The 1966 NAIA football season was the eleventh season of college football sponsored by the NAIA .
The season was played from August to November 1966, culminating in the 1966 NAIA Championship Bowl , played this year on December 10, 1966 in Tulsa, Oklahoma .[1]
Waynesburg defeated Wisconsin State–Whitewater in the Championship Bowl, 42–21, to win their first NAIA national title.[2]
Conference standings [ ]
1966 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Central (IA) $^
7
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Luther
6
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Upper Iowa
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Buena Vista
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Dubuque
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Simpson
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Wartburg
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
William Penn
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1966 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Mayville State +
5
–
1
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Jamestown +
5
–
1
–
0
5
–
2
–
0
Minot State
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Valley City State
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Ellendale
2
–
4
–
0
?
–
?
–
?
Wahpeton Science
2
–
4
–
0
?
–
?
–
?
Dickinson State
0
–
6
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion Dickinson State forfeited a win over Ellendale.
1966 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Lewis & Clark $
6
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Linfield
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Willamette
4
–
2
��
0
5
–
4
–
0
College of Idaho
2
–
3
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Pacific Lutheran
1
–
3
–
2
2
–
5
–
2
Pacific (OR)
1
–
4
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Whitman
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
1966 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Northern State $
5
–
0
–
1
6
–
1
–
2
Southern State
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Black Hills State
3
–
2
–
1
5
–
2
–
1
General Beadle
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
South Dakota Tech
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Dakota Wesleyan
1
–
4
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Huron
1
–
4
–
1
1
–
7
–
1
1966 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Yankton +
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Westmar +
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Sioux Falls
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Concordia (NE)
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
5
–
1
Dana
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Midland
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Northwestern (IA)
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1966 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Whitewater State $^
8
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
River Falls State
6
–
1
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
Stevens Point State
6
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
La Crosse State
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Platteville State
3
–
4
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Oshkosh State
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Stout State
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Eau Claire State
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
7
–
1
Superior State
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Postseason [ ]
Bracket [ ]
Semifinals November 26, 1966
Championship December 10, 1966Tulsa, OK
Waynesburg
30
New Mexico Highlands *
27
Waynesburg
42
Whitewater State
21
Central (IA)
18
Whitewater State *
41
Championship game outstanding players [ ]
Back: Rich Dahar, Waynesburg
Lineman: Dennis Williamson, Whitewater State
See also [ ]
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