1964 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football team

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1964 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football
MAC College Division Southern champion
Conference Middle Atlantic Conference
Record8–0 (7–0 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilliamson Field
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
University
Gettysburg x 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Bucknell 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Temple 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Delaware 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Lafayette 0 –4 –20 –7 –2
Hofstra 0 –3 –16 –3 –1
Lehigh 0 –3 –11 –7 –1
College–Northern
Wagner x 5 –0 –010 –0 –0
Albright 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Juniata 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Moravian 3 –4 –04 –4 –0
Upsala 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Wilkes 1 –5 –01 –6 –0
Lycoming 1 –5 –01 –7 –0
Susquehanna * 2 –0 –07 –2 –0
College–Southern
Franklin & Marshall x 7 –0 –08 –0 –0
Drexel 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Muhlenberg 5 –3 –05 –4 –0
Lebanon Valley 4 –4 –04 –4 –0
Pennsylvania Military 4 –4 –04 –5 –0
Swarthmore 3 –3 –03 –4 –0
Dickinson 4 –5 –04 –5 –0
Western Maryland 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Johns Hopkins 2 –4 –02 –6 –0
Ursinus 2 –5 –02 –6 –0
Haverford 0 –5 –00 –6 –1
West Chester * 0 –0 –06 –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 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC), College Division Southern, during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. The team played its home games at Williamson Field in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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History

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 College Division Southern 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 24 Carnegie Tech
W 18–147,000 [7]
October 31 Haverford
  • Williamson Field
  • Lancaster, PA
W 14–64,000 [8]
November 7 Pennsylvania Military
  • Williamson Field
  • Lancaster, PA
W 19–17 [9]
November 14at Muhlenberg Allentown, PA W 29–22 [10]
November 21 Ursinus
  • Williamson Field
  • Lancaster, PA
W 20–6 [11]

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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.
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