1966 NCAA College Division football season

The 1966 NCAA College Division football season was the 11th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.

1966 NCAA College Division football season
Champion(s)	San Diego State (AP, UPI) Tennessee A&I (black)
College Division football seasons

Conference standings

1966 Big Sky Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Montana State $^ 4 – 0 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Idaho 3 – 1 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Weber State 2 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Idaho State 1 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Montana 0 – 4 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1966 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 1 AP / No.1 UPI San Diego State $ 5 – 0 – 0     11 – 0 – 0 Fresno State 3 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Cal State Long Beach 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Cal Poly 2 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Cal State Los Angeles 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Valley State 0 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll	1966 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Fort Hays State + 3 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Pittsburg State + 3 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Emporia State 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Washburn 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Omaha 1 – 3 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1966 College Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Washington University $ 4 – 0 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Centre 2 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Southwestern (TN) 2 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Washington and Lee 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 5 – 2 Sewanee 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1966 College Conference of Illinois football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Augustana (IL) $ 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 1 Carthage 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 North Central (IL) 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Illinois Wesleyan 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Carroll (WI) 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Millikin 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 North Park 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1966 Eastern Football Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Southern Connecticut State $ 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Bridgeport 3 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Central Connecticut State 3 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Trenton State 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Montclair State 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Glassboro State 0 – 4 – 0     1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1966 Far Western Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Sacramento State $ 6 – 0 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 San Francisco State 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Nevada 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 UC Davis 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Humboldt State 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Chico State 1 – 5 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Cal State Hayward 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll	1966 Gulf States Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Northwestern State $ 5 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0 Southwestern Louisiana 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 McNeese State 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Northeast Louisiana State 2 – 3 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Southeastern Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Louisiana Tech 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1966 Hoosier Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Manchester (IN) + 4 – 1 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Franklin (IN) + 4 – 1 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Taylor 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Hanover 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Anderson (IN) 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 Indiana Central 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1966 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Ball State $ 5 – 0 – 1     7 – 0 – 1 Indiana State 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Butler 4 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Evansville 2 – 3 – 1     4 – 4 – 1 DePauw 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Valparaiso 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1966 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Central Michigan $ 3 – 0 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Eastern Illinois 1 – 1 – 1     1 – 6 – 1 Western Illinois 1 – 2 – 0     1 – 7 – 1 Illinois State 0 – 2 – 1     2 – 5 – 2 $ – Conference champion	1966 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Central (IA) $^ 7 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Luther 6 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Upper Iowa 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Buena Vista 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Dubuque 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Simpson 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Wartburg 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 William Penn 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1966 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T East Texas State $ 4 – 1 – 2     5 – 3 – 2 Southwest Texas State 4 – 2 – 1     7 – 2 – 1 Sam Houston State 4 – 2 – 1     6 – 3 – 1 Sul Ross 3 – 3 – 1     6 – 3 – 1 Stephen F. Austin 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Howard Payne 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 5 – 1 Texas A&I 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 McMurry 0 – 6 – 1     1 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1966 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Albion $ 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Olivet 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Alma 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Hope 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 4 – 0 Kalamazoo 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Adrian 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1966 Mid-American Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Miami + 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Western Michigan + 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Bowling Green 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Ohio 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Kent State 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Toledo 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 1 Marshall 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1966 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T University Delaware x 6 – 0 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Gettysburg 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Temple 2 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Lafayette 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Bucknell 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Hofstra 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 Lehigh 0 – 4 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 College–Northern Wilkes x 7 – 0 – 0     8 – 0 – 0 Upsala 6 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Delaware Valley 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Lycoming 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Moravian 4 – 4 – 1     4 – 4 – 1 Albright 4 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Juniata 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Wagner 1 – 3 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 Susquehanna * 1 – 2 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 College–Southern Swarthmore x 6 – 0 – 1     6 – 0 – 1 Drexel 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 1 – 1 Franklin & Marshall 3 – 2 – 2     3 – 3 – 2 Dickinson 4 – 3 – 1     4 – 3 – 1 Western Maryland 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Ursinus 2 – 4 – 1     2 – 5 – 1 Muhlenberg 2 – 6 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 Lebanon Valley 2 – 6 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 Pennsylvania Military 2 – 6 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Haverford 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 6 – 0 Johns Hopkins 0 – 4 – 2     0 – 6 – 2 West Chester * 0 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games	1966 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Hamline $ 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Gustavus Adolphus 4 – 1 – 2     5 – 2 – 2 Minnesota–Duluth 4 – 2 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Concordia (MN) 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Saint John's (MN) 3 – 3 – 1     4 – 3 – 1 Augsburg 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 1 St. Thomas (MN) 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 6 – 1 Macalester 0 – 7 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1966 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T SW Missouri State $ 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 SE Missouri State 4 – 1 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 NW Missouri State 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Central Missouri State 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Missouri–Rolla 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 NE Missouri State 0 – 5 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1966 North Central Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T North Dakota + 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 North Dakota State + 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 State College of Iowa 4 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Augustana (SD) 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 South Dakota 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 South Dakota State 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Morningside 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1966 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Morehead State $ 6 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Middle Tennessee 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Austin Peay 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 No. 16 Eastern Kentucky 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Tennessee Tech 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Western Kentucky 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 East Tennessee State 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Murray State 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI College Division Poll	1966 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Bethany (WV) $ 5 – 0 – 1     6 – 0 – 1 John Carroll 4 – 1 – 0     4 – 3 – 0 Allegheny 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 3 – 0 Thiel 2 – 2 – 1     3 – 4 – 1 Case Tech 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 5 – 0 Western Reserve 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 6 – 0 Washington & Jefferson 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1966 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Redlands $ 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Pomona 3 – 1 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 Whittier 3 – 1 – 1     3 – 5 – 2 Occidental 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Claremont-Mudd 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 Caltech 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Caltech forfeited to Whittier.	1966 Southland Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Arlington State + 3 – 1 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Lamar Tech + 3 – 1 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 No. 6 Arkansas State 2 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Trinity (TX) 2 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Abilene Christian 0 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll	1966 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Grambling + 4 – 2 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 Southern + 4 – 2 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 Arkansas AM&N + 4 – 2 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Texas Southern + 4 – 2 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Jackson State 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Prairie View A&M 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Alcorn A&M 2 – 3 – 2     5 – 3 – 2 Wiley 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from College Division poll
1965 West Penn Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Waynesburg $^ 2 – 0 – 0     11 – 0 – 0 Grove City 1 – 0 – 1     8 – 0 – 1 Westminster (PA) 1 – 1 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 Geneva 0 – 3 – 0     0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant	1966 Yankee Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T UMass $ 5 – 0 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Vermont 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Connecticut 2 – 2 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 Maine 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Rhode Island 1 – 3 – 1     1 – 7 – 1 New Hampshire 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1966 NCAA College Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Parsons   –       9 – 2 – 0 Drake   –       8 – 2 – 0 Northern Illinois   –       8 – 2 – 0 Santa Clara   –       7 – 2 – 0 Cortland   –       6 – 2 – 0 Northeastern   –       6 – 2 – 0 Akron   –       6 – 3 – 0 Samford   –       6 – 3 – 1 Carnegie Tech   –       5 – 3 – 0 Eastern Michigan   –       5 – 3 – 1 UC Santa Barbara   –       6 – 4 – 0 Wheaton (IL)   –       5 – 4 – 0 Cal Poly Pomona   –       5 – 5 – 0 Chattanooga   –       5 – 5 – 0 Colorado College   –       4 – 4 – 0 Wabash   –       4 – 4 – 1 Milwaukee   –       4 – 5 – 1 Southern Illinois   –       4 – 5 – 1 UC Riverside   –       4 – 5 – 0 Tampa   –       4 – 5 – 0 Rose Poly   –       3 – 4 – 1 Hawaii   –       4 – 6 – 0 Portland State   –       4 – 6 – 0 La Verne   –       3 – 6 – 0 Lake Forest   –       2 – 5 – 0 Wayne State (MI)   –       2 – 6 – 0

