# 1966 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 1966 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1966 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 24th season at Texas.
The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing tied for fifth with a first round win over Arizona and losses to fourth-place St. John's and runner-up Oklahoma State.

## Schedule and results

Legend :
* Texas win
* Texas loss
* Tie
1966 Texas Longhorns baseball game log :
Regular season :
February/March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
| Feb 28 | Sam Houston State* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 13–8 | 1–0 | |
| Mar 1 | Sam Houston State* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 9–3 | 2–0 | |
| Mar 4 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 13–11 | 3–0 | |
| Mar 4 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | T 4–4 | 3–0–1 | |
| Mar 5 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–1 | 4–0–1 | |
| Mar 8 | Texas Lutheran* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 9–2 | 5–0–1 | |
| Mar 15 | at Baylor | Waco, TX | W 5–1 | 6–0–1 | 1–0 |
| Mar 16 | Rice | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 4–3– | 7–0–1 | 2–0 |
| Mar 19 | at SMU | Dallas, TX | W 6–4 | 8–0–1 | 3–0 |
| Mar 21 | Minnesota* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 13–9 | 9–0–1 | |
| Mar 22 | Minnesota* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–9 | 10–0–1 | |
| Mar 23 | TCU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 2–6 | 10–1–1 | 3–1 |
| Mar 26 | at Texas A&M | Kyle Baseball Field • College Park, TX | L 0–9 | 10–2–1 | 3–2 |
| Mar 30 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–5 | 11–2–1 | 4–2 |
| Mar 31 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–1 | 12–2–1 | 5–2 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score– | Overall record | SWC record |
| Apr 7 | North Dakota* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 16–0 | 13–2–1 | |
| Apr 12 | St. Mary's (TX)* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 11–4 | 14–2–1 | |
| Apr 15 | Baylor | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–3 | 15–2–1 | 6–2 |
| Apr 16 | Baylor | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 2–3 | 15–3–1 | 6–3 |
| Apr 22 | at Rice | Houston, TX | W 2–0 | 16–3–1 | 7–3 |
| Apr 23 | at Rice | Houston, TX | L 5–6 | 16–4–1 | 7–4 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
| May 3 | at TCU | TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX | W 2–1 | 17–4–1 | 8–4 |
| May 3 | at TCU | TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX | W 2–1 | 18–4–1 | 9–4 |
| May 9 | Texas A&M | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 5–9 | 18–5–1 | 9–5 |
| May 10 | Texas A&M | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 6–8 | 18–6–1 | 9–6 |
Postseason :
District 6 playoffs :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 18 | Houston | Clark Field • Austin, TX | T 4–4 | 18–6–2 | 0–0–1 |
| May 19 | Houston | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 4–5 | 18–7–2 | 0–1–1 |
| May 21 | at Houston | Cougar Field • Houston, TX | W 9–3 | 19–7–2 | 1–1–1 |
| May 21 | at Houston | Cougar Field • Houston, TX | W 8–5 | 20–7–2 | 2–1–1 |
Exhibitions :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| June 7 | SMI Steelers | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–2 | 21–7–2 |
| June 8 | at Randolph AFB | Randolph Air Force Base • Universal City, TX | W 3–2 | 22–7–2 |
| June 9 | Fort Sam Houston | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–0 | 23–7–2 |
College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 13 | Arizona | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 5–1 | 24–7–2 | 1–0 |
| June 14 | St. John's | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 0–2 | 24–8–2 | 1–1 |
| June 15 | Oklahoma State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 1–6 | 24–9–2 | 1–2 |