1964 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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

1964 Big 8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#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 in the 1964 NCAA Division I-A college football season.

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, KS	W 7–3	38,000
September 26	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY	L 6–38	28,000
October 3	Wyoming*	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	L 14–17	38,000
October 10	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field • Ames, IA	W 42–6	19,706
October 17	Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	W 15–14	42,130
October 24	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK	W 14–13	36,500
October 31	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown)	W 7–0	21,300
November 7	#5 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	L 7–14	44,509
November 14	Colorado	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	W 10–7	37,000
November 21	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO (Border War)	L 14–34	50,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Team players in the NFL

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

^[2]

Gale Sayers was also drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 1965 American Football League draft.^[3]

Awards and honors

Gale Sayers, All-America selection

References

↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=118&season=1964
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1965.htm
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 395

Kansas Jayhawks football

Venues	McCook Field (1892–1920) Memorial Stadium (1921–present)

Rivalries	Kansas State: Sunflower Showdown (Governor's Cup) Missouri: Border War

Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay "I'm a Jayhawk" The Marching Jayhawks Aggieville riots Timeline of football in Kansas First game in Kansas 1911 Missouri game

People	Head coaches NFL Draftees Statistical leaders

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