1966 NAIA football season

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1966 NAIA football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1966
PostseasonNovember 26–December 10, 1966
National Championship Tulsa, OK
Champion Waynesburg

The 1966 NAIA football season was the eleventh season of college football sponsored by the NAIA.

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The season was played from August to November 1966, culminating in the 1966 NAIA Championship Bowl , played this year on December 10, 1966 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. [1]

Waynesburg defeated Whitewater State in the Championship Bowl, 42–21, to win their first NAIA national title. [2]

Conference standings

1966 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Arkansas A&M + 4 2 07 2 0
Ouachita Baptist + 4 2 06 4 0
Arkansas State Teachers + 4 2 05 4 0
Harding 3 3 06 3 0
Southern Arkansas 3 3 05 3 0
Arkansas Tech 2 4 03 6 1
Henderson State 1 5 01 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
1966 Carolinas Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lenoir Rhyne + 5 2 06 3 0
Presbyterian + 5 2 06 4 0
Guilford 4 2 15 4 1
Catawba 4 3 05 5 0
Newberry 3 3 14 5 1
Western Carolina 3 4 05 5 0
Appalachian State 2 5 03 6 1
Elon 1 6 01 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
1966 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Fort Hays State + 3 1 07 2 0
No. 14 Pittsburg State + 3 1 07 2 0
Emporia State 2 2 03 6 0
Washburn 1 3 02 7 0
Omaha 1 3 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 College Conference of Illinois football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Augustana (IL) $ 5 1 06 2 1
Carthage 4 2 06 2 0
North Central (IL) 4 2 06 3 0
Illinois Wesleyan 4 2 05 3 0
Carroll (WI) 2 4 05 4 0
Millikin 2 4 03 5 0
North Park 0 6 00 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
1966 Eastern Football Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southern Connecticut State $ 4 1 06 3 0
Bridgeport 3 1 07 3 0
Central Connecticut State 3 2 07 2 0
Trenton State 3 2 04 4 0
Montclair State 1 4 03 5 0
Glassboro State 0 4 01 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
1966 Evergreen Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 Eastern Washington $ 4 1 17 1 1
Puget Sound 3 3 05 4 0
Central Washington 2 2 22 5 2
Western Washington 2 3 13 4 2
Whitworth 2 4 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 Gateway Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Milton $ 3 0 05 4 0
Northwestern (WI) 2 1 03 5 0
Lakeland 1 2 03 6 0
Eureka 0 3 00 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
1966 Gulf States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Northwestern State $ 5 0 09 0 0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 2 06 4 0
McNeese State 3 2 05 5 0
Northeast Louisiana State 2 3 07 3 0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 4 03 6 0
Louisiana Tech 1 4 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 Iowa Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Central (IA) $^ 7 0 09 1 0
Luther 6 1 07 2 0
Upper Iowa 5 2 07 3 0
Buena Vista 4 3 06 3 0
Dubuque 3 4 05 4 0
Simpson 2 5 03 5 0
Wartburg 1 6 01 8 0
William Penn 0 7 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 College of Emporia + 8 1 08 1 0
No. 11 Ottawa + 8 1 08 1 0
Southwestern (KS) 7 2 08 2 0
Baker 5 3 15 3 1
Friends 5 3 15 3 1
Bethany (KS) 4 5 04 5 0
McPherson 3 6 03 6 0
Kansas Wesleyan 2 7 02 7 0
Sterling 2 7 02 7 0
Bethel (KS) 0 9 00 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
East Texas State $ 4 1 25 3 2
Southwest Texas State 4 2 17 2 1
Sam Houston State 4 2 16 3 1
Sul Ross 3 3 16 3 1
Stephen F. Austin 3 3 15 3 1
Howard Payne 3 3 15 5 1
Texas A&I 3 4 05 5 0
McMurry 0 6 11 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
1966 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Defiance $ 2 0 08 0 0
Bluffton 1 1 03 4 1
Wilmington (OH) 0 2 01 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 Midwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lawrence + 7 1 07 1 0
Ripon + 7 1 07 1 0
St. Olaf + 7 1 07 1 0
Beloit 5 3 05 3 0
Carleton 3 5 03 5 0
Coe 3 5 03 5 0
Cornell (IA) 3 5 03 5 0
Grinnell 2 6 02 6 0
Monmouth (IL) 2 6 02 6 0
Knox 1 7 01 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
1966 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Hamline $ 6 1 08 1 0
Gustavus Adolphus 4 1 25 2 2
Minnesota–Duluth 4 2 15 3 1
Concordia (MN) 4 3 05 3 0
Saint John's (MN) 3 3 14 3 1
Augsburg 3 4 04 4 1
St. Thomas (MN) 2 5 02 6 1
Macalester 0 7 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tarkio + 3 0 04 5 0
William Jewell + 2 0 06 3 0
Central Methodist 2 1 05 3 0
Missouri Valley 1 1 06 3 0
Culver–Stockton 1 2 03 6 0
Graceland 0 5 01 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
1966 Nebraska College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wayne State (NE) $ 4 0 06 2 0
