1964 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
| 1964 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 16 |
| 1964 record | 6–3 (4–3 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Pete Elliott |
| MVP | Dick Butkus |
| Captain | Dick Butkus, George Donnelly |
| Home stadium |
Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 71,227) |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4 Michigan $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #9 Ohio State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1964 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 1964 college football season.
Season
At Illinois, Dick Butkus played center and linebacker from 1962 through 1964. Butkus was a unanimous All-American, in 1964. Butkus was named the American Football Coaches Association Player of the Year in 1964. Butkus also finished third in Heisman Trophy balloting, a remarkable achievement given his position.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | at California* | No. 3 | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | W 20–14 | 44,704[1] | ||||
| October 3 | at Northwestern | No. 3 | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | W 17–6 | 52,062[1] | ||||
| October 10 | No. 4 Ohio State | No. 2 | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 0–26 | 71,227[1] | ||||
| October 17 | at Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | W 14–0 | 60,475[1] | |||||
| October 24 | UCLA* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 26–7 | 68,727[1] | |||||
| October 31 | at Purdue | Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | L 14–26 | 59,425[1] | |||||
| November 7 | at Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | L 6–21 | 62,415[1] | |||||
| November 14 | Wisconsin | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 29–0 | 55,077[1] | |||||
| November 21 | Michigan State | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 16–0 | 32,000[1] | |||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
Team players in the NFL
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | Club |
| Dick Butkus | 1 | 3 | Linebacker | Chicago Bears |
| George Donnelly | 1 | 13 | Back | San Francisco 49ers |
| Archie Sutton | 2 | 15 | Tackle | Minnesota Vikings |
| Gregg Schumacher | 13 | 170 | End | San Francisco 49ers |
| Dave Powless | 17 | 225 | Guard | New York Giants |
- Dick Butkus was also drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 1965 American Football League Draft.[4]
Awards and honors
- Dick Butkus, unanimous All-American
- Dick Butkus, American Football Coaches Association Player of the Year
- Dick Butkus, third in Heisman Trophy balloting
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "All Time Scores". University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=98&season=1964
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1965.htm
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 394
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