1966 Memphis State Tigers football team

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1966
Memphis State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumMemphis Memorial Stadium
Seasons
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame       9 0 1
Colgate       8 1 1
No. 8 Georgia Tech       9 2 0
Army       8 2 0
Dayton       8 2 0
Houston       8 2 0
Memphis State       7 2 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)       8 2 1
VPI       8 2 1
Syracuse       8 3 0
Colorado State       7 3 0
New Mexico State       7 3 0
West Texas State
      7 3 0
Villanova       6 3 0
Holy Cross       6 3 1
Southern Miss       6 4 0
Texas Western       6 4 0
Tulane       5 4 1
Florida State       6 5 0
Buffalo       5 5 0
Penn State       5 5 0
Air Force       4 6 0
Boston College       4 6 0
Navy       4 6 0
Utah State       4 6 0
Xavier       4 6 0
Pacific       4 7 0
San Jose State       3 7 0
Pittsburgh       1 9 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1966 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State College (now known as the

Memphis Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee
.

The team's statistical leaders included Terry Padgett with 348 passing yards, Terry Padgett with 539 rushing yards, Dale Brady with 176 receiving yards, and Tom Wallace with 36 points scored.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Ole MissL 0–1350,164[4]
September 24at South CarolinaW 16–724,404[5]
October 1Southern Miss
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 6–021,213[6]
October 15Quantico Marines
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 20–14
October 22Tulsadagger
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 6–0
October 29at
Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
  • W 26–14
    November 12at Wake ForestWinston-Salem, NCL 7–218,000[7]
    November 19Cincinnati
    • Memphis Memorial Stadium
    • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
    W 26–14
    November 26at HoustonW 14–1341,313
    • daggerHomecoming

    References

    1. ^ "1966 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
    2. ^ "Memphis Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis. p. 270. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
    3. ^ "1966 Memphis Tigers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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