1966 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1966 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by John Pont, in his second year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

1966 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	1–8–1 (1–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Pont (2nd season)
MVP	Frank Stavroff
Captain	Frank Stavroff
Home stadium	Seventeenth Street 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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		Miami (OH)*	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 10–20	28,538
September 24		at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 26–14	37,777
October 1	7:30 p.m.	at Texas*	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 0–35	56,000	[1]
October 8		Minnesota	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN	T 7–7	34,721
October 15		Illinois	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	L 10–24	39,339–39,399
October 21		at Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 7–14	17,627
October 29		at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 19–20	38,952
November 5		at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–7	80,834
November 12		No. 2 Michigan State	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	L 19–37	30,096
November 19		at No. 10 Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 6–51	62,197
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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1967 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bob Van Pelt	Center	5	114	Philadelphia Eagles

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References

1. "56,000 see Texans rout Hoosiers, 35–0". The Indianapolis Star. October 2, 1966. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1966 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
3. "1966 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
4. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
5. "1966 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
6. "1967 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.