1966 Mississippi State
2–8 (0–6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Paul Davis. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Richmond 20–0Oct 1
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs Georgia | L 17–20 | 45% |
| Sep 24 | at Florida | L 7–28 | 25% |
| Oct 1 | vs Richmond | W 20–0 | 82% |
| Oct 8 | vs Southern Miss | W 10–9 | 52% |
| Oct 15 | at Houston | L 0–28 | 32% |
| Oct 22 | at Florida State | L 0–10 | 30% |
| Oct 29 | at 4Alabama | L 14–27 | 11% |
| Nov 5 | vs Auburn | L 0–13 | 52% |
| Nov 12 | at LSU | L 7–17 | 24% |
| Nov 26 | at Ole Miss | L 0–24 | 12% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 24–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 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.
Led the nationMarcus Rhoden: kickoff return yards (572 yds)
- Record
- 2–8
- Conference
- 0–6 tied for 9th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 75–176
- Coach
- Paul Davis
- Elo
- 1392 −94 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.9 No. 51 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-SEC
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
D.D. LewisLBAP-1; UPI
Second team
- Bubba HamptonOTAP-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 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 6–0 | 11–0 | 3 |
| Georgia | 5–0 | 10–1 | 4 |
| Florida | 4–1 | 9–2 | |
| Ole Miss | 5–2 | 8–3 | |
 Tennessee | 3–2 | 8–3 | |
| LSU | 2–3 | 5–4–1 | |
 Kentucky | 2–4 | 3–6–1 | |
| Auburn | 1–5 | 4–6 | |
| Mississippi State | 0–6 | 2–8 | |
 Vanderbilt | 0–5 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.