1964 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 1964 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season.

1964 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig 8 Conference
1964 record6–4 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 44,900)
1964 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Regular season

During his Jayhawk career, Gale Sayers rushed for 2,675 yards and gained 3,917 all-purpose yards. In 1963, he set an NCAA Division I record with a 99-yard run against Nebraska. In his senior year, he led the Jayhawks to a 15–14 upset victory over Oklahoma with a 96-yard kickoff return.

Schedule

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

Roster

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

Jack Mitchell

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

vs. TCU

at Syracuse

vs. Wyoming

at Iowa State

vs. Oklahoma

1 234Total
Sooners 0 1400 14
Jayhawks 7 008 15
 

[1]

at Oklahoma State

at Kansas State

vs. Nebraska

1 234Total
No. 5 Cornhuskers 7 700 14
Jayhawks 0 700 7
 

vs. Colorado

at Missouri

Awards and honors

1965 NFL Draft

PlayerRoundPickPositionClub
Gale Sayers14Running backChicago Bears
Brian Schweda8101TackleChicago Bears
Mike Shinn8108EndGreen 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

  1. "Kansas Defeats Oklahoma, 15–14". The New York Times. October 18, 1964. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1965.htm
  3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 395
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