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1964 Kansas Jayhawks football team
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.
Quick Facts Kansas Jayhawks football, Conference ...
| 1964 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (5–2 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| 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* |
| L 14–17 | 38,000 |
| October 10 | at Iowa State | W 42–6 | 19,706 | |
| October 17 | Oklahoma |
| 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 |
| L 7–14 | 44,509 |
| November 14 | Colorado |
| W 10–7 | 37,000 |
| November 21 | at Missouri | L 14–34 | 50,000 | |
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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Vs. TCU
See also: 1964 TCU Horned Frogs football team
At Syracuse
See also: 1964 Syracuse Orangemen football team
Vs. Wyoming
See also: 1964 Wyoming Cowboys football team
At Iowa State
See also: 1964 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Vs. Oklahoma
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See also: 1964 Oklahoma Sooners football team
At Oklahoma State
At Kansas State
See also: 1964 Kansas State Wildcats football team
Vs. Nebraska
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See also: 1964 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Vs. Colorado
See also: 1964 Colorado Buffaloes football team
At Missouri
See also: 1964 Missouri Tigers football team
- Gale Sayers – Consensus All-America selection, All-Big Eight
| 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 |
- Gale Sayers was also drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 1965 American Football League draft.[3]
- "Kansas Defeats Oklahoma, 15–14". The New York Times. October 18, 1964. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- "1965 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.
- NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 395