No. 20 Kearney State 3 1 08 2 0
Hastings 2 2 03 4 1
Peru State 1 3 02 7 0
Chadron State 0 4 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mayville State + 5 1 06 2 0
Jamestown + 5 1 05 2 0
Minot State 4 2 05 3 0
Valley City State 3 3 05 3 0
Ellendale 2 4 0 ?  ?  ?
Wahpeton Science 2 4 0 ?  ?  ?
Dickinson State 0 6 01 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Dickinson State forfeited a win over Ellendale.
1966 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Moorhead State $ 4 1 06 3 0
Mankato State 2 2 13 4 2
St. Cloud State 2 2 13 5 1
Michigan Tech 2 3 04 3 0
Bemidji State 2 3 03 5 0
Winona State 2 3 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
1966 Northwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Lewis & Clark $ 6 0 08 1 0
Linfield 5 1 07 2 0
Willamette 4 2 05 4 0
College of Idaho 2 3 14 4 1
Pacific Lutheran 1 3 22 5 2
Pacific (OR) 1 4 13 5 1
Whitman 0 6 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
East Central $ 5 1 17 3 1
Central State (OK) 5 2 07 2 0
SW Oklahoma State 5 2 07 3 0
NW Oklahoma State 4 2 16 3 1
Langston 4 3 05 4 0
SE Oklahoma State 2 5 05 5 0
Northeastern State 2 5 02 6 1
Panhandle A&M 0 7 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
1966 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oregon College $ 4 0 06 2 0
Southern Oregon 3 1 04 4 0
Eastern Oregon 2 2 03 5 0
Oregon Tech 1 3 01 7 0
George Fox 0 4 01 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
1966 Pennsylvania State College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
East Division
West Chester xy 6 0 08 3 0
East Stroudsburg 4 2 04 4 0
Cheyney 3 3 04 3 0
Bloomsburg 3 3 04 4 0
Mansfield 2 4 04 5 0
Millersville 2 4 04 5 0
Kutztown 1 5 01 6 1
West Division
No. 6 Clarion xy$ 5 0 010 0 0
California (PA) 4 1 04 5 0
Shippensburg 2 3 04 5 0
Lock Haven 2 3 02 7 0
Slippery Rock 1 3 13 5 1
Edinboro 0 4 11 6 1
Championship: Clarion 28, West Chester 26
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern State $ 5 0 16 1 2
Southern State 4 2 06 3 0
Black Hills State 3 2 15 2 1
General Beadle 3 3 05 4 0
South Dakota Tech 2 4 04 4 0
Dakota Wesleyan 1 4 13 5 1
Huron 1 4 11 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
1966 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Redlands $ 4 1 07 3 0
Pomona 3 1 16 2 1
Whittier 3 1 13 5 2
Occidental 3 2 05 4 0
Claremont-Mudd 1 4 01 8 0
Caltech 0 5 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Caltech forfeited to Whittier.
1966 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Grambling + 4 2 16 2 1
Southern + 4 2 16 2 1
Texas Southern + 4 2 15 4 1
Jackson State 3 3 15 3 1
Prairie View A&M 3 3 15 3 1
Alcorn A&M 2 3 25 3 2
Arkansas AM&N 2 4 14 5 1
Wiley 0 7 00 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 Tri-State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Yankton + 5 1 08 1 0
Westmar + 5 1 07 2 0
Sioux Falls 4 2 06 3 0
Concordia (NE) 2 4 03 5 1
Dana 2 4 03 5 0
Midland 2 4 02 6 0
Northwestern (IA) 1 5 02 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
1966 West Penn Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Waynesburg $^ 2 0 011 0 0
Grove City 1 0 18 0 1
Westminster (PA) 1 1 16 2 1
Geneva 0 3 00 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Concord $ 6 0 09 1 0
No. 16 Fairmont State 6 1 07 1 0
West Virginia Wesleyan 3 1 05 4 0
Bluefield State 2 1 24 1 2
West Liberty State 3 2 15 2 1
Salem 2 3 12 5 1
West Virginia Tech 3 5 03 5 0
Glenville State 2 5 02 6 0
West Virginia State 1 6 02 7 0
Shepherd 0 4 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Conference standings based on power ratings
Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Whitewater State $^ 8 0 010 1 0
River Falls State 6 1 16 2 1
Stevens Point State 6 2 06 3 0
La Crosse State 5 3 06 3 0
Platteville State 3 4 14 4 1
Oshkosh State 3 5 03 6 0
Stout State 2 6 03 6 0
Eau Claire State 1 7 01 7 1
Superior State 1 7 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 NAIA independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Doane   7 0 1
Cal Lutheran   8 2 0
Emory and Henry   8 2 0
No. 3 New Mexico Highlands ^   8 2 0
Carson–Newman   7 3 1
Austin   6 3 0
Wofford   6 3 1
Georgetown (KY)   6 4 0
Azusa Pacific   5 4 0
Wheaton (IL)   5 4 0
Simon Fraser   5 3 0
Hillsdale   3 5 1
Iowa Wesleyan   3 5 0
Findlay   3 6 0
La Verne   3 6 0
Earlham   2 5 1
Southern Colorado State   3 7 0
Eastern New Mexico   2 7 0
St. Mary of the Plains   2 7 0
Oklahoma Panhandle State   1 10 0
Rankings from NAIA poll

Postseason

Bracket

Semifinals
November 26, 1966
Championship
December 10, 1966
Tulsa, OK
      
Waynesburg 30
New Mexico Highlands* 27
Waynesburg42
Whitewater State 21
Central (IA) 18
Whitewater State*41

Championship game outstanding players

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References

  1. "1966 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  2. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.