1964 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
American college football season
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The 1964 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1964 Big Ten football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jerry Burns, the Hawkeyes compiled a 3–6 record (1–5 in conference game), tied for last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 209 to 170.[1][2]
| 1964 Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 3–6 (1–5 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Karl Noonan |
| Captain | Tony Giacobazzi |
| Home stadium | Iowa Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Michigan $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 Hawkeyes gained 736 rushing yards and 2,125 passing yards. On defense, they gave up 1,663 rushing yards and 1,154 passing yards.[3] The Hawkeyes' average of 236.1 passing yards per game set a new school record, since broken.[4]
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Gary Snook (151-of-311 passing, 2,062 yards), Dalton Kimble (284 rushing yards, 48 points scored), and end Karl Noonan (59 receptions for 933 yards).[5] Snook broke Big Ten records for passing yards, and Noonan broke the conference mark for receptions.[6] Noonan was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association and Football News as a first-team All-American. Noonan and Snook received first-team All-Big Ten honors.[7] Noonan was also selected as the team's most valuable player.[8] End Tony Giacobazzi was the team captain.[9]
The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. Home attendance totaled 266,391, an average of 53,278 per game.[10]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Idaho* | W 34–24 | 43,300 | [11] | ||
| October 3 | No. 10 Washington* |
| NBC | W 28–18 | 48,000 | [12] |
| October 10 | at Indiana | W 21–20 | 31,108 | [13] | ||
| October 17 | at Wisconsin | L 21–31 | 65,713 | [14] | ||
| October 24 | Purdue |
| L 14–19 | 59,600 | [15] | |
| October 31 | No. 1 Ohio State |
| L 19–21 | 58,700 | [16] | |
| November 7 | at Minnesota | L 13–14 | 63,350 | [17] | ||
| November 14 | No. 6 Michigan |
| L 20–34 | 56,791 | [18] | |
| November 21 | at No. 1 Notre Dame* | L 0–28 | 59,135 | [19] | ||
