American college football season
The 1966 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season . The Buckeyes compiled a 4–5 record.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance September 24 1:30 p.m. TCU * W 14–775,375
October 1 1:30 p.m. Washington * L 22–3880,241
October 8 1:30 p.m. at Illinois L 9–1051,069
October 15 1:30 p.m. No. 1 Michigan State L 8–1184,282
October 22 1:30 p.m. Wisconsin W 24–1384,265
October 29 2:30 p.m. at Minnesota L 7–1749,489
November 5 1:30 p.m. Indiana W 7–080,834
November 12 2:30 p.m. at Iowa W 14–1044,677
November 19 1:30 p.m. Michigan L 3–1783,403
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Coaching staff
Game summaries
TCU
1
2 3 4 Total
TCU
0
0 7 0
7
• Ohio St
7
0 0 7
14
Date: September 24Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 75,375Game weather: Sunny; 66 °F (19 °C); wind 8-10 mph W
Q1 10:10 OHST Hudson 2 yard run (Cairns kick) OHST 7–0
Q3 8:41 TCU Shabay 2 yard run (Alford kick) Tie 7–7
Q4 12:31 OHST Hudson 18 yard run (Cairns kick) OHST 14–7
[1]
Washington
1
2 3 4 Total
• Washington
7
14 7 10
38
Ohio State
0
7 8 7
22
Date: October 1Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 80,241Game weather: Rainy, wind NW 10 mph, 59 °F (15 °C)
Q1 11:26 WASH Jordan 3 yard run (Martin kick) WASH 0–7
Q2 11:08 WASH Jordan 1 yard run (Martin kick) WASH 0–14
Q2 4:27 WASH Jordan 4 yard run (Martin kick) WASH 0–21
Q2 0:12 OSU Long 1 yard run (Cairns kick) WASH 7–21
Q3 12:43 WASH Moore 2 yard run (Martin kick) WASH 7–28
Q3 3:40 OSU Long 3 yard pass to Fontes (Long pass to Anders) WASH 15–28
Q4 9:03 WASH Martin 23 yard field goal WASH 15–31
Q4 5:22 OSU Long 3 yard pass to Anders (Cairns kick) WASH 22–31
Q4 4:27 WASH Moore 47 yard run (Martin kick) WASH 22–38
[2]
Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio State
3
3 3 0
9
• Illinois
0
3 0 7
10
Q1 4:48 OSU Cairns 22 yard field goal OSU 0–3
Q2 7:39 OSU Cairns 55 yard field goal OSU 0–6
Q2 0:34 ILL Stotz 29 yard field goal OSU 3–6
Q3 6:25 OSU Cairns 28 yard field goal OSU 3–9
Q4 6:26 ILL Naponic run (Stotz kick) ILL 10–9
[3]
Michigan State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Michigan State
0
0 3 8
11
Ohio State
2
0 0 6
8
Date: October 15Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 84,282Game weather: Rain, wind SE 20-35, 69 °F (21 °C)
Q1 8:09 OSU Safety, center pass through end zone OSU 2–0
Q3 6:02 MSU Kenny 27 yard field goal MSU 2–3
Q4 14:53 OSU Long 47 yard pass to Anders (kick failed) OSU 8–3
Q4 7:09 MSU Apisa 1 yard run (Kenney pass to Wedemeyer) MSU 8–11
[4]
[5]
Wisconsin
1
2 3 4 Total
Wisconsin
0
6 7 0
13
• Ohio St
7
0 3 14
24
Q1 1:55 OHST Hudson 2 yard run (Cairns kick) OHST 7–0
Q2 11:54 WIS Schinke 40 yard field goal OHST 7–3
Q2 :22 WIS Schinke 47 yard field goal OHST 7–6
Q3 7:11 OHST Cairns 27 yard field goal OHST 10–6
Q3 3:06 WIS Jankowski 5 yard pass from Boyajian (Schinke kick) WIS 13–10
Q4 4:19 OHST Hudson 7 yard run (Cairns kick) OHST 17–13
Q4 :38 OHST Hudson 8 yard run (Cairns kick) OHST 24–13
[6]
Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio State
0
0 0 7
7
• Minnesota
0
7 7 3
17
Q2 7:58 MINN Fumble recovery in end zone by Wintermute (Bevan kick) MINN 7–0
Q3 11:45 MINN Wilson 3 yard run (Bevan kick) MINN 14–0
Q4 11:59 OSU Long 10 yard pass to Rein (Cairns kick) MINN 14–7
Q4 7:01 MINN Bevans 21 yard field goal MINN 17–7
[7]
Indiana
1
2 3 4 Total
Indiana
0
0 0 0
0
• Ohio St
0
0 7 0
7
Q3 9:39 OHST Hubbard 9 yard pass from Long (Cairns kick) OHST 7–0
[8]
Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
0
7 0 7
14
Iowa
0
3 0 7
10
Q2 10:42 IOWA Anderson 42 yard field goal IOWA 3–0
Q2 5:02 OHST Hudson 4 yard run (Cairns kick) OHST 7–3
Q4 13:51 IOWA Crees 12 yard pass from Podolak (Anderson kick) IOWA 10–7
Q4 5:20 OHST Rein 2 yard pass from Long (Cairns kick) OHST 14–10
[9]
Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
• Michigan
3
7 7 0
17
Ohio St
0
3 0 0
3
Q1 2:57 MICH Sygar 24 yard field goal MICH 3–0
Q2 3:50 OHST Cairns 26 yard field goal Tie 3–3
Q2 1:11 MICH Detwiler 7 yard run (Sygar kick)MICH 10–3
Q3 9:04 MICH Wilhite 28 yard pass from Vidmer (Sygar kick) MICH 17–3
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References
^ "Game: 66-1, Date: Sept. 24, 1966" (PDF) . Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2015 .
^ "Game: 6602, Date: Oct. 1, 1966" (PDF) . Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2016.
^ "Game: 6603, Date: Oct. 8, 1966" (PDF) . Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2016.
^ "Game: 6604, Date: Oct. 15, 1966" (PDF) . Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2016.
^ "Summary of Football Game Statistics, Ohio State v. Michigan State, 10/15/66" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016 .
^ "Game: 6605, Date: Oct. 22, 1966" (PDF) . Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2015 .
^ "Game: 6606, Date: Oct. 29, 1966" (PDF) . Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2016.
^ "Game: 6607, Date: Nov. 5, 1966" (PDF) . Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2015 .
^ "Game: 6608, Date: Nov. 12, 1966" (PDF) . Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2015 .
^ "Game: 6609, Date: Nov. 19, 1966" (PDF) . Ohio State Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2015 .
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