1966 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

1966 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–5 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (16th season)
MVP	Ray Pryor
Captains	Mike Current John Fill Ray Pryor
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Michigan State $	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	1
No. 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 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 4–5 record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	1:30 p.m.	TCU*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 14–7	75,375
October 1	1:30 p.m.	Washington*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 22–38	80,241
October 8	1:30 p.m.	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	L 9–10	51,069
October 15	1:30 p.m.	No. 1 Michigan State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 8–11	84,282
October 22	1:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 24–13	84,265
October 29	2:30 p.m.	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 7–17	49,489
November 5	1:30 p.m.	Indiana	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 7–0	80,834
November 12	2:30 p.m.	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 14–10	44,677
November 19	1:30 p.m.	Michigan	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	L 3–17	83,403
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

Woody Hayes – Head coach – 16th year

Game summaries

TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	0	7	0	7
• Ohio St	7	0	0	7	14

Date: September 24
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game attendance: 75,375
Game weather: Sunny; 66 °F (19 °C); wind 8-10 mph W

Scoring summary

Q1	10:10	OHST	Hudson 2 yard run (Cairns kick)	OHST 7–0

Q3	8:41	TCU	Shabay 2 yard run (Alford kick)	Tie 7–7

Q4	12:31	OHST	Hudson 18 yard run (Cairns kick)	OHST 14–7

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Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Washington	7	14	7	10	38
Ohio State	0	7	8	7	22

Date: October 1
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game attendance: 80,241
Game weather: Rainy, wind NW 10 mph, 59 °F (15 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	11:26	WASH	Jordan 3 yard run (Martin kick)	WASH 0–7

Q2	11:08	WASH	Jordan 1 yard run (Martin kick)	WASH 0–14

Q2	4:27	WASH	Jordan 4 yard run (Martin kick)	WASH 0–21

Q2	0:12	OSU	Long 1 yard run (Cairns kick)	WASH 7–21

Q3	12:43	WASH	Moore 2 yard run (Martin kick)	WASH 7–28

Q3	3:40	OSU	Long 3 yard pass to Fontes (Long pass to Anders)	WASH 15–28

Q4	9:03	WASH	Martin 23 yard field goal	WASH 15–31

Q4	5:22	OSU	Long 3 yard pass to Anders (Cairns kick)	WASH 22–31

Q4	4:27	WASH	Moore 47 yard run (Martin kick)	WASH 22–38

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Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	3	3	3	0	9
• Illinois	0	3	0	7	10

Date: October 8
Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
Game attendance: 51,069
Game weather: Partly cloudy, wind SSW 18-20 mph, 65 °F (18 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	4:48	OSU	Cairns 22 yard field goal	OSU 0–3

Q2	7:39	OSU	Cairns 55 yard field goal	OSU 0–6

Q2	0:34	ILL	Stotz 29 yard field goal	OSU 3–6

Q3	6:25	OSU	Cairns 28 yard field goal	OSU 3–9

Q4	6:26	ILL	Naponic run (Stotz kick)	ILL 10–9

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Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan State	0	0	3	8	11
Ohio State	2	0	0	6	8

Date: October 15
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game attendance: 84,282
Game weather: Rain, wind SE 20-35, 69 °F (21 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	8:09	OSU	Safety, center pass through end zone	OSU 2–0

Q3	6:02	MSU	Kenny 27 yard field goal	MSU 2–3

Q4	14:53	OSU	Long 47 yard pass to Anders (kick failed)	OSU 8–3

Q4	7:09	MSU	Apisa 1 yard run (Kenney pass to Wedemeyer)	MSU 8–11

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Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	0	6	7	0	13
• Ohio St	7	0	3	14	24

Date: October 22
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game attendance: 84,265
Game weather: Clear; 65 °F (18 °C); wind 25 mph SW

Scoring summary

Q1	1:55	OHST	Hudson 2 yard run (Cairns kick)	OHST 7–0

Q2	11:54	WIS	Schinke 40 yard field goal	OHST 7–3

Q2	:22	WIS	Schinke 47 yard field goal	OHST 7–6

Q3	7:11	OHST	Cairns 27 yard field goal	OHST 10–6

Q3	3:06	WIS	Jankowski 5 yard pass from Boyajian (Schinke kick)	WIS 13–10

Q4	4:19	OHST	Hudson 7 yard run (Cairns kick)	OHST 17–13

Q4	:38	OHST	Hudson 8 yard run (Cairns kick)	OHST 24–13

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Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	0	0	7	7
• Minnesota	0	7	7	3	17

Date: October 29
Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
Game attendance: 49,489
Game weather: Overcast, 37 °F (3 °C)

Scoring summary

Q2	7:58	MINN	Fumble recovery in end zone by Wintermute (Bevan kick)	MINN 7–0

Q3	11:45	MINN	Wilson 3 yard run (Bevan kick)	MINN 14–0

Q4	11:59	OSU	Long 10 yard pass to Rein (Cairns kick)	MINN 14–7

Q4	7:01	MINN	Bevans 21 yard field goal	MINN 17–7

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Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0
• Ohio St	0	0	7	0	7

Date: November 5
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game attendance: 80,834
Game weather: Rain; 40 °F (4 °C); wind 15 mph S

Scoring summary

Q3	9:39	OHST	Hubbard 9 yard pass from Long (Cairns kick)	OHST 7–0

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Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	0	7	0	7	14
Iowa	0	3	0	7	10

Date: November 12
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game attendance: 44,677
Game weather: Sunny; 38 °F (3 °C); wind 8 mph SE

Scoring summary

Q2	10:42	IOWA	Anderson 42 yard field goal	IOWA 3–0

Q2	5:02	OHST	Hudson 4 yard run (Cairns kick)	OHST 7–3

Q4	13:51	IOWA	Crees 12 yard pass from Podolak (Anderson kick)	IOWA 10–7

Q4	5:20	OHST	Rein 2 yard pass from Long (Cairns kick)	OHST 14–10

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Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan	3	7	7	0	17
Ohio St	0	3	0	0	3

Date: November 19
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game attendance: 83,403
Game weather: Cloudy; 36 °F (2 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	2:57	MICH	Sygar 24 yard field goal	MICH 3–0

Q2	3:50	OHST	Cairns 26 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

Q2	1:11	MICH	Detwiler 7 yard run (Sygar kick)	MICH 10–3

Q3	9:04	MICH	Wilhite 28 yard pass from Vidmer (Sygar kick)	MICH 17–3

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1967 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Mike Current	3	58	Tackle	Denver Broncos
Bo Rein	7	179	Flanker	Baltimore Colts
Ron Sepic	12	300	End	Washington Redskins

References

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^ "Game: 6604, Date: Oct. 15, 1966" (PDF). Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2016.
^ "Summary of Football Game Statistics, Ohio State v. Michigan State, 10/15/66" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
^ "Game: 6605, Date: Oct. 22, 1966" (PDF). Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
^ "Game: 6606, Date: Oct. 29, 1966" (PDF). Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2016.
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