1964 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1964 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Big 8 champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 7–10 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	9–2 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Bob Devaney (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

1964 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	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 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	2:00 p.m.	South Dakota*		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		W 56–0	38,625
September 26	1:30 p.m.	at Minnesota*		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	NBC	W 26-21	49,769	^[1]
October 3	12:30 p.m.	at Iowa State		Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA		W 14–7	21,185
October 10	2:00 p.m.	South Carolina*	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		W 28–6	47,874	^[2]
October 17	2:00 p.m.	Kansas State	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		W 47–0	46,056
October 24	2:30 p.m.	at Colorado	No. 5	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)		W 21–3	41,472
October 31	2:00 p.m.	Missouri	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		W 9–0	48,878
November 7	1:30 p.m.	at Kansas	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)		W 14–7	44,509
November 14	2:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		W 27–14	49,013
November 21	1:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma	No. 4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)		L 7–17	54,552
January 1	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Arkansas*	No. 6	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	L 7–10	75,504	^[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

Official Roster
67 Allers, LaVerne LG (So.) 77 Barnes, Walter RT (Jr.) 76 Brichacek, Gary RT (So.) 42 Brown, Bill FB (So.) 73 Brown, James LT (Jr.) 40 Brunk, Kenny FB (So.) 78 Carlson, Dennis LT (Jr.) 21 Carstens, Kaye HB (So.) 89 Casey, Larry E (Jr.) 15 Churchich, Bob QB (So.) 62 Coleman, (Edward) Ricard RG (So.) 80 Coleman, Langston E (So.) 70 Czap, Dick RT (So.) 66 Dervin, John LG (Sr.) 82 Doepke, Charles E (Sr.) 55 Drum, Duncan C (Sr.) 10 Duda, Fred QB (Jr.) 19 Earl, William E (So.) 16 Everett, Don QB (So.) 81 Grace, Mike E (So.) 57 Grell, Stan LG (So.) 65 Griesse, Ronald RG (Sr.) 79 Hansen, Larry RT (So.) 87 Haug, William E (Jr.) 53 Hill, Robert C (So.) 18 Hohn, Robert HB (Sr.) 84 Jeter, Tony E (Jr.) 28 Johnson, William HB (Jr.) 69 Kennedy, Michael LG (Jr.) 35 Kirby, Pat HB (So.) 20 Kirkland, Ron HB (So.) 86 Koinzan, John E (Sr.) 75 Kramer, Larry LT (Sr.) 61 Kudrna, Roger LG (So.) 88 Love, Preston E (Sr.) 71 Mahlock, Richard RT (So.) 32 McCloughan, Kent HB (Sr.)		68 McGinn, Bernard RG (Sr.) 41 McNulty, Joe FB (Sr.) 29 Myslenski, Rick E (Jr.) 56 Narish, Louis C (So.) 59 Osberg, James LG (So.) 34 Pappas, Tom LG (So.) 33 Paschell, Willie HB (Sr.) 38 Pavoris, Ed LG (Jr.) 54 Petersen, Kelly C (So.) 26 Poggemeyer, Ronald HB (So.) 30 Ratzloff, Mike E (So.) 23 Rudd, Michael RG (Jr.) 51 Schaefer, Steve C (Jr.) 63 Senkbeil, Lynn RG (So.) 64 Shoda, Tim RG (So.) 52 Sittler, Lyle C (Sr.) 22 Smidt, Maynard HB (Sr.) 43 Smith, Bruce FB (Sr.) 83 Smith, Tom E (So.) 45 Solich, Frank FB (Jr.) 72 Stith, Carel RT (So.) 74 Strohmyer, John LT (Jr.) 48 Tatman, Pete FB (So.) 25 Thorell, Dennis HB (So.) 12 Tucker, Douglas QB (Sr.) 50 Tuthill, Harry C (Jr.) 58 Unis, Joe LG (So.) 46 Vactor, Theodore (Red) HB (Jr.) 36 Wachholtz, Larry HB (So.) 47 Weiman, Bob FB (So.) 85 White, Freeman E (Jr.) 39 Wilks, Jerry LT (So.) 31 Wilson, Harry HB (So.) 11 Woods, Henry QB (Jr.) 49 Worley, Michael FB (Jr.) 27 Wright, Ted HB (Jr.)

Coaching staff

Name	Title	First year in this position	Years at Nebraska	Alma mater
Bob Devaney	Head coach	1962	1962–1972	Alma
Tom Osborne		1964	1964–1997	Hastings
John Melton		1962	1962–1988	Wyoming
Cletus Fischer		1960	1960–1985	Nebraska
Mike Corgan	Running Backs	1962	1962–1982	Notre Dame
George Kelly		1960	1960–1968
Jim Ross		1962	1962–1976
Carl Selmer	Offensive Line	1962	1962–1972

^[4]^[5]

Game summaries

South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
South Dakota	0	0	0	0	0
• Nebraska	9	26	8	13	56

Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 38,625

^[6]^[7]^[8]

Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	0	12	0	14	26
Minnesota	0	7	7	7	21

Location: Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis
Game attendance: 49,769

^[6]^[7]^[9]

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	0	7	7	0	14
Iowa State	0	0	7	0	7

