| 1966 Indiana State Sycamores football | |
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| Conference | Indiana Collegiate Conference |
| 1966 record | 6–2 (4–2 ICC) |
| Head coach | Jerry Huntsman (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's (IN) | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePauw | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. The Sycamores were represented on the All-Conference team by: John Truitt, Senior, WR, Joe Fiedler, Senior, Center, Randy Payne, Junior, Halfback and Rob Pychinka, Linebacker. Ron Overton, Sophomore, Quarterback & Dean Klink, Sophomore, Fullback were named to the Conference Honorable Mention team.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 17 | 2:00 pm | at Eastern Illinois * |
| W 32–0 |
| September 24 | 2:00 pm | at Butler | L 6–28 | |
| October 1 | 8:00 pm | Illinois State * | W 25–6 | |
| October 8 | 2:00 pm | Saint Joseph's (IN)  |
| W 19–0 |
| October 15 | 2:00 pm | at Valparaiso | W 19–16 | |
| October 22 | 2:00 pm | Evansville |
| W 20–18 |
| October 29 | 2:00 pm | at Ball State |
| L 20–31 |
| November 5 | 2:00 pm | DePauw |
| W 30–8 |
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