# 1964 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

The 1964 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 19 | 2:00 p.m. | South Dakota* | | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 56–0 | 38,625 |
| September 26 | 1:30 p.m. | at Minnesota* | | Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN (rivalry) | NBC | W 26-21 | 49,769 |
| October 3 | 12:30 p.m. | at Iowa State | | Clyde Williams FieldAmes, IA | | W 14–7 | 21,185 |
| October 10 | 2:00 p.m. | South Carolina* | No. 8 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 28–6 | 47,874 |
| October 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Kansas State | No. 6 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | | W 47–0 | 46,056 |
| October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at Colorado | No. 5 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO (rivalry) | | W 21–3 | 41,472 |
| October 31 | 2:00 p.m. | Missouri | No. 5 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | | W 9–0 | 48,878 |
| November 7 | 1:30 p.m. | at Kansas | No. 5 | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS (rivalry) | | W 14–7 | 44,509 |
| November 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Oklahoma State | No. 4 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 27–14 | 49,013 |
| November 21 | 1:30 p.m. | at Oklahoma | No. 4 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (rivalry) | | L 7–17 | 54,552 |
| January 1 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 2 Arkansas* | No. 6 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | CBS | L 7–10 | 75,504 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||||

## Depth chart

* HB
* William Johnson
* Maynard Smidt
* HB
* Larry Wachholtz
| LB | LB |
| Michael Kennedy | Bernard McGinn |
| Roger Kudrna. | Rick Coleman |
* CB
* Ted Vactor
* Maynard Smidt
| DE | DT | NT | DT | DE |
| Mike Grace | John Strohmyer | Walter Barnes | Dick Czap | Langston Coleman |
| John Koinzan | Dennis Carlson. | Harry Tuthill. | Carel Stith | William Haug |
* CB
* Joe McNulty
* Kaye Carstens
* TE
* Freeman White
* Preston Love
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Larry Kramer | John Dervin | Lyle Sittler | Ron Griesse | Dennis Carlson |
| James Brown | LaVerne Allers | Duncan Drum | Lynn Senkbeil | Gary Brichacek |
* TE
* Tony Jeter
* Charles Doepke
* QB
* Bob Churchich Fred Duda
* Doug Tucker
| LB | RB | FB |
| Kent McCloughan | Bobby Hohn | Frank Solich |
| Ron Kirkland | Harry Wilson | Bruce Smith |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Title | First year in this position | Years at Nebraska | Alma mater |
| Bob Devaney | Head coach | 1962 | 1962–1972 | Alma |
| Tom Osborne | | 1964 | 1964–1997 | Hastings |
| John Melton | | 1962 | 1962–1988 | Wyoming |
| Cletus Fischer | | 1960 | 1960–1985 | Nebraska |
| Mike Corgan | Running Backs | 1962 | 1962–1982 | Notre Dame |
| George Kelly | | 1960 | 1960–1968 | |
| Jim Ross | | 1962 | 1962–1976 | |
| Carl Selmer | Offensive Line | 1962 | 1962–1972 | |

## Game summaries
### South Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| South Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Nebraska | 9 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 56 |

### Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Nebraska | 0 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 26 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Nebraska | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Iowa State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### South Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| • #8 Nebraska | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |

### Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • #6 Nebraska | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 47 |

### Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #5 Nebraska | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| Colorado | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Missouri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • #5 Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #5 Nebraska | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Kansas | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Oklahoma State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma State | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| • #4 Nebraska | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |

### Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #4 Nebraska | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Oklahoma | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |

### Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #6 Nebraska | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • #2 Arkansas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Coaches | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6 |

## Awards

* All American: Larry Kramer
* National Lineman of the Year: Robert Brown
* All Big 8: Walt Barnes, Tony Jeter, Larry Kramer, Kent McCloughan, Lyle Sittler, Freeman White, Ted Vactor

## Future professional players

* James Brown, 1966 13th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals
* Dick Czap, 1966 12th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
* Tony Jeter, 1966 3rd-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
* Larry Kramer, 1964 15th-round pick of the Baltimore Colts
* Preston Love, 1965 19th-round pick of the Detroit Lions
* Kent McCloughan, 1965 3rd-round pick of the Washington Redskins
* Lynn Senkbeil, 1966 16th-round pick of the Chicago Bears
* Freeman White, 1966 9th-round pick of the New York Giants