# 1966 NCAA College Division football season

The 1966 NCAA College Division football season was the 11th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.

## Conference standings

1966 Big Sky Conference football standings :
| 1966 Big Sky Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Montana State $^ 4 –0 –08 –3 –0 Idaho 3 –1 –04 –6 –0 Weber State 2 –2 –06 –3 –0 Idaho State 1 –3 –03 –6 –0 Montana 0 –4 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1966 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1/1 San Diego State $ 5 –0 –011 –0 –0 Fresno State 3 –2 –07 –3 –0 Long Beach State 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Cal Poly 2 –3 –06 –4 –0 Cal State Los Angeles 2 –3 –04 –6 –0 Valley State 0 –5 –02 –7 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from AP/UPI small college polls | 1966 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Morgan State $ 8 –0 –09 –0 –0 North Carolina College 6 –3 –06 –3 –0 Livingstone 5 –1 –16 –3 –1 Johnson C. Smith 3 –2 –13 –5 –1 Hampton 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 Elizabeth City State 5 –3 –05 –3 –0 Maryland State 3 –3 –05 –3 –0 Virginia Union 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Norfolk State 3 –5 –03 –5 –0 North Carolina A&T 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Fayetteville State 2 –3 –13 –4 –1 Howard 2 –3 –04 –4 –0 Virginia State 3 –5 –03 –5 –0 Delaware State 2 –4 –03 –5 –0 Winston-Salem State 2 –5 –02 –6 –0 Saint Paul's (VA) 1 –6 –11 –7 –1 Shaw 0 –7 –20 –7 –2 $ – Conference champion |
| 1966 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 15 Fort Hays State + 3 –1 –07 –2 –0 No. 14 Pittsburg State + 3 –1 –07 –2 –0 Emporia State 2 –2 –03 –6 –0 Washburn 1 –3 –02 –7 –0 Omaha 1 –3 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1966 College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Washington University $ 4 –0 –07 –2 –0 Centre 2 –2 –07 –2 –0 Southwestern (TN) 2 –2 –04 –4 –0 Washington and Lee 1 –3 –02 –5 –2 Sewanee 1 –3 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1966 College Conference of Illinois football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Augustana (IL) $ 5 –1 –06 –2 –1 Carthage 4 –2 –06 –2 –0 North Central (IL) 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Illinois Wesleyan 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Carroll (WI) 2 –4 –05 –4 –0 Millikin 2 –4 –03 –5 –0 North Park 0 –6 –00 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1966 Eastern Football Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Southern Connecticut State $ 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Bridgeport 3 –1 –07 –3 –0 Central Connecticut State 3 –2 –07 –2 –0 Trenton State 3 –2 –04 –4 –0 Montclair State 1 –4 –03 –5 –0 Glassboro State 0 –4 –01 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1966 Far Western Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Sacramento State $ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0 San Francisco State 5 –1 –07 –3 –0 Nevada 3 –3 –06 –3 –0 UC Davis 3 –3 –05 –5 –0 Humboldt State 2 –4 –04 –6 –0 Chico State 1 –5 –04 –6 –0 Cal State Hayward 1 –5 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1966 Gulf States Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 4 Northwestern State $ 5 –0 –09 –0 –0 Southwestern Louisiana 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 McNeese State 3 –2 –05 –5 –0 Northeast Louisiana State 2 –3 –07 –3 –0 Southeastern Louisiana 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Louisiana Tech 1 –4 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1966 Hoosier Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Manchester (IN) + 4 –1 –05 –4 –0 Franklin (IN) + 4 –1 –04 –5 –0 Taylor 3 –2 –05 –3 –0 Hanover 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Anderson (IN) 1 –4 –01 –7 –0 Indiana Central 0 –5 –01 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1966 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Alfred $ 3 –0 –06 –1 –1 St. Lawrence 2 –1 –02 –6 –0 RPI 1 –1 –05 –4 –0 Hobart 1 –3 –03 –5 –0 Union (NY) 1 –3 –01 –6 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1966 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Ball State $ 5 –0 –17 –0 –1 Indiana State 4 –2 –06 –2 –0 Butler 4 –2 –04 –5 –0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 Evansville 2 –3 –14 –4 –1 DePauw 1 –5 –03 –6 –0 Valparaiso 1 –5 –03 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1966 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Central Michigan $ 3 –0 –05 –5 –0 