1966 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1966 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–8 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alabama + 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 4 Georgia + 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Florida 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
LSU 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Auburn 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Mississippi State 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1966 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Paul E. Davis, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished tenth in the SEC.

After the season, Davis and athletic director Wade Walker were fired.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17Georgia
L 17–2034,000[2]
September 24at Florida
L 7–2849,333[3]
October 1Richmond*
W 20–014,000[4]
October 8Southern Miss*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 10–923,000[5]
October 15at Houston*
L 0–2847,870[6]
October 22at Florida State*
L 0–1030,133[7]
October 29at No. 4 Alabama
L 14–2755,215[8]
November 5Auburn
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 0–1326,976[9]
November 12at
ABC
L 7–1755,000[10]
November 26at Ole Miss
L 0–2430,200[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ Via Associated Press. "Football, Athletic Heads Out at Mississippi State", The New York Times, December 11, 1966. Accessed April 6, 2009.
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  8. ^ Land, Charles (October 30, 1966). "Tricky Tide turns back late State bid, 27–14". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 11. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
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  12. ^ "1966 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
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