Rankings

College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the AP (a panel of writers) and by UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played.

College Division final polls

In 1966, both services ranked San Diego State (10–0) at the top, with Montana State (8–2) ranked second by UPI and third by the AP, led by quarterbacks Don Horn and Dennis Erickson, respectively. They later met in the Camellia Bowl in Sacramento, California,[1] with San Diego State prevailing, 28–7.[2][3]

United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on November 30[4] Rank School Record No. 1 votes Total points 1 San Diego State 10–0 30 336 2 Montana State 8–2 3 272 3 Tennessee A&I 9–0 19 262 4 Northwestern State 9–0 166 5 North Dakota 7–2 161 6 New Mexico Highlands 8–1 122 7 Muskingum 9–0 109 8 North Dakota State 8–2 104 9 Weber State 6–3 85 10 UMass 6–3 46

Associated Press (writers) final poll Published on December 1[5] Rank School Record No. 1 votes Total points 1 San Diego State 10–0 14 158 2 Tennessee A&I 9–0 2 126 3 Montana State 8–2 113 4 Northwestern State 9–0 72 5 Parson 9–1 70 6 Arkansas State 7–2 43 7 Muskingum 9–0 41 8 North Dakota 7–2 39 9 North Dakota State 8–2 32 T10 Waynesburg 9–0 31 T10 Weber State 6–3 31

Bowl games

The postseason consisted of four bowls as regional finals, played on December 10.

Bowl	Region	Location	Winning team		Losing team		Ref
Tangerine	East	Orlando, Florida	Morgan State	14	West Chester	6	[6]
Grantland Rice	Mideast	Murfreesboro, Tennessee	Tennessee A&I	34	Muskingum	7	[6]
Pecan	Midwest	Abilene, Texas	North Dakota	42	Parsons	24	[6]
Camellia	West	Sacramento, California	San Diego State	28	Montana State	7	[6]

References

1. "Montana State will play San Diego in Camellia Bowl". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 15, 1966. p. 8.
2. "Don Horn leads San Diego romp". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 11, 1966. p. 4, sports.
3. "Horn's passing sparks Aztecs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 11, 1966. p. 15.
4. "UPI Poll". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. United Press International. November 30, 1966. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
5. "San Diego No. 1 Small College Pick". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. Associated Press. December 1, 1966. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
6. "College bowls". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. December 11, 1966. p. 4, sports.