1966 Ole Miss
8–3 (5–2 Southeastern Conference), coached by John Vaught. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 10 Tennessee 14–7Nov 12
Tennessee was ranked No. 10, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Memphis | W 13–0 | 49% |
| Sep 24 | vs Kentucky | W 17–0 | 67% |
| Oct 1 | vs 3Alabama | L 7–17 | 48% |
| Oct 8 | at Georgia | L 3–9 | 40% |
| Oct 15 | vs Southern Miss | W 14–7 | 70% |
| Oct 22 | vs Houston | W 27–6 | 54% |
| Oct 29 | at LSU | W 17–0 | 47% |
| Nov 12 | at 10Tennessee | W 14–7 | 42% |
| Nov 19 | vs Vanderbilt | W 34–0 | 90% |
| Nov 26 | vs Mississippi State | W 24–0 | 88% |
| Dec 17Bowls & playoff | vs TexasBluebonnet Bowl | L 0–19 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas 19–0 in the Bluebonnet Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 19th-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.
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 5–2 4th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 170–65
- Coach
- John Vaught
- Elo
- 1661 +78 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 20.6 No. 6 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1967
The 1967 draft| Rd 5 | Gerald Warfield RB | Oakland Raiders |
| Rd 6 | Doug Cunningham RB | San Francisco 49ers |
All-SEC
5 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Doug CunninghamRBAP-1- Jerry RichardsonDEAP-2; UPI
- Jim UrbanekDTAP-1; UPI
- Jimmy KeyesMGAP-1
- Gerald WarfieldDBAP-1
Second team
- Charles HintonCAP-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.