1966 Indiana Hoosiers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1966
| team = Indiana Hoosiers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| record = 1–8–1
| conf_record = 1–5–1
| head_coach = John Pont
| hc_year = 2nd
| mvp = Frank Stavroff
| captain = Frank Stavroff
| stadium = Seventeenth Street Stadium
}}
{{1966 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
The 1966 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by John Pont, in his second year as head coach of the Hoosiers.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1966
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Seventeenth Street Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 10–20
| attend = 28,538
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| score = 26–14
| attend = 37,777
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Texas
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Austin, TX
| score = 0–35
| attend = 56,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123836247/56000-see-texans-rout-hoosiers-350/|work=The Indianapolis Star|title=56,000 see Texans rout Hoosiers, 35–0|date=October 2, 1966|accessdate=April 30, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time =
| w/l = t
| opponent = Minnesota
| site_stadium = Seventeenth Street Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 7–7
| attend = 34,721
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time =
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Illinois
| site_stadium = Seventeenth Street Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 10–24
| attend = 39,339–39,399
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| site_stadium = Miami Orange Bowl
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| score = 7–14
| attend = 17,627
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Iowa
| site_stadium = Iowa Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| score = 19–20
| attend = 38,952
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio State
| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| score = 0–7
| attend = 80,834
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Seventeenth Street Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 19–37
| attend = 30,096
| source = {{cite news|title=MSU Wins Big 10; Raps I.U., 37-19|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|author=Dave Overpeck|date=November 13, 1966|pages=1, 4 (sports)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-msu-wins-big-10-r/167401268/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Ross–Ade Stadium
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename = Old Oaken Bucket
| score = 6–51
| attend = 62,197
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=1966 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/indiana/1966-schedule.html |website=College Football @ Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=December 28, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=1966 Football Schedule |url=https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/schedule/1966 |publisher=Indiana University |access-date=December 28, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=Indiana Football 2023 Record Book |url=https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/pdf/fb/2023/23-FB-Record_Book_Full.pdf |publisher=Indiana University |page=14 |access-date=December 28, 2023 }}{{cite web|title=1966 Homecoming|publisher=Indiana Arbutus (yearboook)|access-date=October 14, 2015|url=http://www.static.getsnworks.com/ids/arbutus/1967/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814231727/http://static.getsnworks.com/ids/arbutus/1967/|archive-date=August 14, 2017}}
1967 NFL draftees
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| style="background:#C0C0C0;"
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| align="center" bgcolor=""
| Bob Van Pelt | Center | 5 | 114 | Philadelphia Eagles |
References
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