1966 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
1966 Nebraska Cornhuskers football | |
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Big 8 champion | |
Sugar Bowl, L 7–34 vs. Alabama | |
Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 6 |
Record | 9–2 (6–1 Big 8) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Nebraska $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AP Poll
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The 1966 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the
Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 17 | 2:00 pm | TCU* | No. 3 | W 14–10 | 60,974 | ||
September 24 | 2:00 pm | Utah State* | No. 4 |
| W 28–7 | 63,543 | |
October 1 | 12:30 pm | at Iowa State | No. 6 | W 12–6 | 25,548 | ||
October 8 | 12:30 pm | at Wisconsin* | No. 7 | W 31–3 | 52,428 | ||
October 15 | 2:00 pm | Kansas State | No. 6 |
| W 21–10 | 64,108 | |
October 22 | 1:30 pm | at Colorado | No. 7 | W 21–19 | 46,112 | ||
October 29 | 12:15 pm | Missouri | No. 8 |
| ABC | W 35–0 | 64,489 |
November 5 | 1:30PM | at Kansas | No. 6 | W 24–13 | 40,881 | ||
November 12 | 2:00PM | Oklahoma State | No. 4 |
| W 21–6 | 65,102 | |
November 24 | 2:00PM | at Oklahoma | No. 4 | ABC | L 9–10 | 42,884 | |
January 2, 1967 | 1:00 pm | vs. No. 3 Alabama* | No. 6 | NBC | L 7–34 | 82,000 | |
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Roster
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Depth chart
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Coaching staff
Name | Title | First year in this position |
Years at Nebraska | Alma mater |
Bob Devaney | Head coach | 1962 | 1962–1972 | Alma |
Tom Osborne | 1964 | 1964–1997 | Hastings | |
John Melton | Freshman | 1962 | 1962–1988 | Wyoming |
Cletus Fischer | Freshman Line | 1960 | 1960–1985 | Nebraska |
Mike Corgan | Offensive backs | 1962 | 1962–1982 | Notre Dame |
George Kelly | Defensive line | 1960 | 1960–1968 | |
Jim Ross | Defensive backs | 1962 | 1962–1976 | |
Carl Selmer | Offensive line | 1962 | 1962–1972 |
Game summaries
TCU
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Utah State
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Iowa State
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Wisconsin
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Kansas State
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Colorado
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Missouri
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Kansas
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Oklahoma State
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Oklahoma
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Alabama
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
AP | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Coaches | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7 |
Awards
- NCAA 5th District Coach of the Year: Bob Devaney
- UPI Big 8 Player of the Year: Wayne Meylan
- All American: LaVerne Allers, Wayne Meylan, Larry Wachholtz
- All Big 8: LaVerne Allers, Kaye Carstens, Bob Churchich, Wayne Meylan, Kelly Petersen, Bob Pickens, Lynn Senkbeil, Carel Stith, Larry Wachholtz, Harry Wilson
Future professional players
- Kaye Carstens, 1967 13th-round pick of the Chicago Bears
- Dick Czap, 1966 12th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
- Dick Davis, 1969 12th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
- Ben Gregory, 1968 5th-round pick of the Buffalo Bills
- Ron Kirkland, 1967 9th-round pick of the Indianapolis Colts
- Wayne Meylan, 1968 4th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
- Bob Pickens, 1966 3rd-round pick of the Bears
- Carel Stith, 1967 4th-round pick of the Houston Oilers
- Bob Taucher, 1968 7th-round pick of the Dallas Cowboys
- Pete Tatman, 1967 10th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings
- Harry Wilson, 1967 3rd-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles
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