1964 small college football rankings

Selectors: AP, UPI

No. 1: Wittenberg (AP)

No. 1: Cal State Los Angeles (UPI)

Small college football rankings (AP, UPI)

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The 1964 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1964 college football season, including the 1964 NCAA College Division football season and the 1964 NAIA football season. Separate rankings were published by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). The AP rankings were selected by a board of sports writers, and the UPI rankings were selected by a board of small-college coaches.

The 1964 Wittenberg Tigers football team (8–0), led by senior quarterback Charlie Green, was selected as the small-college national champion by the AP. The 1964 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team (9–0) was selected as the small-college champion by the UPI and rated No. 3 by the AP. Prairie View (9–0) was recognized as the black college national champion and rated at No. 2 by the AP and No. 8 by the UPI.

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## AP poll

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| Week 1
Sept 29[1]| Week 2
Oct 6[2]| Week 3
Oct 13[3]| Week 4
Oct 20[4]| Week 5
Oct 27[5]| Week 6
Nov 3[6]| Week 7
Nov 10[7]| Week 8
Nov 17[8]| Week 9
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1.| Wittenberg (1)| Wittenberg (3–0)| Wittenberg (4–0) (8)| Wittenberg (5–0) (8)| Wittenberg (6–0) (7)| Wittenberg (7–0) (12)| Wittenberg (8–0) (9)| Wittenberg (8–0) (8)| Wittenberg (8–0) (6)| 1.
2.| Lamar Tech (2)| San Diego State (3–0)| San Diego State (4–0) (3)| Florida A&M (3–0) (1)| Prairie View A&M (5–0)| Prairie View A&M (6–0)| Louisiana Tech (8–0) (2)| Prairie View A&M (8–0)| Prairie View A&M (9–0)| 2.
3.| Delaware (2)| Lamar Tech| Florida A&M (2–0)| Prairie View A&M (4–0)| Florida A&M (4–0)| Florida A&M (5–0) (1)| Florida A&M (6–0) (1)| Cal State Los Angeles (7–0) (1)| Cal State Los Angeles (8–0) (2)| 3.
4.| San Diego State (1)| Prairie View A&M| Lamar Tech (2)| San Diego State (4–1)| Texas A&I (6–0)| Louisiana Tech (7–0) (1)| Prairie View A&M (7–0)| Louisiana Tech (8–1)| Louisiana Tech (9–1)| 4.
5.| Southern Illinois (1)| Florida A&M (1–0) (1)| Prairie View A&M| Susquehanna (5–0)| Youngstown| San Diego State (6–1)| Cal State Los Angeles (6–0) (1)| San Diego State (7–1) (1)| San Diego State (8–1) (1)| 5.
6.| Southwest Texas State (1)| Louisiana Tech (3–0)| Delaware (2–1)| Louisiana Tech (5–0)| Louisiana Tech (6–0)| Cal State Los Angeles (5–0)| San Diego State (6–1)| UMass (8–1) (2)| Concordia (MN) (10–0) (1)| 6.
7.| Louisiana Tech| Susquehanna (3–0)| Susquehanna (4–0)| Texas A&I (5–0)| San Diego State (5–1)| Texas A&I (6–0–1)| Texas A&I (7–0–1)| Concordia (MN) (9–0)| UMass (8–1) (1)| 7.
8.| Grambling State| Delaware (1–1)| Abilene Christian| Youngstown (4–0)| Susquehanna| Concordia (MN) (7–0)| UMass (7–1)| East Carolina (8–1)| East Carolina (8–1) (1)| 8.
9.| Prairie View A&M| Cal State Los Angeles| Louisiana Tech (4–0)| Cal State Los Angeles (3–0) (1)| Cal State Los Angeles (4–0)| Arkansas State| Concordia (MN) (8–0)| Sam Houston State (8–0)| Florida A&M (7–1)| 9.
10.| East Carolina| Northwestern State| Texas A&I (4–0)| Lamar Tech (3–1)| UMass (5–1) т| UMass (6–1)| Arkansas State| Texas A&I| Sam Houston State (8–1) (1)| 10.
11.|  |  |  |  | Concordia (MN) (6–0) т|  |  |  |  | 11.
| Week 1
Sept 29[1]| Week 2
Oct 6[2]| Week 3
Oct 13[3]| Week 4
Oct 20[4]| Week 5
Oct 27[5]| Week 6
Nov 3[6]| Week 7
Nov 10[7]| Week 8
Nov 17[8]| Week 9
Nov 24[9]|
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* 5 Southern Illinois
* 6 Southwest Texas State
* 8 Grambling State
* 10 East Carolina

