1964 small college football rankings

none August 2023 1964 small college football rankings left Selectors: AP, UPI left No. 1: Wittenberg (AP) left No. 1: Cal State Los Angeles (UPI) Small college football rankings (AP, UPI) left «1963right 1965» The 1964 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1964 college football season, including the 1964 NCAA College Division football season and the 1964 NAIA football season. Separate rankings were published by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). The AP rankings were selected by a board of sports writers, and the UPI rankings were selected by a board of small-college coaches. The 1964 Wittenberg Tigers football team (8–0), led by senior quarterback Charlie Green, was selected as the small-college national champion by the AP. The 1964 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team (9–0) was selected as the small-college champion by the UPI and rated No. 3 by the AP. Prairie View (9–0) was recognized as the black college national champion and rated at No. 2 by the AP and No. 8 by the UPI. Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week (#–#)   Win–loss record (Italics)   Number of first place votes т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol AP poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sept 29Wittenberg Paces College Football Poll Argus-Leader Sioux Falls, South Dakota September 29, 1964 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8546018/poll_1964_0929_small_ap_first/ Newspapers.com January 24, 2017 Oct 6Wittenberg Tops Small College AP Football Poll Idaho State journal Pocatello, Idaho October 6, 1964 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8545885/poll_1964_1006_small_ap/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Oct 13Wittenberg Keeps Small School Top Football Rating Janesville Daily Gazette Janesville, Wisconsin October 13, 1964 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8546061/poll_1964_1013_small_ap/ Newspapers.com January 24, 2017 Oct 203 Iowa Teams Get Grid Votes The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa October 20, 1964 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8546118/poll_1964_1020_small_ap/ Newspapers.com January 24, 2017 Oct 27Wittenberg 11 Tops Small College Poll Brownwood Bulletin Brownwood, Texas October 28, 1964 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8546198/poll_1964_1028_small_ap/ Newspapers.com January 24, 2017 Nov 3Wittenberg Tops Small College Football Poll The Salina Journal Salina, Kansas November 3, 1964 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769226/poll_1964_1103_small_ap/ Newspapers.com May 5, 2017 Nov 10Wittenberg Retains Top Grid Ranking The Daily Reporter Dover, Ohio November 10, 1964 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8546263/poll_1964_1110_small_ap/ Newspapers.com January 24, 2017 Nov 17Wittenberg duels Prairie View For lead in small college poll Belvidere Daily Republican Belvidere, Illinois November 17, 1964 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8546324/poll_1964_1117_small_ap/ Newspapers.com January 24, 2017 Nov 24Wittenberg No. 1 in Final Small College Football Poll News-Press Fort Myers, Florida November 25, 1964 5-B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8546381/poll_1964_1125_small_ap_final/ Newspapers.com January 24, 2017 Wittenberg (1) Lamar Tech (2) Delaware (2) San Diego State (1) Southern Illinois (1) Southwest Texas State (1) Louisiana Tech 1964 Grambling State Tigers Grambling State Prairie View A&M East Carolina   Wittenberg (3–0) San Diego State (3–0) u Lamar Tech d