1966 Missouri Tigers football team

1966 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–2–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1966 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Nebraska $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Colorado 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Missouri 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Oklahoma State 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Oklahoma 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 3 – 2 2 – 6 – 2
Kansas 0 – 6 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Kansas State 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2–1 against Big 8 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Big 8, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 121 to 116. Dan Devine was the head coach for the ninth of 13 seasons.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's statistical leaders included Charlie Brown with 576 rushing yards, Gary Kombrink with 433 passing yards and 645 yards of total offense, Chuck Weber with 157 receiving yards, and Bill Bates with 27 points scored.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Minnesota*
W 24–048,500[3]
September 24at Illinois*
W 21–1455,378[4]
October 1at No. 2 UCLA*
L 15–2432,649[5]
October 8at Kansas State
W 27–015,800[6]
October 15Oklahoma State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 7–054,000[7]
October 22Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
T 10–1047,000[8]
October 29at No. 8 Nebraska
L 0–3565,095[9]
November 5Colorado
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–2656,500[10]
November 12at Oklahoma
W 10–757,650[11]
November 19Kansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 7–053,200[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [13][14]

Game summaries

Kansas

The 75th meeting between the two rivals was a defensive struggle that was finally broken in the third quarter. On third-and-seven from their own 46, Earl Denny caught a pass from Gary Kombrink in stride at the Kansas 38 and went in to score.[15]

References

  1. ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Missouri whips Gophers, 24–0". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. September 18, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Whittaker's 60 yard sprint leads Mizzou over Illini". Daily Herald-Telephone. September 25, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Becker, Bill (October 2, 1966). "Missouri beaten first time, 24–15". The New York Times. ProQuest 117391042.
  6. ^ "Mizzou blanks K-State, 27–0". Albuquerque Journal. October 9, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mizzou lateral sinks Cowboys". The Lincoln Sunday Journal & Star. October 16, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cyclones tie Tigers 10–10". Times-Democrat. October 23, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Huskers sail past Mizzou, 35–0". The Sioux City Journal. October 30, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Colorado drops Mizzou 26–0". The Sunday News and Tribune. November 6, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "52-yard Mizzou FG upsets OU, 10–7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 13, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Missouri blanks Jayhawks, 7–0". The Odessa American. November 20, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Schedule/Results (1966 Missouri)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  14. ^ "1966 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  15. ^ Eugene-Register Guard. 1966 Nov 20.
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