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* 9 Cal State Los Angeles
* 10 Northwestern State

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* 6 Delaware
* 8 Abilene Christian

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10 Lamar Tech| Dropped:

* 5 Youngstown
* 8 Susquehanna

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* 3 Florida A&M
* 10 Arkansas State

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10 Texas A&I|

## UPI coaches poll

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| Week 1
Sept 30[10]| Week 2
Oct 7[11]| Week 3
Oct 14[12]| Week 4
Oct 21[13]| Week 5
Oct 28[14]| Week 6
Nov 4[15]| Week 7
Nov 11[16]| Week 8
Nov 18[17]| Week 9
Nov 25[18]| Week 10
Dec 2[19]|

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1.| Delaware (1–0) (18)| Wittenberg (3–0) (6)| San Diego State (4–0) (9)| Wittenberg (5–0) (12)| Wittenberg (6–0) (18)| Wittenberg (7–0) (20)| Wittenberg (8–0) (18)| Wittenberg (8–0) (18)| Cal State Los Angeles (8–0) (15)| Cal State Los Angeles (9–0)| 1.
2.| San Diego State (2–0) (2)| San Diego State (3–0) (8)| Wittenberg (4–0) (11)| Florida A&M (3–0) (2)| Texas A&I (6–0) (2)| Cal State Los Angeles (5–0) (6)| Cal State Los Angeles (6–0) (8)| Cal State Los Angeles (7–0) (9)| Wittenberg (8–0) (12)| Wittenberg (8–0)| 2.
3.| Wittenberg (2–0) (1)| Florida A&M (1–0) (1)| Florida A&M (2–0) (4)| East Carolina (5–0) (4)| Florida A&M (4–0) (2)| Florida A&M (5–0) (1)| Louisiana Tech (8–0) (4)| San Diego State (7–1) (2)| San Diego State (8–1) (1)| UMass (8–1)| 3.
4.| Montana State (3–0) (6)| East Carolina (3–0) (3)| East Carolina (4–0) (3)| Texas A&I (5–0) (2)| Cal State Los Angeles (4–0) (8)| San Diego State (6–1) (3)| Florida A&M (6–0)| UMass (8–1)| UMass (8–1) (1)| East Carolina (8–1)| 4.
5.| Florida A&M (0–0) (1) т| UMass (2–1) (1)| UMass (3–1) (1)| Cal State Los Angeles (3–0) (5)| San Diego State (5–1)| Louisiana Tech (7–0) (2)| San Diego State (6–1) (1)| East Carolina (8–1) (1)| East Carolina (8–1) (1)| Concordia (MN) (10–0) т| 5.
6.| East Carolina (3–0) т| Delaware (1–1) (3)| Texas A&I (4–0)| UMass (4–1) (1)| UMass (5–1) (1)| UMass (6–1)| UMass (7–1) (1) т| Louisiana Tech (8–1) (1)| Louisiana Tech (9–1) (2)| Louisiana Tech (9–1) т| 6.
7.| Northeastern State (2–0)| Northeastern State (3–0)| Delaware (2–1) (2)| San Diego State (4–1) (2)| Louisiana Tech (6–0) (1)| Texas A&I (6–0–1)| Texas A&I (7–0–1) т| Western State (CO) (9–0) (2)| Western State (CO) (9–0) (2)| San Diego State (8–2)| 7.
8.| Saint John's (MN) (1–0) (1)| Texas A&I (3–0) (1)| Montana State (3–2) (1)| Louisiana Tech (5–0) (1)| East Carolina (5–1)| East Carolina (6–1)| East Carolina (7–1)| Concordia (MN) (9–0)| Concordia (MN) (10–0) (1)| Prairie View (9–0)| 8.
9.| UMass (1–1) (1)| Montana State (2–2) (2)| Louisiana Tech (4–0)| Montana State (4–2) (2)| Prairie View (5–0)| Gettysburg (6–1)| Gettysburg (7–1) (1)| Prairie View (8–0) т| Prairie View (9–0)| Sam Houston State (8–1)| 9.
