1966 Bowling Green
6–3 (4–2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bob Gibson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Temple 62–20Nov 19
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | atTampa | L 13–20 | 84% |
| Oct 1 | vs Dayton | W 13–0 | 71% |
| Oct 8 | at Western Michigan | L 14–16 | 53% |
| Oct 15 | at Toledo | W 14–13 | 55% |
| Oct 22 | vs Kent State | L 12–35 | 69% |
| Oct 29 | at Miami (OH) | W 17–14 | 18% |
| Nov 5 | vs Marshall | W 14–6 | 81% |
| Nov 12 | vs Ohio | W 28–0 | 71% |
| Nov 19 | at Temple | W 62–20 | 84% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Temple 62–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).
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
- 6–3
- Conference
- 4–2 3rd in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 187–124
- Coach
- Bob Gibson
- Elo
- 1529 −15 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −3.4 No. 76 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1967
The 1967 draft| Rd 5 | Jamie Rivers TE | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Rd 6 | Steward Williams RB | Green Bay Packers |
1966 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 5–1 | 9–1 | |
| Western Michigan | 5–1 | 7–3 | |
 Bowling Green | 4–2 | 6–3 | |
| Ohio | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| Kent State | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| Toledo | 1–5 | 2–7–1 | |
| Marshall | 1–5 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.