1966 Tulsa

6–⁠4 (3–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Glenn Dobbs.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1966, game by game: won vs. Tampa 57–11; lost at No. 6 Arkansas 8–27; won at Colorado State 20–6; won vs. North Texas 30–27; lost at Memphis 0–6; won at Cincinnati 13–0; lost at Houston 14–73; won vs. Montana State 13–10; lost at Louisville 18–29; won vs. Wichita State 47–14+46−59Won 57–11 vs. Tampa+46TampaLost 8–27 at No. 6 Arkansas-19No. 6 ArkansasWon 20–6 at Colorado State+14Colorado StateWon 30–27 vs. North Texas+3North TexasLost 0–6 at Memphis-6MemphisWon 13–0 at Cincinnati+13CincinnatiLost 14–73 at Houston-59HoustonWon 13–10 vs. Montana State+3Montana StateLost 18–29 at Louisville-11LouisvilleWon 47–14 vs. Wichita State+33Wichita State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wichita State 47–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 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.

Missouri Valley Conference champions3–⁠1 in the conference, shared with North Texas

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠1 shared first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
220–⁠203
Coach
Glenn Dobbs
Elo
1538 −38 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.0 No. 31 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1967

The 1967 draft
Rd 6Don Bandy OTWashington Redskins
Rd 6Neal Sweeney WRDenver Broncos
Rd 7Milt Jackson DBSan Francisco 49ers

1966 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Texas3–⁠18–⁠2
Tulsa3–⁠16–⁠4
Cincinnati2–⁠23–⁠7
Louisville1–⁠36–⁠4
Wichita State1–⁠32–⁠8

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