American college football season
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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 19 | TCU* | | W 7–3 | 38,000 |
September 26 | at Syracuse* | | L 6–38 | 28,000 |
October 3 | Wyoming* | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS
| L 14–17 | 38,000 |
October 10 | at Iowa State | | W 42–6 | 19,706 |
October 17 | Oklahoma | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS
| W 15–14 | 42,130 |
October 24 | at Oklahoma State | | W 14–13 | 36,500 |
October 31 | at Kansas State | | W 7–0 | 21,300 |
November 7 | No. 5 Nebraska | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
| L 7–14 | 44,509 |
November 14 | Colorado | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS
| W 10–7 | 37,000 |
November 21 | at Missouri | | L 14–34 | 50,000 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1964 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
Jack Mitchell
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
Vs. TCU
At Syracuse
Vs. Wyoming
At Iowa State
Vs. Oklahoma
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Sooners |
0 |
14 | 0 | 0 |
14 |
• Jayhawks |
7 |
0 | 0 | 8 |
15 |
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[1]
At Oklahoma State
At Kansas State
Vs. Nebraska
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 5 Cornhuskers |
7 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
14 |
Jayhawks |
0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
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Vs. Colorado
At Missouri
Awards and honors
1965 NFL Draft
Player |
Round |
Pick |
Position |
Club
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Gale Sayers |
1 |
4 |
Running back |
Chicago Bears
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Brian Schweda |
8 |
101 |
Tackle |
Chicago Bears
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Mike Shinn |
8 |
108 |
End |
Green Bay Packers
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[2]
- Gale Sayers was also drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 1965 American Football League draft.[3]
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