The 1964 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1964. The seven selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1964 season are (1) the Associated Press (AP), (2) the United Press International (UPI), (3) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the Central Press Association (CP), (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (7) the Sporting News. Other selectors include Time magazine and Football News.
AP, UPI, NEA, and Central Press were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers, and the AFCA was a poll of college coaches. The Sporting News and Time magazine polled football scouts and coaches. AP, UPI, NEA, Central Press, and The Sporting News chose both first and second teams. AP, UPI, NEA, and Central Press also listed numerous honorable mentions.
For the year 1964, the NCAA recognizes seven published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.
Ends and flankers
Fred Biletnikoff, Florida State (AFCA-2, AP-1, CP-1, FN, FWAA, NEA-1, WC)
Jack Snow, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-2, CP-1, FN, FWAA, NEA-1, SN, UPI, Time, WC)
Karl Noonan, Iowa (AFCA-3, AP-2, NEA-1 [flanker], FN)
Bob Hadrick, Purdue (AFCA-2, CP-2)
Howard Twilley, Tulsa (AFCA-3, CP-2, NEA-3 [flanker])
Charles Casey, Florida (NEA-2)
Fred Hill, USC (NEA-2)
Len Frketich, Oregon State (NEA-3)
Jim Whelan, Boston College (NEA-3)
Larry Kramer, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI, NEA-1, CP-1, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA)
Ralph Neely, Oklahoma (UPI, Time, WC, AFCA-1, SN, FN)
Jim Wilson, Georgia (AP-1, CP-2, NEA-1, FWAA)
Harry Schuh, Memphis State (AFCA-2, Time)
Jerry Rush, Michigan State (AP-2, NEA-3 [def. tackle])
Rich Koper, Oregon State (AP-2)
Butch Allison, Missouri (NEA-2)
Bill Zadel, Army (AFCA-2, NEA-3)
Carl Singer, Purdue (NEA-3)
Glenn Ressler, Penn State (AFCA-1, AP-2 [linebacker], CP-1, FN, FWAA, NEA-1 [center], SN, WC, Time [T])
Tommy Nobis, Texas (AFCA-2, AP-1, FN, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI)
Stas Maliszewski, Princeton (FWAA)
Wayne Freeman, Alabama (AP-2, NEA-1)
Don Croftcheck, Indiana (NEA-2, SN)
Archie Sutton, Illinois (Time)
Bill Fisk, Jr., Southern California (AP-1)
Jack Abendschan, New Mexico (AP-2)
John Niland, Iowa (NEA-2)
Stan Hindman, Ole Miss (NEA-3)
Dick Butkus, Illinois (AFCA-1, AP-1 [linebacker], CP-1, FN, FWAA, NEA-2 [linebacker], SN, UPI, Time, WC)
Malcolm Walker, Rice (Time, SN)
Pat Killorin, Syracuse (AP-1)
Richard Granier, LSU (AP-2)
Joe Cerne, Northwestern (NEA-2)
John Huarte, Notre Dame (AFCA-2, AP-1, CP-1, FN, UPI, WC)
Craig Morton, California (AFCA-1, AP-2, FN, FWAA, NEA-1, SN, Time)
Bob Timberlake, Michigan (AP-1, FWAA, FN [running back], NEA-2 [running back])
Jerry Rhome, Tulsa (AFCA-3, AP-2, CP-2, FN, FWAA, NEA-3, UPI)
Bob Berry, Oregon (AFCA-1, AP-2, NEA-2)
Bob Schweickert, Virginia Tech (AP-2, FWAA)
Roger Staubach, Navy (FN-rb)
Larry Elkins, Baylor (AFCA-1 [end], AP-1 [end], FN, FWAA, NEA-2 [flanker], SN, UPI, Time, WC)
Gale Sayers, Kansas (AFCA-1, AP-1, CP-2, FN, FWAA, NEA-1, SN, UPI, WC, Time)
Donny Anderson, Texas Tech (AFCA-3, AP-1, NEA-1, FWAA, Time, SN, FN)
Floyd Little, Syracuse (FWAA, FN, NEA-3)
Mike Garrett, USC (AFCA-3, CP-1)
Jim Grabowski, Illinois (CP-2, UPI, FN)
Tom Nowatzke, Indiana (AFCA-1 [fullback], AP-2 [defensive back])
Larry Dupree, Florida (AFCA-1)
Brian Piccolo, Wake Forest (AFCA-3, AP-2 [defensive back], FN, NEA-2)
Jim Grisham, Oklahoma (FN)
Cosmo Iacavazzi, Princeton (NEA-3)
