In their third and final season under head coach John Idzik, the Titans played their home games on campus at University of Detroit Stadium, finished 3–7, and were outscored 158 to 127.
[1] Basketball head coach Bob Calihan was named the school's athletic director in September 1964.
[2] The football team's assistant coaches were Joe Clark, Dave Nusz, and Tony Hanley.
On November 30, nine days after the season ended with a road loss at Boston College, the university announced that the football program was being discontinued.
With limited resources and mounting academic costs, Father Britt stated that the university could not subsidize the program at the level demanded by alumni and students.