Eastern Illinois 1 –1 –11 –6 –1 Western Illinois 1 –2 –01 –7 –1 Illinois State 0 –2 –12 –5 –2 $ – Conference champion | 1966 Iowa Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 5 Central (IA) $^ 7 –0 –09 –1 –0 Luther 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 Upper Iowa 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 Buena Vista 4 –3 –06 –3 –0 Dubuque 3 –4 –05 –4 –0 Simpson (IA) 2 –5 –03 –5 –0 Wartburg 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 William Penn 0 –7 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll | 1966 Little Three Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Wesleyan $ 2 –0 –06 –2 –0 Amherst 1 –1 –06 –2 –0 Williams 0 –2 –06 –2 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1966 Lone Star Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Texas State $ 4 –1 –25 –3 –2 Southwest Texas State 4 –2 –17 –2 –1 Sam Houston State 4 –2 –16 –3 –1 Sul Ross 3 –3 –16 –3 –1 Stephen F. Austin 3 –3 –15 –3 –1 Howard Payne 3 –3 –15 –5 –1 Texas A&I 3 –4 –05 –5 –0 McMurry 0 –6 –11 –8 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1966 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Bates $ 2 –0 –06 –2 –0 Bowdoin 1 –1 –01 –6 –0 Colby 0 –2 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1966 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Hampden–Sydney $ 5 –0 –05 –4 –1 Randolph–Macon 4 –1 –07 –1 –1 Western Maryland 2 –2 –04 –5 –0 Bridgewater 2 –3 –03 –4 –0 Shepherd 1 –3 –01 –8 –0 Johns Hopkins 0 –2 –00 –6 –2 Gallaudet 0 –3 –01 –6 –0 $ – Conference championConference standings were based on the Dickinson Scoring System. |
| 1966 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Albion $ 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Olivet 3 –2 –05 –3 –0 Alma 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Hope 2 –3 –03 –4 –0 Kalamazoo 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Adrian 1 –4 –03 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1966 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T University Division Delaware x 6 –0 –06 –3 –0 Gettysburg 4 –2 –07 –2 –0 Temple 2 –2 –06 –3 –0 Lafayette 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Bucknell 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Hofstra 1 –3 –02 –8 –0 Lehigh 0 –4 –00 –9 –0 Northern College Division Wilkes x 7 –0 –08 –0 –0 Upsala 6 –1 –06 –2 –0 Delaware Valley 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Lycoming 4 –3 –04 –4 –0 Moravian 4 –4 –14 –4 –1 Albright 4 –4 –04 –5 –0 Juniata 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 Wagner 1 –3 –12 –6 –1 Susquehanna * 1 –2 –03 –6 –0 Southern College Division Swarthmore x 6 –0 –16 –0 –1 Drexel 4 –1 –06 –1 –1 Franklin & Marshall 3 –2 –23 –3 –2 Dickinson 4 –3 –14 –3 –1 Western Maryland 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Ursinus 2 –4 –12 –5 –1 Muhlenberg 2 –6 –12 –6 –1 Lebanon Valley 2 –6 –02 –6 –0 Pennsylvania Military 2 –6 –02 –7 –0 Haverford 1 –5 –01 –6 –0 Johns Hopkins 0 –4 –20 –6 –2 West Chester * 0 –0 –08 –1 –0 x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games | 1966 Midwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Lawrence + 7 –1 –07 –1 –0 Ripon + 7 –1 –07 –1 –0 St. Olaf + 7 –1 –07 –1 –0 Beloit 5 –3 –05 –3 –0 Carleton 3 –5 –03 –5 –0 Coe 3 –5 –03 –5 –0 Cornell (IA) 3 –5 –03 –5 –0 Grinnell 2 –6 –02 –6 –0 Monmouth (IL) 2 –6 –02 –6 –0 Knox 1 –7 –01 –7 –0 + – Conference co-champions |
| 1966 Midwestern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ 2 –0 –010 –0 –0 Lincoln (MO) 1 –1 –07 –2 –0 Kentucky State 0 –2 –03 –4 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from New Pittsburgh Courier | 1966 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 9 Hamline $ 6 –1 –08 –1 –0 Gustavus Adolphus 4 –1 –25 –2 –2 Minnesota–Duluth 4 –2 –15 –3 –1 Concordia (MN) 4 –3 –05 –3 –0 Saint John's (MN) 3 –3 –14 –3 –1 Augsburg 3 –4 –04 –4 –1 St. Thomas (MN) 2 –5 –02 –6 –1 Macalester 0 –7 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1966 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T SW Missouri State $ 5 –0 –07 –4 –0 SE Missouri State 4 –1 –05 –5 –0 NW Missouri State 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Central Missouri State 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Missouri–Rolla 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 NE Missouri State 0 –5 –03 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1966 North Central Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T North Dakota + 5 –1 –08 –2 –0 North Dakota State + 5 –1 –08 –2 –0 State