American college football season
The1964 Arkansas Razorbacks football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Arkansas in theSouthwest Conference (SWC) during the1964 NCAA University Division football season . In their seventh year under head coachFrank Broyles , the Razorbacks compiled an undefeated 11–0 record (7–0 against SWC opponents), won the SWC championship, closed the regular season with five consecutive shutouts, outscored all opponents by a combined total of 231 to 64, and defeatedNebraska 10–7 in theCotton Bowl .[ 1]
The Razorbacks finished the season as the only major team with an undefeated and untied record after No. 1Alabama lost toTexas (a team Arkansas defeated in Austin) in theOrange Bowl . However, theAP andUPI Coaches Polls became final before the bowl games were played, leaving one-loss Alabama as the AP and UPI national champion. TheFootball Writers Association of America (FWAA) conducted its final polling after the bowl games and selected Arkansas as thenational champion . Arkansas was also selected as national champion by six other selectors, including theBillingsley Report and theHelms Athletic Foundation .[ 2]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 19 2:00 p.m. Oklahoma State * W 14–1040,000 [ 3] September 26 2:00 p.m. Tulsa * W 31–2225,000–35,000 [ 4] [ 5] October 3 1:00 p.m. atTCU NBC W 29–620,982 [ 6] October 10 2:00 p.m. Baylor No. 9 W 17–641,000 [ 7] October 17 8:00 p.m. at No. 1Texas No. 8 W 14–1365,700 [ 8] October 24 2:00 p.m. Wichita State * No. 4 W 17–038,000–39,000 [ 9] October 31 7:30 p.m. atTexas A&M No. 4 W 17–024,000 [ 10] November 7 2:00 p.m. Rice No. 4 W 21–033,000 [ 11] November 14 2:00 p.m. SMU No. 3 W 44–033,000 [ 12] November 21 1:00 p.m. atTexas Tech No. 3 W 17–045,000 [ 13] January 1, 1965 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 6Nebraska * No. 2 CBS W 10–775,504 [ 14] *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inCentral time
Game One – Oklahoma State Cowboys at Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 0 7 3 10 Razorbacks 0 7 7 0 14
atWar Memorial Stadium •Little Rock, Arkansas
Date : September 19, 1964Game time : 2:00 p.m.CDT Game attendance : 40,000
Statistics OK ST ARK First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Return yards Fumbles/lost Passing: Comp–Att–Int Punts/average Penalties/yards Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Oklahoma State Passing Rushing Receiving Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving
Game Two – Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Hurricane 7 7 0 8 22 Razorbacks 0 10 21 0 31
atRazorback Stadium •Fayetteville, Arkansas
Date : September 26, 1964Game time : 2:00 p.m.CDT Game attendance : 25,000–35,000
Statistics TULSA ARK First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Return yards Fumbles/lost Passing: Comp–Att–Int Punts/average Penalties/yards Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Tulsa Passing Rushing Receiving Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving
Game Three – Arkansas Razorbacks at TCU Horned Frogs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Razorbacks 0 7 0 22 29 Horned Frogs 0 0 0 6 6
atAmon G. Carter Stadium •Fort Worth, Texas
Date : October 3, 1964Game time : 1:00 p.m.CDT Game attendance : 20,982
Statistics ARK TCU First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Return yards Fumbles/lost Passing: Comp–Att–Int Punts/average Penalties/yards Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving TCU Passing Rushing Receiving
Game Four – Baylor Bears at No. 9 Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 6 0 0 0 6 No. 9 Razorbacks 7 0 3 7 17
atWar Memorial Stadium •Little Rock, Arkansas
Date : October 10, 1964Game time : 2:00 p.m.CDT Game attendance : 40,000
Statistics BAY ARK First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Return yards Fumbles/lost Passing: Comp–Att–Int Punts/average Penalties/yards Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Baylor Passing Rushing Receiving Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving
Game Five – No. 8 Arkansas Razorbacks at No. 1 Texas Longhorns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 8 Razorbacks 0 7 0 7 14 No. 1 Longhorns 0 0 0 13 13
atMemorial Stadium •Austin, Texas
Date : October 17, 1964Game time : 8:00 p.m.CDT Game attendance : 65,700
Statistics ARK TEX First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Return yards Fumbles/lost Passing: Comp–Att–Int Punts/average Penalties/yards Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving Texas Passing Rushing Receiving
