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1964 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1964
teamArkansas Razorbacks
sportfootball
conferenceSouthwest Conference
short_confSWC
CoachRank2
APRank2
record11–0
conf_record7–0
head_coachFrank Broyles
hc_year7th
captainSeniors
stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
championFWAA national champion
Helms national champion
SWC champion
bowl[Cotton Bowl Classic](1965-cotton-bowl-classic)
bowl_resultW 10–7 vs. [Nebraska](1964-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team)

War Memorial Stadium Helms national champion SWC champion The 1964 Arkansas Razorbacks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh year under head coach Frank 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 defeated Nebraska 10–7 in the Cotton Bowl.

The Razorbacks finished the season as the only major team with an undefeated and untied record after No. 1 Alabama lost to Texas (a team Arkansas defeated in Austin) in the Orange Bowl. However, the AP and UPI Coaches Polls became final before the bowl games were played, leaving one-loss Alabama as the AP and UPI national champion. The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) conducted its final polling after the bowl games and selected Arkansas as the national champion. Arkansas was also selected as national champion by six other selectors, including the Billingsley Report and the Helms Athletic Foundation.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Oklahoma State

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Oklahoma State Cowboysyear=1964border=1}}"**Oklahoma State**Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}; text-align:center;"**Arkansas**Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Tulsa

StatisticsTulsa Golden Hurricaneyear=1964border=1}}"TULSAArkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}"ARK
First downs
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Rushes/yards
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Fumbles/lost
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
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Penalties/yards
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Tulsa Golden Hurricaneyear=1964border=1}}"**Tulsa**Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}; text-align:center;"**Arkansas**Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at TCU

StatisticsArkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}"ARKTCU Horned Frogsyear=1964border=1}}"TCU
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Passing: Comp–Att–Int
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Arkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}"**Arkansas**Passing
Rushing
Receiving
TCU Horned Frogsyear=1964border=1}}; text-align:center;"**TCU**Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Baylor

StatisticsBaylor Bearsyear=1964border=1}}"BAYArkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}"ARK
First downs
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Passing yards
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Fumbles/lost
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Baylor Bearsyear=1964border=1}}"**Baylor**Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}; text-align:center;"**Arkansas**Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 1 Texas

StatisticsArkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}"ARKTexas Longhornsyear=1964border=1}}"TEX
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Return yards
Fumbles/lost
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Punts/average
Penalties/yards
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Arkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}"**Arkansas**Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Longhornsyear=1964border=1}}; text-align:center;"**Texas**Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Wichita State

StatisticsWichita State Shockersyear=1964border=1}}"WICH STArkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}"ARK
First downs
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Rushes/yards
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Fumbles/lost
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
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Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Wichita State Shockersyear=1964border=1}}"**Wichita State**Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}; text-align:center;"**Arkansas**Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Texas A&M

StatisticsArkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}"ARKTexas A&M Aggiesyear=1964border=1}}"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
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Arkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}"**Arkansas**Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&M Aggiesyear=1964border=1}}; text-align:center;"**Texas A&M**Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Rice

StatisticsRice Owlsyear=1964border=1}}"RICEArkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}"ARK
First downs
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Passing: Comp–Att–Int
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Rice Owlsyear=1964border=1}}"**Rice**Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}; text-align:center;"**Arkansas**Passing
Rushing
Receiving

SMU

StatisticsSMU Mustangsyear=1964border=1}}"SMUArkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}"ARK
First downs
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Rushes/yards
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Fumbles/lost
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
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Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SMU Mustangsyear=1964border=1}}"**SMU**Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}; text-align:center;"**Arkansas**Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Texas Tech

StatisticsArkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}"ARKTexas Tech Red Raidersyear=1964border=1}}"TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Return yards
Fumbles/lost
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Punts/average
Penalties/yards
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Arkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}"**Arkansas**Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Tech Red Raidersyear=1964border=1}}; text-align:center;"**Texas Tech**Passing
Rushing
Receiving

1965 Cotton Bowl Classic – vs. No. 6 Nebraska

StatisticsNebraska Cornhuskersyear=1964border=1}}"NEBArkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}"ARK
First downs1111
Total yards168176
Rushes/yards44–10034–45
Passing yards68131
Return yards
Fumbles/lost0–02–2
Passing: Comp–Att–Int8–16–211–19–1
Punts/average6–33.36–40.2
Penalties/yards5–256–50
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Nebraska Cornhuskersyear=1964border=1}}"**Nebraska**Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas Razorbacksyear=1964border=1}}; text-align:center;"**Arkansas**Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Source: Razorback Bowl History – 1965 Cotton Bowl

Arkansas was invited to play in the 1965 Cotton Bowl Classic on January 1, 1965, against the Nebraska 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 in Dallas, Arkansas opened the scoring with a field 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 tailback Bobby Burnett ran one yard for the game-winning touchdown with less than five minutes remaining in the game.

