1966 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1966 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–5 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPRay Pryor
Captains
Home stadiumOhio 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 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1966 Big Ten season. In their 16th year under head coach Woody Hayes, the Buckeyes compiled a 4–5 record (3–4 in conference games), finished in sixth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 123 to 108.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback William Long (1,180 passing yards, 55.2% completion percentage), halfback Bo Rein (446 rushing yards, 4.4 yards per carry), and wide receiver Billy Anders (55 receptions for 671 yards).[2] Two Ohio State players received first-team honors on the 1966 All-Big Ten Conference football team: center Ray Pryor (AP-1, UPI-1); and defensive tackle Dick Himes (UPI-1).[3][4][5]

The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 241:30 p.m.TCU*
W 14–775,375[6]
October 11:30 p.m.Washington*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 22–3880,241[7]
October 81:30 p.m.at Illinois
L 9–1051,069[8]
October 151:30 p.m.No. 1 Michigan State
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 8–1184,282[9]
October 221:30 p.m.Wisconsin
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 24–1384,265[10]
October 292:30 p.m.at Minnesota
L 7–1749,489[11]
November 51:30 p.m.Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 7–080,834[12]
November 122:30 p.m.at Iowa
W 14–1044,677[13]
November 191:30 p.m.Michigan
L 3–1783,403[14]

Game summaries

TCU

Team 1 234Total
TCU 0 070 7
• Ohio St 7 007 14
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game attendance: 75,375
  • Game weather: Sunny; 66 °F (19 °C); wind 8-10 mph W
Scoring summary
Q110:10OHSTHudson 2 yard run (Cairns kick)OHST 7–0
Q38:41TCUShabay 2 yard run (Alford kick)Tie 7–7
Q412:31OHSTHudson 18 yard run (Cairns kick)OHST 14–7

[16]

Washington

Team 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 (15 °C)
Scoring summary
Q111:26WASHJordan 3 yard run (Martin kick)WASH 0–7
Q211:08WASHJordan 1 yard run (Martin kick)WASH 0–14
Q24:27WASHJordan 4 yard run (Martin kick)WASH 0–21
Q20:12OSULong 1 yard run (Cairns kick)WASH 7–21
Q312:43WASHMoore 2 yard run (Martin kick)WASH 7–28
Q33:40OSULong 3 yard pass to Fontes (Long pass to Anders)WASH 15–28
Q49:03WASHMartin 23 yard field goalWASH 15–31
Q45:22OSULong 3 yard pass to Anders (Cairns kick)WASH 22–31
Q44:27WASHMoore 47 yard run (Martin kick)WASH 22–38

[17]

Illinois

Team 1 234Total
Ohio State 3 330 9
• Illinois 0 307 10
Scoring summary
Q14:48OSUCairns 22 yard field goalOSU 0–3
Q27:39OSUCairns 55 yard field goalOSU 0–6
Q20:34ILLStotz 29 yard field goalOSU 3–6
Q36:25OSUCairns 28 yard field goalOSU 3–9
Q46:26ILLNaponic run (Stotz kick)ILL 10–9

[18]

Michigan State

Team 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 (21 °C)
Scoring summary
Q18:09OSUSafety, center pass through end zoneOSU 2–0
Q36:02MSUKenny 27 yard field goalMSU 2–3
Q414:53OSULong 47 yard pass to Anders (kick failed)OSU 8–3
Q47:09MSUApisa 1 yard run (Kenney pass to Wedemeyer)MSU 8–11

[19] [20]

Wisconsin

Team 1 234Total
Wisconsin 0 670 13
• Ohio St 7 0314 24
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game attendance: 84,265
  • Game weather: Clear; 65 °F (18 °C); wind 25 mph SW
Scoring summary
Q11:55OHSTHudson 2 yard run (Cairns kick)OHST 7–0
Q211:54WISSchinke 40 yard field goalOHST 7–3
Q2:22WISSchinke 47 yard field goalOHST 7–6
Q37:11OHSTCairns 27 yard field goalOHST 10–6
Q33:06WISJankowski 5 yard pass from Boyajian (Schinke kick)WIS 13–10
Q44:19OHSTHudson 7 yard run (Cairns kick)OHST 17–13
Q4:38OHSTHudson 8 yard run (Cairns kick)OHST 24–13

[21]

Minnesota

Team 1 234Total
Ohio State 0 007 7
• Minnesota 0 773 17
Scoring summary
Q27:58MINNFumble recovery in end zone by Wintermute (Bevan kick)MINN 7–0
Q311:45MINNWilson 3 yard run (Bevan kick)MINN 14–0
Q411:59OSULong 10 yard pass to Rein (Cairns kick)MINN 14–7
Q47:01MINNBevans 21 yard field goalMINN 17–7

[22]

Indiana

Team 1 234Total
Indiana 0 000 0
• Ohio St 0 070 7
Scoring summary
Q39:39OHSTHubbard 9 yard pass from Long (Cairns kick)OHST 7–0

[23]

Iowa

Team 1 234Total
• Ohio St 0 707 14
Iowa 0 307 10
Scoring summary
Q210:42IOWAAnderson 42 yard field goalIOWA 3–0
Q25:02OHSTHudson 4 yard run (Cairns kick)OHST 7–3
Q413:51IOWACrees 12 yard pass from Podolak (Anderson kick)IOWA 10–7
Q45:20OHSTRein 2 yard pass from Long (Cairns kick)OHST 14–10

[24]

Michigan

Team 1 234Total
• Michigan 3 770 17
Ohio St 0 300 3
Scoring summary
Q12:57MICHSygar 24 yard field goalMICH 3–0
Q23:50OHSTCairns 26 yard field goalTie 3–3
Q21:11MICHDetwiler 7 yard run (Sygar kick)MICH 10–3
Q39:04MICHWilhite 28 yard pass from Vidmer (Sygar kick)MICH 17–3

[25]

Coaching staff

1967 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Mike Current 3 58 Tackle Denver Broncos
Bo Rein 7 179 Flanker Baltimore Colts
Ron Sepic 12 300 End Washington Redskins

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