1966 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainJonas Halonen, Ed Mass, Lonny Head
Home stadiumBriggs Field
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Norbert   –   7 – 1 – 1
Parsons   –   9 – 2 – 0
Drake   –   8 – 2 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   8 – 2 – 0
Indiana (PA)   –   7 – 2 – 0
Santa Clara   –   7 – 2 – 0
Cortland   –   6 – 2 – 0
Northeastern   –   6 – 2 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 3 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   6 – 3 – 1
Samford   –   6 – 3 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 3 – 0
Eastern Michigan   –   5 – 3 – 1
Ashland   –   5 – 3 – 2
Northern Arizona   –   6 – 4 – 0
UC Santa Barbara   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 5 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   5 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colorado College   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wabash   –   4 – 4 – 1
Milwaukee   –   4 – 5 – 1
Southern Illinois   –   4 – 5 – 1
UC Riverside   –   4 – 5 – 0
Tampa   –   4 – 5 – 0
Rose Poly   –   3 – 4 – 1
Hawaii   –   4 – 6 – 0
Portland State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Mississippi Valley State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Lake Forest   –   2 – 5 – 0
Wayne State (MI)   –   2 – 6 – 0

The 1966 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University as an independent during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In their second and final season under head coach Jerry Raymond, the Hurons compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored their opponents, 100 to 87.[1]

In August 1967, Eastern Michigan athletic director Frosty Ferzacca announced that Raymond was being replaced as head coach by Dan Boisture. Although Raymond had served as head coach for two full seasons, Ferzacca stated that "Raymond was serving as our interim coach."[2] Raymond compiled an 8–7–2 record in two seasons as the school's "interim" head coach.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at FindlayFindlay, OHL 0–20
September 24at Western Illinois
T 0–0
October 1Kentucky State
L 9–266,000
October 8Western Reserve
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 16–34,500
October 15at John CarrollUniversity Heights, OHW 12–2
October 22Ferris Statedagger
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 21–66,500
October 29Wayne State (MI)
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 16–05,000
November 5at Ohio NorthernAda, OHL 9–17
November 12Eastern Illinois
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 17–133,500–3,900[4][5]
  • daggerHomecoming

[6]

After the season

The following Huron was selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft after the season.[7]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
13 328 Robert Rodwell Linebacker Washington Redskins

References

  1. ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 164, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  2. ^ Hal Schram (August 2, 1967). "Hurons Hire Dan Boisture As Grid Coach". Detroit Free Press. p. 1D.
  3. ^ "Eastern Michigan Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Hurons Edge EIU, 17-13". Mattoon Journal Gazette. November 14, 1966. p. 6. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "1967 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.


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