Prairie View A&M u Florida A&M (1–0) (1) npr Louisiana Tech (3–0) u 1964 Susquehanna Crusaders Susquehanna (3–0) npr Delaware (1–1) d Cal State Los Angeles npr Northwestern State npr   Wittenberg (4–0) (8) San Diego State (4–0) (3) Florida A&M (2–0) u Lamar Tech (2) d Prairie View A&M d Delaware (2–1) u Susquehanna (4–0) Abilene Christian npr Louisiana Tech (4–0) d 1964 Texas A&I Javelinas Texas A&I (4–0) npr   Wittenberg (5–0) (8) Florida A&M (3–0) (1) u Prairie View A&M (4–0) u San Diego State (4–1) d Susquehanna (5–0) u Louisiana Tech (5–0) u Texas A&I (5–0) u 1964 Youngstown Penguins Youngstown (4–0) npr Cal State Los Angeles (3–0) (1) npr Lamar Tech (3–1) d   Wittenberg (6–0) (7) Prairie View A&M (5–0) u Florida A&M (4–0) d Texas A&I (6–0) u Youngstown u Louisiana Tech (6–0) San Diego State (5–1) d Susquehanna d Cal State Los Angeles (4–0) UMass (5–1) т tnpr 1964 Concordia Golden Bears Concordia (MN) (6–0) т npr Wittenberg (7–0) (12) Prairie View A&M (6–0) Florida A&M (5–0) (1) Louisiana Tech (7–0) (1) u San Diego State (6–1) u Cal State Los Angeles (5–0) u Texas A&I (6–0–1) d Concordia (MN) (7–0) u Arkansas State npr UMass (6–1)   Wittenberg (8–0) (9) Louisiana Tech (8–0) (2) u Florida A&M (6–0) (1) Prairie View A&M (7–0) d Cal State Los Angeles (6–0) (1) u San Diego State (6–1) d Texas A&I (7–0–1) UMass (7–1) u Concordia (MN) (8–0) d Arkansas State d   Wittenberg (8–0) (8) Prairie View A&M (8–0) u Cal State Los Angeles (7–0) (1) u Louisiana Tech (8–1) d San Diego State (7–1) (1) u UMass (8–1) (2) u Concordia (MN) (9–0) u East Carolina (8–1) npr Sam Houston State (8–0) npr Texas A&I d   Wittenberg (8–0) (6) Prairie View A&M (9–0) Cal State Los Angeles (8–0) (2) Louisiana Tech (9–1) San Diego State (8–1) (1) Concordia (MN) (10–0) (1) u UMass (8–1) (1) d East Carolina (8–1) (1) Florida A&M (7–1) npr Sam Houston State (8–1) (1) d   5 Southern Illinois 6 Southwest Texas State 8 Grambling State 10 East Carolina 9 Cal State Los Angeles 10 Northwestern State 6 Delaware 8 Abilene Christian 10 Lamar Tech 5 Youngstown 8 Susquehanna 3 Florida A&M 10 Arkansas State 10 Texas A&I UPI coaches poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sept 30Champion Delaware Leads Small Colleges Daily World Opelousas, Louisiana October 1, 1964 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769283/poll_1964_1001_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 2, 2017 Oct 7Wittenberg Takes Small College Lead; Delaware String Snapped The Call-Leader Elwood, Indiana George C. Langford October 7, 1964 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769278/poll_1964_1007_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 2, 2017 Oct 14San Diego Tops Small College Grid Rankings The Odessa American Odessa, Texas October 15, 1964 27 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769274/poll_1964_1015_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 8, 2017 Oct 21Tigers Regain First Place In UPI Small College Poll Bennington Banner Bennington, Vermont October 21, 1964 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769269/poll_1964_1021_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 8, 2017 Oct 28Western State (CO) 10th in Ratings The Ogden Standard-Examiner Ogden, Utah October 29, 1964 3C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769254/poll_1964_1029_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 2, 2017 Nov 4Tigers Top Poll For Third Straight Week Bennington Banner Bennington, Vermont November 4, 1964 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769263/poll_1964_1104_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 2, 