Statistics

Team

Passing

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Gray11142850.01625.87.220122.2

Rushing and receiving

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Brasuell111785513.131111210.201896633.53
Burnett11963183.3810767.611063943.79
Gray1121331.6221331.62
Hatfield11231.5023150
Crockett11712117.31712117.31

Scoring

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Burnett1181954
Brasuell113318
Gray112212
Crockett11116

Team stats

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Offense116.913.352.187.00.550.1181.33.61.5
Defense117.716.547.082.10.340.497.32.40.5
Difference–0.8–3.2+5.1+4.9+0.2+9.7+84.0+1.2+1.0

Scores by quarter

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Statistical leaders and award winners

The team's statistical leaders included Fred Marshall with 787 passing yards, Jack Brasuell with 551 rushing yards, Jim Lindsey with 385 receiving yards, and Bobby Burnett with 54 points scored (9 touchdowns).

Arkansas linebacker Ronnie Caveness was selected by the Associated Press (AP), Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Writers Association of America, Time magazine, and the Sporting News as a first-team player on the 1964 College Football All-America Team. Caveness was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Eight Arkansas players were selected by the AP or United Press International (UPI) as first-team players on the 1964 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 tackle Glen Ray Hines (AP-1, UPI-1), defensive halfback Ken Hatfield (AP-1), defensive guard Jim Johnson (AP-1), and defensive tackles Loyd Phillips (AP-1) and Jim Williams (AP-1).

Split national championship and controversy

With its victory in the Cotton Bowl and Alabama's loss to Texas (a team Arkansas had defeated in Austin) in the Orange 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 the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected Arkansas as the winner of Look magazine's 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 were Si Burick, Dayton Daily News; Fred Russell, Nashville Banner; Blackie Sherrod, Dallas Times Herald; Steve Weller, Buffalo Evening News; and Paul Zimmerman, Los Angeles Times. Arkansas is also recognized as the 1964 national champion by Billingsley Report, College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, National Championship Foundation, Poling System, Sagarin, and Sagarin (ELO-Chess).

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. Because of the controversy, the AP Poll experimented with a voting model that took the final vote to select their champion after the bowl games in the 1965 season. In 1966, the AP Poll went back to taking the final vote at the conclusion of the regular season before finally adopting the post-bowl season model in 1968. The UPI Coaches' Poll adopted the post-bowl season model in 1974, a decade after the controversies surrounding the 1964, 1965, 1970, and 1973 national championships, seasons in which the winner of the Coaches' Poll went on to lose their bowl game.

Roster

  • Fred Marshall, QB
  • Billy Gray, QB
  • Ronny South, QB
  • Charles Pisano QB
  • Jack Brasuell, RB
  • Jim Lindsey, RB
  • Bobby Nix, RB
  • Bobby Burnett, RB
  • Ronnie Watkins, RB
  • Eddie Woodlee, RB
  • Jerry Lamb, WR
  • Bobby Crockett, WR
  • Richard Trail, WR
  • Mike Bender, OL
  • Glen Ray Hines, OL
  • Jerry Jones, OL
  • Randy Stewart, OL
  • Jerry Welch, OL
  • Gary Robinson, FB
  • Dick Hatfield, OL
  • Richard Cunningham, OL
  • Tom McKnelly, K
  • Jim Finch, DL
  • Jimmy Johnson, DL
  • Loyd Phillips, DL
  • Bobby Roper, DL
  • Gannon Sanders, QB
  • Jim Williams, DL
  • Ronnie Caveness, LB
  • Ronnie Mac Smith, LB
  • Ken Hatfield, DB
  • Charles Daniel, DB
  • Harry Jones, DB
  • Martine Bercher, DB James Pullen

References

References

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  2. (July 2017). "2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records". The National Collegiate Athletic Association.
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  6. (October 4, 1964). "Hogs Chew TCU Again". Austin American-Statesman.
  7. Jim Montgomery. (October 11, 1964). "Porkers Kill Baylor, 17-6". Austin American-Statesman.
  8. (October 18, 1964). "Texas Gamble Fails; Arkansas 14-13 Victor". Austin American-Statesman.
  9. (October 25, 1964). "Porkers Halt Wichita, 17 to 0". Austin American-Statesman.
  10. (November 1, 1946). "Razorbacks Blank Ags, 17-0". Abilene Reporter-News.
  11. (November 8, 1964). "Porkers Whitewash Rice For 9th Win". The Odessa American.
  12. (November 15, 1964). "Arkansas Punches To Easy 44-0 Win". Lake Charles American Press.
  13. (November 22, 1964). "Arkansas Blanks TT, Closes Out Unbeaten". The Pampa Daily News.
  14. Curt Mosher. (January 2, 1965). "Somebody Up There Likes Arkansas, 10-7". The Lincoln Journal.
  15. "1964 Arkansas Razorbacks Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
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  17. (December 1964). "1964 UPI All SWC". Valley Morning Star.
  18. (January 7, 1965). "WOOOOO, Pig! Razorbacks Win Grantland Trophy". The Longview Daily News.
  19. Kirlin, Bob. "Helms Athletic Foundation/Bill Schroeder National Champions of College Football 1883–1982".
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