1964 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1964 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#9
1964 record	7–2 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes
Defensive coordinator	Lyal Clark
Captain	Jim Davidson
Captain	Tom Kiehfuss
Captain	Bill Spahr
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 81,109)

	Conf							Overall
1964 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Michigan †	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
#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 college football season of 1964-1965. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	1:30 PM	SMU*	#5	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 27–8	80,737
October 3	1:30 PM	Indiana	#5	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 17–9	81,834
October 10	2:00 PM	at #2 Illinois	#4	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	W 26–0	71,227
October 17	1:30 PM	USC*	#2	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 17–0	84,315
October 24	1:30 PM	Wisconsin	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 28–3	84,365
October 31	2:30 PM	at Iowa	#1	Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA	W 21–19	58,700
November 7	1:30 PM	Penn State*	#2	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 0–27	84,279
November 14	1:30 PM	Northwestern	#7	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 10–0	83,525
November 21	1:30 PM	#6 Michigan	#7	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)	L 0–10	84,685
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 14th year

Season summary

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	0	0	0	0	0
• Ohio St	7	7	0	3	17

Date: October 17
Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

Scoring summary

1		OHST	Sander 2 yard run (Funk kick)	Ohio St 7-0

2		OHST	Lashtuka 10 yard pass from Unverferth (Funk kick)	Ohio St 14-0

4		OHST	Funk 24 yard field goal	Ohio St 17-0

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

↑ Palm Beach Post. 1964 Oct 18.

Win/Loss statistics

Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

Ohio State Drafted Players

Ohio State Buckeyes football

Venues	Recreation Park (1890–1897) Ohio Field (1898–1921) Ohio Stadium (1922–present) Woody Hayes Athletic Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois Michigan (The Ten Year War) Penn State

Culture & lore	History Brutus Buckeye "Across the Field" "Buckeye Battle Cry" "Carmen Ohio" Neutron Man The Ohio State University Marching Band "Holy Buckeye" "Game of the Century" Block O "Hang On Sloopy" WBNS-TV WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches All-Century Team Yearly statistical leaders NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold