1964 Stanford Indians football team

1964 Stanford Indians football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record5–5 (3–4 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Oregon State ^ + 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 10 USC + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Washington 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
UCLA 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Stanford 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Oregon 1 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Washington State 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
California 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Rose Bowl representative determined by longest absence, due to no head-to-head result and 4–4 tie in member vote.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. They were coached by John Ralston in his second season, and played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California. Despite a generally mediocre season, the Indians dealt undefeated, No. 7 Oregon its first loss and also beat No.8 and Rose Bowl-bound Oregon State two weeks later.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Washington State
L 23–2919,000
September 26San Jose State*
W 10–8
October 3at UCLA
L 20–2735,970
October 10Rice*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 34–7
October 17Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 0–630,468
October 24at No. 2 Notre Dame*
L 6–2856,721
October 31vs. No. 7 Oregon
W 10–826,800[1][2]
November 7USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
L 10–1555,000
November 14No. 8 Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 16–739,500
November 21at California
W 21–376,700
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Players drafted by the NFL/AFL

Main article: 1965 NFL draft
Main article: 1965 American Football League draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL/AFL Club[a 1]
Jack Chapple Linebacker 3/2 42/13 San Francisco 49ers/Kansas City Chiefs[a 2]
John Wilbur Guard 6 45 Kansas City Chiefs
Bob Howard Guard 18/10 242/77 Pittsburgh Steelers/Kansas City Chiefs
Braden Beck Kicker 19 150 San Diego Chargers
Source:[4][5]
  1. ^ AFL Draft selections shown in italics.
  2. ^ Signed with San Francisco.

References

  1. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 30, 1964). "Oregon eleven out to spoil Stanford's upset ambitions". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 3B.
  2. ^ "Stanford tips Oregon on field goal in final 13 seconds of play". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 1, 1964. p. 14.
  3. ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1964–1968". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "1965 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  5. ^ "1965 AFL Draft". Retrieved November 25, 2013.