1964 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1964 Arkansas Razorbacks football Southwest Conference SWC 2 2 11–0 7–0 Frank Broyles 7th Seniors Razorback StadiumWar Memorial Stadium FWAA national championHelms national championSWC champion Cotton Bowl Classic W 10–7 vs. Nebraska 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.1964 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 3, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arkansas/1964-schedule.html 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.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2017/FBS.pdf 2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records The National Collegiate Athletic Association July 2017 Indianapolis August 23, 2018 113–114 This team is notable for having the three top architects of the 1990s Dallas Cowboys resurgence that led to 3 Super Bowl victories from 1992 to 1995 and a 1994 NFC runner up after a 1994 NFC Championship Game appearance in Jerry Jones, now Cowboys owner, Jimmy Johnson, Cowboys head coach from 1989 to 1993 and Barry Switzer, Cowboys head coach from 1994 to 1997. Switzer was an assistant coach while Jones and Johnson were teammates and players. Schedule 1964 NCAA University Division AP Central September 19 2:00 p.m. w y Oklahoma State War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR 14–10 40,000 Arkansas Hangs On For Win Austin American-Statesman September 20, 1964 B1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37851593/arkansas_hangs_on_for_win/ Newspapers.com September 26 2:00 p.m. w y Tulsa Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR 31–22 25,000–35,000 Comeback Nets Arkansas Win Austin American-Statesman September 27, 1964 D2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37851481/comeback_nets_arkansas_win/ Newspapers.com Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022 https://tulsahurricane.com/documents/2022/8/19/TU_FB22_MediaGuide_Web_220819.pdf University of Tulsa 183 January 18, 2023 October 3 1:00 p.m. w y TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX NBC 29–6 20,982 Hogs Chew TCU Again Austin American-Statesman October 4, 1964 C1, C5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37851259/hogs_chew_tcu_again/ Newspapers.com October 10 2:00 p.m. w 9 Baylor War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR 17–6 41,000 Porkers Kill Baylor, 17-6 Austin American-Statesman Jim Montgomery October 11, 1964 B1, B2 October 17 8:00 p.m. w y 8 Texas 1 rivalry Memorial Stadium Austin, TX 14–13 65,700 Texas Gamble Fails; Arkansas 14-13 Victor Austin American-Statesman October 18, 1964 D1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37835547/texas_gamble_fails_arkansas_1413/ Newspapers.com October 24 2:00 p.m. w y 4 Wichita State War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR 17–0 38,000–39,000 Porkers Halt Wichita, 17 to 0 Austin American-Statesman October 25, 1964 B1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37835200/porkers_halt_wichita_17_to_0/ Newspapers.com October 31 7:30 p.m. w y 4 Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry 17–0 24,000 Razorbacks Blank Ags, 17-0 Abilene Reporter-News November 1, 1946 3D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37834677/razorbacks_blank_ags_170/ Newspapers.com November 7 2:00 p.m. w 4 Rice Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR 21–0 33,000 Porkers Whitewash Rice For 9th Win The Odessa American November 8, 1964 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37834319/porkers_whitewash_rice_for_9th_win/ Newspapers.com November 14 2:00 p.m. w 3 SMU Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR 44–0 33,000 Arkansas Punches To Easy 44-0 Win Lake Charles American Press November 15, 1964 38 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37833970/arkansas_punches_to_easy_440_win/ Newspapers.com November 21 1:00 p.m. w y 3 Texas Tech Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX rivalry 17–0 45,000 Arkansas Blanks TT, Closes Out Unbeaten The Pampa Daily News November 22, 1964 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37833577/arkansas_blanks_tt_closes_out_unbeaten/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1965 Friday 1:00 p.m. w y y 2 Nebraska 6 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Cotton Bowl Classic CBS 10–7 75,504 Somebody Up There Likes Arkansas, 10-7 The Lincoln Journal Curt Mosher January 2, 1965 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37850876/somebody_up_there_likes_arkansas_107/ Newspapers.com Game summaries Oklahoma State 1964 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team Arkansas Razorbacks 1964 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Game One – Oklahoma State Cowboys at Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary September 19, 1964 2:00p.m. CDT Cowboys 0 0 7 3 Razorbacks 0 7 7 0 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas 40,000 Statistics OK ST ARK First downs 18 11 Total yards Rushes/yards Passing yards Return yards Fumbles/lost Passing: Comp–Att–Int Punts/average Penalties/yards Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma State Passing Rushing Receiving Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving OK ST ARK collapsed 10 14 Tulsa 1964 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team Arkansas Razorbacks 1964 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Game Two – Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary September 26, 1964 2:00p.m. CDT Golden Hurricane 7 7 0 8 Razorbacks 0 10 21 0 Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas 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 StatisticsTulsa Passing Rushing Receiving Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving TULSA ARK collapsed 22 31 at TCU 1964 TCU Horned Frogs football team Arkansas Razorbacks 1964 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Game Three – Arkansas Razorbacks at TCU Horned Frogs – Game summary October 3, 1964 1:00p.m. CDT Razorbacks 0 7 0 22 Horned Frogs 0 0 0 6 Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas 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 StatisticsArkansas Passing Rushing Receiving TCU Passing Rushing Receiving ARK TCU collapsed 29 6 Baylor 1964 Baylor Bears football team Arkansas Razorbacks 1964 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Game Four – Baylor Bears at No. 9 Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary October 10, 1964 2:00p.m. CDT Bears 6 0 0 0 No. 9 Razorbacks 7 0 3 7 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas 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 StatisticsBaylor