Hall of Honor
SCIAC Champions
C. Lawrence Anderson, Michael I Baskes, Stephen E Brown, Martin D Cooper, Walter Z Davis, Anthony J Gharrett. James S Gibson, Richard D Hackathorn, Michael R Hess, David Jarvis, R. Theodore Jenkins, Hugh B Maynard, William Patrick Miller, Richard C Nielsen, James M Soha, Richard H Touton, John P Walter
Coach: Warren Emery
One of two SCIAC co-champion teams in program history, the 1964 squad posted the best regular-season record in history at 7-1. Thanks to a program high-tying four All-SCIAC selections led by First Team goalie Michael Baskes, the Beavers posted only the second winning season in the past 15 years to lay claim to their second shared title in the conference.
The season began with three heavy defeats at the hands of community colleges and DII LA State College but got into the win column against the recently separated San Fernando Valley State College (now Cal State Northridge). Another pair of lopsided defeats followed but proved to have prepared Caltech for SCIAC play as the Beavers ran through the first round of conference play undefeated and, following a forfeit by the University of Redlands, clinched at least a share of the title on Nov. 10 with a 9-5 victory to remain unbeaten in seven contests. The Occidental Tigers stood as the final hurdle to a perfect season and defended their home pool to deny Caltech the outright title, but the success of the season remained unquestioned and remains the highest conference winning percentage in program history.
