1964 NAIA football season

The 1964 NAIA football season, as part of the 1964 college football season in the United States, was the ninth season of college football sponsored by the NAIA. The season was played from August to December 1964, culminating in the ninth annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year in Augusta, Georgia.

1964 NAIA football season
Regular season	August–December 1964
Postseason	December 5–12, 1964
National Championship	Augusta, GA
Champion	Concordia–Moorhead & Sam Houston State

Concordia–Moorhead and Sam Houston State played to a 7–7 tie and were declared co-national champions. This was the first NAIA national title for both teams.[1]

Conference standings

1964 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Arkansas Tech $ 7 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Arkansas A&M 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Arkansas State Teachers 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Southern Arkansas 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Henderson State 3 – 3 – 1     0 – 3 – 6 Ouachita Baptist 2 – 4 – 1     4 – 5 – 1 Harding 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 Ozarks 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1964 Carolinas Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Elon $ 4 – 1 – 1     8 – 1 – 1 Western Carolina 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Appalachian State 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Catawba 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Lenoir–Rhyne 2 – 3 – 1     3 – 6 – 1 Guilford 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Newberry 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1964 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Washburn $ 4 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Fort Hays State 2 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Omaha 2 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Pittsburg State 2 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Emporia State 0 – 4 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1964 Evergreen Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Pacific Lutheran $ 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Whitworth 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Central Washington 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 3 – 1 Western Washington 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 3 – 1 Eastern Washington 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Puget Sound 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1964 Gateway Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Milton $ 4 – 0 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Northwestern (WI) 3 – 1 – 0     4 – 2 – 0 Illinois–Chicago 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Lakeland 1 – 3 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 Eureka 0 – 4 – 0     0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1964 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Central (IA) + 7 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Upper Iowa + 7 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Luther 6 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Simpson 5 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Dubuque 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 5 – 1 Iowa Wesleyan 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Buena Vista 2 – 5 – 1     3 – 5 – 1 Wartburg 2 – 5 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 William Penn 0 – 8 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1964 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Ottawa + 8 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Southwestern (KS) + 8 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Baker 7 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 College of Emporia 7 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 McPherson 4 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Bethany (KS) 3 – 6 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Kansas Wesleyan 3 – 6 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Bethel (KS) 2 – 7 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Friends 2 – 7 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Sterling 1 – 8 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1964 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Sam Houston State $^ 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 1 Sul Ross 4 – 1 – 1     7 – 3 – 1 Southwest Texas State 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Texas A&I 3 – 2 – 1     7 – 2 – 1 Stephen F. Austin 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 East Texas State 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Howard Payne 0 – 6 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant	1964 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Concordia (MN) $^ 7 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 1 Augsburg 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Gustavus Adolphus 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Saint John's (MN) 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 3 – 0 St. Thomas (MN) 3 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Minnesota–Duluth 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Hamline 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Macalester 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1964 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T William Jewell $ 4 – 0 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Missouri Valley 3 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Graceland 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Central Methodist 1 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Tarkio 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Culver–Stockton 0 – 4 – 0     1 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1964 Nebraska College Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Kearney State $ 4 – 0 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 Wayne State (NE) 3 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Hastings 2 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Peru State 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Chadron State 0 – 4 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1964 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Valley City State + 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 Mayville State + 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Dickinson State 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Minot State 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Wahpeton Science 2 – 4 – 0     ? – ? – ? Jamestown 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 Ellendale 0 – 6 – 0     ? – ? – ? + – Conference co-champions
1964 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T East Central $ 6 – 0 – 1     9 – 2 – 1 Northeastern State 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 SW Oklahoma State 4 – 2 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 SE Oklahoma State 3 – 3 – 1     4 – 5 – 1 Panhandle A&M 2 – 4 – 1     4 – 6 – 1 Central State (OK) 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Langston 1 – 4 – 2     2 – 5 – 2 NW Oklahoma State 1 – 6 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1964 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Southern Oregon + 3 – 0 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 Portland State + 3 – 0 – 1     4 – 4 – 1 Oregon Tech 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 3 – 1 Eastern Oregon 1 – 3 – 0     3 – 4 – 0 Oregon College 0 – 4 – 0     1 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1964 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Huron $ 6 – 0 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Northern State 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Black Hills State 3 – 2 – 1     5 – 2 – 1 Dakota Wesleyan 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 3 – 1 South Dakota Tech 1 – 4 – 1     1 – 5 – 2 General Beadle 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 Southern State 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1964 Tri-State Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Westmar $ 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Northwestern (IA) 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Yankton 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Midland 4 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Concordia (NE) 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Dana 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 Sioux Falls 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion

Postseason

	Semifinals December 5, 1964					Championship December 12, 1964 Augusta, GA[2]
	Sam Houston State		32
	Findlay*		12
						Sam Houston State		7
						Concordia–Moorhead		7
	Linfield		6
	Concordia–Moorhead*		28

References

1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
2. "1964 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.