# 1966 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1966 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Mackenzie, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference.
A longtime assistant at Arkansas, Mackenzie was hired in December 1965.
Following one of the worst seasons in program history, the Sooners improved to 6–4, defeated rival Texas for the first time in nine years, and upset undefeated rival Nebraska on Thanksgiving, Mackenzie was named the Coach of the Year in the Big Eight.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 17 | Oregon* | | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | | W 17–0 | 48,590 |
| September 24 | at Iowa State | | Clyde Williams FieldAmes, IA | | W 33–11 | 21,467 |
| October 8 | vs. Texas* | | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | | W 18–9 | 75,504 |
| October 15 | at Kansas | | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | | W 35–0 | 37,252 |
| October 22 | No. 1 Notre Dame* | No. 10 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | | L 0–38 | 62,626 |
| October 29 | at Colorado | | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | | L 21–24 | 35,738 |
| November 5 | Kansas State | | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | | W 37–6 | 44,792 |
| November 12 | Missouri | | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (rivalry) | | L 7–10 | 55,585 |
| November 24 | No. 4 Nebraska | | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (rivalry) | ABC | W 10–9 | 42,884 |
| December 3 | at Oklahoma State | | Lewis FieldStillwater, OK (Bedlam Series) | | L 14–15 | 36,581 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |

### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Oklahoma | 14 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 33 |
| Iowa St | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 |

### Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| • Oklahoma | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
    Source:

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Oklahoma | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Notre Dame | 0 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| • Colorado | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |

### Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| • Oklahoma | 0 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 37 |

### Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Missouri | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Nebraska | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| • Oklahoma | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |

### Oklahoma State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| • Oklahoma St | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 15 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## NFL/AFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League or American Football League following the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
| 2 | 29 | Jim Riley | Tackle | Miami Dolphins |
| 3 | 80 | Ben Hart | Running back | New Orleans Saints |
| 4 | 96 | James Roy Jackson | Wide receiver | Oakland Raiders |
| 9 | 236 | Eugene Ross | Defensive back | New Orleans Saints |
| 13 | 292 | Tom Stidham | Kicker | New York Giants |