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American college football season

1966 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–8 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDick Gibbs
CaptainDick Gibbs, Dan Hilsabeck
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons← 19651967 →
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 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Ray Nagel, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Arizona*W 31–2045,000
September 24Oregon State*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 3–1743,276
October 1Wisconsin
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
L 0–752,787
October 8at PurdueL 0–3552,715
October 15at MinnesotaL 0–1762,631
October 22Northwestern
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 15–24
October 29Indiana
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 20–1938,952
November 5at No. 2 Michigan StateL 7–5668,711
November 12Ohio State
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 10–1444,677
November 18at Miami (FL)*L 0–44
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Arizona

See also: 1966 Arizona Wildcats football team

At Purdue

See also: 1966 Purdue Boilermakers football team

At Michigan State

See also: 1966 Michigan State Spartans football team

At Miami (FL)

See also: 1966 Miami Hurricanes football team

References

  1. "Iowa storms past Arizona, 31–20". The Sioux City Journal. September 18, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "OSU throttles Iowa for Beavers' first". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. September 25, 1966. p. 1B.
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