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1964 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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1964 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–4 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19TCU*W 7–338,000
September 26at Syracuse*L 6–3828,000
October 3Wyoming*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 14–1738,000[1]
October 10at Iowa StateW 42–619,706
October 17Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 15–1442,130
October 24at Oklahoma StateW 14–1336,500
October 31at Kansas StateW 7–021,300
November 7No. 5 Nebraskadagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
L 7–1444,509
November 14Colorado
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 10–737,000
November 21at MissouriL 14–3450,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

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Vs. TCU

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At Syracuse

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Vs. Wyoming

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At Iowa State

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Vs. Oklahoma

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1 234Total
Sooners 0 1400 14
Jayhawks 7 008 15
 

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At Oklahoma State

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At Kansas State

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Vs. Nebraska

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1 234Total
No. 5 Cornhuskers 7 700 14
Jayhawks 0 700 7
 

Vs. Colorado

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At Missouri

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Awards and honors

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1965 NFL draft

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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

[3]

  • Gale Sayers was also drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 1965 American Football League draft.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Wyoming edges Jayhawks, 17–14, despite 82-yard jaunt by Sayers". Omaha World-Herald. October 4, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Kansas Defeats Oklahoma, 15–14". The New York Times. October 18, 1964. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "1965 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.
  4. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 395