1964 Stanford Indians football team

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.

1964 Stanford Indians football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record	5–5 (3–4 AAWU)
Head coach	John Ralston (2nd season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

1964 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19		at Washington State	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	L 23–29	19,000
September 26		San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 10–8	27,000
October 3		at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 20–27	35,970
October 10		Rice*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 34–7	26,000	[1]
October 17		Washington	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 0–6	30,468–33,500
October 24		at No. 2 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 6–28	56,721
October 31	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 7 Oregon	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 10–8	26,800–26,870	[2][3]
November 7		USC	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 10–15	55,000
November 14		No. 8 Oregon State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 16–7	39,500
November 21		at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley CA (Big Game)	W 21–3	76,700
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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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:^[5][6]

1. AFL Draft selections shown in italics.
2. Signed with San Francisco.