1966 Northwestern
3–6–1 (2–4–1 Big Ten), coached by Alex Agase. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Illinois 35–7Nov 19
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Florida | L 7–43 | 28% |
| Sep 24 | vs Indiana | L 14–26 | 66% |
| Oct 1 | vs 4Notre Dame | L 7–35 | 28% |
| Oct 8 | at Oregon State | W 14–6 | 31% |
| Oct 15 | at Wisconsin | T 3–3 | 43% |
| Oct 22 | at Iowa | W 24–15 | 54% |
| Oct 29 | vs 2Michigan State | L 0–22 | 22% |
| Nov 5 | vs Minnesota | L 13–28 | 48% |
| Nov 12 | at Michigan | L 20–28 | 25% |
| Nov 19 | vs Illinois | W 35–7 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Illinois 35–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 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
- 3–6–1
- Conference
- 2–4–1 tied for 7th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 137–213
- Coach
- Alex Agase
- Elo
- 1462 −24 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.8 No. 69 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Cas Banaszek
- Most valuable player
- Roger Murphy
Drafted in 1967
The 1967 draft| Rd 1 | Casimir Banaszek TE | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 3 | Phil Clark DB | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rd 6 | John McCambridge DE | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 7 | Bob McKelvey RB | New Orleans Saints |
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Phil ClarkDBAP-1; UPI-2
Second team
- Cas BanaszekEUPI-2
- Bruce GunstraOGUPI-2
- John McCambridgeDEUPI-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.