1964 Oklahoma Sooners football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1964
| team = Oklahoma Sooners
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Eight Conference
| short_conf = Big 8
| record = 6–4–1
| conf_record = 5–1–1
| head_coach = Gomer Jones
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Newt Burton
| captain2 = John Garrett
| stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| bowl = Gator Bowl
| bowl_result = L 19–36 vs. Florida State
}}
{{1964 Big Eight Conference football standings}}
The 1964 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season.They Led by were first-year head coach Gomer Jones the Sooner compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big Eight. Oklahoma was invited to the Gator Bowl, where the Sooner lost to Florida State. The team played home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma.
In the second game of the season, on September 26, the Sooners where upset by at home by the USC, 40–14.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1964
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 2
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Byrd Stadium
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| score = 13–3
| attend = 35,200
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-progress-index-maryland-gives-oklaho/139187630/|work=The Progress-Index|title=Maryland gives Oklahoma scare|date=September 20, 1964|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| rank = 2
| opponent = USC
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| score = 14–40
| attend = 62,579
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank =
| opponent = Texas
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| gamename = Red River Shootout
| tv = NBC
| score = 7–28
| attend = 75,504
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123830961/texas-puts-out-ou-fire/|work=The Kansas City Star|title=Texas puts out O.U. fire|date=October 11, 1964|accessdate=April 30, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| score = 14–15
| attend = 42,130
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| score = 44–0
| attend = 46,708
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Colorado
| site_stadium = Folsom Field
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| score = 14–11
| attend = 27,768
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| score = 30–0
| attend = 42,982
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = t
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–14
| attend = 51,090
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 17–7
| attend = 54,552
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| site_stadium = Lewis Field
| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK
| gamename = Bedlam Series
| score = 21–16
| attend = 36,987
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = January 2, 1965
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Florida State
| site_stadium = Gator Bowl Stadium
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename = Gator Bowl
| tv = ABC
| score = 19–36
| attend = 50,408
| source = {{cite news|title=Seminoles Fill Airways, Gun Down Oklahoma |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |first=Bob |last=Bassine |date=January 3, 1965 |page=1D |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37928196/seminoles_fill_airways_gun_down/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
Rankings
{{See also|1964 NCAA University Division football rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = AP
| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek = 10
| poll1_0=2 (15)
| poll1_1=NR
| poll1_2=NR
| poll1_3=NR
| poll1_4=NR
| poll1_5=NR
| poll1_6=NR
| poll1_7=NR
| poll1_8=NR
| poll1_9=NR
| poll1_10=NR
}}
NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League on November 28, 1964.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1965/draft.htm|title=1965 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 29, 2020}} Players were offered contracts but were declared ineligible to play in the Gator Bowl if they signed them before the game, as was the case with Ralph Neely.{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2015/11/14/sherrington-half-a-century-later-ol-stalwart-ralph-neely-still-cowboys-most-expensive-acquisition-ever/|title=Sherrington: Half a century later, OL stalwart Ralph Neely still Cowboys' most expensive acquisition ever|publisher=Dallas Morning News|last=Sherrington|first=Kevin|date=November 14, 2015|access-date=November 29, 2020}}
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Oklahoma Sooners|border=2|Round|Pick|Player|Position|NFL Team}} | ||||
| 2 | 23 | Lance Rentzel | Wide receiver | Minnesota Vikings |
| 2 | 28 | Ralph Neely | Tackle | Baltimore Colts |
| 5 | 67 | John Flynn | End | Detroit Lions |
| 6 | 79 | Jim Grisham | Back | Minnesota Vikings |
| 14 | 193 | Larry Brown | Back | Detroit Lions |
| 18 | 250 | Ed McQuarters | Guard | St. Louis Cardinals |
References
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{{Oklahoma Sooners football navbox}}
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