1966 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1966 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
1966 record	8–2 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach	Frank Broyles (9th year)
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium

1966 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#10 SMU $	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Arkansas	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Texas	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Baylor	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
TCU	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Rice	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1966 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled an 8–2 record (5–2 against SWC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the SWC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 218 to 73.^[1]^[2]

Arkansas defensive tackle Loyd Phillips and defensive back Martine Bercher were selected as first-team players on the 1965 College Football All-America Team. Phillips finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy voting and won the Outland Trophy, awarded to the best interior lineman in the land. Bercher gained an average of 15.5 yards per punt return, the fifth-best mark in the nation. The Arkansas defense gave up the seventh-lowest point total per game, 7.3.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 17, 1966	Oklahoma State*	No. 5	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 14–10
September 24, 1966	Tulsa*	No. 6	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 27–8
October 1, 1966	at TCU	No. 7	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 21–0
October 8, 1966	Baylor	No. 9	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 0–7
October 15, 1966	at Texas		Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry)	W 12–7
October 22, 1966	Wichita State*		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 40–0
October 29, 1966	at Texas A&M	No. 9	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 34–0
November 5, 1966	Rice	No. 8	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 31–20
November 12, 1966	SMU	No. 6	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 22–0
November 19, 1966	at Texas Tech	No. 6	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	L 16–21
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Arkansas	3	3	6	0	12
Texas	0	7	0	0	7

Date: October 15
Location: Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
Game attendance: 65,000
Television network: Regional

Scoring summary

1	ARK	Bob White 22-yard field goal	ARK 3-0

2	ARK	Bob White 37-yard field goal	ARK 6-0

2	TEX	Chris Gilbert 1-yard run (Brett Conway kick)	TEX 7-6

3	ARK	Tommy Burnett 22-yard pass from Jon Brittenum (run failed)	ARK 12-7

Arkansas' third consecutive victory over Texas.^[3]

References

↑ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
↑ "1966 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
↑ "Arkansas Nips Texas, 12-7." Palm Beach Post. 1966 Oct 16.

Arkansas Razorbacks football

Venues	The Hill (1894–1938) Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (1938–present) War Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1948–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn LSU Missouri: Battle Line Rivalry Ole Miss Texas Texas A&M

Culture & lore	Calling the Hogs Tusk Big Red "Arkansas Fight" Marching band Wildcat offense 2003 Kentucky game 1969 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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