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Indiana Football Team History

Indiana Hoosiers

Indiania University
Bloomington, IN
Founded: 1820
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 52,180
Colors: Cream & Crimson
Coach: John Pont
Conference: Big 10-

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1887 <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024

1966 Season Highlights

John Pont enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Indiana.

1966 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Miami Ohio	10	20	L
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Northwestern	26	14	W
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Texas	0	35	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Minnesota	7	7	T
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Illinois	10	24	L
Fri., Oct. 21	@ Miami	7	14	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Iowa	19	20	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Ohio State	0	7	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Michigan State	19	37	L
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Purdue	6	51	L

1966 Season Totals
Record	1-8 -1
Points Scored	104
Scoring Average	10.4
Points Allowed	229
Defense Average	22.9
Opponents Record	59-39
Conference Record	1-5
Home Record	0-3 -1
Away Record	1-5

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	4-6	173	193		4-3	149	140	Peter R. Elliot
Minnesota	4-5-1	124	160		3-3-1	75	99	Murray Warmath
Indiana	1-8-1	104	229		1-5-1	87	160	John Pont
Michigan State	9-0-1	293	99		7-0	213	71	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Purdue	9-2	297	154	Won 14-13	6-1	192	89	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan	6-4	236	138		4-3	171	110	Chalmers Bump Elliott
Ohio State	4-5	108	123		3-4	72	78	Wayne Woody Hayes
Northwestern	3-6-1	137	213		2-4-1	109	129	Alex Agase
Wisconsin	3-6-1	87	212		2-4-1	61	133	Milton Milt Bruhn
Iowa	2-8	86	253		1-6	52	172	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.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.