1966 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1966 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	4–5–1 (4–2–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Phil Cutchin (4th season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field
Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Nebraska $	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Colorado	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Missouri	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Oklahoma State	4	–	2	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Oklahoma	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	3	–	2	2	–	6	–	2
Kansas	0	–	6	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Kansas State	0	–	6	–	1	0	–	9	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 4–2–1, tying for third place in the Big 8. Oklahoma State played home game at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	at No. 5 Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 10–17	47,000
October 1	Houston*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 9–35	36,104
October 8	Colorado	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 11–10	27,000
October 15	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 0–7	54,000
October 22	Kansas	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 10–7	22,148
October 29	Iowa State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	T 14–14	30,310
November 5	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 7–10	28,175
November 12	at No. 4 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 6–21	65,102
November 19	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 21–6	9,300
December 3	Oklahoma	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)	W 15–14	36,581
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	0	0	8	6	14
• Oklahoma State	0	8	0	7	15

Date: December 3
Location: Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 36,581

Scoring summary

2		OSU	Ronnie Johnson 10-yard run (Ronnie Johnson to Tommy Boone pass)	OSU 8-0

3		OU	Ron Shotts 3-yard run (Bob Warmack to Bob Kalsu pass)	Tied 8-8

4		OSU	Ronnie Johnson 4-yard run (Craig Kessler kick)	OSU 15-8

4	1:29	OU	Ron Shotts 1-yard run (pass failed)	OSU 15-14

Oklahoma State defensive backs Charlie Trimble and Willard Nahrgang stopped Oklahoma tailback Ron Shotts at the two on the conversion play to preserve their second straight win over the Sooners.^[2]

After the season

The 1967 NFL/AFL Draft was held on March 14–15, 1967. The following Cowboys were selected.^[3]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
3	66	Dennis Randall	Defensive end	New York Jets
3	67	Harold Akin	Tackle	San Diego Chargers
3	71	Leon Ward	Linebacker	Baltimore Colts
12	307	J. B. Christian	Guard	Baltimore Colts
17	435	Terry Bacigalupo	Defensive end	St. Louis Cardinals

References

^ "1966 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ "Defensive Duo Crushes Sooner Charge; State Wins." Eugene Register-Guard. 1966 Dec 5.
^ "1967 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

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Venues	Boone Pickens Stadium (1920–present) Sherman E. Smith Training Center
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oklahoma: Bedlam Series Tulsa
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