Kentucky 3 –3 –16 –3 –1 Murray State 3 –3 –15 –4 –1 Morehead State 3 –4 –05 –4 –0 East Tennessee State 3 –4 –05 –5 –0 Eastern Kentucky 2 –4 –13 –5 –1 Tennessee Tech 1 –6 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1964 Pennsylvania State College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Division No. 13 East Stroudsburg xy$ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0 West Chester 5 –1 –06 –2 –0 Kutztown 2 –3 –14 –3 –1 Mansfield 2 –3 –14 –4 –1 Bloomsburg 2 –3 –12 –5 –1 Millersville 1 –4 –13 –4 –1 Cheyney 0 –4 –20 –5 –2 West Division Indiana (PA) xy 6 –0 –08 –2 –0 Clarion 3 –2 –14 –3 –1 Shippensburg 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 California (PA) 2 –3 –14 –4 –1 Slippery Rock 2 –3 –13 –5 –1 Lock Haven 2 –4 –04 –4 –0 Edinboro 1 –4 –12 –5 –1 Championship: East Stroudsburg 27, Indiana (PA) 14 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1964 Prairie College Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Principia $ 2 –0 –06 –3 –0 Rose Poly 1 –1 –02 –6 –0 Illinois College 0 –2 –04 –4 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1964 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Wayne State (MI) $ 4 –1 –14 –3 –1 Bethany (WV) 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Eastern Michigan 3 –2 –04 –3 –0 John Carroll 4 –3 –04 –4 –0 Thiel 4 –3 –04 –4 –0 Western Reserve 4 –3 –14 –3 –1 Washington & Jefferson 3 –3 –05 –3 –0 Allegheny 2 –4 –03 –5 –0 Case Tech 0 –7 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1964 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Western State (CO) $ 3 –0 –09 –1 –0 Adams State 2 –1 –06 –3 –0 Colorado State–Greeley 1 –2 –04 –5 –0 Colorado Mines 0 –3 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1964 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 8 Whittier $ 4 –0 –09 –1 –0 Redlands 3 –1 –05 –4 –0 Occidental 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Claremont-Mudd 2 –3 –06 –3 –0 Pomona 1 –4 –04 –5 –0 Caltech 0 –3 –01 –6 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1964 Southland Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Lamar Tech $ 3 –0 –16 –3 –1 Arkansas State 2 –0 –27 –0 –2 Trinity (TX) 2 –2 –03 –7 –0 Abilene Christian 1 –3 –05 –5 –0 Arlington State 0 –3 –13 –6 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1964 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 5/2 Prairie View A&M $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –0 No. 19/NR Grambling 6 –1 –09 –2 –0 Jackson State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0 Alcorn A&M 3 –4 –05 –5 –0 Arkansas AM&N 3 –4 –05 –5 –0 Texas Southern 3 –4 –05 –5 –0 Southern 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 Wiley 0 –7 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll |
| 1964 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Hampden–Sydney $ 4 –1 –06 –4 –0 Randolph–Macon 2 –1 –03 –6 –0 Frederick 1 –1 –04 –7 –0 Emory and Henry 1 –1 –02 –8 –0 Washington and Lee 1 –2 –04 –5 –0 Bridgewater 0 –3 –03 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1964 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Eau Claire State $ 7 –1 –07 –2 –0 La Crosse State 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 River Falls State 4 –3 –05 –3 –0 Whitewater State 3 –2 –13 –5 –1 Superior State 3 –3 –03 –6 –0 Oshkosh State 3 –4 –05 –4 –0 Stevens Point State 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Stout State 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Platteville State 0 –5 –11 –5 –2 $ – Conference champion | 1964 Yankee Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T UMass $ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0 Vermont 3 –1 –07 –1 –0 Connecticut 2 –1 –14 –4 –1 Maine 2 –3 –05 –3 –0 Rhode Island 1 –4 –03 –7 –0 New Hampshire 0 –4 –11 –6 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1964 NCAA College Division independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Montclair State   –  7 –0 –0 East Carolina   –  9 –1 –0 Cortland   –  8 –1 –0 Santa Clara   –  7 –2 –0 Chattanooga   –  7 –3 –0 Parsons   –  6 –3 –0 St. Norbert   –  5 –2 –2 Northeastern   –  5 –3 –0 Northern Michigan   –  5 –3 –0 Drake   –  6 –4 –0 Mississippi Valley State   –  5 –4 –0 Arizona State–Flagstaff   –  5 –4 –0 Howard (AL)   –  4 –4 –1 Wabash   –  3 –3 –2 Hawaii   –  4 –5 –0 Milwaukee   –  4 –5 –0 Tampa   –  4 –6 –0 Lake Forest   –  3 –5 –0 UC Santa Barbara   –  4 –7 –0 Southern Connecticut State   –  2 –6 –1 Rose Poly   –  2 –6 –0 UC Riverside   –  2 –7 –0 Southern Illinois   –  2 –8 –0 Cal Poly Pomona   –  1 –6 –0 Colorado College   –  1 –7 –0 Carnegie Tech   –  1 –8 –0 Pacific (CA)   –  1 –9 –0 |

## Rankings

College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the AP (a panel of writers) and by UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played.

### College Division final polls

In 1964, UPI's top ranked team was 9–0 Cal State Los Angeles. 8–0 Wittenberg was top ranked by the AP panel, and second in the UPI poll.
| Rank | School | Record | No. 1 votes | Total points |
| 1 | Wittenberg | 8–0 | 6 | 114 |
| 2 | Prairie View A&M | 9–0 | | 101 |
| 3 | Cal State Los Angeles | 8–0† | 2 | 97 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 9–1 | | 89 |
| 5 | San Diego State | 8–1† | 1 | 67 |
| 6 | Concordia (MN) | 10–0 | 1 | 65 |
| 7 | UMass | 8–1 | 1 | 44 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 8–1 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Florida A&M | 7–1 | | 23 |
| 10 | Sam Houston State | 8–1 | 1 | 22 |
| Rank | School | Record | No. 1 votes | Total points |
| 1 | Cal State Los Angeles | 9–0 | 26 | 318 |
| 2 | Wittenberg | 8–0 | 7 | 278 |
| 3 | UMass | 8–1 | | 217 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 8–1 | 1 | 196 |
| T5 | Concordia (MN) | 10–0 | 1 | 152 |
| T5 | Louisiana Tech | 9–1 | | 152 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 8–2 | | 147 |
| 8 | Prairie View A&M | 9–0 | | 119 |
| 9 | Sam Houston State | 8–1 | | 78 |
| 10 | North Dakota State | 9–1 | | 55 |

## Bowl games

The postseason consisted of four bowl games as regional finals, played on December 12.
| Bowl | Region | Location | Winning team | Winning team | Losing team | Losing team |
| Tangerine | East | Orlando, Florida | East Carolina | 14 | UMass | 13 |
| Grantland Rice | Mideast | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Middle Tennessee | 20 | Muskingum | 0 |
| Pecan | Midwest | Abilene, Texas | State College of Iowa | 19 | Lamar Tech | 17 |
| Camellia | West | Sacramento, California | Montana State | 28 | Sacramento State | 7 |