2017 Nov 11Small College Football Poll The Daily Herald Provo, Utah November 12, 1964 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769259/poll_1964_1112_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 2, 2017 Nov 18A&I Tumbles To 12th Spot Valley Morning Star Harlingen, Texas November 19, 1964 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769246/poll_1964_1119_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 8, 2017 Nov 25Small Colleges UPI Ratings The Times Shreveport, Louisiana November 26, 1964 C-One https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10769249/poll_1964_1126_small_upi/ Newspapers.com May 8, 2017 Dec 2Final Ratings In Small College Poll Las Vegas Daily Optic East Las Vegas, New Mexico December 2, 1964 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8465795/poll_1964_1202_small_upi_final/ Newspapers.com May 8, 2017 Delaware (1–0) (18) San Diego State (2–0) (2) Wittenberg (2–0) (1) Montana State (3–0) (6) Florida A&M (0–0) (1) т t East Carolina (3–0) т 1964 Northeastern State Redmen Northeastern State (2–0) 1964 Saint John's Johnnies Saint John's (MN) (1–0) (1) UMass (1–1) (1) Idaho State (2–0) Texas A&I Southwest Texas State Cal State Los Angeles (1) т t 1964 Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan т Prairie View Chattanooga 1964 Lewis & Clark Pioneers Lewis & Clark Lamar Tech (1) т t 1964 Omaha Mavericks Omaha т Grambling State     Wittenberg (3–0) (6) u San Diego State (3–0) (8) Florida A&M (1–0) (1) u East Carolina (3–0) (3) u UMass (2–1) (1) u Delaware (1–1) (3) d Northeastern State (3–0) Texas A&I (3–0) (1) u Montana State (2–2) (2) d Gettysburg (3–0) npr Prairie View u Chattanooga (1) u Cal State Los Angeles (2) Lamar Tech u Lewis & Clark u Louisiana Tech (2) т tnpr 1964 Western State Mountaineers Western State (CO) т npr 1964 Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets Baldwin-Wallace (1) т tnpr Idaho State т d 1964 Adams State Grizzlies Adams State т tnpr North Dakota State т npr   San Diego State (4–0) (9) u Wittenberg (4–0) (11) d Florida A&M (2–0) (4) East Carolina (4–0) (3) UMass (3–1) (1) Texas A&I (4–0) u Delaware (2–1) (2) d Montana State (3–2) (1) u Louisiana Tech (4–0) u Idaho State (3–1) u Lamar Tech u Cal State Los Angeles (2) u Prairie View d Northeastern State d Lewis & Clark Gettysburg d Western State (CO) (1) Abilene Christian npr North Dakota State u Baldwin-Wallace d     Wittenberg (5–0) (12) u Florida A&M (3–0) (2) u East Carolina (5–0) (4) u Texas A&I (5–0) (2) u Cal State Los Angeles (3–0) (5) u UMass (4–1) (1) d San Diego State (4–1) (2) d Louisiana Tech (5–0) (1) u Montana State (4–2) (2) d Prairie View (4–0) u Gettysburg u Delaware (1) d Lamar Tech d Northeastern State Western State (CO) u 1964 Findlay Oilers Findlay npr Southwest Texas State npr Bucknell npr 1964 Albright Lions Albright т tnpr 1964 Arizona State College Lumberjacks Arizona State College т npr     Wittenberg (6–0) (18) Texas A&I (6–0) (2) u Florida A&M (4–0) (2) d Cal State Los Angeles (4–0) (8) u San Diego State (5–1) u UMass (5–1) (1) Louisiana Tech (6–0) (1) u East Carolina (5–1) d Prairie View (5–0) u Western State (CO) (6–0) (2) u Gettysburg Delaware Montana State d Arizona State College т tu Bucknell т u Arkansas State npr Concordia (MN) npr North Dakota State т tnpr Northeastern State т d Sam Houston State npr     Wittenberg (7–0) (20) Cal State Los Angeles (5–0) (6) u Florida A&M (5–0) (1) San Diego State (6–1) (3) u Louisiana Tech (7–0) (2) u UMass (6–1) Texas A&I (6–0–1) d East Carolina (6–1) Gettysburg (6–1) u Western State (CO) (7–0) (2) Prairie View d Concordia (MN) u Arizona