1966 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1966 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPTim Wheeler
CaptainChuck Killian
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1966 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   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

The 1966 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 13th year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–5–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 160 to 124.[1]

Linebacker Tim Wheeler received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Defensive lineman Ron Kamzelski and defensive lineman Bob Stein were named Academic All-Big Ten.[2]

Total attendance at five home games was 248,248, an average of 49,600 per game. The largest crowd was against Iowa.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Missouri*
L 0–2448,500[4]
September 24Stanford*
W 35–2143,351[5]
October 1Kansas*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 14–1643,512[6]
October 8at Indiana
T 7–734,721[7]
October 15Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 17–062,631[8]
October 22at Michigan
L 0–4971,749[9]
October 29Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 17–749,489[10]
November 5at Northwestern
W 28–1335,549[11]
November 12Purdue
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 0–1649,085[12]
November 19at Wisconsin
L 6–745,372[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Source: [14]

References

  1. ^ "1966 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182
  3. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
  4. ^ "Missouri whips Gophers, 24–0". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. September 18, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wilson-led Gophers easy victors". The Duluth News Tribune. September 25, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gophers fall, 16–14, to Jayhawks". The Lima News. October 2, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hoosiers tie Gophers, 7–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 9, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Iowa blanked as Gopher tackle pirates pass, rambles 95 yards". Omaha World-Herald. October 16, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "M's passing sparks record 49–0 win over Gophers". The Grand Rapids Press. October 23, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gophers in upset, 17–7". The Times-Picayune. October 30, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Minnesota whips Wildcats, 28–13". Rockford Morning Star. November 6, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Boilermakers end Gophers' bowl hopes, 16–0". The Forum. November 13, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Badgers stun Gophers, 7–6, in Bruhn finale". Grand Forks Herald. November 20, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1966 Minnesota)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
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