# 1964 NAIA football season

The 1964 NAIA football season was the ninth season of college football sponsored by the NAIA. The season was played from August to December 1964, culminating in the ninth annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year at ARC Stadium in Augusta, Georgia.
Concordia (MN) and Sam Houston State played to a 7–7 tie and were declared co-national champions. This was the first NAIA national title for both teams.

## Conference standings

1964 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings :
| 1964 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 16 Arkansas Tech $ 7 –0 –09 –1 –0 Arkansas A&M 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 Arkansas State Teachers 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Southern Arkansas 4 –3 –04 –6 –0 Henderson State 3 –3 –10 –3 –6 Ouachita Baptist 2 –4 –14 –5 –1 Harding 1 –6 –02 –8 –0 Ozarks 0 –7 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1964 Carolinas Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 20 Elon $ 4 –1 –18 –1 –1 Western Carolina 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 Appalachian State 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Catawba 3 –3 –05 –6 –0 Lenoir Rhyne 2 –3 –13 –6 –1 Guilford 2 –3 –04 –6 –0 Newberry 1 –5 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1964 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 9 Washburn $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –0 Fort Hays State 2 –2 –05 –4 –0 Omaha 2 –2 –05 –4 –0 Pittsburg State 2 –2 –04 –5 –0 Emporia State 0 –4 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1964 College Conference of Illinois football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Illinois Wesleyan $ 5 –0 –17 –1 –1 Augustana (IL) 5 –1 –07 –1 –0 Carthage 4 –2 –04 –4 –0 North Central (IL) 2 –3 –14 –3 –1 Carroll (WI) 2 –3 –13 –4 –1 Millikin 1 –4 –11 –6 –1 North Park 0 –6 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1964 Evergreen Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Pacific Lutheran $ 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 Whitworth 4 –3 –06 –3 –0 Central Washington 4 –3 –05 –3 –1 Western Washington 4 –3 –05 –3 –1 Eastern Washington 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Puget Sound 0 –7 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1964 Gateway Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Milton $ 4 –0 –06 –2 –0 Northwestern (WI) 3 –1 –04 –2 –0 Illinois–Chicago 2 –2 –03 –5 –0 Lakeland 1 –3 –01 –7 –0 Eureka 0 –4 –00 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1964 Great Plains College Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Nebraska Wesleyan $ 3 –0 –07 –1 –0 Hastings 2 –1 –06 –3 –0 Doane 1 –2 –03 –5 –1 Colorado College 0 –3 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1964 Iowa Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 17 Central (IA) + 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 Upper Iowa + 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 Luther 6 –2 –06 –3 –0 Simpson (IA) 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Dubuque 3 –5 –03 –5 –1 Iowa Wesleyan 3 –5 –03 –5 –0 Buena Vista 2 –5 –13 –5 –1 Wartburg 2 –5 –12 –6 –1 William Penn 0 –8 –00 –9 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA poll | 1964 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 18 Ottawa + 8 –1 –08 –1 –0 Southwestern (KS) + 8 –1 –08 –1 –0 Baker 7 –2 –07 –2 –0 College of Emporia 7 –2 –07 –2 –0 McPherson 4 –5 –04 –5 –0 Bethany (KS) 3 –6 –03 –6 –0 Kansas Wesleyan 3 –6 –03 –6 –0 Bethel (KS) 2 –7 –02 –7 –0 Friends 2 –7 –02 –7 –0 Sterling 1 –8 –01 –8 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1964 Lone Star Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2/10 Sam Houston State $^ 5 –1 –09 –1 –1 No. 14/NR Sul Ross 4 –1 –17 –3 –1 Southwest Texas State 4 –2 –07 –2 –0 Texas A&I 3 –2 –17 –2 –1 Stephen F. Austin 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 East Texas State 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 Howard Payne 0 –6 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll | 1964 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Ashland $ 3 –0 –06 –3 –0 Bluffton 2 –1 –03 –5 –1 Defiance 1 –2 –04 –4 –0 Wilmington (OH) 0 –3 –02 –5 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1964 Midwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Coe + 7 –1 –07 –1 –0 Cornell (IA) + 7 –1 –07 –1 –0 Ripon + 7 –1 –07 –1 –0 Beloit 5 –3 –05 –3 –0 Grinnell 5 –3 –05 –3 –0 St. Olaf 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Lawrence 2 –6 –02 –6 –0 Monmouth (IL) 2 –6 –02 –6 –0 Knox 1 –7 –01 –7 –0 Carleton 0 –8 –00 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions |
