1966 Tampa Spartans football team

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1966 Tampa Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadium Phillips Field
Seasons
  1965
1967  
1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Parsons   9 2 0
Drake   8 2 0
Northern Illinois   8 2 0
IUP   7 2 0
Santa Clara   7 2 0
Cortland   6 2 0
Northeastern   6 2 0
Akron   6 3 0
Northern Michigan   6 3 1
Samford   6 3 1
Carnegie Tech   5 3 0
Eastern Michigan   5 3 1
Northern Arizona   6 4 0
UC Santa Barbara   6 4 0
Wheaton (IL)   5 4 0
Boston University   5 5 0
Cal Poly Pomona   5 5 0
Chattanooga   5 5 0
Colorado College   4 4 0
Wabash   4 4 1
Milwaukee   4 5 1
Southern Illinois   4 5 1
UC Riverside   4 5 0
Tampa   4 5 0
Rose Poly   3 4 1
Hawaii   4 6 0
Portland State   4 6 0
La Verne   3 6 0
Mississippi Valley State   3 6 0
Lake Forest   2 5 0
Wayne State (MI)   2 6 0

The 1966 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. It was the Spartans' 30th season. The team was led by head coach Sam Bailey, in his third year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Tulsa L 11–5725,500
September 24 Bowling Green W 20–13
October 1at Akron W 20–1210,000
October 8at North Texas State L 6–4110,000 [1]
October 15 Furman
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 41–29,600 [2]
October 29at Houston L 9–4841,182
November 5 Northeast Louisiana State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 0–17 [3]
November 12 Buffalo
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 27–8
November 19 Eastern Kentucky
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 6–14

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References

  1. "Eagles trounce Tampa". The Tampa Tribune. October 9, 1966. Retrieved November 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Spartans outscore Furman University". The Tampa Tribune. October 16, 1966. Retrieved September 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Northeast does it again, upsets major college Tampa". Monroe Morning World. November 6, 1966. p. 1C. Retrieved January 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.