1966 Indiana
1–8–1 (1–5–1 Big Ten), coached by John Pont. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern 26–14Sep 24
By 12 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs Miami (OH) | L 10–20 | 36% |
| Sep 24 | at Northwestern | W 26–14 | 34% |
| Oct 1 | at Texas | L 0–35 | 24% |
| Oct 8 | vs Minnesota | T 7–7 | 45% |
| Oct 15 | vs Illinois | L 10–24 | 46% |
| Oct 21 | at Miami | L 7–14 | 24% |
| Oct 29 | at Iowa | L 19–20 | 50% |
| Nov 5 | at Ohio State | L 0–7 | 24% |
| Nov 12 | vs 2Michigan State | L 19–37 | 13% |
| Nov 19 | at 10Purdue | L 6–51 | 13% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 51–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 114th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 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
- 1–8–1
- Conference
- 1–5–1 9th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 104–229
- Coach
- John Pont
- Elo
- 1363 −60 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.8 No. 78 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Frank Stavroff
- Most valuable player
- Frank Stavroff
Drafted in 1967
The 1967 draft| Rd 5 | Bob Van Pelt C | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Mike KrivoshiaRB- Tom SchuetteOGAP-1
Second team
- Bob Van PeltCUPI-2
- Jim SniadeckiDEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1966 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1966 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 7–0 | 9–0–1 | 2 |
| Purdue | 6–1 | 9–2 | 7 |
 Michigan | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Illinois | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
| Minnesota | 3–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Ohio State | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
 Wisconsin | 2–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Northwestern | 2–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–5–1 | 1–8–1 | |
| Iowa | 1–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.