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.

1964 NAIA football season
Regular season	August–December 1964
Postseason	December 5–12, 1964
National Championship	ARC Stadium Augusta, GA
Champion	Concordia (MN) & Sam Houston State
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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.^[1]

Conference standings

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

Postseason

	Semifinals December 5, 1964					Championship December 12, 1964 Augusta, GA[2]
	Sam Houston State		32
	Findlay*		12
						Sam Houston State		7
						Concordia–Moorhead		7
	Linfield		6
	Concordia–Moorhead*		28

See also

• 1964 NCAA University Division football season
• 1964 NCAA College Division football season