1966 TCU
2–8 (2–5 Southwest Conference), coached by Abe Martin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Baylor 6–0Oct 29
By 6 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at 3Nebraska | L 10–14 | 29% |
| Sep 24 | at Ohio State | L 7–14 | 35% |
| Oct 1 | vs 7Arkansas | L 0–21 | 34% |
| Oct 8 | vs Texas Tech | W 6–3 | 57% |
| Oct 15 | at Texas A&M | L 7–35 | 53% |
| Oct 22 | at Auburn | L 6–7 | 41% |
| Oct 29 | vs Baylor | W 6–0 | 44% |
| Nov 12 | vs Texas | L 3–13 | 42% |
| Nov 19 | at Rice | L 10–21 | 57% |
| Nov 26 | vs SMU | L 0–21 | 40% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to SMU 21–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 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
- 2–8
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 6th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 55–149
- Coach
- Abe Martin
- Elo
- 1413 −122 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.1 No. 61 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Meyer spread
Drafted in 1967
The 1967 draft| Rd 5 | Bruce Alford K | Chicago Bears |
All-Southwest Conference
3 first teamFirst team
Mike BratcherDTAP- Doyle JohnsonDefensive guardsUPI
- Frank HorakDefensive halfbacksAP; UPI
From Wikipedia’s 1966 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1966 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 6–1 | 8–3 | 10 |
| Arkansas | 5–2 | 8–2 | |
| Texas | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
| Texas A&M | 4–3 | 4–5–1 | |
| Baylor | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Texas Tech | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| TCU | 2–5 | 2–8 | |
| Rice | 1–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.