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Ohio State Football Team History

Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Capacity: 101,568
Colors: Scarlet & Gray
Coach: Wayne Woody Hayes
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1963 <- 1964 -> 1965 --> 2024

1964 Season Highlights

Wayne Woody Hayes enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.

1964 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Southern Methodist	27	8	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Indiana	17	9	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Illinois	26	0	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Southern California	17	0	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Wisconsin	28	3	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Iowa	21	19	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Penn State	0	27	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Northwestern	10	0	W
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Michigan	0	10	L

1964 Season Totals
Record	7-2
Points Scored	146
Scoring Average	16.2
Points Allowed	76
Defense Average	8.4
Opponents Record	40-45
Conference Record	5-1
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	2-0

1964 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
9	7-2-0	AP
9	7-2-0	Coaches
9	7-2-0	UPI

1964 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	6-3	142	100		4-3	96	79	Peter R. Elliot
Minnesota	5-4	136	131		4-3	89	85	Murray Warmath
Indiana	2-7	154	188		1-5	91	121	Phil Dickens
Michigan	9-1	235	83	Won 34-7	6-1	156	69	Chalmers Bump Elliott
Ohio State	7-2	146	76		5-1	102	41	Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue	6-3	168	146		5-2	136	112	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan State	4-5	136	141		3-3	97	79	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Northwestern	3-6	95	164		2-5	61	133	Alex Agase
Wisconsin	3-6	98	190		2-5	74	152	Milton Milt Bruhn
Iowa	3-6	170	209		1-5	108	139	Jerry Burns

1964 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1964 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.