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.

1964 NCAA College Division football season
Champion(s)	Wittenberg (AP) Cal State Los Angeles (UPI) Prairie View A&M (black)
College Division football seasons

Conference standings

1964 Big Sky Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Montana State $^ 3 – 0 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 Idaho State 2 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Montana 1 – 2 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Weber State 0 – 3 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion Idaho was an independent in football.	1964 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 3 AP / #1 UPI Cal St Los Angeles $ 5 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0 No. 5 AP / #7 UPI San Diego State 4 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Cal State Long Beach 3 – 2 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Fresno State 1 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Valley State 1 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Cal Poly 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll	1964 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Washburn $ 4 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Fort Hays State 2 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Omaha 2 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Pittsburg State 2 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Emporia State 0 – 4 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1964 Far Western Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Sacramento State $ 4 – 0 – 1     8 – 2 – 1 Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 San Francisco State 3 – 1 – 1     6 – 3 – 1 UC Davis 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Nevada 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 Chico State 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll	1964 Gulf States Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Louisiana Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Southeastern Louisiana 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 McNeese State 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Southwestern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Northwestern State 1 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Northeast Louisiana State 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1964 Hoosier Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Taylor $ 5 – 0 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Franklin (IN) 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Indiana Central 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Manchester (IN) 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Anderson (IN) 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Hanover 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1964 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Indiana State + 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Valparaiso + 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Ball State + 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Butler + 4 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Evansville + 4 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 DePauw 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1964 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Northern Illinois + 3 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Western Illinois + 3 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Illinois State 2 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Central Michigan 1 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Eastern Illinois 1 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1964 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Central (IA) + 7 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Upper Iowa + 7 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Luther 6 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Simpson 5 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Dubuque 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 5 – 1 Iowa Wesleyan 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Buena Vista 2 – 5 – 1     3 – 5 – 1 Wartburg 2 – 5 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 William Penn 0 – 8 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1964 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Sam Houston State $^ 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 1 Sul Ross 4 – 1 – 1     7 – 3 – 1 Southwest Texas State 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Texas A&I 3 – 2 – 1     7 – 2 – 1 Stephen F. Austin 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 East Texas State 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Howard Payne 0 – 6 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant	1964 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Hampden–Sydney $ 3 – 0 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Western Maryland 2 – 1 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Randolph–Macon 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Bridgewater 1 – 2 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Gallaudet 0 – 1 – 0     0 – 8 – 0 Johns Hopkins 0 – 2 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1964 Mid-American Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Bowling Green $ 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Marshall 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Miami 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 1 Ohio 3 – 2 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Western Michigan 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Kent State 1 – 4 – 1     3 – 5 – 1 Toledo 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1964 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Ashland $ 3 – 0 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Bluffton 2 – 1 – 0     3 – 5 – 1 Defiance 1 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Wilmington (OH) 0 – 3 – 0     2 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1964 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T University Gettysburg x 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Bucknell 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Temple 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Delaware 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Lafayette 0 – 4 – 2     0 – 7 – 2 Hofstra 0 – 3 – 1     6 – 3 – 1 Lehigh 0 – 3 – 1     1 – 7 – 1 College–Northern Wagner x 5 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 0 Albright 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Juniata 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Moravian 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Upsala 2 – 4 – 0     ? – ? – ? Wilkes 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 6 – 0 Lycoming 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 Susquehanna* 2 – 0 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 College–Southern Franklin & Marshall x 7 – 0 – 0     8 – 0 – 0 Drexel 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Muhlenberg 5 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Pennsylvania Military 4 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Lebanon Valley 4 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Swarthmore 3 – 3 – 0     3 – 4 – 0 Dickinson 4 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Western Maryland 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Johns Hopkins 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 Ursinus 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 Haverford 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 6 – 1 West Chester* 0 – 0 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP Poll	1964 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T NE Missouri State $ 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 SE Missouri State 4 – 1 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 SW Missouri State 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 NW Missouri State 2 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Missouri–Rolla 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 Central Missouri State 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1964 North Central Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T North Dakota State + 5 – 1 – 0     10 – 1 – 0 North Dakota + 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 State College of Iowa + 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0 Morningside 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 South Dakota 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 South Dakota State 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 Augustana (SD) 0 – 6 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1964 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Middle Tennessee State $ 6 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 1 Austin Peay 5 – 1 – 1     8 – 1 – 1 Western Kentucky 3 – 3 – 1     6 – 3 – 1 Murray State 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Morehead State 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 East Tennessee State 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Eastern Kentucky 2 – 4 – 1     3 – 5 – 1 Tennessee Tech 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1964 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Western State $ 3 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Adams State 2 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Colorado State–Greeley 1 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Colorado Mines 0 – 3 – 0     0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1964 Southland Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Lamar Tech $ 3 – 0 – 1     6 – 3 – 1 Arkansas State 2 – 0 – 2     7 – 0 – 2 Trinity (TX) 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Abilene Christian 1 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Arlington State 0 – 3 – 1     3 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion Lamar record includes Pecan Bowl loss.	1964 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 2 AP / #8 UPI Prairie View A&M $   7 – 0         9 – 0   Grambling   6 – 1         9 – 2   Jackson State   4 – 3         6 – 4   Alcorn A&M   3 – 4         5 – 5   Arkansas AM&N   3 – 4         5 – 5   Texas Southern   3 – 4         5 – 5   Southern   2 – 5         4 – 6   Wiley   0 – 7         2 – 7   $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll	1964 Yankee Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T UMass $ 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Vermont 3 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 Connecticut 2 – 1 – 1     4 – 4 – 1 Maine 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Rhode Island 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 New Hampshire 0 – 4 – 1     1 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1964 NCAA College Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T East Carolina   –       9 – 1 – 0 Santa Clara   –       7 – 2 – 0 Chattanooga   –       7 – 3 – 0 Parsons   –       6 – 3 – 0 Northeastern   –       5 – 3 – 0 Northern Michigan   –       5 – 3 – 0 Drake   –       6 – 4 – 0 La Verne   –       5 – 4 – 0 Wabash   –       3 – 3 – 2 Hawaii   –       4 – 5 – 0 Milwaukee   –       4 – 5 – 0 Tampa   –       4 – 6 – 0 UC Santa Barbara   –       4 – 7 – 0 Rose Poly   –       2 – 6 – 0 UC Riverside   –       2 – 7 – 0 Southern Illinois   –       2 – 8 – 0 Cal Poly Pomona   –       1 – 6 – 0 Carnegie Tech   –       1 – 8 – 0 Pacific (CA)   –       1 – 9 – 0

