Hall of Fame Roster

1964 Bluebonnet team picture

1964 BLUEBONNET BOWL FOOTBALL TEAM

1964 BLUEBONNET BOWL FOOTBALL TEAM

Hall of Fame Honor Team

Class of 2003

Legendary coach Glenn Dobbs (for whom 8th Street was renamed) led the Golden Hurricane to a 9-2 overall record, while finishing in second place in the Missouri Valley Conference … the only losses were to Arkansas (by nine points) and Cincinnati (by five points). TU finished the season with win over Mississippi in the Bluebonnet Bowl by a score of 14-7 … the team led the nation in total offense with a 461.8-yards per game and revolutionized the way football looked at passing … TU led the nation in passing with a 317.9 average per game (this made them the first team in history to pass for more than 300 yards) … quarterback Jerry Rhome was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy after completing 244 passes for 2, 870 yards and 32 touchdowns … receiver Howard Twilley also broke the receptions and yards records with 95 catches and 1,178 yards.

Team Members: Glenn Dobbs II, Jack Suggs, Billy Guy Anderson, Jerry Rhome, Charles Hardt, Jeff Jordan, Brent Roberts, Eddie Fletcher, Bill Van Burkleo, Bob Daugherty, Randy Phillips, Ken Rader, Dwight Claxton, Darrell Wolff, Dennis Corr, Jim Brown, Bill Goods, John Poyas, Bill Pennington, Larry Williams, John Osmond, Bob Buoniconti, Sheldon Moomaw, Tom Martin, Mike Shaughnessy, Eddie Dukes, Mike Minnig, Ernie Riera, Richard Tyson, Carl Martin, Willie Townes, Tom McGuire, Joe Brooks, Bob Breitenstein, Wallace Willard, Charlie Brown, Dan Pavlak, Howard Twilley, Garry Porterfield, Terry Stoepel, Scott Schuhmann, Jim Roth, Mike Gibbons, Mark Maddox

Head Coach: Glenn Dobbs

Coaching Staff: Benny Davis, F.A. Dry, Bob Griffin, Al Kawal
 
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