1966 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1966 Illinois Fighting Illini football
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
1966 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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
September 17 at SMU* Cotton BowlDallas, TX L 726    
September 24 Missouri* Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (Rivalry) L 1421    
October 1 No. 1 Michigan State Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 1026    
October 8 Ohio State Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) W 109    
October 15 at Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN W 2410    
October 22 Stanford* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 36    
October 29 at Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) L 2125    
November 5 at Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI W 2821    
November 12 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 4914    
November 19 at Northwestern Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) L 735    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


References

  1. "1966 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. "1966 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  3. "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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