1966 Arkansas
8–2 (5–2 Southwest Conference), coached by Frank Broyles. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wichita State 41–0Oct 22
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs Oklahoma State | W 14–10 | 83% |
| Sep 24 | vs Tulsa | W 27–8 | 69% |
| Oct 1 | at TCU | W 21–0 | 66% |
| Oct 8 | vs Baylor | L 0–7 | 77% |
| Oct 15 | at Texas | W 12–7 | 55% |
| Oct 22 | vsWichita State | W 41–0 | 92% |
| Oct 29 | at Texas A&M | W 34–0 | 69% |
| Nov 5 | vs Rice | W 31–20 | 90% |
| Nov 12 | vs SMU | W 22–0 | 76% |
| Nov 19 | at Texas Tech | L 16–21 | 78% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas Tech 21–16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 5
- Wk 2: 6
- Wk 3: 7
- Wk 4: 5
- Wk 7: 9
- Wk 8: 8
- Wk 9: 6
- Wk 10: 6
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1966.
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 5–2 tied for 2nd in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 5
- Points
- 218–73
- Coach
- Frank Broyles
- Elo
- 1694 +36 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 20.0 No. 7 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Charlie Coffey
- Captain
- Seniors
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1967
The 1967 draft| Rd 1 | Loyd Phillips DE | Chicago Bears |
| Rd 1 | Harry Jones RB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 6 | Martine Bercher DB | Atlanta Falcons |
All-Southwest Conference
7 first teamFirst team
Jon BrittenumQBUPI- David DickeyRBUPI
- Dick CunninghamOTAP
- Melvin GibbsCAP
- Hartford HamiltonDEAP; UPI
- Loyd PhillipsDTAP; UPI
- Martine BercherDefensive halfbacksAP; UPI
From Wikipedia’s 1966 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1966 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 6–1 | 8–3 | 10 |
| Arkansas | 5–2 | 8–2 | |
| Texas | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
| Texas A&M | 4–3 | 4–5–1 | |
| Baylor | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Texas Tech | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| TCU | 2–5 | 2–8 | |
| Rice | 1–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.