1964 Stanford Indians football team

1964 Stanford Indians football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record5–5 (3–4 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
1964 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Oregon State ^ + 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 10 USC + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Washington 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
UCLA 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Stanford 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Oregon 1 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Washington State 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
California 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Rose Bowl representative determined by longest absence, due to no head-to-head result and 4–4 tie in member vote.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. They were coached by John Ralston in his second season, and played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California. Despite a generally mediocre season, the Indians dealt undefeated, No. 7 Oregon its first loss and also beat No.8 and Rose Bowl-bound Oregon State two weeks later.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Washington State
L 23–2920,500[1]
September 26San Jose State*
W 10–827,000[2]
October 3at UCLA
L 20–2735,970[3]
October 10Rice*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 34–726,000[4]
October 17Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 0–633,500[5]
October 24at No. 2 Notre Dame*
L 6–2856,721[6]
October 312:00 p.m.vs. No. 7 Oregon
W 10–826,800–26,870[7][8]
November 7USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
L 10–1555,000[9]
November 14No. 8 Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 16–739,500[10]
November 21at California
W 21–376,780[11]

Players drafted by the NFL/AFL

Main article: 1965 NFL draft
Main article: 1965 American Football League draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL/AFL Club[a 1]
Jack Chapple Linebacker 3/2 42/13 San Francisco 49ers/Kansas City Chiefs[a 2]
John Wilbur Guard 6 45 Kansas City Chiefs
Bob Howard Guard 18/10 242/77 Pittsburgh Steelers/Kansas City Chiefs
Braden Beck Kicker 19 150 San Diego Chargers
Source:[13][14]
  1. ^ AFL Draft selections shown in italics.
  2. ^ Signed with San Francisco.

References

  1. ^ "Wash. State rally beats Stanford". Chicago Tribune. September 20, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Stanford shades San Jose 10–8". The Spokesman-Review. September 27, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Wolf, Al (October 4, 1964). "UCLA wins chiller to stay unbeaten". The Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155019889.
  4. ^ "Indians shock favored Rice, 34–7". The San Francisco Examiner. October 11, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Huskies haven't much bark". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 18, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Irish trim Stanford, 28–6, as passing records fall". Omaha World-Herald. October 25, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 30, 1964). "Oregon eleven out to spoil Stanford's upset ambitions". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 3B.
  8. ^ "Stanford tips Oregon on field goal in final 13 seconds of play". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 1, 1964. p. 14.
  9. ^ "Trojans beat Indians". The Fresno Bee. November 8, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Stanford stuns Beavers". The Arizona Daily Star. November 15, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Second-half rally nets Stanford win". Tri-City Herald. November 22, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1964 Stanford)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  13. ^ "1965 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  14. ^ "1965 AFL Draft". Retrieved November 25, 2013.
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