Location: Clyde Williams Field, Ames, Iowa
Game attendance: 21,185

^[6]^[7]^[10]

South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
South Carolina	0	0	0	6	6
• #8 Nebraska	7	14	0	7	28

Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 47,874

^[6]^[7]^[11]

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State	0	0	0	0	0
• #6 Nebraska	14	13	13	7	47

Date: October 17
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 46,056

^[6]^[12]^[13]

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #5 Nebraska	0	7	6	8	21
Colorado	3	0	0	0	3

Date: October 24
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
Game attendance: 41,472

^[6]^[12]^[14]^[15]

Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri	0	0	0	0	0
• #5 Nebraska	0	0	0	9	9

Date: October 31
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 48,878

^[6]^[16]^[17]

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #5 Nebraska	7	7	0	0	14
Kansas	0	7	0	0	7

Date: November 7
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas
Game attendance: 44,509

^[6]^[16]^[18]

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	0	7	7	0	14
• #4 Nebraska	7	14	0	6	27

Date: November 14
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 49,013

^[6]^[16]^[19]

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Nebraska	0	7	0	0	7
• Oklahoma	3	0	0	14	17

Date: November 21
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 54,552

^[6]^[16]^[20]^[21]

Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Nebraska	0	7	0	0	7
• #2 Arkansas	3	0	0	7	10

Date: January 1
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Game attendance: 75,504

^[6]^[22]^[23]^[24]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	8	6	5	5	5	4	4	6
Coaches	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6

Awards

All American: Larry Kramer
National Lineman of the Year: Robert Brown
All Big 8: Walt Barnes, Tony Jeter, Larry Kramer, Kent McCloughan, Lyle Sittler, Freeman White, Ted Vactor

^[25]

Future professional players

James Brown, 1966 13th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals
Dick Czap, 1966 12th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
Tony Jeter, 1966 3rd-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
Larry Kramer, 1964 15th-round pick of the Baltimore Colts
Preston Love, 1965 19th-round pick of the Detroit Lions
Kent McCloughan, 1965 3rd-round pick of the Washington Redskins
Lynn Senkbeil, 1966 16th-round pick of the Chicago Bears
Freeman White, 1966 9th-round pick of the New York Giants

References

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v t e Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Venues	Lincoln Park (1890–1895) "M" Street Park (1894–1996) Antelope Field (1897–1908) Nebraska Field (1909–1922) Memorial Stadium (1923–present)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Colorado Iowa Kansas Kansas State Miami (FL) Minnesota Missouri Oklahoma Wisconsin
Culture and lore	History Herbie Husker Lil' Red "Dear Old Nebraska U" "Hail Varsity" Cornhusker Marching Band Blackshirts Origin of "Cornhuskers" nickname 1939 Kansas State game Game of the Century (1971 Oklahoma game) Fumblerooski 1982 Penn State game Flea Kicker Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass 2009 Big 12 Championship Game Yes Man
People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Big Eight Conference football champions
MVIAA	Iowa & Nebraska (1907) Kansas (1908) Missouri (1909) Nebraska (1910) Iowa State & Nebraska (1911) Iowa State & Nebraska (1912) Missouri & Nebraska (1913) Nebraska (1914) Nebraska (1915) Nebraska (1916) Nebraska (1917) Missouri (1919) Oklahoma (1920) Nebraska (1921) Drake & Nebraska (1922) Kansas & Nebraska (1923) Missouri (1924) Missouri (1925) Oklahoma A&M (1926) Missouri (1927)
Big Six	Nebraska (1928) Nebraska (1929) Kansas (1930) Nebraska (1931) Nebraska (1932) Nebraska (1933) Kansas State (1934) Nebraska (1935) Nebraska (1936) Nebraska (1937) Oklahoma (1938) Missouri (1939) Nebraska (1940) Missouri (1941) Missouri (1942) Oklahoma (1943) Oklahoma (1944) Missouri (1945) Kansas & Oklahoma (1946) Kansas & Oklahoma (1947)
Big Seven	Oklahoma (1948) Oklahoma (1949) Oklahoma (1950) Oklahoma (1951) Oklahoma (1952) Oklahoma (1953) Oklahoma (1954) Oklahoma (1955) Oklahoma (1956) Oklahoma (1957) Oklahoma (1958) Oklahoma (1959)
Big Eight	Missouri (1960) Colorado (1961) Oklahoma (1962) Nebraska (1963) Nebraska (1964) Nebraska (1965) Nebraska (1966) Oklahoma (1967) Kansas & Oklahoma (1968) Missouri & Nebraska (1969) Nebraska (1970) Nebraska (1971) Nebraska (1972) Oklahoma (1973) Oklahoma (1974) Nebraska & Oklahoma (1975) Colorado, Oklahoma, & Oklahoma State (1976) Oklahoma (1977) Nebraska & Oklahoma (1978) Oklahoma (1979) Oklahoma (1980) Nebraska (1981) Nebraska (1982) Nebraska (1983) Nebraska & Oklahoma (1984) Oklahoma (1985) Oklahoma (1986) Oklahoma (1987) Nebraska (1988) Colorado (1989) Colorado (1990) Colorado & Nebraska (1991) Nebraska (1992) Nebraska (1993) Nebraska (1994) Nebraska (1995)
National championships in bold

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