page_title: 1964 Michigan Wolverines football team
section_title: Starting lineup
hierarchical_section_title: 1964 Michigan Wolverines football team / Players / Starting lineup
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of Carl Ward
context_page_description: The 1964 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1964 Big Ten Conference football season. In its sixth year under head coach Bump Elliott, Michigan compiled a 9–1 record, won the Big Ten Conference championship for the first time since 1950, and defeated Oregon State in the 1965 Rose Bowl by a score of 34–7. The 1964 Wolverines defeated four teams ranked in the Top 10 in the AP Poll by a combined score of 82 to 17 and finished the regular season ranked No. 4 in both the AP and Coaches' polls. Although no post-bowl polls were taken in the 1964 season, Oregon State coach Tommy Prothro opined after watching game film from the Rose Bowl that the 1964 Wolverines were "the greatest football team he has ever seen."
  On offense, Michigan scored 235 points, an average of 23.5 points per game, and averaged 349 yards of total offense per game. The offense was led by quarterback Bob Timberlake who was selected as a first-team All-American. Timberlake was a triple threat who rushed for 631 yards, passed for 884 yards, and also handled field goals and extra points. The 1964 team had a strong running game with Mel Anthony and Carl Ward in the backfield.
context_section_description: Mel Anthony, Cincinnati, Roger Bacon H.S. – 6 games at fullback
  David Butler, Detroit, Henry Ford H.S. – 8 games at left guard
  Tom Cecchini, Detroit, Pershing H.S. – 2 games at center
  Jim Conley, Springdale, Pennsylvania – 4 games at left end
  Jim Detwiler, Toledo, Ohio, DeVilbiss H.S. – 6 games at left halfback
  Ben Farabee, Holland, Michigan – 3 games at left end
  John Henderson, Dayton, Ohio, Roosevelt H.S. – 7 games at right end
  Bill Keating, Chicago, St. Patrick's H.S. – 1 game at right guard
  Charles Kines, Niles, Ohio, McKinley H.S. – 8 games at left tackle
  Bill Laskey, Milan, Michigan – 3 games at right end
  Tom Mack, Bucyrus, Ohio, Cleveland Heights H.S. – 7 games at right tackle
  John Marcum, Monroe, Michigan – 8 games at right guard
  Bob Mielke, Chicago, Carl Schurz H.S. – 1 game at right guard
  Frank Nunley, Belleville, Michigan – 1 game at center
  Brian Patchen, Steubenville, Ohio, Catholic Central H.S. – 7 games at center
  Dick Rindfuss, Niles, Ohio, McKinley H.S. – 3 games at right halfback
  Arnie Simkus, Detroit, Cass Tech H.S. – 2 games at left guard
  Stephen C. Smith, Park Ridge, Illinois, Maine East – 3 games at left end
  Dick Sygar, Niles, Ohio, McKinley H.S. – 4 games at fullback
  Bob Timberlake, Franklin, Ohio – 10 games at quarterback
  Rick Volk, Wauseon, Ohio – 4 games at left halfback
  Carl Ward, Cincinnati, Taft H.S. – 6 games at right halfback
  Dick Wells, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ottawa Hills H.S. – 1 game at right halfback
  John Yanz, Chicago, DeLaSalle H.S. – 2 games at left tackle
  Bill Yearby, Detroit, Eastern H.S. – 3 games at right tackle
caption: Halfback Carl Ward.
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