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1966 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1966 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Mackenzie, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference.

1966 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBarry Switzer (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChuck Fairbanks (1st season)
Captains
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Nebraska $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Colorado 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Missouri 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Oklahoma State 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Oklahoma 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 3 – 2 2 – 6 – 2
Kansas 0 – 6 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Kansas State 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

A longtime assistant at Arkansas, Mackenzie was hired in December 1965.[1]

Following one of the worst seasons in program history, the Sooners improved to 6–4, defeated rival Texas for the first time in nine years,[2] and upset undefeated rival Nebraska on Thanksgiving,[3][4] Mackenzie was named the Coach of the Year in the Big Eight.[5]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17Oregon*
W 17–048,590[6][7]
September 24at Iowa State
W 33–1121,467
October 8vs. Texas*
W 18–975,504[8]
October 15at Kansas
W 35–037,252
October 22No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 10
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 0–3862,626
October 29at Colorado
L 21–2435,738
November 5Kansas State
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 37–644,792
November 12Missouri
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
L 7–1055,585
November 24No. 4 Nebraska
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
ABCW 10–942,884
December 3at Oklahoma State
L 14–1536,581
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

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Oregon

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1 234Total
Oregon 0 000 0
• Oklahoma 0 0170 17

Iowa State

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1 234Total
• Oklahoma 14 397 33
Iowa St 2 900 11

Texas

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See also: Red River Rivalry
1 234Total
Texas 3 006 9
• Oklahoma 6 336 18
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Cotton Bowl
  • Game attendance: 75,504
Scoring summary
Q1TEXConway 25 yard field goalTEX 3-0
Q1OKLAWarmack 1 yard run (kick failed)OKLA 6-3
Q2OKLAVachon 31 yard field goalOKLA 9-3
Q3OKLAVachon 43 yard field goalOKLA 12-3
Q4OKLAVachon 20 yard field goalOKLA 15-3
Q4TEXWhite 2 yard run (pass failed)OKLA 15-9
Q42:19OKLAVachon 41 yard field goalOKLA 18-9
Source:[2][10]

Kansas

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1 234Total
• Oklahoma 7 7147 35
Kansas 0 000 0

Notre Dame

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1 234Total
• Notre Dame 0 17210 38
Oklahoma 0 000 0
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 62,626
See also: 1966 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Colorado

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1 234Total
Oklahoma 7 0140 21
• Colorado 7 0107 24
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Folsom Field
  • Game attendance: 35,738

Kansas State

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1 234Total
Kansas St 0 006 6
• Oklahoma 0 101314 37
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 44,792

Missouri

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1 234Total
• Missouri 0 0100 10
Oklahoma 0 007 7
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 55,585

Nebraska

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1 234Total
Nebraska 0 360 9
• Oklahoma 0 703 10

Oklahoma State

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1 234Total
Oklahoma 0 086 14
• Oklahoma St 0 807 15

Rankings

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See also: 1966 NCAA University Division football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011Final
AP—————10———————

NFL/AFL draft

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The following players were drafted into the National Football League or American Football League following the season.[11]

Round Pick Player Position NFL team
2 29 Jim Riley Tackle Miami Dolphins
3 80 Ben Hart Running back New Orleans Saints
4 96 James Roy Jackson Wide receiver Oakland Raiders
9 236 Eugene Ross Defensive back New Orleans Saints
13 292 Tom Stidham Kicker New York Giants

References

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  1. ^ "Mackenzie faces two big problems". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 23, 1965. p. 10.
  2. ^ a b "Field goals boost OU past Texas". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. October 9, 1966. p. 11A.
  3. ^ "Sooners upset Nebraska, 10-9". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 25, 1966. p. 13.
  4. ^ "Nebraska loses bid for college crown". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. November 25, 1967. p. 10.
  5. ^ Van Valkenberg, Jim (December 1, 1966). "Nebraskans lead All-Big 8 team". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. p. 15.
  6. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 18, 1966). "Oregon collegians blanked in openers". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  7. ^ "Sooners shut out Oregon". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 18, 1966. p. 6, sports.
  8. ^ "Texas races by Texas Tech". The Daily Oklahoman. September 25, 1966. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  10. ^ "Field Goals Stop Texas." Palm Beach Post. October 9, 1966
  11. ^ "1967 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


  

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