1966 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONNotre Dame9–0–1 overall
HEISMANSteve SpurrierFlorida · QB
#1 PICKBubba SmithMichigan State · Baltimore Colts, 1967 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

4 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 2, 1967Orange BowlFlorida 27, Georgia Tech 12
Jan 2, 1967Rose BowlPurdue 14, USC 13
Jan 2, 1967Sugar BowlAlabama 34, Nebraska 7
Dec 31, 1966Cotton BowlGeorgia 24, SMU 9

1966 STANDINGS

10 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

Clemson finished atop the 1966 ACC standings at 6–1 in conference play (6–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Clemson6–16–4–
NC State5–25–5–
Maryland3–34–6–
Virginia3–34–6–
Duke2–35–5–
Wake Forest2–43–7–
North Carolina1–42–8–
South Carolina1–31–9–

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN UNIVERSITIES

USC finished atop the 1966 Athletic Association of Western Universities standings at 4–1 in conference play (7–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
USC4–17–4PUR 14–13 USC
Washington4–36–4–
UCLA3–19–1–
Oregon State3–17–3–
California2–33–7–
Stanford1–45–5–
Washington State1–33–7–
Oregon1–33–7–

BIG 8

Nebraska finished atop the 1966 Big 8 standings at 6–1 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Nebraska6–19–2ALA 34–7 NEB
Colorado5–27–3–
Missouri4–2–16–3–1–
Oklahoma4–36–4–
Oklahoma State4–2–14–5–1–
Iowa State2–3–22–6–2–
Kansas0–6–12–7–1–
Kansas State0–6–10–9–1–

BIG TEN

Michigan State finished atop the 1966 Big Ten standings at 7–0 in conference play (9–0–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Michigan State7–09–0–1–
Purdue6–19–2PUR 14–13 USC
Michigan4–36–4–
Illinois4–34–6–
Minnesota3–3–14–5–1–
Ohio State3–44–5–
Wisconsin2–4–13–6–1–
Northwestern2–4–13–6–1–
Iowa1–62–8–
Indiana1–5–11–8–1–

MAC

Miami (OH) finished atop the 1966 MAC standings at 5–1 in conference play (8–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Miami (OH)5–18–1–
Western Michigan5–17–2–
Bowling Green4–26–2–
Ohio3–34–5–
Kent State2–43–6–
Marshall1–52–7–
Toledo1–51–7–

MIDDLE ATLANTIC

Delaware finished atop the 1966 Middle Atlantic standings at 0–2.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Delaware0–00–2

SEC

Alabama finished atop the 1966 SEC standings at 6–0 in conference play (11–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Alabama6–011–0ALA 34–7 NEB
Georgia5–010–1UGA 24–9 SMU
Ole Miss5–28–3TEX 19–0 MISS
Florida4–19–2FLA 27–12 GT
Tennessee3–28–3TENN 18–12 SYR
LSU2–35–4–1–
Kentucky2–43–6–1–
Auburn1–54–6–
Mississippi State0–62–8–
Vanderbilt0–51–9–

SOUTHERN

East Carolina finished atop the 1966 Southern standings at 4–1–1 in conference play (4–4–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
East Carolina4–1–14–4–1
West Virginia3–02–5–2

SOUTHWEST

SMU finished atop the 1966 Southwest standings at 6–1 in conference play (8–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
SMU6–18–3UGA 24–9 SMU
Arkansas5–27–2–
Texas5–27–4TEX 19–0 MISS
Texas A&M4–34–5–1–
Baylor3–45–5–
Texas Tech2–54–6–
TCU2–52–8–
Rice1–62–8–

WESTERN ATHLETIC

Wyoming finished atop the 1966 Western Athletic standings at 5–0 in conference play (9–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Wyoming5–09–1WYO 28–20 FSU
BYU3–27–2–
Arizona State3–25–5–
Utah3–25–5–
Arizona1–43–7–
New Mexico0–52–8–

INDEPENDENTS

Notre Dame finished atop the 1966 independents at 9–0–1.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Notre Dame9–0–1–
Georgia Tech9–2FLA 27–12 GT
Miami8–2–1MIA 14–7 VT
Syracuse8–3TENN 18–12 SYR
Virginia Tech7–2–1MIA 14–7 VT
Colorado State7–2–
Houston7–2–
Army7–2–
Southern Miss6–4–
Louisville6–3–
Florida State6–5WYO 28–20 FSU
Memphis6–2–
North Texas6–2–
Buffalo5–3–
Tulane5–4–1–
Penn State5–5–
UTEP5–4–
Air Force4–6–
New Mexico State4–3–
Navy4–6–
Tulsa4–4–
Boston College4–6–
Rutgers4–4–
Utah State3–6–
San José State3–6–
Cincinnati2–6–
San Diego State1–0–
Fresno State1–0–
UL Monroe1–0–
Pittsburgh1–9–
Louisiana Tech0–2–
Hawai'i0–2–
UConn0–2–
Massachusetts0–3–
Northern Illinois0–1–
Temple0–1–
Central Michigan0–1–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

4 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Dec 31, 1966Postseason gameTennessee 18, Syracuse 12
Dec 24, 1966Postseason gameWyoming 28, Florida State 20
Dec 17, 1966Postseason gameTexas 19, Ole Miss 0
Dec 10, 1966Postseason gameMiami 14, Virginia Tech 7