10.| Idaho State (2–0)| Gettysburg (3–0)| Idaho State (3–1)| Prairie View (4–0)| Western State (CO) (6–0) (2)| Western State (CO) (7–0) (2)| Western State (CO) (8–0) (2) т| Sam Houston State (8–0) (1) т| Florida A&M (7–1)| North Dakota State (9–1)| 10.
11.| Texas A&I| Prairie View| Lamar Tech| Gettysburg| Gettysburg| Prairie View| Concordia (MN) (9–0) т| Florida A&M| Sam Houston State| Western State (CO)| 11.
12.| Southwest Texas State| Chattanooga (1)| Cal State Los Angeles (2)| Delaware (1)| Delaware| Concordia (MN)| Prairie View| Texas A&I| North Dakota State| Florida A&M| 12.
13.| Cal State Los Angeles (1) т| Cal State Los Angeles (2)| Prairie View| Lamar Tech| Montana State| Arizona State College| State College of Iowa| North Dakota State| North Dakota| Chattanooga| 13.
14.| Northern Michigan т| Lamar Tech| Northeastern State| Northeastern State| Arizona State College т| State College of Iowa| Arizona State College| Linfield| Texas A&I| North Dakota т| 14.
15.| Prairie View| Lewis & Clark| Lewis & Clark| Western State (CO)| Bucknell т| Arkansas State| Sam Houston State| North Dakota| Arkansas State| Arkansas State т| 15.
16.| Chattanooga| Louisiana Tech (2) т| Gettysburg| Findlay| Arkansas State| Bucknell| Arkansas State| Gettysburg| Northeastern State| State College of Iowa т| 16.
17.| Lewis & Clark| Western State (CO) т| Western State (CO) (1)| Southwest Texas State| Concordia (MN)| Sam Houston State| North Dakota State| Northeastern State| Gettysburg т| Bucknell т| 17.
18.| Lamar Tech (1) т| Baldwin-Wallace (1) т| Abilene Christian| Bucknell| North Dakota State т| North Dakota State| North Dakota| Amherst т| Chattanooga т| Linfield| 18.
19.| Omaha т| Idaho State т| North Dakota State| Albright т| Northeastern State т| Parsons| Northeast Missouri State т| Sacramento State т| Northern Michigan| Montana State т| 19.
20.| Grambling State| Adams State т| Baldwin-Wallace| Arizona State College т| Sam Houston State| Whittier т| Linfield т| Arkansas State т| Sacramento State т| Washburn т| 20.
21.|  | North Dakota State т|  |  |  | North Dakota State т|  | Northeast Missouri State т| State College of Iowa т|  | 21.
22.|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Bucknell т|  | 22.
| Week 1
Sept 30[10]| Week 2
Oct 7[11]| Week 3
Oct 14[12]| Week 4
Oct 21[13]| Week 5
Oct 28[14]| Week 6
Nov 4[15]| Week 7
Nov 11[16]| Week 8
Nov 18[17]| Week 9
Nov 25[18]| Week 10
Dec 2[19]|
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* 8 Saint John's (MN)
* 12 Southwest Texas State
* 14 Northern Michigan
* 19 Omaha
* 20 Grambling State

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* 12 Chattanooga
* 20 Adams State

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* 10 Idaho State
* 15 Lewis & Clark
* 18 Abilene Christian
* 19 North Dakota State
* 20 Baldwin-Wallace

