1964 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1964 Arkansas Razorbacks football
FWAA national champion Helms national champion SWC champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 10–7 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	11–0 (7–0 SWC)
Head coach	Frank Broyles (7th season)
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1963 1965  →

1964 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Arkansas $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Texas	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Baylor	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Rice	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
TCU	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
SMU	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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. ^{[1] [2]}

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. ^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	2:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State *		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 14–10	40,000	[4]
September 26	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa *		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 31–22	25,000–35,000	[5] [6]
October 3	1:00 p.m.	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	NBC	W 29–6	20,982	[7]
October 10	2:00 p.m.	Baylor	No. 9	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 17–6	41,000	[8]
October 17	8:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Texas	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 14–13	65,700	[9]
October 24	2:00 p.m.	Wichita State *	No. 4	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 17–0	38,000	[10]
October 31	7:30 p.m.	at Texas A&M	No. 4	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		W 17–0	24,000	[11]
November 7	2:00 p.m.	Rice	No. 4	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 21–0	33,000	[12]
November 14	2:00 p.m.	SMU	No. 3	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 44–0	33,000	[13]
November 21	1:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 3	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 17–0	45,000	[14]
January 1, 1965	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Nebraska *	No. 2	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 10–7	75,504	[15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Oklahoma State

See also: 1964 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Game One – Oklahoma State Cowboys at Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	7	3	10
Razorbacks	0	7	7	0	14

at War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas

• Date: September 19, 1964
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 40,000

Statistics	OK 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	Statistics
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP OK ST ARK "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 14

Tulsa

See also: 1964 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Game Two – Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	7	7	0	8	22
Razorbacks	0	10	21	0	31

at Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

• Date: September 26, 1964
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 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	Statistics
Tulsa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TULSA ARK "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 22 31

at TCU

See also: 1964 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Game Three – Arkansas Razorbacks at TCU Horned Frogs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	0	7	0	22	29
Horned Frogs	0	0	0	6	6

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

• Date: October 3, 1964
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 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	Statistics
Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARK TCU "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 29 6

Baylor

See also: 1964 Baylor Bears football team

Game Four – Baylor Bears at No. 9 Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	6	0	0	0	6
No. 9 Razorbacks	7	0	3	7	17

at War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas

• Date: October 10, 1964
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 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	Statistics
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BAY ARK "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 6 17

at No. 1 Texas

See also: 1964 Texas Longhorns football team and Arkansas–Texas football rivalry

Game Five – No. 8 Arkansas Razorbacks at No. 1 Texas Longhorns – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Razorbacks	0	7	0	7	14
No. 1 Longhorns	0	0	0	13	13

at Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas

• Date: October 17, 1964
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 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	Statistics
Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARK TEX "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 13

Wichita State

See also: 1964 Wichita State Shockers football team

Game Six – Wichita State Shockers at No. 4 Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Shockers	0	0	0	0	0
No. 4 Razorbacks	7	7	0	3	17

at War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas

• Date: October 24, 1964
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 40,000

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	Statistics
Wichita State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WICH ST ARK "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 17

at Texas A&M

See also: 1964 Texas A&M Aggies football team and Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry

Game Seven – No. 4 Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Razorbacks	10	7	0	0	17
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0

at Kyle Field • College Station, Texas

• Date: October 31, 1964
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 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	Statistics
Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARK TX A&M "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 0

Rice

See also: 1964 Rice Owls football team

Game Eight – Rice Owls at No. 4 Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
No. 4 Razorbacks	0	7	0	14	21

at Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

• Date: November 7, 1964
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 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	Statistics
Rice	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP RICE ARK "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 21

SMU

See also: 1964 SMU Mustangs football team

Game Nine – SMU Mustangs at No. 3 Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0
No. 3 Razorbacks	7	14	17	6	44

at Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

• Date: November 14, 1964
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 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	Statistics
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SMU ARK "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 44

at Texas Tech

See also: 1964 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and Arkansas–Texas Tech football rivalry

Game Ten – No. 3 Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Razorbacks	0	0	14	3	17
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas

• Date: November 21, 1964
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 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	Statistics
Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARK TTU "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 0

1965 Cotton Bowl Classic – vs. No. 6 Nebraska

See also: 1965 Cotton Bowl Classic and 1964 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Game Eleven – 1965 Cotton Bowl Classic: No. 6 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. No. 2 Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Cornhuskers	0	7	0	0	7
No. 2 Razorbacks	3	0	0	7	10

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas

• Date: January 1, 1965
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 75,504
• TV: 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	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NEB ARK 1 9:47 8 42 ARK 31-yard field goal by Tom McKnelly 0 3 2 7:45 10 69 NEB Harry Wilson 1-yard touchdown run, Duncan Drum kick good 7 3 4 4:41 9 80 ARK Bobby Burnett 3-yard touchdown run, Tom McKnelly kick good 7 10 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 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. ^[15]

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 & 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

1 2 3 4 Total Arkansas 10 31 28 11 80 Non-conference opponents 7 7 7 10 31

1 2 3 4 Total Arkansas 24 42 34 59 159 SWC opponents 6 0 0 16 22

1 2 3 4 Total Arkansas 34 73 59 70 236 All opponents 13 7 7 26 53

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 Nate Lawson with 28 touchdowns, and Bobby Burnett with 54 points scored (9 touchdowns). ^[16]

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), wide receiver Nate Lawson (all-time legend) and Jim Williams (AP-1). ^{[17] [18]}

Split national championship and controversy

See also: 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 . ^[19] 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). ^{[3] [20]}

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. ^[21] 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
• Dick Hatfield, OL
• Richard Cunningham, OL
• Tom McKnelly, K
• Jim Finch, DL
• Jimmy Johnson, DL
• Loyd Phillips, DL
• Bobby Roper, DL
• Jim Williams, DL
• Ronnie Caveness, LB
• Ronnie Mac Smith, LB
• Ken Hatfield, DB
• Charles Daniel, DB
• Harry Jones, DB

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