1964 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONAlabama10–1 overall
HEISMANJohn HuarteNotre Dame · QB
#1 PICKTucker FredericksonAuburn · New York Giants, 1965 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

4 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1965Rose BowlMichigan 34, Oregon State 7
Jan 1, 1965Sugar BowlLSU 13, Syracuse 10
Jan 1, 1965Cotton BowlArkansas 10, Nebraska 7
Jan 1, 1965Orange BowlTexas 21, Alabama 17

1964 STANDINGS

10 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

NC State finished atop the 1964 ACC standings at 5–2 in conference play (5–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
NC State5–25–5
Maryland4–35–5
Wake Forest4–35–5
North Carolina4–35–5
Duke3–2–14–5–1
Clemson2–43–7
South Carolina2–3–13–5–2
Virginia1–55–5

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN UNIVERSITIES

Washington finished atop the 1964 Athletic Association of Western Universities standings at 5–2 in conference play (6–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Washington5–26–4–
Oregon State3–18–3MICH 34–7 ORST
USC3–17–3–
Stanford3–45–5–
UCLA2–24–6–
Oregon1–2–17–2–1–
Washington State1–2–12–6–1–
California0–43–7–

BIG 8

Nebraska finished atop the 1964 Big 8 standings at 6–1 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Nebraska6–19–2ARK 10–7 NEB
Kansas5–26–4–
Oklahoma5–1–16–4–1FSU 36–19 OU
Missouri4–2–16–3–1–
Kansas State3–43–7–
Oklahoma State3–43–6–
Colorado1–62–8–
Iowa State0–71–8–1–

BIG TEN

Michigan finished atop the 1964 Big Ten standings at 6–1 in conference play (9–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Michigan6–19–1MICH 34–7 ORST
Ohio State5–17–2–
Purdue5–26–3–
Illinois4–36–3–
Minnesota4–35–4–
Michigan State3–34–5–
Wisconsin2–53–6–
Northwestern2–53–6–
Iowa1–53–6–
Indiana1–52–7–

MAC

Bowling Green finished atop the 1964 MAC standings at 5–1 in conference play (8–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Bowling Green5–18–1–
Marshall4–27–3–
Miami (OH)4–26–3–
Ohio3–2–15–3–1–
Western Michigan2–43–6–
Toledo1–52–7–
Kent State1–4–12–5–1–

MIDDLE ATLANTIC

Delaware finished atop the 1964 Middle Atlantic standings at 2–2.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Delaware0–02–2

SEC

Alabama finished atop the 1964 SEC standings at 8–0 in conference play (10–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Alabama8–010–1TEX 21–17 ALA
LSU4–2–18–2–1LSU 13–10 SYR
Florida4–27–3–
Kentucky4–24–5–
Georgia3–27–3–1UGA 7–0 TTU
Auburn3–36–4–
Ole Miss2–4–14–5–1TLSA 14–7 MISS
Mississippi State2–54–6–
Tennessee1–5–14–5–1–
Tulane1–43–7–
Vanderbilt1–4–12–6–1–

SOUTHERN

West Virginia finished atop the 1964 Southern standings at 5–0 in conference play (6–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
West Virginia5–06–4UTAH 32–6 WVU
Virginia Tech3–14–4–

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas finished atop the 1964 Southwest standings at 7–0 in conference play (10–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Arkansas7–010–0ARK 10–7 NEB
Texas6–110–1TEX 21–17 ALA
Baylor4–35–5–
Texas Tech3–3–16–4–1UGA 7–0 TTU
Rice3–3–14–5–1–
TCU3–44–6–
Texas A&M1–61–9–
SMU0–70–9–

WESTERN ATHLETIC

New Mexico and Utah finished atop the 1964 Western Athletic standings at 3–1 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
New Mexico3–19–2–
Utah3–19–2UTAH 32–6 WVU
Arizona3–16–3–1–
Wyoming2–26–2–2–
Arizona State0–27–2–
BYU0–42–6–1–

INDEPENDENTS

Florida State finished atop the 1964 independents at 9–1–1.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Florida State9–1–1FSU 36–19 OU
Notre Dame9–1–
Tulsa8–2TLSA 14–7 MISS
Georgia Tech7–3–
Syracuse7–4LSU 13–10 SYR
Southern Miss6–3–
Penn State6–4–
Cincinnati5–1–
Boston College5–3–
Rutgers5–3–
Air Force4–5–1–
Colorado State4–6–
New Mexico State4–4–
Army4–6–
Utah State4–4–1–
Memphis4–4–
Buffalo3–4–1–
Navy3–6–1–
Miami3–5–1–
San José State3–6–
Pittsburgh3–5–2–
East Carolina3–1–
Massachusetts2–2–
North Texas2–5–1–
Louisville1–8–
Houston1–6–1–
Central Michigan1–0–
Louisiana Tech0–1–
Hawai'i0–2–
San Diego State0–1–
Fresno State0–1–
UConn0–3–
UTEP0–8–2–
Louisiana0–1–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

4 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 2, 1965Postseason gameFlorida State 36, Oklahoma 19
Dec 26, 1964Postseason gameGeorgia 7, Texas Tech 0
Dec 19, 1964Postseason gameUtah 32, West Virginia 6
Dec 19, 1964Postseason gameTulsa 14, Ole Miss 7