1966 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–8–1 (1–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPFrank Stavroff
CaptainFrank Stavroff
Home stadiumSeventeenth Street Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
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 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by John Pont, in his second year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Miami (OH)*
L 10–2028,538
September 24at Northwestern
W 26–1437,777
October 17:30 p.m.at Texas*
L 0–3556,000[1]
October 8Minnesota
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
T 7–734,721
October 15Illinoisdagger
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 10–2439,339–39,399
October 21at Miami (FL)*
L 7–1417,627
October 29at Iowa
L 19–2038,952
November 5at Ohio State
L 0–780,834
November 12No. 2 Michigan State
  • Seventeenth Street Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
L 19–3730,096
November 19at No. 10 Purdue
L 6–5162,197
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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1967 NFL draftees

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Bob Van Pelt Center 5 114 Philadelphia Eagles

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References

  1. ^ "56,000 see Texans rout Hoosiers, 35–0". The Indianapolis Star. October 2, 1966. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1966 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "1966 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "1966 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  6. ^ "1967 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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