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1964 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 1964 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Jack Mitchell, the Jayhawks compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big 8. Kansas played home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

1964 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–4 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Nebraska $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Kansas 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Missouri 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Kansas State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Colorado 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Iowa State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 19TCU*
W 7–338,000
September 26at Syracuse*
L 6–3828,000
October 3Wyoming*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 14–1738,000
October 10at Iowa State
W 42–619,706
October 17Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 15–1442,130
October 24at Oklahoma State
W 14–1336,500
October 31at Kansas State
W 7–021,300
November 7No. 5 Nebraska 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
L 7–1444,509
November 14Colorado
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 10–737,000
November 21at Missouri
L 14–3450,000
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster edit

1964 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 48 Gale Sayers Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach

Jack Mitchell

Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries edit

Vs. TCU edit

See also: 1964 TCU Horned Frogs football team

At Syracuse edit

See also: 1964 Syracuse Orangemen football team

Vs. Wyoming edit

See also: 1964 Wyoming Cowboys football team

At Iowa State edit

See also: 1964 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Vs. Oklahoma edit

1 234Total
Sooners 0 1400 14
• Jayhawks 7 008 15
 
Scoring summary
1KUGale Sayers 93-yard kickoff return (Gary Duff kick)Kansas 7–0
2OUGrisham 1-yard run (Metcalf kick)Tied 7–7
OURentzel 6-yard run (Metcalf kick)OU 14–7
40:00KUBob Skahan 26-yard run (Mike Johnson run)Kansas 15–14
See also: 1964 Oklahoma Sooners football team

[1]

At Oklahoma State edit

See also: 1964 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

At Kansas State edit

See also: 1964 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Vs. Nebraska edit

1 234Total
• No. 5 Cornhuskers 7 700 14
Jayhawks 0 700 7
 
Scoring summary
12:32NebFreeman White 92-yard pass from Bob Churchich (Duncan Drum kick)Nebraska 7–0
214:25KURon Oelschlager 3-yard run (Gary Duff kick)Tied 7–7
8:46NebBob Hohn 1-yard run (Drum kick)Nebraska 14–7
See also: 1964 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Vs. Colorado edit

See also: 1964 Colorado Buffaloes football team

At Missouri edit

See also: 1964 Missouri Tigers football team

Awards and honors edit

1965 NFL Draft edit

Player Round Pick Position Club
Gale Sayers 1 4 Running back Chicago Bears
Brian Schweda 8 101 Tackle Chicago Bears
Mike Shinn 8 108 End Green Bay Packers

[2]

  • Gale Sayers was also drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 1965 American Football League draft.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Kansas Defeats Oklahoma, 15–14". The New York Times. October 18, 1964. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "1965 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.
  3. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 395
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