1964 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1964 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 10–1, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWC behind the University of Arkansas who finished the season undefeated. Texas concluded their season with a victory over Alabama in the Orange Bowl.^[1]

1964 Texas Longhorns football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 21–17 vs. Alabama
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	10–1 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach	Darrell Royal (8th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

1964 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Arkansas $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Texas	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Baylor	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Rice	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
TCU	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
SMU	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

In the 1965 Orange Bowl, Tommy Nobis made one of the most famous tackles in the game's history. On fourth-and-inches, and clinging to a 21–17 lead, he led his teammates to a game-saving halt of top ranked Alabama's quarterback, Joe Namath.

Schedule

A heart-breaking 1-point loss to arch-rival Arkansas at Texas Memorial Stadium kept the Longhorns from repeating as National Champions.^[2] The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–1–0 record and defeated No.1 ranked Alabama in the 1965 Orange Bowl, 21–17.^[3][4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	7:30 p.m.	Tulane*	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 31–0	60,000	[5]
September 26	7:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 4	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 23–0	43,000	[6]
October 3	7:30 p.m.	Army*	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 17–6	65,700	[7]
October 10	2:30 p.m.	vs. Oklahoma*	No. 1	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	NBC	W 28–7	75,504	[8]
October 17	7:30 p.m.	No. 8 Arkansas	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		L 13–14	65,700	[9]
October 24	8:00 p.m.	at Rice	No. 6	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 6–3	73,000	[10]
October 31	1:00 p.m.	SMU	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 7–0	59,000	[11]
November 7	2:00 p.m.	at Baylor	No. 6	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		W 20–14	39,686	[12]
November 14	2:00 p.m.	at TCU	No. 5	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 28–13	34,529	[13]
November 26	2:30 p.m.	Texas A&M	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 26–7	65,000	[14]
January 1	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Alabama*	No. 5	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	W 21–17	72,647	[15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

1964 team players in the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.^[16]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Ernie Koy, Jr.	Fullback	11	141	New York Giants
Olen Underwood	End	14	183	New York Giants

Awards and honors

• Tommy Nobis, All-America selection