1964 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 1964 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1964 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 11th season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 4–5 overall record 3–3 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.

1964 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record4–5 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDick Gordon
CaptainCharles Migyanka
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
1964 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Michigan $ 6 1 09 1 0
No. 9 Ohio State 5 1 07 2 0
Purdue 5 2 06 3 0
Illinois 4 3 06 3 0
Minnesota 4 3 05 4 0
Michigan State 3 3 04 5 0
Northwestern 2 5 03 6 0
Wisconsin 2 5 03 6 0
Iowa 1 5 03 6 0
Indiana 1 5 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Two Spartans were selected as first-team players on the 1964 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Halfback Dick Gordon received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI), and tackle Jerry Rush received first-team honors from the AP. Rush was also selected as a second-team All-American by the AP.

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