1964 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1964 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–4 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19TCU*
W 7–338,000[1]
September 26at Syracuse*
L 6–3828,000[2]
October 3Wyoming*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 14–1738,000[3]
October 10at Iowa State
W 42–620,000[4]
October 17Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 15–1444,000[5]
October 24at Oklahoma State
W 14–1336,500[6]
October 31at Kansas State
W 7–021,300[7]
November 7No. 5 Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
L 7–1445,000[8]
November 14Colorado
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 10–737,000[9]
November 21at Missouri
L 14–3450,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11]

Roster

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

Vs. TCU

See also: 1964 TCU Horned Frogs football team

At Syracuse

See also: 1964 Syracuse Orangemen football team

Vs. Wyoming

See also: 1964 Wyoming Cowboys football team

At Iowa State

See also: 1964 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Vs. Oklahoma

Team 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

[12]

At Oklahoma State

See also: 1964 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

At Kansas State

See also: 1964 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Vs. Nebraska

Team 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

See also: 1964 Colorado Buffaloes football team

At Missouri

See also: 1964 Missouri Tigers football team

Awards and honors

1965 NFL draft

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

[13]

  • Gale Sayers was also drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 1965 American Football League draft.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Jayhawks outlast TCU". The Wichita Eagle. September 20, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rookie scores 5 touchdowns for Syracuse". The Commercial Appeal. September 27, 1964. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wyoming edges Jayhawks, 17–14, despite 82-yard jaunt by Sayers". Omaha World-Herald. October 4, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "K.U. romps". The Kansas City Star. October 11, 1964. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kansas T.D. at gun stuns O.U., 15–14". The Kansas City Star. October 18, 1964. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kansas tips Cowboys in 14–13 game". Lake Charles American-Press. October 25, 1964. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sayers goes 77; K-State falls, 7–0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 1, 1964. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cornhuskers triumph, 14–7; 15th in row". Chicago Tribune. November 8, 1964. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Jayhawk field goal nips Colorado, 10–7". The Daily Oklahoman. November 15, 1964. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Missouri rally beats Kansas". The Commercial Appeal. November 22, 1964. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Schedule/Results (1964 Kansas)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  12. ^ "Kansas Defeats Oklahoma, 15–14". The New York Times. October 18, 1964. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  13. ^ "1965 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.
  14. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 395
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