The 1964 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the

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in the

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Regular season

During his Jayhawk career,

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rushed for 2,675 yards and gained 3,917 all-purpose yards. In 1963, he set an NCAA Division I record with a 99-yard run against

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. In his senior year, he led the Jayhawks to a 15–14 upset victory over Oklahoma with a 96-yard kickoff return.

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

Vs. TCU

At Syracuse

Vs. Wyoming

At Iowa State

Vs. Oklahoma

At Oklahoma State

At Kansas State

Vs. Nebraska

Vs. Colorado

At Missouri

Awards and honors

*Gale Sayers – Consensus All-America selection, All-Big Eight

1965 NFL Draft

*Gale Sayers was also drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 1965 American Football League draft.''NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book'', Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, , p. 395

References

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Kansas Jayhawks football seasons

Kansas Jayhawks football The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the intercollegiate football program of the University of Kansas. The program is classified in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and the team competes ...