1964 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1964 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh year under head coach Clay Stapleton, the Cyclones compiled a 1–8–1 record (0–7 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 155 to 72.^[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

1964 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	1–8–1 (0–7 Big 8)
Head coach	Clay Stapleton (7th season)
Captain	Mike Cox
Home stadium	Clyde Williams Field
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

1964 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Nebraska $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Kansas	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Missouri	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Colorado	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Iowa State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The regular starting lineup on offense consisted of left end Ernie Kun, left tackle Norm Taylor, left guard Wayne Lueders, center John Berrington, right guard Sam Ramenofsky, right tackle John Van Sicklen, right end Denny Alitz, quarterback Tim Van Galder, halfbacks Tom Vaughn and Ernie Kennedy, and fullback Mike Cox. Steve Balkovec was the punter placekicker.^[2] Mike Cox was the team captain.^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Tom Vaughn with 497 rushing yards and 25 points scored (four touchdowns and an extra point), Tim Van Galder with 354 passing yards, Tony Baker with 76 receiving yards.^[3][4] Three Iowa State players were selected as first-team all-conference players: fullback Mike Cox, right tackle John Van Sicklen, and halfback Tom Vaughn.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	1:30 pm	Drake*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA		W 25–0	20,523
September 26	2:30 pm	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 14–29	17,655
October 3	1:30 pm	Nebraska	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA		L 7–14	21,185
October 10	1:30 pm	Kansas	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA		L 6–42	19,706
October 17	1:30 pm	Colorado	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA		L 7–14	19,778
October 24	2:00 pm	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	NBC	L 0–10	43,493
October 31	1:00 pm	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 7–9	22,155
November 7	1:30 pm	at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 0–30	42,982
November 14	1:30 pm	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)		L 6–7	15,738
November 21	9:00 pm	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		T 0–0	24,000–24,595	[6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time