1964 Trinity Tigers football team

1964 Trinity Tigers football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–7 (2–2 Southland)
Head coach	W. C. McElhannon (3rd season)
Home stadium	Alamo Stadium

1964 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lamar Tech $	3	–	0	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Arkansas State	2	–	0	–	2			7	–	0	–	2
Trinity (TX)	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Abilene Christian	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arlington State	0	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1964 Trinity Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Trinity University in the Southland Conference during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. In their third year under head coach W. C. McElhannon, the team compiled a 3–7 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Houston*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–34	13,000	[1]
September 19	Texas A&I*	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 21–32		[2]
September 26	Southwest Texas State*	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 7–20	4,134	[3]
October 3	No. 2 Lamar Tech	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 7–14	2,027	[4]
October 10	at New Mexico State*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 6–14		[5]
October 17	at Arkansas State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 13–35	5,875	[6]
October 24	at West Texas State*	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	L 6–21		[7]
October 31	Abilene Christian	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	W 26–7	1,890	[8]
November 7	McMurry*	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	W 30–24	1,909	[9]
November 14	at Arlington State	Memorial Stadium Arlington, TX	W 23–7		[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Houston whips Trinity, 34 to 7". The Victoria Advocate. September 13, 1964. Retrieved February 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Javelinas rally for 32–21 win over Trinity". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 20, 1964. Retrieved February 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Bobcats dole 20–7 setback to Trinity". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1964. Retrieved February 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lamar Tech wins, 14–7". The Orange Leader. October 4, 1964. Retrieved February 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Aggies whip Trinity 14–0". The Santa Fe New Mexican. October 11, 1964. Retrieved February 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Trinity is ripped 35–13". San Antonio Express and News. October 18, 1964. Retrieved February 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Trinity falls to Buffs 21–6". San Antonio Express and News. October 25, 1964. Retrieved February 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Trinity bounces Abilene, 26–7". San Antonio Express and News. November 1, 1964. Retrieved February 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tigers trim Tribe, 30–24". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 8, 1964. Retrieved February 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tiger victory spoils ASC homecoming". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 15, 1964. Retrieved February 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.