1966 SMU Mustangs football team
The 1966 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season.
1966 SMU Mustangs football | |
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SWC champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 9–24 vs. Georgia | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 10 |
1966 record | 8–3 (6–1 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Cotton Bowl (c. 75,504) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 SMU $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Mustangs seemingly blew their chance at the Southwest Conference championship and the accompanying berth in the Cotton Bowl Classic with a 22-0 loss at Arkansas, the two-time reigning SWC champion, in their ninth game.
However, the seemingly locked door was unlocked by Texas Tech, which upended the Razorbacks 21-16 at Lubbock in Arkansas' season finale November 19. Seven days later, SMU opened the door by blanking archrival TCU 21-0 at Fort Worth for the Iron Skillet and a date with Georgia on New Year's Eve in its home stadium.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 17 | Illinois* | W 26–7 | 28,000 | ||
September 24 | Navy* |
| W 21–3 | 58,000 | |
October 1 | at Purdue* | L 23–35 | 46,116 | ||
October 15 | Rice |
| W 28–24 | 30,000 | |
October 22 | at Texas Tech | W 24–7 | 40,350 | ||
October 29 | at Texas | W 13–12 | 58,500 | ||
November 5 | Texas A&M |
| W 21–14 | 53,000 | |
November 12 | at No. 6 Arkansas | L 0–22 | 42,000 | ||
November 19 | Baylor |
| W 24–22 | 30,000 | |
November 26 | at TCU | W 21–0 | 30,000 | ||
December 31 | vs. No. 4 Georgia | No. 10 |
| L 9–24 | 75,504 |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
at Purdue
References
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