1964 Kansas
6–4 (5–2 Big Eight), coached by Jack Mitchell. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa State 42–6Oct 10
By 36 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs TCU | W 7–3 | 65% |
| Sep 26 | at 9Syracuse | L 6–38 | 39% |
| Oct 3 | vs Wyoming | L 14–17 | 55% |
| Oct 10 | at Iowa State | W 42–6 | 51% |
| Oct 17 | vs Oklahoma | W 15–14 | 55% |
| Oct 24 | at Oklahoma State | W 14–13 | 54% |
| Oct 31 | at Kansas State | W 7–0 | 73% |
| Nov 7 | vs 5Nebraska | L 7–14 | 41% |
| Nov 14 | vs Colorado | W 10–7 | 81% |
| Nov 21 | at Missouri | L 14–34 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Missouri 34–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
Players on this team
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.
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 5–2 3rd in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 136–146
- Coach
- Jack Mitchell
- Elo
- 1549 −8 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.9 No. 54 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1965
The 1965 draft| Rd 1 | Gale Sayers RB | Chicago Bears |
All-Big Eight
3 first teamFirst team
Gale SayersBAP-1; UPI-1
Brian SchwedaDTAP-1- Gary DuffDBAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1964 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1964 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 6–1 | 9–2 | 6 |
| Oklahoma | 5–1–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Kansas | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Missouri | 4–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Oklahoma State | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Kansas State | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
| Colorado | 1–6 | 2–8 | |
| Iowa State | 0–7 | 1–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.