1966 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1966 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–6–1 (2–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPRoger Murphy
CaptainCas Banaszek[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Michigan State $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
No. 7 Purdue 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Michigan 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Illinois 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Ohio State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Indiana 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
Iowa 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 3–6–1 record (2–4–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Bill Melzer with 1,171 passing yards, Bob McKelvey with 459 rushing yards, and Roger Murphy with 777 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Florida*
L 7–4340,056[3]
September 24Indiana
L 14–2637,777
October 1No. 4 Notre Dame*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 7–3555,356
October 8at Oregon State*
W 14–622,497[4]
October 15at Wisconsin
T 3–353,163
October 22at Iowa
W 24–15
October 29No. 2 Michigan State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–2244,304
November 5Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 13–2835,549
November 12at Michigan
L 20–2858,556[5]
November 19Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 35–737,625
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1966 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Spurrier-Paced Gators Romp To Easy 43–7 Opening Win". Monroe Morning World. September 18, 1966. p. 9-B – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Hoefflin, Walter (October 9, 1966). "Wildcat passes surprise Beavers, 14-6". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 3B.
  5. ^ Jack Saylor (November 13, 1966). "U-M Aerials Clip Wildcats". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1966 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.


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