The 1964 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season.They Led by were first-year head coach Gomer Jones the Sooner compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big Eight. Oklahoma was invited to the Gator Bowl, where the Sooner lost to Florida State. The team played home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma.
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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 |
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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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In the second game of the season, on September 26, the Sooners where upset by at home by the USC, 40–14.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Maryland* | No. 2 | W 13–3 | 35,200 | [1] | ||
| September 26 | USC* | No. 2 | L 14–40 | 62,579 | |||
| October 10 | vs. No. 1 Texas* | NBC | L 7–28 | 75,504 | [2] | ||
| 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 | [3] | ||
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| AP | 2 (15) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
NFL draft
editThe following players were drafted into the National Football League on November 28, 1964.[5] Players were offered contracts but were declared ineligible to play in the Gator Bowl if they signed them before the game, as was the case with Ralph Neely.[6]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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| 2 | 23 | Lance Rentzel | Wide receiver | Minnesota Vikings |
| 2 | 28 | Ralph Neely | Tackle | Baltimore Colts |
| 5 | 67 | John Flynn | End | Detroit Lions |
| 6 | 79 | Jim Grisham | Back | Minnesota Vikings |
| 14 | 193 | Larry Brown | Back | Detroit Lions |
| 18 | 250 | Ed McQuarters | Guard | St. Louis Cardinals |
References
edit- ^ "Maryland gives Oklahoma scare". The Progress-Index. September 20, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas puts out O.U. fire". The Kansas City Star. October 11, 1964. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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 November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "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.
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