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Ohio State Football Team History


Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State University
 Columbus, OH
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Capacity: 101,568
Colors: Scarlet & Gray
Coach: Wayne Woody Hayes
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024
1966 Season Highlights
 Wayne Woody Hayes enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 
1966 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Texas Christian  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Washington  22   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Illinois  9   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Michigan State  8   11   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Wisconsin  24   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Minnesota  7   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Indiana  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Iowa  14   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Michigan  3   17   L       
 
1966 Season Totals
  Record4-5
  Points Scored108
  Scoring Average12.0
  Points Allowed123
  Defense Average13.7
  Opponents Record37-49
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record1-2
1966 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1966 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 4-6173193 4-3149140  Peter R. Elliot
Minnesota 4-5-1124160 3-3-17599  Murray Warmath
Indiana 1-8-1104229 1-5-187160  John Pont
Michigan State 9-0-129399 7-021371  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Purdue 9-2297154Won  14-136-119289  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan 6-4236138 4-3171110  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Ohio State 4-5108123 3-47278  Wayne Woody Hayes
Northwestern 3-6-1137213 2-4-1109129  Alex Agase
Wisconsin 3-6-187212 2-4-161133  Milton Milt Bruhn
Iowa 2-886253 1-652172  Raymond R. Ray Nagel

1966 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1966 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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