1964 Stanford Indians football team

1964 Stanford Indians football
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 →

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 #7 Oregon its first loss and also beat #8 and Rose Bowl-bound Oregon State two weeks later.

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	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
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
October 17	Washington	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 0–6	30,468
October 24	at No. 2 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 6–28	56,721
October 31	vs. No. 7 Oregon	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 10–8	26,800	^[1]^[2]
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

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

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