1964 Oklahoma Sooners football team
1964 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 19–36 vs. Florida State | |
Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Record | 6–4–1 (5–1–1 Big 8) |
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Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,836) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1964 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by first–year head coach Gomer Jones.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | at Maryland* | No. 2 | W 13–3 | 35,709 | |||
September 26 | USC* | No. 2 | L 14–40 | 62,579 | |||
October 10 | vs. No. 1 Texas* | NBC | L 7–28 | 75,504 | |||
October 17 | at Kansas | L 14–15 | 42,130 | ||||
October 24 | Kansas State |
| W 44–0 | 46,708 | |||
October 31 | at Colorado | W 14–11 | 27,768 | ||||
November 7 | at Iowa State |
| W 30–0 | 42,982 | |||
November 14 | Missouri |
| T 14–14 | 51,090 | |||
November 21 | No. 4 Nebraska |
| W 17–7 | 54,552 | |||
November 28 | at Oklahoma State | W 21–16 | 36,987 | ||||
January 2, 1965 | vs. Florida State* | ABC | L 19–36 | 50,408 | [1] | ||
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Postseason
NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League on November 28, 1964.[3] Players were offered contracts but were decalred inelgible to play in the Gator Bowl if they signed them before the game, as was the case with Ralph Neely.[4]
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
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Lance Rentzel | Wide receiver | 2 | 23 | Minnesota Vikings |
Ralph Neely | Tackle | 2 | 28 | Baltimore Colts |
John Flynn | End | 5 | 67 | Detroit Lions |
Jim Grisham | Back | 6 | 79 | Minnesota Vikings |
Larry Brown | Back | 14 | 193 | Detroit Lions |
Ed McQuarters | Guard | 18 | 250 | St. Louis Cardinals |
References
- ^ Bassine, Bob (January 3, 1965). "Seminoles Fill Airways, Gun Down Oklahoma". Orlando Sentinel. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ^ "1965 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ 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.