
1966 Ohio State
4–5 (3–4 Big Ten), coached by Woody Hayes. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wisconsin 24–13Oct 22
By 11 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs | W 14–7 | 65% |
| Oct 1 | vs | L 22–38 | 67% |
| Oct 8 | at | L 9–10 | 49% |
| Oct 15 | vs | L 8–11 | 33% |
| Oct 22 | vs | W 24–13 | 71% |
| Oct 29 | at | L 7–17 | 50% |
| Nov 5 | vs | W 7–0 | 76% |
| Nov 12 | at | W 14–10 | 69% |
| Nov 19 | vs | L 3–17 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Michigan 17–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
Players on this team
Dave FoleyOffensive tackle- Rufus MayesOffensive tackle
- Chuck HutchisonGuard
- Mike CurrentOffensive tackle
- Bo ReinReceiver
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
- 4–5
- Conference
- 3–4 6th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 108–123
- Coach
- Woody Hayes
- Elo
- 1518 −63 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.6 No. 66 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Mike Current, John Fill and Ray Pryor
- Most valuable player
- Ray Pryor
Drafted in 1967
The 1967 draft| Rd 3 | Mike Current OT | Denver Broncos |
| Rd 7 | Bo Rein WR | Baltimore Colts |
All-Big Ten
3 first teamFirst team
Bo ReinRB
Ray PryorCAP-1; UPI-1
Dick HimesDTUPI-1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7–0 | 9–0–1 | 2 | |
| 6–1 | 9–2 | 7 | |
| 4–3 | 6–4 | ||
| 4–3 | 4–6 | ||
| 3–3–1 | 4–5–1 | ||
| 3–4 | 4–5 | ||
| 2–4–1 | 3–6–1 | ||
| 2–4–1 | 3–6–1 | ||
| 1–5–1 | 1–8–1 | ||
| 1–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.