1966 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

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1966 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
ConferenceIndependent
1966 record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainJonas Halonen, Ed Mass, Lonny Head
Home stadiumWalter O. Briggs Field
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Parsons     9 2 0
Drake     8 2 0
Northern Illinois     8 2 0
IUP     7 2 0
Santa Clara     7 2 0
Cortland     6 2 0
Northeastern     6 2 0
Akron     6 3 0
Samford     6 3 1
Carnegie Tech     5 3 0
Eastern Michigan     5 3 1
UC Santa Barbara     6 4 0
Wheaton (IL)     5 4 0
Boston University     5 5 0
Cal Poly Pomona     5 5 0
Chattanooga     5 5 0
Colorado College     4 4 0
Wabash     4 4 1
Milwaukee     4 5 1
Southern Illinois     4 5 1
UC Riverside     4 5 0
Tampa     4 5 0
Rose Poly     3 4 1
Hawaii     4 6 0
Portland State     4 6 0
La Verne     3 6 0
Mississippi Valley State     3 6 0
Lake Forest     2 5 0
Wayne State (MI)     2 6 0

The 1966 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University as an independent during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In their second and final season under head coach Jerry Raymond, the Hurons compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored their opponents, 100 to 87.[1]

In August 1967, Eastern Michigan F. L. "Frosty" Ferzacca announced that Raymond was being replaced as head coach by Dan Boisture. Although Raymond had served as head coach for two full seasons, Ferzacca stated that "Raymond was serving as our interim coach."[2] Raymond compiled an 8–7–2 record in two seasons as the school's "interim" head coach.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17at FindlayFindlay, OHL 0–20
September 24Western Illinois
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
T 0–0
October 1Kentucky State
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 9–26
October 8Western Reserve
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 16–3
October 15at John CarrollUniversity Heights, OHW 12–2
October 22Ferris State dagger
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 21–6
October 29Wayne State
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 16–0
November 5at Ohio NorthernAda, OHL 9–17
November 12Eastern Illinois
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 17–13
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 164, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  2. ^ Hal Schram (August 2, 1967). "Hurons Hire Dan Boisture As Grid Coach". Detroit Free Press. p. 1D.
  3. ^ "Eastern Michigan Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
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