Ken Willard, North Carolina (AFCA-2, CP-2)
Allen Brown, Mississippi (AP-1, Time, SN)
Ray Rissmiller, Georgia (Time, SN)
Al Atkinson, Villanova (AFCA-3 [tackle], CP-2, NEA-1)
Alphonse Dotson, Grambling (NEA-1)
Harold Wells, Purdue (AP-1)
Jack Jacobson, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
Bill Cronin, Boston College (AP-2)
Vernon Biggs, Jackson State (NEA-2)
Aaron Brown, Minnesota (NEA-2)
Glenn Sasser, North Carolina St. (NEA-3)
Roy Jefferson, Utah (NEA-3)
Bill Yearby, Michigan (AFCA-3, AP-2, CP-1, FN, NEA-1)
Jim Davidson, Ohio State (NEA-2 [off. tackle], SN, Time)
Dan Kearley, Alabama (AP-1)
John Van Sicklen, Iowa State (AP-1)
Remi Prudhomme, LSU (NEA-1, FN)
Ed Orazen, Ohio State (FN)
John Frick, Ohio Univ. (AP-2, NEA-3 [off. guard])
Jim Garcia, Purdue (NEA-2)
Kent Francisco, UCLA (NEA-2)
Kevin Hardy, Notre Dame (NEA-3)
Steve DeLong, Tennessee (AP-1 [linebacker], NEA-1, FWAA, Time, FN)
Ike Kelley, Ohio State (AFCA-2 [guard], FWAA, FN, NEA-2)
Malcolm Walker, Rice (NEA-3)
Rick Redman, Washington (AFCA-1 [guard], CP-1, FN, FWAA, NEA-3, UPI)
Ron Caveness, Arkansas (AFCA-3 [guard], AP-1, CP-2, NEA-1, FWAA, Time, SN)
Jim Carroll, Notre Dame (AFCA-3 [guard], CP-2, Time, SN, FN)
Jack O'Billovich, Oregon State (NEA-1)
Carl McAdams, Oklahoma (AFCA-3 [center], AP-2, NEA-1)
Marty Schottenheimer, Pitt (AP-2, NEA-2)
Bill Curry, Georgia Tech (AFCA-2 [center], CP-2, NEA-2)
John Chapple, Stanford (NEA-3)
Mike Curtis, Duke (NEA-3)
Tucker Frederickson, Auburn (AFCA-2 [fullback], AP-1, Time, NEA, CP-1, WC, FWAA, SN)
Clancy Williams, Washington State (AP-1, NEA, FWAA, Time, SN)
Arnie Chonko, Ohio State (AP-1, NEA-1)
Cosmo Iacavazzi, Princeton (AP-1, CP-1, FN)
Roy Jefferson, Utah (Time, SN, FN)
George Donnelly, Illinois (NEA-3, SN, Time)
Gerry Bussell, Georgia Tech (Time, SN)
Ken Hatfield, Arkansas (AP-2, NEA-3 [safety])
Bruce Bennett, Florida (AP-2)
Wayne Swinford, Georgia (NEA-2)
Tony Carey, Notre Dame (NEA-2)
Mickey Andrews, Alabama (NEA-2 [safety])
Rodger Bird, Kentucky (AFCA-2)
Kent McCloughan, Nebraska (NEA-3)
David Ray, Alabama (FN)
Bold – Consensus All-American
-1 – First-team selection
-2 – Second-team selection
-3 – Third-team selection
AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, base on a poll of coaches with 512 coaches participating; AFCA chose one eleven-man squad.
AP = Associated Press – In 1964, the AP picked separate offensive and defensive All-American teams.
CP = Central Press Association – In 1964, the Central Press picked a single All-American team of eleven players rather than selecting separate offensive and defensive teams. Selections were made by the captains of college football teams.
FWAA = Football Writers Association of America. The Writers team was composed of an offensive and defensive unit.
NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association – In 1964, the NEA picked separate offensive and defensive All-American teams.
SN = Sporting News. They chose a two-platoon team—offense and defense.
UPI = United Press International – In 1964, the UP picked a single All-American team of eleven players rather than selecting separate offensive and defensive teams. Chosen "in a nationwide ballot of 259 sports writers and broadcasters".
FN = The Football News. They chose a two-platoon team.
Time = Time, the U.S. news magazine. Time chose an offensive and a defensive platoon.
WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation. The Walter Camp team was composed of one 11-man team.
