1966 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1966 record | 4–6 (4–3 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Pete Elliott (7th season) |
MVP | Ron Guenther |
Captain | Bo Batchelder, Kai Anderson |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Illini compiled a 4–6 record and finished in a tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Bob Naponic with 998 passing yards, running back Bill Huston with 420 rushing yards, and John Wright with 831 receiving yards.[2] Guard Ron Guenther was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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September 17 | at SMU* | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | L 7–26 | ||||||
September 24 | Missouri* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Rivalry) | L 14–21 | ||||||
October 1 | No. 1 Michigan State | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 10–26 | ||||||
October 8 | Ohio State | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) | W 10–9 | ||||||
October 15 | at Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | W 24–10 | ||||||
October 22 | Stanford* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 3–6 | ||||||
October 29 | at Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) | L 21–25 | ||||||
November 5 | at Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | W 28–21 | ||||||
November 12 | Wisconsin | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 49–14 | ||||||
November 19 | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) | L 7–35 | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
References
- ↑ "1966 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "1966 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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