State College u State College of Iowa npr Arkansas State u Bucknell d Sam Houston State u North Dakota State 1964 Parsons College Wildcats Parsons npr 1964 Whittier Poets Whittier т tnpr North Dakota State т d   Wittenberg (8–0) (18) Cal State Los Angeles (6–0) (8) Louisiana Tech (8–0) (4) u Florida A&M (6–0) d San Diego State (6–1) (1) d UMass (7–1) (1) т t Texas A&I (7–0–1) т East Carolina (7–1) Gettysburg (7–1) (1) Western State (CO) (8–0) (2) т t Concordia (MN) (9–0) т u Prairie View d State College of Iowa u Arizona State College d Sam Houston State u Arkansas State d North Dakota State u North Dakota npr 1964 Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs Northeast Missouri State т tnpr 1964 Linfield Wildcats Linfield т npr     Wittenberg (8–0) (18) Cal State Los Angeles (7–0) (9) San Diego State (7–1) (2) u UMass (8–1) u East Carolina (8–1) (1) u Louisiana Tech (8–1) (1) d Western State (CO) (9–0) (2) u Concordia (MN) (9–0) u Prairie View (8–0) т tu Sam Houston State (8–0) (1) т u Florida A&M d Texas A&I d North Dakota State u Linfield u North Dakota u Gettysburg d Northeastern State npr Amherst т tnpr Sacramento State т tnpr Arkansas State т td Northeast Missouri State т d   Cal State Los Angeles (8–0) (15) u Wittenberg (8–0) (12) d San Diego State (8–1) (1) UMass (8–1) (1) East Carolina (8–1) (1) Louisiana Tech (9–1) (2) Western State (CO) (9–0) (2) Concordia (MN) (10–0) (1) Prairie View (9–0) Florida A&M (7–1) u Sam Houston State d North Dakota State u North Dakota u Texas A&I d Arkansas State u Northeastern State u Gettysburg т td Chattanooga т npr Northern Michigan npr Sacramento State т td State College of Iowa т tnpr Bucknell т npr Cal State Los Angeles (9–0) Wittenberg (8–0) UMass (8–1) u East Carolina (8–1) u Concordia (MN) (10–0) т tu Louisiana Tech (9–1) т San Diego State (8–2) d Prairie View (9–0) u Sam Houston State (8–1) u North Dakota State (9–1) u Western State (CO) d Florida A&M d Chattanooga u North Dakota т td Arkansas State т State College of Iowa т tu Bucknell т u Linfield npr Montana State т tnpr 1964 Washburn Ichabods Washburn т npr     8 Saint John's (MN) 12 Southwest Texas State 14 Northern Michigan 19 Omaha 20 Grambling State 12 Chattanooga 20 Adams State 10 Idaho State 15 Lewis & Clark 18 Abilene Christian 19 North Dakota State 20 Baldwin-Wallace 13 Lamar Tech 16 Findlay 17 Southwest Texas State 19 Albright 12 Delaware 13 Montana State 19 Northeastern State 16 Bucknell 19 Parsons 20 Whittier 13 State College of Iowa 14 Arizona State College 14 Linfield 18 Amherst 20 Northeast Missouri State 14 Texas A&I 16 Northeastern State 17 Gettysburg 19 Northern Michigan 20 Sacramento State Pittsburgh Courier rankings The Pittsburgh Courier, a leading African American newspaper, ranked the top 1964 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was often racially segregated. The rankings were published on December 19:December 19, 1964 Let us look at the top forces of 1964 https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-pittsburgh-courier-1964-pc-rankings/142065655/ Pittsburgh Courier (p. 14) Newspapers.com 1. Prairie View A&M (9–0) 2. Florida A&M (9–1) 3. Grambling (9–2) 4. Tennessee A&I (8–2) 5. Lincoln (MO) (8–2) 6. North Carolina A&T (6–3–1) 7. Morgan State (7–2) 8. South Carolina State (7–2) 9. Virginia State (6–2) 10. Maryland State (4–2–1) 11. Jackson State (6–4) 12. Edward Waters (9–0) 13. Tuskegee (5–2–2) 14. Alabama A&M (6–1–1) 15. Johnson C. Smith (7–2–1) 16. Fort Valley State (6–2) 17. Kentucky State (7–3) 18. Bethune-Cookman (6–3) 19. Howard (8–2) References Rankings Category:NCAA College Division football rankings