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1966 Ohio

5–⁠5 (3–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Hess.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 1966, game by game: lost at No. 8 Purdue 3–42; won at Boston College 23–14; won at Kent State 12–10; won vs. Toledo 21–6; won vs. Xavier 24–10; lost vs. Miami (OH) 13–33; lost vs. Dayton 12–20; lost at Western Michigan 13–20; lost at Bowling Green 0–28; won vs. Marshall 28–0+28−39Lost 3–42 at No. 8 Purdue-39No. 8 PurdueWon 23–14 at Boston College+9Boston CollegeWon 12–10 at Kent State+2Kent StateWon 21–6 vs. Toledo+15ToledoWon 24–10 vs. Xavier+14XavierLost 13–33 vs. Miami (OH)-20Miami (OH)Lost 12–20 vs. Dayton-8DaytonLost 13–20 at Western Michigan-7Western MichiganLost 0–28 at Bowling Green-28Bowling GreenWon 28–0 vs. Marshall+28Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17at8PurdueL 3–⁠4217%
Sep 24atBoston CollegeW 23–⁠1423%
Oct 1atKent StateW 12–⁠1031%
Oct 8vsToledoW 21–⁠652%
Oct 15vsXavierW 24–⁠1048%
Oct 22vsMiami (OH)L 13–⁠3331%
Oct 29vsDaytonL 12–⁠2058%
Nov 5atWestern MichiganL 13–⁠2032%
Nov 12atBowling GreenL 0–⁠2829%
Nov 19vsMarshallW 28–⁠066%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Marshall 28–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠3 4th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
149–⁠183
Coach
Bill Hess
Elo
1406 +46 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.7 No. 87 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1966 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)5–⁠19–⁠1
Western Michigan5–⁠17–⁠3
Bowling Green4–⁠26–⁠3
Ohio3–⁠35–⁠5
Kent State2–⁠44–⁠6
Toledo1–⁠52–⁠7–⁠1
Marshall1–⁠52–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.