1964 Arkansas
11–0 (7–0 Southwest Conference), coached by Frank Broyles, finished No. 2 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 1 Texas 14–13Oct 17
Texas was ranked No. 1, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Oklahoma State | W 14–10 | 75% |
| Sep 26 | vs Tulsa | W 31–22 | 73% |
| Oct 3 | at TCU | W 29–6 | 58% |
| Oct 10 | vs Baylor | W 17–6 | 68% |
| Oct 17 | at 1Texas | W 14–13 | 26% |
| Oct 24 | vsWichita State | W 17–0 | 73% |
| Oct 31 | at Texas A&M | W 17–0 | 78% |
| Nov 7 | vs Rice | W 21–0 | 77% |
| Nov 14 | vs SMU | W 44–0 | 89% |
| Nov 21 | at Texas Tech | W 17–0 | 61% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vs 7NebraskaCotton Bowl | W 10–7 | 51% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Nebraska 10–7 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Southwest Conference champions.
In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 3: 9
- Wk 4: 8
- Wk 5: 4
- Wk 6: 4
- Wk 7: 4
- Wk 8: 3
- Wk 9: 3
- Wk 10: 3
- Final: 2
Players on this team
Glen Ray HinesOffensive tackle- Loyd PhillipsDefensive tackle
- Harry JonesRunning back
- Ernest RupleOffensive tackle
- Ronnie CavenessCenter
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1964.
National championsa title the school claims
Southwest Conference champions7–0 in the conference
Led the nationKen Hatfield: punt return yards (518 yds), punt return average (16.7)
- Record
- 11–0
- Conference
- 7–0 first in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- No. 2 peak No. 2
- Points
- 231–64
- Coach
- Frank Broyles
- Elo
- 1712 +153 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 19.5 No. 4 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Seniors
Drafted in 1965
The 1965 draft| Rd 6 | Glen Ray Hines OT | St. Louis Cardinals |
All-Southwest Conference
8 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Fred MarshallB- Ken HatfieldB
- Jerry LambE
- Glen Ray HinesOT
- Loyd PhillipsOT
- Jim WilliamsOT
- Ronnie CavenessOG
- Jimmy JohnsonOG
Second team
- Jim LindseyBUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1964 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1964 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 7–0 | 11–0 | 2 |
| Texas | 6–1 | 10–1 | 5 |
| Baylor | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
| Texas Tech | 3–3–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Rice | 3–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| TCU | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Texas A&M | 1–6 | 1–9 | |
| SMU | 0–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.