1966 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
| 1966 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 13 |
| 1966 record | 8–2 (5–2 SWC) |
| Head coach | Frank Broyles (9th season) |
| Home stadium |
Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 SMU $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1966 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled an 8–2 record (5–2 against SWC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the SWC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 218 to 73.[1][2]
Arkansas defensive tackle Loyd Phillips and defensive back Martine Bercher were selected as first-team players on the 1965 College Football All-America Team. Phillips finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy voting and won the Outland Trophy, awarded to the best interior lineman in the land. Bercher gained an average of 15.5 yards per punt return, the fifth-best mark in the nation. The Arkansas defense gave up the seventh-lowest point total per game, 7.3.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | |||||
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| September 17 | Oklahoma State* | No. 5 | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 14–10 | |||||
| September 24 | Tulsa* | No. 6 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 27–8 | |||||
| October 1 | at TCU | No. 7 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 21–0 | |||||
| October 8 | Baylor | No. 9 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 0–7 | |||||
| October 15 | at Texas | Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) | W 12–7 | ||||||
| October 22 | Wichita State* | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 40–0 | ||||||
| October 29 | at Texas A&M | No. 9 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (rivalry) | W 34–0 | |||||
| November 5 | Rice | No. 8 | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 31–20 | |||||
| November 12 | SMU | No. 6 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 22–0 | |||||
| November 19 | at Texas Tech | No. 6 | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (rivalry) | L 16–21 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
Game summaries
Texas
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Arkansas' third consecutive victory over Texas.[3]
References
- ↑ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "1966 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Arkansas Nips Texas, 12-7." Palm Beach Post. 1966 Oct 16.