1966 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1966 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 4–5 record.

1966 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1966 record4–5 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPRay Pryor
CaptainMike Current, John Fill, Ray Pryor
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 81,109)
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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 241:30 p.m.TCU*
W 14–775,375
October 11:30 p.m.Washington*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 22–3880,241
October 81:30 p.m.at Illinois
L 9–1051,069
October 151:30 p.m.No. 1 Michigan State
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH (rivalry)
L 8–1184,282
October 221:30 p.m.Wisconsin
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 24–1384,265
October 292:30 p.m.at Minnesota
L 7–1749,489
November 51:30 p.m.Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 7–080,834
November 122:30 p.m.at Iowa
W 14–1044,677
November 191:30 p.m.Michigan
L 3–1783,403
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

Game summaries

TCU
1 234Total
TCU 0 070 7
• Ohio St 7 007 14

[1]

Washington
1 234Total
• Washington 7 14710 38
Ohio State 0 787 22
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 80,241
  • Game weather: Rainy, wind NW 10 mph, 59°F

[2]

Illinois
1 234Total
Ohio State 3 330 9
• Illinois 0 307 10

[3]

Michigan State
1 234Total
• Michigan State 0 038 11
Ohio State 2 006 8
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 84,282
  • Game weather: Rain, wind SE 20-35, 69°F

[4] [5]

Wisconsin
1 234Total
Wisconsin 0 670 13
• Ohio St 7 0314 24

[6]

Minnesota
1 234Total
Ohio State 0 007 7
• Minnesota 0 773 17

[7]

Indiana
1 234Total
Indiana 0 000 0
• Ohio St 0 070 7

[8]

Iowa
1 234Total
• Ohio St 0 707 14
Iowa 0 307 10

[9]

Michigan
1 234Total
• Michigan 3 770 17
Ohio St 0 300 3

[10]

1967 NFL draftees
PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Mike Current358TackleDenver Broncos
Bo Rein7179FlankerBaltimore Colts
Ron Sepic12300EndWashington Redskins

References
  1. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Jan-10. Archived 2015-01-13.
  2. http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1966/1966-2-Washington.pdf
  3. http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1966/1966-3-Illinois.pdf
  4. http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1966/1966-4-MichiganState.pdf
  5. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6016600.0
  6. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Jan-11.
  7. http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1966/1966-6-Minnesota.pdf
  8. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Jan-12.
  9. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Jan-12.
  10. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Jan-12.
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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