| 1964 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 Concordia (MN) $^ 7 –0 –010 –0 –1 Augsburg 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 Gustavus Adolphus 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Saint John's (MN) 4 –3 –04 –3 –0 St. Thomas (MN) 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Minnesota–Duluth 2 –5 –04 –5 –0 Hamline 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 Macalester 1 –6 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll | 1964 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T William Jewell $ 4 –0 –06 –3 –0 Missouri Valley 3 –1 –07 –2 –0 Graceland 3 –2 –04 –4 –0 Central Methodist 1 –2 –04 –4 –0 Tarkio 1 –3 –02 –7 –0 Culver–Stockton 0 –4 –01 –6 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1964 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Upper Division Eastern Montana x$ 4 –1 –05 –3 –0 Carroll (MT) 3 –2 –05 –3 –0 Western Montana 2 –3 –04 –4 –0 Lower Division Montana Mines x 2 –2 –1 ? – ? – ? Rocky Mountain x 2 –2 –1 ? – ? – ? Northern Montana 1 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-champions |
| 1964 Nebraska College Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 12 Kearney State $ 4 –0 –07 –1 –0 Wayne State (NE) 3 –1 –06 –2 –0 Hastings 2 –2 –06 –3 –0 Peru State 1 –3 –02 –7 –0 Chadron State 0 –4 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1964 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Valley City State + 5 –1 –07 –1 –0 Mayville State + 5 –1 –06 –2 –0 Dickinson State 4 –2 –06 –2 –0 Minot State 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Wahpeton Science 2 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? Jamestown 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 Ellendale 0 –6 –0 ? – ? – ? + – Conference co-champions | 1964 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Winona State $ 5 –0 –06 –1 –0 Moorhead State 4 –1 –04 –4 –0 Bemidji State 3 –2 –04 –4 –0 Michigan Tech 2 –3 –04 –4 –1 Mankato State 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 St. Cloud State 0 –5 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1964 Northwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 4 Linfield $^ 5 –0 –08 –1 –1 Lewis & Clark 4 –1 –06 –1 –1 Pacific (OR) 3 –2 –05 –3 –0 Willamette 2 –3 –05 –3 –0 Whitman 1 –4 –01 –7 –0 College of Idaho 0 –5 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll | 1964 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 15 East Central $ 6 –0 –19 –2 –1 No. 7 Northeastern State 6 –1 –09 –1 –0 SW Oklahoma State 4 –2 –15 –4 –1 SE Oklahoma State 3 –3 –14 –5 –1 Panhandle A&M 2 –4 –14 –6 –1 Central State (OK) 2 –5 –04 –5 –0 Langston 1 –4 –22 –5 –2 NW Oklahoma State 1 –6 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1964 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Southern Oregon + 3 –0 –16 –2 –1 Portland State + 3 –0 –14 –4 –1 Oregon Tech 2 –2 –03 –3 –1 Eastern Oregon 1 –3 –03 –4 –0 Oregon College 0 –4 –01 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions |
| 1964 Pennsylvania State College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Division No. 13 East Stroudsburg xy$ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0 West Chester 5 –1 –06 –2 –0 Kutztown 2 –3 –14 –3 –1 Mansfield 2 –3 –14 –4 –1 Bloomsburg 2 –3 –12 –5 –1 Millersville 1 –4 –13 –4 –1 Cheyney 0 –4 –20 –5 –2 West Division Indiana (PA) xy 6 –0 –08 –2 –0 Clarion 3 –2 –14 –3 –1 Shippensburg 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 California (PA) 2 –3 –14 –4 –1 Slippery Rock 2 –3 –13 –5 –1 Lock Haven 2 –4 –04 –4 –0 Edinboro 1 –4 –12 –5 –1 Championship: East Stroudsburg 27, Indiana (PA) 14 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantRankings from NAIA poll | 1964 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Western State (CO) $ 3 –0 –09 –1 –0 Adams State 2 –1 –06 –3 –0 Colorado State–Greeley 1 –2 –04 –5 –0 Colorado Mines 0 –3 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1964 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Huron $ 6 –0 –07 –2 –0 Northern State 5 –1 –06 –3 –0 Black Hills State 3 –2 –15 –2 –1 Dakota Wesleyan 3 –3 –05 –3 –1 South Dakota Tech 1 –4 –11 –5 –2 Southern State (SD) 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 General Beadle 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1964 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 8 Whittier $ 4 –0 –09 –1 –0 Redlands 3 –1 –05 –4 –0 Occidental 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Claremont-Mudd 2 –3 –06 –3 –0 Pomona 1 –4 –04 –5 –0 Caltech 0 –3 –01 –6 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1964 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 5/2 Prairie View A&M $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –0 No. 19/NR Grambling 6 –1 –09 –2 –0 Jackson State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0 Alcorn A&M 3 –4 –05 –5 –0 Arkansas AM&N 3 –4 –05 –5 –0 Texas Southern 3 –4 –05 –5 –0 Southern 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 Wiley 0 –7 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll | 1964 Tri-State Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Westmar $ 5 –1 –08 –1 –0 Northwestern (IA) 4 –2 –06 –2 –0 Yankton 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 Midland 4 –2 –04 –4 –0 Concordia (NE) 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Dana 1 –5 –02 –6 –0 Sioux Falls 0 –6 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1964 West Penn Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 6 Westminster (PA) $ 3 –0 –08 –0 –0 Waynesburg 2 –1 –05 –4 –0 Geneva 1 –2 –01 –6 –1 Grove City 0 –3 –04 –5 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1964 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Fairmont State $ 7 –0 –08 –1 –0 Bluefield State 3 –1 –05 –2 –0 West Virginia Wesleyan 3 –2 –04 –4 –0 West Virginia Tech 3 –3 –23 –3 –2 Salem 3 –3 –15 –3 –1 Shepherd 2 –2 –03 –5 –0 Concord 3 –4 –03 –5 –0 West Liberty State 3 –5 –04 –5 –0 Glenville State 2 –5 –02 –6 –0 West Virginia State 1 –4 –12 –5 –1 Potomac State * 0 –1 –01 –3 –0 $ – Conference champion * – Did not qualify for conference standings Conference standings based on power ratings | 1964 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Eau Claire State $ 7 –1 –07 –2 –0 La Crosse State 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 River Falls State 4 –3 –05 –3 –0 Whitewater State 3 –2 –13 –5 –1 Superior State 3 –3 –03 –6 –0 Oshkosh State 3 –4 –05 –4 –0 Stevens Point State 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Stout State 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Platteville State 0 –5 –11 –5 –2 $ – Conference champion |
| 1964 NAIA independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 10 Montclair State   –  7 –0 –0 Earlham   –  7 –1 –0 No. 3 Findlay ^   –  9 –2 –0 Hillsdale   –  7 –2 –1 Austin   –  6 –3 –0 Carson–Newman   –  6 –3 –0 Cal Lutheran   –  6 –4 –0 Southern Colorado State   –  6 –4 –0 La Verne   –  5 –4 –0 Georgetown (KY)   –  4 –4 –0 New Mexico Highlands   –  4 –4 –0 Eastern New Mexico   –  4 –5 –0 Oklahoma Panhandle State   –  4 –6 –1 Wheaton (IL)   –  2 –7 –0 McMurry   –  1 –8 –1 St. Mary of the Plains   –  1 –7 –0 ^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll |

## Postseason

| Semifinals December 5, 1964 | Semifinals December 5, 1964 | Semifinals December 5, 1964 | Championship December 12, 1964 Augusta, GA | Championship December 12, 1964 Augusta, GA | Championship December 12, 1964 Augusta, GA |
| Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State | 32 | | | |
| Findlay* | Findlay* | 12 | | | |
| Findlay* | Findlay* | 12 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State | 7 |
| | | | Concordia–Moorhead | Concordia–Moorhead | 7 |
| Linfield | Linfield | 6 | Concordia–Moorhead | Concordia–Moorhead | 7 |
| Concordia–Moorhead* | Concordia–Moorhead* | 28 | | | |