Game Six – Wichita State Shockers at No. 4 Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Shockers 0 0 0 0 0 No. 4 Razorbacks 7 7 0 3 17
atWar Memorial Stadium •Little Rock, Arkansas
Date : October 24, 1964Game time : 2:00 p.m.CDT Game attendance : 38,000–39,000
Statistics WICH ST ARK First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Return yards Fumbles/lost Passing: Comp–Att–Int Punts/average Penalties/yards Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Wichita State Passing Rushing Receiving Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving
Game Seven – No. 4 Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 4 Razorbacks 10 7 0 0 17 Aggies 0 0 0 0 0
atKyle Field •College Station, Texas
Date : October 31, 1964Game time : 7:30 p.m.CST Game attendance : 24,000
Statistics ARK TX A&M First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Return yards Fumbles/lost Passing: Comp–Att–Int Punts/average Penalties/yards Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving Texas A&M Passing Rushing Receiving
Game Eight – Rice Owls at No. 4 Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 0 0 0 0 No. 4 Razorbacks 0 7 0 14 21
atRazorback Stadium •Fayetteville, Arkansas
Date : November 7, 1964Game time : 2:00 p.m.CST Game attendance : 33,000
Statistics RICE ARK First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Return yards Fumbles/lost Passing: Comp–Att–Int Punts/average Penalties/yards Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Rice Passing Rushing Receiving Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving
Game Nine – SMU Mustangs at No. 3 Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 0 0 0 0 0 No. 3 Razorbacks 7 14 17 6 44
atRazorback Stadium •Fayetteville, Arkansas
Date : November 14, 1964Game time : 2:00 p.m.CST Game attendance : 33,000
Statistics SMU ARK First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Return yards Fumbles/lost Passing: Comp–Att–Int Punts/average Penalties/yards Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics SMU Passing Rushing Receiving Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving
Game Ten – No. 3 Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 3 Razorbacks 0 0 14 3 17 Red Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
atJones Stadium •Lubbock, Texas
Date : November 21, 1964Game time : 1:00 p.m.CST Game attendance : 45,000
Statistics ARK TTU First downs Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Return yards Fumbles/lost Passing: Comp–Att–Int Punts/average Penalties/yards Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving Texas Tech Passing Rushing Receiving
[ edit ] Game Eleven – 1965 Cotton Bowl Classic: No. 6 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. No. 2 Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 6 Cornhuskers 0 7 0 0 7 No. 2Razorbacks 3 0 0 7 10
atCotton Bowl •Dallas, Texas
Date : January 1, 1965Game time : 1:00 p.m.CST Game attendance : 75,504TV :CBS
Statistics NEB ARK First downs 11 11 Total yards 168 176 Rushes/yards 44–100 34–45 Passing yards 68 131 Return yards Fumbles/lost 0–0 2–2 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–16–2 11–19–1 Punts/average 6–33.3 6–40.2 Penalties/yards 5–25 6–50 Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Nebraska Passing Rushing Receiving Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving
Source:Razorback Bowl History – 1965 Cotton Bowl
Arkansas was invited to play in the1965 Cotton Bowl Classic on January 1, 1965, against theNebraska Cornhuskers . Arkansas' number-one rated defense was giving up only 5.7 points per game, while No. 7 Nebraska's scoring offense was averaging 24.9 points per contest.
Playing before a capacity crowd of 75,504 inDallas , Arkansas opened the scoring with afield goal by Tom McKnelly in the first quarter. Nebraska took the lead in the second quarter on a one-yard touchdown run by Harry Wilson. Neither team scored in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, fifth-year quarterback Fred Marshall, whose fumbles had stalled Arkansas in the first half, led the Razorbacks on a nine-play, 80-yard touchdown drive. The drive featured a scramble by Marshall for a first down after it appeared he would be sacked and two passes from Marshall to Jim Lindsey, the second taking the ball to the Nebraska five-yard line. Two plays later, junior tailbackBobby Burnett ran one yard for the game-winning touchdown with less than five minutes remaining in the game.[ 14]
