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1966 LSU Tigers football team

1966 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alabama + 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 4 Georgia + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Florida 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
LSU 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Auburn 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Georgia's game against North Carolina; Florida, LSU, and Vanderbilt's games against Tulane; and Tennessee's game against South Carolina counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing sixth in the SEC.[1][2] LSU played home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 177:30 pmSouth Carolina*
W 28–1267,512[3]
September 24at Rice*
L 15–1763,000[4]
October 17:30 pmMiami (FL)*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 10–867,500[5]
October 87:30 pmTexas A&M*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
T 7–767,500[6]
October 15at Kentucky
W 30–035,000[7]
October 227:30 pmNo. 8 Floridadagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 7–2867,500[8]
October 29Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–1767,500[9]
November 5No. 4 Alabama
ABCL 0–2166,513[10][11]
November 127:30 pmMississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ABCW 17–755,000[12]
November 197:30 pmat Tulane[n 1]
W 21–782,307[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14][15][16]

Notes

  1. ^ The game against Tulane was designated as a conference game by the SEC, even though the Green Wave exited the league prior to the 1966 season.

References

  1. ^ The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide 1967 (77th ed.). Phoenix, Arizona: College Athletics Publishing Service. 1967. p. 26. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "2024 SEC Football Media Guide". Southeastern Conference. pp. 63, 66. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "LSU has 28–12 victory; Crowd boos Dietzel". The Greenville News. September 18, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Underdog Rice wins". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 25, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "LSU puts best foot on top Miami, 10–8". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 2, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "LSU, A&M toss caution away but still tie". The Selma Times-Journal. October 9, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "LSU storms convincing 30–0 win over Kentucky". The Daily Advertiser. October 16, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "LSU loses to Florida in SEC game at Baton Rouge". Daily World. October 23, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Newell hurls Rebs past LSU Bengals". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tide crushes LSU 21 to 0". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. November 6, 1966. p. 20. Retrieved July 21, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
  11. ^ Land, Charles (November 6, 1966). "Tide puts Tiger in tank". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 13. Retrieved July 21, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
  12. ^ "LSU hands Miss St. fifth straight loss". The News and Observer. November 13, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "LSU Tigers dump Tulane". Monroe Morning World. November 20, 1966. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1966 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  15. ^ "1966 Football Schedule". LSU Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  16. ^ "2023 LSU Football Record Book". LSU Athletics. p. 99. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
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