1966 Navy Midshipmen football team

1966 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference Independent
1966 record 4–6
Head coach Bill Elias (2nd season)
Home stadium Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –  –   9 –0 –1
Colgate   –  –   8 –1 –1
No. 8 Georgia Tech   –  –   9 –2 –0
Army   –  –   8 –2 –0
Dayton   –  –   8 –2 –0
Houston   –  –   8 –2 –0
Memphis   –  –   7 –2 –0
No. 9 Miami (FL)   –  –   8 –2 –1
VPI   –  –   8 –2 –1
Syracuse   –  –   8 –3 –0
Colorado State   –  –   7 –3 –0
New Mexico State   –  –   7 –3 –0
West Texas State   –  –   7 –3 –0
Villanova   –  –   6 –3 –0
Holy Cross   –  –   6 –3 –1
Southern Miss   –  –   6 –4 –0
Texas Western   –  –   6 –4 –0
Rutgers   –  –   5 –4 –0
Tulane   –  –   5 –4 –1
Florida State   –  –   6 –5 –0
Buffalo   –  –   5 –5 –0
Penn State   –  –   5 –5 –0
Air Force   –  –   4 –6 –0
Boston College   –  –   4 –6 –0
Navy   –  –   4 –6 –0
Utah State   –  –   4 –6 –0
Xavier   –  –   4 –6 –0
Pacific   –  –   4 –7 –0
San Jose State   –  –   3 –7 –0
Pittsburgh   –  –   1 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1966 college football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by second-year head coach Bill Elias.[1][2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 17 Boston College Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 27–7    
September 24 at SMU Cotton Bowl Stadium • Dallas, TX (Rivalry) L 3-21   58,000
October 1 at Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Rivalry) L 7–15    
October 8 at Syracuse Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY L 14–28    
September 24 at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA W 24-7    
October 22 William & Marydagger Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 21–0    
October 29 vs. Notre Dame JFK Stadium • Philadelphia, PA (Rivalry) L 7–31   70,101
November 5 Duke Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD L 7–9    
November 12 at Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 30–14    
November 26 vs. Army JFK Stadium • Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game) L 7–20    
daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

1966 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 16 Phil Bassi
QB 15 John Cartwright
TE 84 Mike Clark
G 60 Tim Cocozzo
RB 35 Tom Daley
C 58 Harry Dittmann
C 54 Ron Lemon
G 66 Dave Lohr
G 67 Art Meinhold
RB 24 Terry Murray
RB 48 Bill Newton
QB 18 Ken Pease
T 75 Rich Red
T 79 Kit Ruland
WR 80 Tom Shrawder
WR 82 Rod Taylor
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 28 Rick Bayer
DT 77 Emerson Carr
DB 26 Bernie DeGeorge
DE 87 Bill Dow
LB 51 Don Downing
LB 69 Pete Eisenhauer
DB 38 Jim Goebel
DB 34 Rogers Lammers
DB 49 Scott McDaniel
DB 11 John McIntosh
DE 74 Tom McKean
LB 56 Francis Poole
DE 85 Curt Schantz
DT 78 Dave Tate
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 193. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Navy Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.


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