1964 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football team

1964 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football
MAC Southern College Division champion
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionSouthern College
Record8–0 (7–0 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilliamson Field
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
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
Northern College Division
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 3 – 5 – 0
Wilkes 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Lycoming 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Susquehanna * 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Southern College Division
Franklin & Marshall x 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Drexel 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Muhlenberg 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Lebanon Valley 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Pennsylvania Military 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 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 for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1964 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football team was an American football team that represented Franklin & Marshall College as a member of the Southern College Division of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. The team played its home games at Williamson Field in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

During its second season under head coach George H. Storck, this team compiled an 8–0 record (7–0 against MAC opponents) and won the MAC Southern College Division championship.[1] It was the second perfect season in the school's history. Additional perfect seasons were 1950, 1972, and 1974.

Franklin & Marshall's triple-threat quarterback Seiki Murono was selected as the most valuable player in the Southern Division of the MAC.[2] He also received the 1964 Maxwell Club Award.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at Johns Hopkins
W 21–62,500[4]
October 10at Swarthmore
W 21–123,000[5]
October 17at Dickinson
W 6–55,000[6]
October 24Carnegie Tech*
W 18–147,000[7]
October 31Haverford
  • Williamson Field
  • Lancaster, PA
W 14–64,000[8]
November 7Pennsylvania Military
  • Williamson Field
  • Lancaster, PA
W 19–17[9]
November 14at MuhlenbergAllentown, PAW 29–22[10]
November 21Ursinus
  • Williamson Field
  • Lancaster, PA
W 20–6[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Franklin & Marshall Game by Game Results" (PDF). Franklin & Marshall University. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "Murono mot valuable performer in Southern Division of MAC". Daily Intelligencer. December 24, 1964. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Seiki Murono -- equal mixture of modesty, ability on gridiron". Daily Intelligencer Journal. November 24, 1964. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jack Chevalier (October 4, 1964). "Poor Hopkins Aerial Defense Helps F. & M. Triumph, 21 To 6: Jays Tally Late in Game". The Baltimore Sun. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "F&M Turns Back Swarthmore, 21-12". Lancaster Sunday News. October 11, 1964. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ George Kirchner (October 18, 1964). "F&M Wins 3rd Straight, 6-5". Lancaster Sunday News. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "F&M Tops Carnegie Tech: Winss 4th In Row, 18 to 14". Lancaster Sunday News. October 25, 1964. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Jim Riley (November 1, 1964). "F&M Wins 14-6: Rally Late For 5th Straight". Lancaster Sunday News. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Unbeaten F&M Tips PMC, 19-17, For 6th in Row". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1964. p. 3S – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "F&M Whips Mules For 7th Straight: Diplomats Clinch MAC South Title". The Sunday News. November 15, 1964. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "F&M Students Go Wild Over 8th Win". The Sunday News. November 22, 1964. pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.