1964 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1964 Oklahoma Sooners football
Gator Bowl, L 19–36 vs. Florida State
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–4–1 (5–1–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Captains
  • Newt Burton
  • John Garrett
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial 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 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season.They Led by were first-year head coach Gomer Jones the Sooner compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big Eight. Oklahoma was invited to the Gator Bowl, where the Sooner lost to Florida State. The team played home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma.

In the second game of the season, on September 26, the Sooners where upset by at home by the USC, 40–14.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Maryland*No. 2
W 13–335,200[1]
September 26USC*No. 2
L 14–4062,579
October 10vs. No. 1 Texas*
NBCL 7–2875,504[2]
October 17at Kansas
L 14–1542,130
October 24Kansas State
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 44–046,708
October 31at Colorado
W 14–1127,768
November 7at Iowa State
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 30–042,982
November 14Missouri
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
T 14–1451,090
November 21No. 4 Nebraska
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
W 17–754,552
November 28at Oklahoma State
W 21–1636,987
January 2, 1965vs. Florida State*
ABCL 19–3650,408[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1964 NCAA University Division football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789Final
AP2 (15)——————————

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League on November 28, 1964.[5] Players were offered contracts but were declared ineligible to play in the Gator Bowl if they signed them before the game, as was the case with Ralph Neely.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
2 23 Lance Rentzel Wide receiver Minnesota Vikings
2 28 Ralph Neely Tackle Baltimore Colts
5 67 John Flynn End Detroit Lions
6 79 Jim Grisham Back Minnesota Vikings
14 193 Larry Brown Back Detroit Lions
18 250 Ed McQuarters Guard St. Louis Cardinals

References

  1. ^ "Maryland gives Oklahoma scare". The Progress-Index. September 20, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas puts out O.U. fire". The Kansas City Star. October 11, 1964. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bassine, Bob (January 3, 1965). "Seminoles Fill Airways, Gun Down Oklahoma". Orlando Sentinel. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  5. ^ "1965 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  6. ^ Sherrington, Kevin (November 14, 2015). "Sherrington: Half a century later, OL stalwart Ralph Neely still Cowboys' most expensive acquisition ever". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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