American college football season
| 1966 Oklahoma State Cowboys football |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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| Record | 4–5–1 (4–2–1 Big 8) |
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| Head coach | - Phil Cutchin (4th season)
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| Home stadium | Lewis Field |
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1966 Big Eight Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
| 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 |
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| Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1966 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 4–2–1, tying for third place in the Big 8. Oklahoma State played home game at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 17 | at No. 5 Arkansas* | | L 10–17 | 47,000 |
| October 1 | Houston* | | L 9–35 | 36,104 |
| October 8 | Colorado | | W 11–10 | 27,000 |
| October 15 | at Missouri | | L 0–7 | 54,000 |
| October 22 | Kansas | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| W 10–7 | 22,148 |
| October 29 | Iowa State | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| T 14–14 | 30,310 |
| November 5 | at Texas Tech* | | L 7–10 | 28,175 |
| November 12 | at No. 4 Nebraska | | L 6–21 | 65,102 |
| November 19 | at Kansas State | | W 21–6 | 9,300 |
| December 3 | Oklahoma | | W 15–14 | 36,581 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
Oklahoma
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 14 | | • Oklahoma State | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 15 | |
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| Scoring summary |
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| | 2 | | OSU | Ronnie Johnson 10-yard run (Ronnie Johnson to Tommy Boone pass) | OSU 8-0 | | | 3 | | OU | Ron Shotts 3-yard run (Bob Warmack to Bob Kalsu pass) | Tied 8-8 | | | 4 | | OSU | Ronnie Johnson 4-yard run (Craig Kessler kick) | OSU 15-8 | | | 4 | 1:29 | OU | Ron Shotts 1-yard run (pass failed) | OSU 15-14 |
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Oklahoma State defensive backs Charlie Trimble and Willard Nahrgang stopped Oklahoma tailback Ron Shotts at the two on the conversion play to preserve their second straight win over the Sooners.[2]
After the season
The 1967 NFL/AFL Draft was held on March 14–15, 1967. The following Cowboys were selected.[3]
References
- ^ "1966 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Defensive Duo Crushes Sooner Charge; State Wins." Eugene Register-Guard. 1966 Dec 5.
- ^ "1967 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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