1966 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1966 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record2–8 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Scott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1965
1967  →
1966 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alabama + 6 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 4 Georgia + 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
Florida 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Ole Miss 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
Tennessee 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
LSU 3 –3 –05 –4 –1
Kentucky 2 –4 –03 –6 –1
Auburn 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
Mississippi State 0 –6 –02 –8 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –01 –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 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Paul E. Davis, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, tying for ninth place of the bottom of the SEC standings. [1] [2]

After the season, Davis and athletic director Wade Walker were fired. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Georgia
L 17–2034,000 [4]
September 24at Florida
L 7–2849,333 [5]
October 1 Richmond *
W 20–014,000 [6]
October 8 Southern Miss *
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 10–923,000 [7]
October 15at Houston *
L 0–2847,870 [8]
October 22at Florida State *
L 0–1030,133 [9]
October 29at No. 4 Alabama
L 14–2755,215 [10]
November 5 Auburn
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 0–1326,976 [11]
November 12at LSU
ABC L 7–1755,000 [12]
November 26at Ole Miss
L 0–2430,200 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14]

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. ↑ Via Associated Press. "Football, Athletic Heads Out at Mississippi State", The New York Times , December 11, 1966. Accessed April 6, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Georgia wins; Late field go by Etter gives Bulldogs edge". Daily Press. September 18, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Florida romps 28–7". The Nashville Tennessean. September 25, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Streak snapped as Maroons win". The Commercial Appeal. October 2, 1966. Retrieved October 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "State outlasts Southerners in hard fought battle, 10–9". The Clarion-Ledger. October 9, 1966. Retrieved March 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Houston conquers Mississippi State". The Monitor. October 16, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bulldogs fall to Seminoles in 10–0 tilt". The Shreveport Times. October 23, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Land, Charles (October 30, 1966). "Tricky Tide turns back late State bid, 27–14". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 11. Retrieved March 21, 2021– via Google News Archives.
  11. ↑ "Auburn wins, 13–0, over Miss. State". The Greenville News. November 6, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "LSU hands Miss St. fifth straight loss". The News and Observer. November 13, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Mississippi blanks Mississippi State". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 27, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "1966 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
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