1966 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1966 SEC football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

Ole Miss Rebels football
1966 Ole Miss Rebels football
Bluebonnet Bowl, L 0–19 vs. Texas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
1966 record	8–3 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Vaught (20th season)
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium; Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

The 1966 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1966 college football season.^[1] The Rebels were led by 20th-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson. The team competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in fourth. After starting 2–2 on the year, the Rebels began a six game winning streak with a come-from-behind victory over upset-minded Southern Miss on homecoming.^[2] Ole Miss ended the regular season at 8–2, and were ranked 12th in the final Coaches Poll, which was conducted before bowl season. The AP Poll ranked only ten teams at the time. The Rebels were invited to the 1966 Bluebonnet Bowl, where they were shutout by Texas, 0–19.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 17	at Memphis State*	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 13–0
September 24	Kentucky	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 17–0
October 1	No. 3 Alabama	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 7–17
October 8	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 3–9
October 15	Southern Miss*	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 14–7
October 22	vs. Houston*	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 27–6
October 29	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 17–0
November 12	at No. 10 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 14–7
November 19	Vanderbilt	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 34–0
November 26	Mississippi State	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 24–0
December 17	vs. Texas*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)	L 0–19
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Ole Miss Rebels football
Venues	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (1915–present) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1941–96)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn LSU: Magnolia Bowl Memphis Mississippi State: Egg Bowl (Golden Egg) Tulane Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	History Colonel Reb Rebel Black Bear "Forward Rebels" The Pride of the South The Grove
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
National championship seasons in bold

1966 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Alabama +	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Georgia +	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Ole Miss	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
LSU	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
Auburn	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll