1966 Wisconsin Badgers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1966
| team = Wisconsin Badgers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| record = 3–6–1
| conf_record = 2–4–1
| head_coach = Milt Bruhn
| hc_year = 11th
| mvp = Bob Richter
| captain = Tony Loukas
| captain2 = Bob Richter
| stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
}}
{{1966 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
The 1966 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by Milt Bruhn in his 11th and final season as head coach, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 3–6–1 with a mark of 2–4–1 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1966
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 20–10
| attend = 51,051
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = USC
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 3–38
| attend = 52,235
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Iowa
| site_stadium = Iowa Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–0
| attend = 52,787
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 3–31
| attend = 52,428
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = t
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 3–3
| attend = 53,163
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio State
| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| score = 13–24
| attend = 84,256
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = l
| opponent = Michigan
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 17–28
| attend = 51,816
| source = {{cite news|title=U-M Masters Badgers, 28–17|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Jack Saylor|date=October 30, 1966|pages=1C, 7C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15551139/um_masters_badgers_2817/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 0–23
| attend = 56,475
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Illinois
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| score = 14–49
| attend = 53,645
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = w
| opponent = Minnesota
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–6
| attend = 45,373
}}
}}
Team players in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Bill Gardner | Tight end | 17 | 444 | Green Bay Packers |