1964 Washington Huskies football team

1964 Washington Huskies football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record6–4 (5–2 AAWU)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington 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 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In its eighth season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled a 6–4 record, finished third in the Athletic Association of Western Universities, and outscored its opponents 139 to 110. Charlie Browning and Rick Redman were the team captains.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Air Force*No. 7L 2–356,000[1]
September 26Baylor*No. 7
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 35–1456,700–57,302[2]
October 3at Iowa*No. 10L 18–2848,000[3]
October 10at Oregon StateL 7–933,853[4]
October 17at StanfordW 6–030,468–33,500[5]
October 24Oregon
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA (rivalry)
L 0–755,625[6]
October 31at USCW 14–1350,577[7]
November 7California
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 21–1656,000[8]
November 14UCLA
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 22–2055,000[9]
November 21at Washington StateW 14–035,600[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11]

Game summaries

Washington State

Team 1 234Total
Washington 0 1400 14
Washington State 0 000 0

[12][13]

Coaching staff

All-Coast

Professional football draft selections

Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1965 NFL draft, which lasted 20 rounds with 280 selections.[14] Two of those Huskies were also selected in the 1965 AFL draft, which lasted 20 rounds with 160 selections.[15]

= Husky Hall of Fame[16]
League Player Position Round Pick Franchise
NFL Jim Norton Tackle 3rd 30 San Francisco 49ers
NFL Charley Browning Back 7th 87 Pittsburgh Steelers
NFL Junior Coffey Fullback 7th 94 Green Bay Packers
NFL Rick Redman Linebacker 10th 132 Philadelphia Eagles
AFL Rick Redman Linebacker 5th 38 San Diego Chargers
AFL Junior Coffey Halfback 16th 122 Houston Oilers

References

  1. ^ "Air Force upsets Huskies". The News Tribune. September 20, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hot Huskies clip Bears". Tri-City Herald. September 27, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Iowa upsets Huskies 28–18 on Snook's arm". The Bellingham Herald. October 4, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Beavers nip Huskies, 9–7". Oakland Tribune. October 11, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Huskies haven't much bark". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 18, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 25, 1964). "Sweet Saturday in Seattle: Oregon wins, 7–0". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  7. ^ "Trojan horses felled in 4th". Independent Star-News. November 1, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Huskies nip Bears". Martinez News-Gazette. November 8, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Huskies capture win". The Idaho Statesman. November 15, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Washington shuts out Cougars 14–0". The Spokesman-Review. November 22, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Schedule/Results (1964 Washington)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  12. ^ Missildine, Harry (November 22, 1964). "Washington shuts out Cougars 14-0". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  13. ^ "Washington 14-0 winner over WSU". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 22, 1964. p. 4B.
  14. ^ "1965 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  15. ^ "1965 AFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  16. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 19, 2019.