1966 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1966 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1966 record 3–6–1 (2–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Alex Agase (3rd year)
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1966 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Michigan State $ 7 0 0     9 0 1
#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 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1966 college football season. In their third year under head coach Alex Agase, the Wildcats compiled a 3–6–1 record (2–4–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Bill Melzer with 1,171 passing yards, Bob McKelvey with 459 rushing yards, and Roger Murphy with 777 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

  1. September 17, 1966: at Florida, Loss, 7-43
  2. September 24, 1966: Indiana, Loss, 14-26
  3. October 1, 1966: Notre Dame, Loss, 7-35
  4. October 8, 1966: at Oregon State, Win, 14-6
  5. October 15, 1966: at Wisconsin, Tie, 3-3
  6. October 22, 1966: at Iowa, Win, 24-15
  7. October 29, 1966: Michigan State, Loss, 0-22
  8. November 5, 1966: Minnesota, Loss, 13-28
  9. November 12, 1966: at Michigan, Loss, 20-28
  10. November 19, 1966: Illinois, Win, 35-7

References

  1. "1966 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. "1966 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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