Passing Player G Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A AY/A TD Int Rate Gray 11 14 28 50.0 162 5.8 7.2 2 0 122.2
Rushing and receiving [ edit ] Rushing & Receiving Rushing Receiving Scrimmage Player G Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD Brasuell 11 178 551 3.1 3 11 112 10.2 0 189 663 3.5 3 Burnett 11 96 318 3.3 8 10 76 7.6 1 106 394 3.7 9 Gray 11 21 33 1.6 2 21 33 1.6 2 Hatfield 11 2 3 1.5 0 2 3 15 0 Crockett 11 7 121 17.3 1 7 121 17.3 1
Scoring Touchdowns Kicking Player G Rush Rec Int FR PR KR Oth Tot XPM FGM 2PM Sfty Pts Burnett 11 8 1 9 54 Brasuell 11 3 3 18 Gray 11 2 2 12 Crockett 11 1 1 6
Team Passing Rushing Split G Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Att Yds Avg TD Offense 11 6.9 13.3 52.1 87.0 0.5 50.1 181.3 3.6 1.5 Defense 11 7.7 16.5 47.0 82.1 0.3 40.4 97.3 2.4 0.5 Difference –0.8 –3.2 +5.1 +4.9 +0.2 +9.7 +84.0 +1.2 +1.0
1 2 3 4 Total Arkansas 10 31 28 11 80 Non-conference opponents 7 7 7 10 31
1 2 3 4 Total Arkansas 24 42 34 59 159 SWC opponents 6 0 0 16 22
1 2 3 4 Total Arkansas 34 73 59 70 236 All opponents 13 7 7 26 53
Statistical leaders and award winners [ edit ] The team's statistical leaders includedFred Marshall with 787 passing yards, Jack Brasuell with 551 rushing yards,Jim Lindsey with 385 receiving yards, andBobby Burnett with 54 points scored (9 touchdowns).[ 15]
Arkansas linebackerRonnie Caveness was selected by theAssociated Press (AP),Newspaper Enterprise Association ,Football Writers Association of America ,Time Sporting News 1964 College Football All-America Team . Caveness was later inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame .
Eight Arkansas players were selected by the AP orUnited Press International (UPI) as first-team players on the1964 All-Southwest Conference football team : Caveness (AP-1, UPI-1); quarterback Fred Marshall (AP-1, UPI-1); offensive end Jerry Lamb (AP-1, UPI-1), offensive tackleGlen Ray Hines (AP-1, UPI-1), defensive halfbackKen Hatfield (AP-1), defensive guardJim Johnson (AP-1), and defensive tacklesLoyd Phillips (AP-1) and Jim Williams (AP-1).[ 16] [ 17]
Split national championship and controversy [ edit ] With its victory in the Cotton Bowl andAlabama 's loss toTexas (a team Arkansas had defeated in Austin) in theOrange Bowl , Arkansas finished the 1964 season as the only major team with an undefeated and untied record. On January 6, 1965, a five-man committee of theFootball Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected Arkansas as the winner ofLook Grantland Rice Trophy as the top college football team in the country. Arkansas received four of five first-place votes, with Texas receiving the fifth vote. Alabama did not receive a single vote for first, second, or third place. The five members of the FWAA committee wereSi Burick ,Dayton Daily News Fred Russell ,Nashville Banner Blackie Sherrod ,Dallas Times Herald Buffalo Evening News Paul Zimmerman ,Los Angeles Times [ 18] Billingsley Report ,College Football Researchers Association ,Helms Athletic Foundation ,National Championship Foundation ,Poling System ,Sagarin , and Sagarin (ELO-Chess).[ 2] [ 19]
However, the final AP and UPI Coaches polls were released before bowl games were played, and Alabama therefore remained as the national champion in the AP and UPI Coaches' Polls.[ 20]
Fred Marshall, QB Billy Gray, QB Ronny South, QB Charles Pisano QB Jack Brasuell, RB Jim Lindsey , RBBobby Nix, RB Bobby Burnett , RBRonnie Watkins, RB Eddie Woodlee, RB Jerry Lamb, WR Bobby Crockett, WR Richard Trail, WR Mike Bender, OL Glen Ray Hines , OLJerry Jones , OLRandy Stewart, OL Jerry Welch, OL Gary Robinson, FB Dick Hatfield, OL Richard Cunningham, OL Tom McKnelly, K Jim Finch, DL Jimmy Johnson , DLLoyd Phillips , DLBobby Roper, DL Gannon Sanders, QB Jim Williams, DL Ronnie Caveness , LBRonnie Mac Smith, LB Ken Hatfield , DBCharles Daniel, DB Harry Jones , DBMartine Bercher , DBJames Pullen
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Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
1936–1949 1950s 1960s 1960 Minnesota (AP, Coaches,NFF ) /Ole Miss (FWAA) 1961 Alabama (AP, Coaches, NFF) /Ohio State (FWAA) 1962 USC 1963 Texas 1964 Alabama (AP, Coaches) /Arkansas (FWAA) /Notre Dame (NFF) 1965 Alabama (AP, FWAA) /Michigan State (Coaches, FWAA, NFF) 1966 Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) /Michigan State (NFF) 1967 USC 1968 Ohio State 1969 Texas 1970s 1980–1991
National championships in bold
