1964 Tulsa

9–⁠2 (3–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Glenn Dobbs.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1964, game by game: lost at Arkansas 22–31; won vs. Southern Illinois 63–7; won at Houston 31–23; won at Louisville 58–0; lost at Cincinnati 23–28; won vs. Oklahoma State 61–14; won vs. Memphis 19–7; won vs. North Texas 47–0; won at Toledo 39–16; won vs. Wichita State 21–7; won vs. Ole Miss 14–7+58−9Lost 22–31 at Arkansas-9ArkansasWon 63–7 vs. Southern Illinois+56Southern Illino…Won 31–23 at Houston+8HoustonWon 58–0 at Louisville+58LouisvilleLost 23–28 at Cincinnati-5CincinnatiWon 61–14 vs. Oklahoma State+47Oklahoma StateWon 19–7 vs. Memphis+12MemphisWon 47–0 vs. North Texas+47North TexasWon 39–16 at Toledo+23ToledoWon 21–7 vs. Wichita State+14Wichita StateWon 14–7 vs. Ole Miss+7Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atArkansasL 22–⁠3127%
Oct 3vsSouthern IllinoisW 63–⁠790%
Oct 10atHoustonW 31–⁠2339%
Oct 17atLouisvilleW 58–⁠056%
Oct 24atCincinnatiL 23–⁠2840%
Oct 31vsOklahoma StateW 61–⁠1461%
Nov 7vsMemphisW 19–⁠743%
Nov 14vsNorth TexasW 47–⁠083%
Nov 21atToledoW 39–⁠1677%
Nov 26vsWichita StateW 21–⁠773%
Dec 19vsOle MissBluebonnet BowlW 14–⁠742%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ole Miss 14–⁠7 in the Bluebonnet Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 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.

Heisman voteJerry Rhome, second

Led the nationJerry Rhome: passing yards (2,870 yds), passing touchdowns (32 TD), passer rating (172.6), total offense (3,128 yds), total offense per game (312.8); Howard Twilley: receptions (95 catches)

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
398–⁠140
Coach
Glenn Dobbs
Elo
1617 +167 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.4 No. 16 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1965

The 1965 draft
Rd 2Bob Breitenstein OTWashington Redskins

1964 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Cincinnati3–⁠08–⁠2
Tulsa3–⁠19–⁠2
Wichita State2–⁠24–⁠6
North Texas1–⁠32–⁠7–⁠1
Louisville0–⁠31–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.