1966 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

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1966 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record7–2–1 (4–2–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEvans Field
Seasons
  1965
1967  
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

The 1966 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State College (now known as Texas State University) during the 1966 NAIA football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their second year under head coach Bill Miller, the team compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 4–2–1 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 17 Texas Lutheran *
W 34–3 [1]
September 24at Trinity (TX) *W 16–0 [2]
October 1at Sul Ross
L 13–16 [3]
October 8 Angelo State *
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 24–6 [4]
October 15 Howard Payne
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 18–17 [5]
October 22at Sam Houston State
L 16–27 [6]
October 29at McMurry W 17–0 [7]
November 5 Stephen F. Austin
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 20–7 [8]
November 12at East Texas State T 14–14 [9]
November 19 Texas A&I
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 9–3 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  2. "Trinity suffers defeat in season opener, 16–0". Express and News. September 25, 1966. Retrieved March 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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  4. "Angelo State bows". Victoria Advocate. October 9, 1966. Retrieved March 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "SW Texas nips Howard Payne". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 16, 1966. Retrieved March 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southwest Texas defeated, 27–16 by Sam Houston". Abilene Reporter-News. October 23, 1966. Retrieved March 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "By SWT, 17–0, Indian arrows stilled". Abilene Reporter-News. October 30, 1966. Retrieved March 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Southwest Texas routs Austin 20–7". Wichita Falls Times. November 6, 1966. Retrieved March 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "East Texas in 14–14 deadlock". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 13, 1966. Retrieved March 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Southwest Texas slips past A&I with late touchdown". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 20, 1966. Retrieved March 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved July 4, 2022.