Rankings

Main article: 1964 NCAA College Division football 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.

Associated Press (writers) final poll Published on November 25[1] 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 Denotes team played a game after AP poll, hence record differs in UPI poll

United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on December 3[2] 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		Losing team		Ref
Tangerine	East	Orlando, Florida	East Carolina	14	UMass	13	[3]
Grantland Rice	Mideast	Murfreesboro, Tennessee	Middle Tennessee	20	Muskingum	0	[4]
Pecan	Midwest	Abilene, Texas	State College of Iowa	19	Lamar Tech	17	[5]
Camellia	West	Sacramento, California	Montana State	28	Sacramento State	7	[6]

References

1. AP (November 25, 1964). "Wittenberg Tops Small College Poll". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
2. UPI (December 3, 1964). "Wittenberg Nosed Out For Grid Poll Crown". The Times Recorder. Zanesville, Ohio. Retrieved February 18, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
3. "East Carolina wins Tangerine Bowl 14-13". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. (South Carolina). Associated Press. December 13, 1964. p. D-2.
4. AP (December 13, 1964). "Ohioans Cooked In Rice Bowl". News-Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. Retrieved January 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
5. "Iowa Team tops Lamar Tech, 19-17". New York Times. UPI. December 13, 1964. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
6. "Bobcats win Camellia Bowl 28-7". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 13, 1964. p. 1, sports.