On New Year's Day, Arkansas rallied in the fourth quarter to beat No. 6 Nebraska 10-7 in the Cotton Bowl. That night, in the first Orange Bowl played under the lights, 5th-ranked Texas jumped out to a 21-7 halftime lead over Alabama and hung on to win 21-17.
The 1964 national championship was historic not so much for who won but for when the title was awarded. Arkansas remained the only undefeated team in the country at 11-0 with its victory over Nebraska. Two groups who waited until after the bowl games to name their champion - The Football Writers Association of America and the Helms Athletic Foundation - named Frank Broyles' Razorbacks as national champs.