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American college football season
The 1964 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 1964 NCAA University Division 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 * W 7–338,000
September 26 at Syracuse * L 6–3828,000
October 3 Wyoming * Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas L 14–1738,000
October 10 at Iowa State W 42–619,706
October 17 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas W 15–1442,130
October 24 at Oklahoma State W 14–1336,500
October 31 at Kansas State W 7–021,300
November 7 No. 5 Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas (rivalry ) L 7–1444,509
November 14 Colorado Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas W 10–737,000
November 21 at Missouri L 14–3450,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1964 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Jack Mitchell
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries
vs. TCU
at Syracuse
vs. Wyoming
at Iowa State
vs. Oklahoma
1
2 3 4 Total
Sooners
0
14 0 0
14
• Jayhawks
7
0 0 8
15
Scoring summary 1 KU Gale Sayers 93-yard kickoff return (Gary Duff kick) Kansas 7–0
2 OU Grisham 1-yard run (Metcalf kick) Tied 7–7
OU Rentzel 6-yard run (Metcalf kick) OU 14–7
4 0:00 KU Bob Skahan 26-yard run (Mike Johnson run) Kansas 15–14
[ 1]
at Oklahoma State
at Kansas State
vs. Nebraska
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 5 Cornhuskers
7
7 0 0
14
Jayhawks
0
7 0 0
7
Scoring summary 1 2:32 Neb Freeman White 92-yard pass from Bob Churchich (Duncan Drum kick) Nebraska 7–0
2 14:25 KU Ron Oelschlager 3-yard run (Gary Duff kick) Tied 7–7
8:46 Neb Bob Hohn 1-yard run (Drum kick) Nebraska 14–7
vs. Colorado
at Missouri
Awards and honors
1965 NFL Draft
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]
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