1964 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1964 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
1964 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Big 8 champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 7–10 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	9–2 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Bob Devaney (3rd season);
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

Last updated August 30, 2025

1964 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Nebraska $	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma	5	–	1	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Kansas	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Missouri	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Colorado	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Iowa State	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	2:00 p.m.	South Dakota *		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		W 56–0	38,625
September 26	1:30 p.m.	at Minnesota *		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	NBC	W 26-21	49,769	^[1]
October 3	12:30 p.m.	at Iowa State		Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)		W 14–7	21,185
October 10	2:00 p.m.	South Carolina *	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		W 28–6	47,874	^[2]
October 17	2:00 p.m.	Kansas State	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		W 47–0	46,056
October 24	2:30 p.m.	at Colorado	No. 5	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)		W 21–3	41,472
October 31	2:00 p.m.	Missouri	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		W 9–0	48,878
November 7	1:30 p.m.	at Kansas	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)		W 14–7	44,509
November 14	2:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		W 27–14	49,013
November 21	1:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma	No. 4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)		L 7–17	54,552
January 1	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Arkansas *	No. 6	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	L 7–10	75,504	^[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

Official Roster
67 Allers, LaVerne LG (So.) 77 Barnes, Walter RT (Jr.) 76 Brichacek, Gary RT (So.) 42 Brown, Bill FB (So.) 73 Brown, James LT (Jr.) 40 Brunk, Kenny FB (So.) 78 Carlson, Dennis LT (Jr.) 21 Carstens, Kaye HB (So.) 89 Casey, Larry E (Jr.) 15 Churchich, Bob QB (So.) 62 Coleman, (Edward) Ricard RG (So.) 80 Coleman, Langston E (So.) 70 Czap, Dick RT (So.) 66 Dervin, John LG (Sr.) 82 Doepke, Charles E (Sr.) 55 Drum, Duncan C (Sr.) 10 Duda, Fred QB (Jr.) 19 Earl, William E (So.) 16 Everett, Don QB (So.) 81 Grace, Mike E (So.) 57 Grell, Stan LG (So.) 65 Griesse, Ronald RG (Sr.) 79 Hansen, Larry RT (So.) 87 Haug, William E (Jr.) 53 Hill, Robert C (So.) 18 Hohn, Robert HB (Sr.) 84 Jeter, Tony E (Jr.) 28 Johnson, William HB (Jr.) 69 Kennedy, Michael LG (Jr.) 35 Kirby, Pat HB (So.) 20 Kirkland, Ron HB (So.) 86 Koinzan, John E (Sr.) 75 Kramer, Larry LT (Sr.) 61 Kudrna, Roger LG (So.) 88 Love, Preston E (Sr.) 71 Mahlock, Richard RT (So.) 32 McCloughan, Kent HB (Sr.)		68 McGinn, Bernard RG (Sr.) 41 McNulty, Joe FB (Sr.) 29 Myslenski, Rick E (Jr.) 56 Narish, Louis C (So.) 59 Osberg, James LG (So.) 34 Pappas, Tom LG (So.) 33 Paschell, Willie HB (Sr.) 38 Pavoris, Ed LG (Jr.) 54 Petersen, Kelly C (So.) 26 Poggemeyer, Ronald HB (So.) 30 Ratzloff, Mike E (So.) 23 Rudd, Michael RG (Jr.) 51 Schaefer, Steve C (Jr.) 63 Senkbeil, Lynn RG (So.) 64 Shoda, Tim RG (So.) 52 Sittler, Lyle C (Sr.) 22 Smidt, Maynard HB (Sr.) 43 Smith, Bruce FB (Sr.) 83 Smith, Tom E (So.) 45 Solich, Frank FB (Jr.) 72 Stith, Carel RT (So.) 74 Strohmyer, John LT (Jr.) 48 Tatman, Pete FB (So.) 25 Thorell, Dennis HB (So.) 12 Tucker, Douglas QB (Sr.) 50 Tuthill, Harry C (Jr.) 58 Unis, Joe LG (So.) 46 Vactor, Theodore (Red) HB (Jr.) 36 Wachholtz, Larry HB (So.) 47 Weiman, Bob FB (So.) 85 White, Freeman E (Jr.) 39 Wilks, Jerry LT (So.) 31 Wilson, Harry HB (So.) 11 Woods, Henry QB (Jr.) 49 Worley, Michael FB (Jr.) 27 Wright, Ted HB (Jr.)

Depth chart

Defensive starters

HB
William Johnson
Maynard Smidt

HB
Larry Wachholtz

LB	LB
Michael Kennedy	Bernard McGinn
Roger Kudrna.	Rick Coleman

CB
Ted Vactor
Maynard Smidt

DE	DT	NT	DT	DE
Mike Grace	John Strohmyer	Walter Barnes	Dick Czap	Langston Coleman
John Koinzan	Dennis Carlson.	Harry Tuthill.	Carel Stith	William Haug

CB
Joe McNulty
Kaye Carstens

Offensive starters

TE
Freeman White
Preston Love

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Larry Kramer	John Dervin	Lyle Sittler	Ron Griesse	Dennis Carlson
James Brown	LaVerne Allers	Duncan Drum	Lynn Senkbeil	Gary Brichacek

TE
Tony Jeter
Charles Doepke

QB
Bob Churchich Fred Duda
Doug Tucker

LB	RB	FB
Kent McCloughan	Bobby Hohn	Frank Solich
Ron Kirkland	Harry Wilson	Bruce Smith

