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1966 Wichita State

2–⁠8 (1–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Wichita State in 1966, game by game: lost at Southern Illinois 7–17; lost vs. Cincinnati 6–20; lost at Drake 16–34; lost at New Mexico State 17–45; lost at Arkansas 0–41; won vs. Louisville 9–2; lost vs. Wyoming 0–55; lost vs. North Texas 13–30; won vs. Colorado State 37–23; lost at Tulsa 14–47+14−55Lost 7–17 at Southern Illinois-10Southern Illino…Lost 6–20 vs. Cincinnati-14CincinnatiLost 16–34 at Drake-18DrakeLost 17–45 at New Mexico State-28New Mexico StateLost 0–41 at Arkansas-41ArkansasWon 9–2 vs. Louisville+7LouisvilleLost 0–55 vs. Wyoming-55WyomingLost 13–30 vs. North Texas-17North TexasWon 37–23 vs. Colorado State+14Colorado StateLost 14–47 at Tulsa-33Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atSouthern IllinoisL 7–⁠1782%
Oct 1vsCincinnatiL 6–⁠2046%
Oct 8atDrakeL 16–⁠3430%
Oct 15atNew Mexico StateL 17–⁠4516%
Oct 22atArkansasL 0–⁠418%
Oct 29vsLouisvilleW 9–⁠231%
Nov 5vsWyomingL 0–⁠5520%
Nov 12vsNorth TexasL 13–⁠3039%
Nov 19vsColorado StateW 37–⁠2325%
Nov 24atTulsaL 14–⁠4720%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 47–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 65 on file).

Led the nationGlenn Meltzer: receptions (91 catches)

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠3 tied for 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
119–⁠314
Coach
—
Elo
1324 −73 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.9 No. 92 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

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.