1964 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1964 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. The Longhorns finished the season as Orange Bowl champions. In the 1965 Orange Bowl, Tommy Nobis made one of the most famous tackles in the game's history. On fourth-and-inches, and clinging to a 21–17 lead, he led his teammates to a game-saving halt of top ranked Alabama's quarterback, Joe Namath.

1964 Texas Longhorns football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 21–17 vs. Alabama
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
1964 record10–1 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
1964 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Arkansas $ 7 –0 –0  11 –0 –0
No. 5 Texas 6 –1 –0  10 –1 –0
Baylor 4 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Texas Tech 3 –3 –1  6 –4 –1
Rice 3 –3 –1  4 –5 –1
TCU 3 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Texas A&M 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
SMU 0 –7 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

A heart-breaking 1-point loss to arch-rival Arkansas at Texas Memorial Stadium kept the Longhorns from repeating as National Champions.[1] The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–1–0 record and defeated No.1 ranked Alabama in the 1965 Orange Bowl, 21–17.[2][3]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 197:30 p.m.Tulane*No. 4
W 31–060,000
September 267:30 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 4
W 23–043,000
October 37:30 p.m.Army*No. 1
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 17–665,700
October 102:30 p.m.vs. Oklahoma*No. 1
NBCW 28–775,504
October 177:30 p.m.No. 8 ArkansasNo. 1
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
L 13–1465,700[4]
October 248:00 p.m.at RiceNo. 6
W 6–373,000
October 311:00 p.m.SMUNo. 6
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 7–059,000
November 72:00 p.m.at BaylorNo. 6
W 20–1439,686
November 142:00 p.m.at TCUNo. 5
W 28–1334,529
November 262:30 p.m.Texas A&MNo. 5
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
NBCW 26–765,000
January 16:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 Alabama*No. 5
NBCW 21–1772,647
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[5]

1964 team players in the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[6]

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Ernie Koy, Jr.Fullback11141New York Giants
Olen UnderwoodEnd14183New York Giants

Awards and honors

References
  1. "Arkansas Spills Longhorns, 14–13". The Victoria Advocate, via Google News. Victoria, Texas. Associated Press. October 18, 1964.
  2. "Alabama Favored By 3 Points". The Times-News, via Google News. Hendersonville, North Carolina. United Press International. January 2, 1965.
  3. "Texas Outlasts 'Bama in Orange Bowl, 21–17". Daytona Beach Morning Journal, via Google News. Daytona Beach, Florida. Associated Press. January 2, 1965.
  4. "Texas Gamble Fails; Arkansas 14-13 Victor". Austin American-Statesman. October 18, 1964. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Mack Brown All-Time Results Archived 2010-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
  6. 1966 NFL Draft


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