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* 13 Lamar Tech
* 16 Findlay
* 17 Southwest Texas State
* 19 Albright

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* 12 Delaware
* 13 Montana State
* 19 Northeastern State

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* 16 Bucknell
* 19 Parsons
* 20 Whittier

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* 13 State College of Iowa
* 14 Arizona State College

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* 14 Linfield
* 18 Amherst
* 20 Northeast Missouri State

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* 14 Texas A&I
* 16 Northeastern State
* 17 Gettysburg
* 19 Northern Michigan
* 20 Sacramento State

## Pittsburgh Courier rankings

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The Pittsburgh Courier, a leading African American newspaper, ranked the top 1964 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was often racially segregated.

The rankings were published on December 19:[20]

* 1\. Prairie View A&M (9–0)
* 2\. Florida A&M (9–1)
* 3\. Grambling (9–2)
* 4\. Tennessee A&I (8–2)
* 5\. Lincoln (MO) (8–2)
* 6\. North Carolina A&T (6–3–1)
* 7\. Morgan State (7–2)
* 8\. South Carolina State (7–2)
* 9\. Virginia State (6–2)
* 10\. Maryland State (4–2–1)
* 11\. Jackson State (6–4)
* 12\. Edward Waters (9–0)
* 13\. Tuskegee (5–2–2)
* 14\. Alabama A&M (6–1–1)
* 15\. Johnson C. Smith (7–2–1)
* 16\. Fort Valley State (6–2)
* 17\. Kentucky State (7–3)
* 18\. Bethune-Cookman (6–3)
* 19\. Howard (8–2)

## References

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1. ^ "Wittenberg Paces College Football Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. September 29, 1964. p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Wittenberg Tops Small College AP Football Poll". Idaho State journal. Pocatello, Idaho. October 6, 1964. p. 6. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Wittenberg Keeps Small School Top Football Rating". Janesville Daily Gazette. Janesville, Wisconsin. October 13, 1964. p. 14. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "3 Iowa Teams Get Grid Votes". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 20, 1964. p. 13. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Wittenberg 11 Tops Small College Poll". Brownwood Bulletin. Brownwood, Texas. October 28, 1964. p. 9. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Wittenberg Tops Small College Football Poll". The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. November 3, 1964. p. 11. Retrieved May 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Wittenberg Retains Top Grid Ranking". The Daily Reporter. Dover, Ohio. November 10, 1964. p. 14. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Wittenberg duels Prairie View For lead in small college poll". Belvidere Daily Republican. Belvidere, Illinois. November 17, 1964. p. 5. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Wittenberg No. 1 in Final Small College Football Poll". News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. November 25, 1964. p. 5-B. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Champion Delaware Leads Small Colleges". Daily World. Opelousas, Louisiana. October 1, 1964. p. 12. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ George C. Langford (October 7, 1964). "Wittenberg Takes Small College Lead; Delaware String Snapped". The Call-Leader. Elwood, Indiana. p. 6. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "San Diego Tops Small College Grid Rankings". The Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. October 15, 1964. p. 27. Retrieved May 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Tigers Regain First Place In UPI Small College Poll". Bennington Banner. Bennington, Vermont. October 21, 1964. p. 12. Retrieved May 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Western State (CO) 10th in Ratings". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. October 29, 1964. p. 3C. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ "Tigers Top Poll For Third Straight Week". Bennington Banner. Bennington, Vermont. November 4, 1964. p. 10. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
16. ^ "Small College Football Poll". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. November 12, 1964. p. 10. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
17. ^ "A&I Tumbles To 12th Spot". Valley Morning Star. Harlingen, Texas. November 19, 1964. p. 19. Retrieved May 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
18. ^ "Small Colleges UPI Ratings". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 26, 1964. p. C-One. Retrieved May 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
19. ^ "Final Ratings In Small College Poll". Las Vegas Daily Optic. East Las Vegas, New Mexico. December 2, 1964. p. 4. Retrieved May 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
20. ^ "Let us look at the top forces of 1964". Pittsburgh Courier (p. 14). December 19, 1964 – via Newspapers.com.

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