The 1966 Arlington State Rebels football team was an American football team that represented Arlington State College (now known as the University of Texas at Arlington) in the Southland Conference during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Burley Bearden, the team compiled a 6–4 record and were Southland Conference co-champions.
| 1966 Arlington State Rebels football | |
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Southland co-champion | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–1 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial 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 | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at West Texas State* | L 6–38 | 13,000 | [1] | |
| September 24 | at New Mexico State* | L 10–23 | 12,000 | [2] | |
| October 1 | East Texas State* | W 27–10 | 10,000 | [3] | |
| October 8 | McNeese State* |
| W 20–0 | 8,000 | [4] |
| October 15 | at Texas Western* | L 21–68 | 25,624 | [5] | |
| October 22 | Trinity (TX) |
| W 20–7 | 7,000 | [6] |
| October 29 | Tarleton State* |
| W 46–15 | [7] | |
| November 5 | at Abilene Christian | W 23–0 | 9,000 | [8] | |
| November 12 | No. 7 Arkansas State |
| W 16–6 | 10,000 | [9] |
| November 19 | at Lamar Tech | L 7–27 | 11,417 | [10] | |
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References
edit- ^ "West Texas rolls afoot and via air to rip Rebs, 38–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 18, 1966. p. 7B. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies Whip Arlington State". Las Cruces Sun-News. September 25, 1966. p. 17. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Williams sparks Reb win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1966. p. B3. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese mistakes spell Poke defeat". Lake Charles American-Press. October 9, 1966. p. 16. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Western rocks Rebels to 68–21 tune". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1966. p. 6B. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trinity whipped by Rebels, 20–7". San Antonio Express News. October 23, 1966. p. 6-5. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texans bow 46–15 to Rebel rebellion". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1966. p. B3. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels rock Wildcats, 23–0". Abilene Reporter-News. November 6, 1966. p. D1. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebs rip Indians keep lead in SLC". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 13, 1966. p. B2. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar lashes Rebs, earns SLC title tie". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 20, 1966. p. 7B. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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