1966 Northwestern Wildcats football team
| 1966 Northwestern Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 3–6–1 (2–4–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Roger Murphy |
| Captain | Cas Banaszek[1] |
| Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 3–6–1 record (2–4–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Bill Melzer with 1,171 passing yards, Bob McKelvey with 459 rushing yards, and Roger Murphy with 777 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Florida* | L 7–43 | 40,056 | [3] | |
| September 24 | Indiana | L 14–26 | 37,777 | ||
| October 1 | No. 4 Notre Dame* |
| L 7–35 | 55,356 | |
| October 8 | at Oregon State* | W 14–6 | 22,497 | [4] | |
| October 15 | at Wisconsin | T 3–3 | 53,163 | ||
| October 22 | at Iowa | W 24–15 | |||
| October 29 | No. 2 Michigan State |
| L 0–22 | 44,304 | |
| November 5 | Minnesota |
| L 13–28 | 35,549 | |
| November 12 | at Michigan | L 20–28 | 58,556 | [5] | |
| November 19 | Illinois |
| W 35–7 | 37,625 | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "1966 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "Spurrier-Paced Gators Romp To Easy 43–7 Opening Win". Monroe Morning World. September 18, 1966. p. 9-B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hoefflin, Walter (October 9, 1966). "Wildcat passes surprise Beavers, 14-6". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 3B.
- ^ Jack Saylor (November 13, 1966). "U-M Aerials Clip Wildcats". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1966 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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