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
Conference	Big 8 Conference
1964 record	6–4 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Jack Mitchell (7th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 44,900)

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

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	TCU*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas	W 7–3	38,000
September 26	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, New York	L 6–38	28,000
October 3	Wyoming*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas	L 14–17	38,000
October 10	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, Iowa	W 42–6	19,706
October 17	Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas	W 15–14	42,130
October 24	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 14–13	36,500
October 31	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)	W 7–0	21,300
November 7	No. 5 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas (rivalry)	L 7–14	44,509
November 14	Colorado	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas	W 10–7	37,000
November 21	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, Missouri (Border War)	L 14–34	50,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

at Syracuse

vs. Wyoming

at Iowa State

vs. Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total Sooners 0 14 0 0 14 • Jayhawks 7 0 0 8 15 Date: October 17 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas Game attendance: 42,130

Scoring summary 1 KU Gale Sayers 93-yard kickoff return (Gary Duff kick) Kansas 7–0 2 OU Grisham 1-yard run (Metcalf kick) Tied 7–7 OU Rentzel 6-yard run (Metcalf kick) OU 14–7 4 0:00 KU Bob Skahan 26-yard run (Mike Johnson run) Kansas 15–14

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at Oklahoma State

at Kansas State

vs. Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 5 Cornhuskers 7 7 0 0 14 Jayhawks 0 7 0 0 7 Date: November 7 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas Game attendance: 44,509

Scoring summary 1 2:32 Neb Freeman White 92-yard pass from Bob Churchich (Duncan Drum kick) Nebraska 7–0 2 14:25 KU Ron Oelschlager 3-yard run (Gary Duff kick) Tied 7–7 8:46 Neb Bob Hohn 1-yard run (Drum kick) Nebraska 14–7

vs. Colorado

at Missouri

Awards and honors

• Gale Sayers – Consensus All-America selection, All-Big Eight

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

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• 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