1964 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1964 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 1964 Big Ten Conference football season. Dick Butkus played center and linebacker for Illinoisfrom 1962 through 1964. During the 1964 season, Butkus was a unanimous pick for the 1964 College Football All-America Team,[1] was named the American Football Coaches Association Player of the Year, finished third in Heisman Trophy balloting (a remarkable achievement for a lineman), and was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

1964 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
1964 record6–3 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDick Butkus
CaptainDick Butkus, George Donnelly
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 71,227)
1964 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Michigan $ 6 1 0  9 1 0
No. 9 Ohio State 5 1 0  7 2 0
Purdue 5 2 0  6 3 0
Illinois 4 3 0  6 3 0
Minnesota 4 3 0  5 4 0
Michigan State 3 3 0  4 5 0
Northwestern 2 5 0  3 6 0
Wisconsin 2 5 0  3 6 0
Iowa 1 5 0  3 6 0
Indiana 1 5 0  2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at California*No. 3W 20–1444,704[3]
October 3at NorthwesternNo. 3W 17–652,062[3]
October 10No. 4 Ohio StateNo. 2L 0–2671,227[4]
October 17at MinnesotaW 14–060,475[5]
October 24UCLA*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, Illinois
W 26–768,727[3]
October 31at PurdueL 14–2659,425[6]
November 7at MichiganL 6–2162,415[3]
November 14Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, Illinois
W 29–055,077[3]
November 21Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, Illinois
W 16–032,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players in the NFL

PlayerRoundPickPositionClub
Dick Butkus13LinebackerChicago Bears
George Donnelly113BackSan Francisco 49ers
Archie Sutton215TackleMinnesota Vikings
Gregg Schumacher13170EndSan Francisco 49ers
Dave Powless17225GuardNew York Giants

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Awards and honors

References

  1. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 7. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  2. "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  3. "All Time Scores". University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  4. Dick Forbes (October 11, 1964). "OSU Pulverizes Illini, 26-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1E via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bristling Illini Bury Minnesota". Minneapolis Tribune. October 18, 1964. p. Sports 1 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Purdue Upsets Illini, 26-14; Rose Bowl Stock Goes Up". The Indianapolis Star. November 1, 1964. p. IV-1 via Newspapers.com.
  7. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1965.htm
  8. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 394


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