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1966 Tampa

4–⁠5.

Schedule and results

Tampa in 1966, game by game: lost at Tulsa 11–57; won vs. Bowling Green 20–13; won at Akron 20–12; lost at North Texas 6–41; won vs. Furman 41–2; lost at Houston 9–48; lost at UL Monroe 0–17; won vs. Buffalo 27–8; lost at Eastern Kentucky 6–14+39−46Lost 11–57 at Tulsa-46TulsaWon 20–13 vs. Bowling Green+7Bowling GreenWon 20–12 at Akron+8AkronLost 6–41 at North Texas-35North TexasWon 41–2 vs. Furman+39FurmanLost 9–48 at Houston-39HoustonLost 0–17 at UL Monroe-17UL MonroeWon 27–8 vs. Buffalo+19BuffaloLost 6–14 at Eastern Kentucky-8Eastern Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atTulsaL 11–⁠578%
Sep 24vsBowling GreenW 20–⁠1316%
Oct 1atAkronW 20–⁠1262%
Oct 8atNorth TexasL 6–⁠4122%
Oct 15vsFurmanW 41–⁠272%
Oct 29atHoustonL 9–⁠4812%
Nov 5atUL MonroeL 0–⁠1751%
Nov 12vsBuffaloW 27–⁠825%
Nov 19atEastern KentuckyL 6–⁠1458%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Kentucky 14–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 28 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
140–⁠212
Coach
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Elo
1247 +42 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−8.0 No. 88 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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