Passing Rushing Receiving Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving BAY ARK collapsed 6 17 at No. 1 Texas 1964 Texas Longhorns football team Arkansas–Texas football rivalry Arkansas Razorbacks 1964 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Game Five – No. 8 Arkansas Razorbacks at No. 1 Texas Longhorns – Game summary October 17, 1964 8:00p.m. CDT No. 8 Razorbacks 0 7 0 7 No. 1 Longhorns 0 0 0 13 Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas 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 StatisticsArkansas Passing Rushing Receiving Texas Passing Rushing Receiving ARK TEX collapsed 14 13 Wichita State 1964 Wichita State Shockers football team Arkansas Razorbacks 1964 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Game Six – Wichita State Shockers at No. 4 Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary October 24, 1964 2:00p.m. CDT Shockers 0 0 0 0 No. 4 Razorbacks 7 7 0 3 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas 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 StatisticsWichita State Passing Rushing Receiving Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving WICH ST ARK collapsed 0 17 at Texas A&M 1964 Texas A&M Aggies football team Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry Arkansas Razorbacks 1964 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Game Seven – No. 4 Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary October 31, 1964 7:30p.m. CST No. 4 Razorbacks 10 7 0 0 Aggies 0 0 0 0 Kyle Field • College Station, Texas 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 StatisticsArkansas Passing Rushing Receiving Texas A&M Passing Rushing Receiving ARK TX A&M collapsed 17 0 Rice 1964 Rice Owls football team Arkansas Razorbacks 1964 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Game Eight – Rice Owls at No. 4 Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary November 7, 1964 2:00p.m. CST Owls 0 0 0 0 No. 4 Razorbacks 0 7 0 14 Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas 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 StatisticsRice Passing Rushing Receiving Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving RICE ARK collapsed 0 21 SMU 1964 SMU Mustangs football team Arkansas Razorbacks 1964 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Game Nine – SMU Mustangs at No. 3 Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary November 14, 1964 2:00p.m. CST Mustangs 0 0 0 0 No. 3 Razorbacks 7 14 17 6 Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas 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 StatisticsSMU Passing Rushing Receiving Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving SMU ARK collapsed 0 44 at Texas Tech 1964 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team Arkansas–Texas Tech football rivalry Arkansas Razorbacks 1964 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Game Ten – No. 3 Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary November 21, 1964 1:00p.m. CST No. 3 Razorbacks 0 0 14 3 Red Raiders 0 0 0 0 Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas 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 StatisticsArkansas Passing Rushing Receiving Texas Tech Passing Rushing Receiving ARK TTU collapsed 17 0 1965 Cotton Bowl Classic – vs. No. 6 Nebraska 1965 Cotton Bowl Classic 1964 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Arkansas Razorbacks 1964 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Game Eleven – 1965 Cotton Bowl Classic: No. 6 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. No. 2 Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary January 1, 1965 1:00p.m. CST No. 6 Cornhuskers 0 7 0 0 No. 2 Razorbacks 3 0 0 7 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas 75,504 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 StatisticsNebraska Passing Rushing Receiving Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving NEB ARK collapsed 1 9:47 ARK 8 42 FG 31 Tom McKnelly 0 3 2 7:45 NEB 10 69 RushTD 1 Harry Wilson good Duncan Drum 7 3 4 4:41 ARK 9 80 RushTD 3 Bobby Burnett good Tom McKnelly 7 10 7 10 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 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 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 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 stats 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 Scores by quarter Arkansas 10 31 28 11 Non-conference opponents 7 7 7 10 Arkansas 24 42 34 59 SWC opponents 6 0 0 16 Arkansas 34 73 59 70 All opponents 13 7 7 26 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).1964 Arkansas Razorbacks Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football October 25, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arkansas/1964.html Newspapers.com 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).https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3071138/1964_ap_all_swc/ 1964 AP All SWC Del Rio News Herald 29 November 1964 6https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3071043/1964_upi_all_swc/ 1964 UPI All SWC Valley Morning Star December 1964 8 Split national championship and controversy College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS 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.WOOOOO, Pig! Razorbacks Win Grantland Trophy The Longview Daily News January 7, 1965 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37853188/wooooo_pig_razorbacks_win_grantland/ Newspapers.com 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).http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2017/FBS.pdf 2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records The National Collegiate Athletic Association July 2017 Indianapolis August 23, 2018 113–114http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rsfc/history/helms.html Helms Athletic Foundation/Bill Schroeder National Champions of College Football 1883–1982 Kirlin, Bob December 31, 2007 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.http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rsfc/history/CoachPolls.txt Coaches' polls (UPI 1950–1990, CNN/USA Today 1991–present) Kirlin, Bob December 31, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080105074149/http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rsfc/history/CoachPolls.txt January 5, 2008 live 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 Arkansas Arkansas Razorbacks football Category:1965 controversies Category:Arkansas Razorbacks football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Category:Southwest Conference football champion seasons Category:Cotton Bowl Classic champion seasons