1964 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

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1964 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Conference Southland Conference
Record5–5 (1–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Shotwell Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965  →
1964 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Lamar Tech $ 3 –0 –16 –3 –1
Arkansas State 2 –0 –27 –0 –2
Trinity (TX) 2 –2 –03 –7 –0
Abilene Christian 1 –3 –05 –5 –0
Arlington State 0 –3 –13 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1964 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian College (now known as Abilene Christian University) in the Southland Conference during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. In their third year under head coach Les Wheeler, the team compiled a 5–5 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Howard Payne *
W 24–6 [1]
September 19 East Texas State *
W 17–1110,000 [2]
September 26at Lamar Tech
L 3–1414,381 [3]
October 3vs. McMurry *
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 22–15 [4]
October 10at Northwestern State *
W 36–26 [5]
October 17at Dayton *
L 14–2113,636 [6]
October 24 Arkansas State
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
L 7–213,375 [7]
October 31at Trinity (TX)
L 7–261,890 [8]
November 7 Arlington State
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 37–147,000 [9]
November 14at Drake *
L 3–145,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "ACC clobbers H-Payne, 24–6". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 13, 1964. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "ACC shades East Texas, 17–11". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 20, 1964. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Lamar upsets ACC, 14–3". The Orange Leader. September 27, 1964. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Wildcats nip Indians, 22–15". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 4, 1964. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Early scoring spurt shoves Abilene Christian by NSC". The Shreveport Times. October 11, 1964. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "UD ends 7-year famine with homecoming victory". Dayton Daily News. October 18, 1964. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Arkansas St. topples ACC, 21–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 25, 1964. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Trinity bounces Abilene, 26–7". San Antonio Express and News. November 1, 1964. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Wildcats romp Rebels, 37–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 8, 1964. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Defense spurs Drake in 14–3 victory". The Des Moines Register. November 15, 1964. Retrieved February 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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