Coaching staff

Name	Title	First year in this position	Years at Nebraska	Alma mater
Bob Devaney	Head coach	1962	1962–1972	Alma
Tom Osborne		1964	1964–1997	Hastings
John Melton		1962	1962–1988	Wyoming
Cletus Fischer		1960	1960–1985	Nebraska
Mike Corgan	Running Backs	1962	1962–1982	Notre Dame
George Kelly		1960	1960–1968
Jim Ross		1962	1962–1976
Carl Selmer	Offensive Line	1962	1962–1972

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Game summaries

South Dakota

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
South Dakota	0	0	0	0	0
•Nebraska	9	26	8	13	56

Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 38,625

^[6]^[7]^[8]

Minnesota

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Nebraska	0	12	0	14	26
Minnesota	0	7	7	7	21

Location: Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis
Game attendance: 49,769

^[6]^[7]^[9]

Iowa State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Nebraska	0	7	7	0	14
Iowa State	0	0	7	0	7

Location: Clyde Williams Field, Ames, Iowa
Game attendance: 21,185

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South Carolina

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
South Carolina	0	0	0	6	6
• #8 Nebraska	7	14	0	7	28

Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 47,874

^[6]^[7]^[11]

Kansas State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State	0	0	0	0	0
• #6 Nebraska	14	13	13	7	47

Date: October 17
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 46,056

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Colorado

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #5 Nebraska	0	7	6	8	21
Colorado	3	0	0	0	3

Date: October 24
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
Game attendance: 41,472

^[6]^[12]^[14]^[15]

Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri	0	0	0	0	0
• #5 Nebraska	0	0	0	9	9

Date: October 31
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 48,878

^[6]^[16]^[17]

Kansas

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #5 Nebraska	7	7	0	0	14
Kansas	0	7	0	0	7

Date: November 7
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas
Game attendance: 44,509

^[6]^[16]^[18]

Oklahoma State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	0	7	7	0	14
• #4 Nebraska	7	14	0	6	27

Date: November 14
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 49,013

^[6]^[16]^[19]

Oklahoma

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Nebraska	0	7	0	0	7
• Oklahoma	3	0	0	14	17

Date: November 21
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 54,552

^[6]^[16]^[20]^[21]

Arkansas

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Nebraska	0	7	0	0	7
• #2 Arkansas	3	0	0	7	10

Date: January 1
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Game attendance: 75,504

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	8	6	5	5	5	4	4	6
Coaches	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6

Awards

All American: Larry Kramer
National Lineman of the Year: Robert Brown
All Big 8: Walt Barnes, Tony Jeter, Larry Kramer, Kent McCloughan, Lyle Sittler, Freeman White, Ted Vactor

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Future professional players

James Brown, 1966 13th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals
Dick Czap, 1966 12th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
Tony Jeter, 1966 3rd-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
Larry Kramer , 1964 15th-round pick of the Baltimore Colts
Preston Love, 1965 19th-round pick of the Detroit Lions
Kent McCloughan , 1965 3rd-round pick of the Washington Redskins
Lynn Senkbeil, 1966 16th-round pick of the Chicago Bears
Freeman White, 1966 9th-round pick of the New York Giants

References

↑ Bill McGrane (September 27, 1964). "Late Husker Fury Storms 'U' 26-21". Minneapolis Tribune. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Jinx, phooey! Huskers rip S.C., 28–6, before 47,800". Omaha World-Herald. October 11, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
↑ Curt Mosher (January 2, 1965). "Somebody Up There Likes Arkansas, 10-7". The Lincoln Journal. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on July 19, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
↑ "Assistant coaches". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
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1 2 3 4 "1965 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 268)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
↑ "Nebraska vs. South Dakota 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
↑ "Nebraska vs. Minnesota 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
↑ "Nebraska vs. Iowa State 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
↑ "Nebraska vs. South Carolina 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
1 2 "1965 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 270)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
↑ "Nebraska vs. Kansas State 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
↑ "Nebraska vs. Colorado 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
↑ "A Light Man To Do The Heavy Work". Sports Illustrated. November 2, 1964. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
1 2 3 4 "1965 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 272)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
↑ "Nebraska vs. Missouri 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
↑ "Nebraska vs. Kansas 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
↑ "Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
↑ "Nebraska vs. Oklahoma 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
↑ "Football's Week". Sports Illustrated. November 30, 1964. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
↑ "1965 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 256)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
↑ "Nebraska vs. Arkansas 1964". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on August 19, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
↑ "Porkers, Longhorns Bowling Champs". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on January 24, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
↑ "1964 Nebraska Football Honors". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

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[1] Bill McGrane (September 27, 1964). "Late Husker Fury Storms 'U' 26-21". Minneapolis Tribune. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Jinx, phooey! Huskers rip S.C., 28–6, before 47,800". Omaha World-Herald. October 11, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.

[CBC65-3] Curt Mosher (January 2, 1965). "Somebody Up There Likes Arkansas, 10-7". The Lincoln Journal. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on July 19, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

[5] "Assistant coaches". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

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[yb268-7] 1 2 3 4 "1965 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 268)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

[8] "Nebraska vs. South Dakota 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

[9] "Nebraska vs. Minnesota 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

[10] "Nebraska vs. Iowa State 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

[11] "Nebraska vs. South Carolina 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

[yb270-12] 1 2 "1965 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 270)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

[13] "Nebraska vs. Kansas State 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

[14] "Nebraska vs. Colorado 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

[15] "A Light Man To Do The Heavy Work". Sports Illustrated. November 2, 1964. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

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[17] "Nebraska vs. Missouri 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

[18] "Nebraska vs. Kansas 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

[19] "Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

[20] "Nebraska vs. Oklahoma 1964". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

[21] "Football's Week". Sports Illustrated. November 30, 1964. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

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[23] "Nebraska vs. Arkansas 1964". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on August 19, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

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v t e Nebraska Cornhuskers football
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