1964 Edward Waters Tigers football team explained

Year:1964
Team:Edward Waters Tigers
Sport:football
Conference:Southeastern Athletic Conference
Short Conf:SEAC
Record:9–0
Conf Record:2–0
Head Coach:Clifford Paul
Hc Year:3rd
Champion:SEAC champion

The 1964 Edward Waters Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Edward Waters College (EWC), a historically-black college with 1,200 students in Jacksonville, Florida, as a member of the Southeastern Athletic Conference (SEAC) during the 1964 NAIA football season. In their third and final year under head coach Clifford Paul, the Tigers compiled a perfect 9–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 498 to 20.[1] The team shut out six of nine opponents and set a single-game school scoring record with 142 points against the . The Tigers were described as "the Cinderella team of Negro football in 1964"[1]

Running back Jim "Cannonball" Butler starred for the 1964 team and became is the only EWC alumnus to play in the National Football League (NFL).[2]

Schedule

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Notes and References

  1. News: What's This? A Challenge To Rattlers' Rule. The Miami News. John Crittenden. December 7, 1964. 2B, 4B. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Obituary: James 'Cannonball' Butler / Former Steelers running back made lasting impression on punt. post-gazette.com. 3 November 2016.
  3. News: . Edward Waters College Schedule . . . September 26, 1964 . 14 . March 6, 2024 . .