1966 NAIA football season

The 1966 NAIA football season was the eleventh season of college football sponsored by the NAIA.

1966 NAIA football season
Regular season	August–November 1966
Postseason	November 26–December 10, 1966
National Championship	Tulsa, OK
Champion	Waynesburg

The season was played from August to November 1966, culminating in the 1966 NAIA Championship Bowl, played this year on December 10, 1966 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Waynesburg defeated Whitewater State in the Championship Bowl, 42–21, to win their first NAIA national title.

Conference standings

1966 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Arkansas A&M + 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Ouachita Baptist + 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Arkansas State Teachers + 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Harding 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Southern Arkansas 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Arkansas Tech 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 Henderson State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1966 Carolinas Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lenoir Rhyne + 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Presbyterian + 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Guilford 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Catawba 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Newberry 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Western Carolina 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Appalachian State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 Elon 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1966 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 15 Fort Hays State + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 No. 14 Pittsburg State + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Emporia State 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Washburn 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Omaha 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 College Conference of Illinois football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Augustana (IL) $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Carthage 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 North Central (IL) 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Illinois Wesleyan 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Carroll (WI) 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Millikin 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 North Park 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1966 Eastern Football Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Southern Connecticut State $ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Bridgeport 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Central Connecticut State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Trenton State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Montclair State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Glassboro State 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1966 Evergreen Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 19 Eastern Washington $ 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Puget Sound 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Central Washington 2 – 2 – 2 2 – 5 – 2 Western Washington 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 2 Whitworth 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 Gateway Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Milton $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Northwestern (WI) 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Lakeland 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Eureka 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1966 Gulf States Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 Northwestern State $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Southwestern Louisiana 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 McNeese State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Northeast Louisiana State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Southeastern Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Louisiana Tech 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll	1966 Iowa Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Central (IA) $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Luther 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Upper Iowa 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Buena Vista 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Dubuque 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Simpson (IA) 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Wartburg 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 William Penn 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 18 College of Emporia + 8 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 No. 11 Ottawa + 8 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Southwestern (KS) 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Baker 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Friends 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Bethany (KS) 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 McPherson 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Kansas Wesleyan 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Sterling 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Bethel (KS) 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA poll	1966 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Texas State $ 4 – 1 – 2 5 – 3 – 2 Southwest Texas State 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Sam Houston State 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Sul Ross 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Stephen F. Austin 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Howard Payne 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1 Texas A&I 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 McMurry 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1966 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 10 Defiance $ 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 Bluffton 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Wilmington (OH) 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 Midwest Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lawrence + 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Ripon + 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 St. Olaf + 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Beloit 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Carleton 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Coe 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Cornell (IA) 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Grinnell 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Monmouth (IL) 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Knox 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1966 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 9 Hamline $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Gustavus Adolphus 4 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2 Minnesota–Duluth 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Concordia (MN) 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Saint John's (MN) 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Augsburg 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 St. Thomas (MN) 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Macalester 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll	1966 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Tarkio + 3 – 0 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 William Jewell + 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Central Methodist 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Missouri Valley 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Culver–Stockton 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Graceland 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1966 Nebraska College Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wayne State (NE) $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 No. 20 Kearney State 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Hastings 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Peru State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Chadron State 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll	1966 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Mayville State + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Jamestown + 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Minot State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Valley City State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Ellendale 2 – 4 – 0 ? – ? – ? Wahpeton Science 2 – 4 – 0 ? – ? – ? Dickinson State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Dickinson State forfeited a win over Ellendale.	1966 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Moorhead State $ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Mankato State 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 2 St. Cloud State 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Michigan Tech 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Bemidji State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Winona State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1966 Northwest Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7 Lewis & Clark $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Linfield 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Willamette 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 College of Idaho 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Pacific Lutheran 1 – 3 – 2 2 – 5 – 2 Pacific (OR) 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Whitman 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll	1966 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Central $ 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1 Central State (OK) 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 SW Oklahoma State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 NW Oklahoma State 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Langston 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 SE Oklahoma State 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Northeastern State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Panhandle A&M 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1966 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Oregon College $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Southern Oregon 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Eastern Oregon 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Oregon Tech 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 George Fox 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1966 Pennsylvania State College Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Division West Chester xy 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 East Stroudsburg 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Cheyney 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Bloomsburg 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Mansfield 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Millersville 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Kutztown 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 1 West Division No. 6 Clarion xy$ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 California (PA) 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Shippensburg 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Lock Haven 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Slippery Rock 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Edinboro 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 Championship: Clarion 28, West Chester 26 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from NAIA poll	1966 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northern State $ 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 2 Southern State (SD) 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Black Hills State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 General Beadle 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 South Dakota Tech 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Dakota Wesleyan 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Huron 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1966 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Redlands $ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Pomona 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Whittier 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 2 Occidental 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Claremont-Mudd 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Caltech 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Caltech forfeited to Whittier.
1966 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 13 Grambling + 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Southern + 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Texas Southern + 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Jackson State 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Prairie View A&M 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Alcorn A&M 2 – 3 – 2 5 – 3 – 2 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Wiley 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA poll	1966 Tri-State Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Yankton + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Westmar + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Sioux Falls 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Concordia (NE) 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 Dana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Midland 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Northwestern (IA) 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1966 West Penn Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Waynesburg $^ 2 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0 Grove City 1 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1 Westminster (PA) 1 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Geneva 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 8 Concord $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 No. 16 Fairmont State 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 West Virginia Wesleyan 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Bluefield State 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 2 West Liberty State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Salem 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 West Virginia Tech 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Glenville State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 West Virginia State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Shepherd 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Conference standings based on power ratings Rankings from NAIA poll	1966 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Whitewater State $^ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 River Falls State 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Stevens Point State 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 La Crosse State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Platteville State 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Oshkosh State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Stout State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Eau Claire State 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 Superior State 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll	1966 NAIA independents football records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 12 Doane   –   7 – 0 – 1 Cal Lutheran   –   8 – 2 – 0 Emory and Henry   –   8 – 2 – 0 No. 3 New Mexico Highlands ^   –   8 – 2 – 0 Carson–Newman   –   7 – 3 – 1 Austin   –   6 – 3 – 0 Wofford   –   6 – 3 – 1 Georgetown (KY)   –   6 – 4 – 0 Azusa Pacific   –   5 – 4 – 0 Wheaton (IL)   –   5 – 4 – 0 Simon Fraser   –   5 – 3 – 0 Hillsdale   –   3 – 5 – 1 Iowa Wesleyan   –   3 – 5 – 0 Findlay   –   3 – 6 – 0 La Verne   –   3 – 6 – 0 Earlham   –   2 – 5 – 1 Southern Colorado State   –   3 – 7 – 0 Eastern New Mexico   –   2 – 7 – 0 St. Mary of the Plains   –   2 – 7 – 0 Oklahoma Panhandle State   –   1 – 10 – 0 Rankings from NAIA poll

Postseason

Bracket

	Semifinals November 26, 1966					Championship December 10, 1966 Tulsa, OK
	Waynesburg		30
	New Mexico Highlands*		27
						Waynesburg		42
						Whitewater State		21
	Central (IA)		18
	Whitewater State*		41

Championship game outstanding players

• Back: Rich Dahar, Waynesburg
• Lineman: Dennis Williamson, Whitewater State

See also

• 1966 NCAA University Division football season
• 1966 NCAA College Division football season