College of Iowa 4 –2 –04 –5 –0 Augustana (SD) 2 –4 –05 –4 –0 South Dakota 2 –4 –05 –5 –0 South Dakota State 2 –4 –03 –7 –0 Morningside 1 –5 –03 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1966 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 7 Muskingum + 6 –0 –09 –1 –0 Wittenberg + 4 –0 –08 –1 –0 Denison 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 Capital 4 –2 –06 –2 –0 Ohio Wesleyan 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Mount Union 4 –4 –04 –5 –0 Hiram 3 –4 –03 –5 –0 Marietta 2 –3 –04 –4 –1 Heidelberg 2 –3 –03 –4 –1 Baldwin–Wallace 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Oberlin 2 –4 –02 –6 –0 Wooster 1 –5 –01 –8 –0 Otterbein 1 –6 –02 –7 –0 Kenyon 0 –5 –01 –8 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from AP small college poll | 1966 Ohio Valley Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Morehead State $ 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 Middle Tennessee 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 Austin Peay 4 –3 –06 –4 –0 No. 16 Eastern Kentucky 4 –3 –07 –3 –0 Tennessee Tech 4 –3 –05 –5 –0 Western Kentucky 3 –4 –05 –5 –0 East Tennessee State 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Murray State 0 –7 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from UPI small college poll |
| 1966 Pennsylvania State College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Division West Chester xy 6 –0 –08 –3 –0 East Stroudsburg 4 –2 –04 –4 –0 Cheyney 3 –3 –04 –3 –0 Bloomsburg 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 Mansfield 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Millersville 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Kutztown 1 –5 –01 –6 –1 West Division No. 6 Clarion xy$ 5 –0 –010 –0 –0 California (PA) 4 –1 –04 –5 –0 Shippensburg 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Lock Haven 2 –3 –02 –7 –0 Slippery Rock 1 –3 –13 –5 –1 Edinboro 0 –4 –11 –6 –1 Championship: Clarion 28, West Chester 26 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantRankings from NAIA poll | {{1966 Prairie College Conference football standings} | 1966 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Bethany (WV) $ 5 –0 –16 –0 –1 John Carroll 4 –1 –04 –3 –0 Allegheny 3 –2 –04 –3 –0 Thiel 2 –2 –13 –4 –1 Case Tech 1 –4 –02 –5 –0 Western Reserve 1 –4 –01 –6 –0 Washington & Jefferson 1 –4 –01 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1966 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Western State (CO) $ 3 –0 –06 –2 –0 Adams State 2 –1 –07 –2 –0 Colorado Mines 1 –2 –05 –5 –0 Colorado State–Greeley 0 –3 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1966 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Redlands $ 4 –1 –07 –3 –0 Pomona 3 –1 –16 –2 –1 Whittier 3 –1 –13 –5 –2 Occidental 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Claremont-Mudd 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 Caltech 0 –5 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference championCaltech forfeited to Whittier. | 1966 Southland Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Arlington State + 3 –1 –06 –4 –0 Lamar Tech + 3 –1 –06 –4 –0 No. 6 Arkansas State 2 –2 –07 –2 –0 Trinity (TX) 2 –2 –05 –4 –0 Abilene Christian 0 –4 –04 –6 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from AP small college poll |
| 1966 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Southern + 5 –1 –17 –2 –1 No. 13 Grambling + 5 –1 –16 –2 –1 Texas Southern 4 –2 –15 –4 –1 Jackson State 3 –3 –15 –3 –1 Prairie View A&M 3 –3 –15 –3 –1 Alcorn A&M 2 –3 –25 –3 –2 Arkansas AM&N 2 –4 –14 –5 –1 Wiley 0 –7 –00 –8 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA poll | 1966 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Whitewater State $^ 8 –0 –010 –1 –0 River Falls State 6 –1 –16 –2 –1 Stevens Point State 6 –2 –06 –3 –0 La Crosse State 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Platteville State 3 –4 –14 –4 –1 Oshkosh State 3 –5 –03 –6 –0 Stout State 2 –6 –03 –6 –0 Eau Claire State 1 –7 –01 –7 –1 Superior State 1 –7 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll | 1966 Yankee Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T UMass $ 5 –0 –06 –3 –0 Vermont 3 –2 –06 –2 –0 Connecticut 2 –2 –12 –6 –1 Maine 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Rhode Island 1 –3 –11 –7 –1 New Hampshire 1 –4 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1966 NCAA College Division independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW 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 |

