The 1966 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State College—now known as Arkansas State University—as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bennie Ellender, the Indians compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Southland.
| 1966 Arkansas State Indians football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (2–2 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Kays Stadium |
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| Arlington State + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar Tech + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Arkansas State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Tennessee Tech* |
| W 49–13 | 6,000 | [1] | |
| September 24 | at Florence State* | W 27–7 | 3,000 | [2] | ||
| October 8 | Louisiana Tech* |
| W 26–13 | 7,200 | [3] | |
| October 15 | at Murray State* | No. 9 |
| W 44–0 | 2,500 | [4] |
| October 22 | at Abilene Christian | No. 8 | W 33–22 | 4,500 | [5] | |
| October 29 | Lamar Tech | No. 5 |
| L 0–17 | 9,242 | [6] |
| November 5 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | No. 6 | W 17–14 | 9,000 | [7] | |
| November 12 | at Arlington State | No. 7 | L 6–16 | 10,022 | [8] | |
| November 19 | Trinity (TX) |
| W 20–7 | 9,317 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Arkansas State rolls 49 to 13 by Tenn. Tech". The Nashville Tennessean. September 18, 1966. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2 Southland grid clubs undefeated". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1966. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas State 11 smothers La. Tech". Monroe Morning World. October 9, 1966. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas State erupts late, rips Murray". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1966. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indians outscore Wildcats, 33–22". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 23, 1966. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar Tech garners 17–0 win over ASC". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1966. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indians squeak by USL". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1966. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebs rip Indians keep lead in SLC". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 13, 1966. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ark. State wins over Tigers, 20–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 20, 1966. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
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