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1964 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1964 |
| team | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| sport | football |
| conference | Big Eight Conference |
| short_conf | Big 8 |
| CoachRank | 6 |
| APRank | 6 |
| record | 9–2 |
| conf_record | 6–1 |
| head_coach | Bob Devaney |
| hc_year | 3rd |
| stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| champion | Big 8 champion |
| bowl | [Cotton Bowl Classic](1965-cotton-bowl-classic) |
| bowl_result | L 7–10 vs. [Arkansas](1964-arkansas-razorbacks-football-team) |
The 1964 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Schedule
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Roster
Depth chart
| HB |
|---|
| Larry Wachholtz |
| Wayne Weber. |
| HB |
|---|
| Ted Vactor |
| Kaye Carstens |
|-
| LB | LB |
|---|---|
| Michael Kennedy | Bernard McGinn |
| Roger Kudrna | Rick Coleman |
|-
| CB |
|---|
| William Johnson |
| Maynard Smidt |
| DE | DT | NT | DT | DE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langston Coleman | Dick Czap | Walter Barnes | John Strohmyer | Mike Grace |
| William Haug | Carel Stith | Harry Tuthill | Dennis Carlson. | John Koinzan |
| CB |
|---|
| Joe McNulty |
| Pete Tateman |
| } |
|---|
| - |
| TE |
|---|
| Freeman White |
| Preston Love |
|
| LG | C | RG | LT | RT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Dervin | Lyle Sittler | Ron Griesse | Larry Kramer | Dennis Carlson |
| LaVerne Allers | Duncan Drum | Lynn Senkbeil | James Brown | Gary Brichacek |
|
| TE |
|---|
| Tony Jeter |
| Charles Doepke |
|}
|-
|
| QB |
|---|
| Bob Churchich |
| Fred Duda |
| Doug Tucker |
|-
|- |
| LB | FB | RB |
|---|---|---|
| Kent McCloughan | Frank Solich | Bobby Hohn |
| Ron Kirkland | Bruce Smith | Harry Wilson |
|} |}
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | First year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in this position | Years at | ||||
| Nebraska | Alma mater | ||||
| **Bob Devaney** | Head coach | 1962 | 1962–1972 | Alma | |
| **Tom Osborne** | 1964 | 1964–1997 | Hastings | ||
| **John Melton** | 1962 | 1962–1988 | Wyoming | ||
| **Cletus Fischer** | 1960 | 1960–1985 | Nebraska | ||
| **Mike Corgan** | Running Backs | 1962 | 1962–1982 | Notre Dame | |
| **George Kelly** | 1960 | 1960–1968 | |||
| **Jim Ross** | 1962 | 1962–1976 | |||
| **Carl Selmer** | Offensive Line | 1962 | 1962–1972 |
Game summaries
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa State
South Carolina
Kansas State
Colorado
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Rankings
Awards
- All American: Larry Kramer
- National Lineman of the Year: Robert Brown
- All Big 8: Walt Barnes, Tony Jeter, Larry Kramer, Kent McCloughan, Lyle Sittler, Freeman White, Ted Vactor
Future professional players
- James Brown, 1966 13th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals
- Dick Czap, 1966 12th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
- Tony Jeter, 1966 3rd-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
- Larry Kramer, 1964 15th-round pick of the Baltimore Colts
- Preston Love, 1965 19th-round pick of the Detroit Lions
- Kent McCloughan, 1965 3rd-round pick of the Washington Redskins
- Lynn Senkbeil, 1966 16th-round pick of the Chicago Bears
- Freeman White, 1966 9th-round pick of the New York Giants
References
References
- Bill McGrane. (September 27, 1964). "Late Husker Fury Storms 'U' 26–21". Minneapolis Tribune.
- (October 11, 1964). "Jinx, phooey! Huskers rip S.C., 28–6, before 47,800". Omaha World-Herald.
- Curt Mosher. (January 2, 1965). "Somebody Up There Likes Arkansas, 10–7". The Lincoln Journal.
- "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax.
- "Assistant coaches". HuskerMax.
- "1960s Nebraska football schedules". HuskerMax.
- "1965 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 268)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
- "Nebraska vs. South Dakota 1964". HuskerMax.
- "Nebraska vs. Minnesota 1964". HuskerMax.
- "Nebraska vs. Iowa State 1964". HuskerMax.
- "Nebraska vs. South Carolina 1964". HuskerMax.
- "1965 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 270)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
- "Nebraska vs. Kansas State 1964". HuskerMax.
- "Nebraska vs. Colorado 1964". HuskerMax.
- (November 2, 1964). "A Light Man To Do The Heavy Work". Sports Illustrated.
- "1965 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 272)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
- "Nebraska vs. Missouri 1964". HuskerMax.
- "Nebraska vs. Kansas 1964". HuskerMax.
- "Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State 1964". HuskerMax.
- "Nebraska vs. Oklahoma 1964". HuskerMax.
- (November 30, 1964). "Football's Week". Sports Illustrated.
- "1965 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 256)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
- "Nebraska vs. Arkansas 1964". HuskerMax.
- "Porkers, Longhorns Bowling Champs". The Dallas Morning News.
- "1964 Nebraska Football Honors". HuskerMax.
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