## Rankings

College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the AP (a panel of writers) and by UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played.

### Small college final polls

In 1966, both services ranked San Diego State (10–0) at the top, with Montana State (8–2) ranked second by UPI and third by the AP, led by quarterbacks Don Horn and Dennis Erickson, respectively. They later met in the Camellia Bowl in Sacramento, California, with San Diego State prevailing, 28–7.
| Rank | School | Record | No. 1 votes | Total points |
| 1 | San Diego State | 10–0 | 30 | 336 |
| 2 | Montana State | 8–2 | 3 | 272 |
| 3 | Tennessee A&I | 9–0 | 19 | 262 |
| 4 | Northwestern State | 9–0 | | 166 |
| 5 | North Dakota | 7–2 | | 161 |
| 6 | New Mexico Highlands | 8–1 | | 122 |
| 7 | Muskingum | 9–0 | | 109 |
| 8 | North Dakota State | 8–2 | | 104 |
| 9 | Weber State | 6–3 | | 85 |
| 10 | UMass | 6–3 | | 46 |
| Rank | School | Record | No. 1 votes | Total points |
| 1 | San Diego State | 10–0 | 14 | 158 |
| 2 | Tennessee A&I | 9–0 | 2 | 126 |
| 3 | Montana State | 8–2 | | 113 |
| 4 | Northwestern State | 9–0 | | 72 |
| 5 | Parson | 9–1 | | 70 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 7–2 | | 43 |
| 7 | Muskingum | 9–0 | | 41 |
| 8 | North Dakota | 7–2 | | 39 |
| 9 | North Dakota State | 8–2 | | 32 |
| T10 | Waynesburg | 9–0 | | 31 |
| T10 | Weber State | 6–3 | | 31 |

## Bowl games

The postseason consisted of four bowls as regional finals, played on December 10.
| Bowl | Region | Location | Winning team | Winning team | Losing team | Losing team |
| Tangerine | East | Orlando, Florida | Morgan State | 14 | West Chester | 6 |
| Grantland Rice | Mideast | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Tennessee A&I | 34 | Muskingum | 7 |
| Pecan | Midwest | Abilene, Texas | North Dakota | 42 | Parsons | 24 |
| Camellia | West | Sacramento, California | San Diego State | 28 | Montana State | 7 |