1966 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1966 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1966 record	4–5 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (16th season)
MVP	Ray Pryor
Captain	Mike Current, John Fill, Ray Pryor
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 81,109)
Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Michigan State $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Purdue	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Michigan	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Ohio State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Indiana	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
Iowa	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 14–7	75,375
October 1	1:30 p.m.	Washington*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 22–38	80,241
October 8	1:30 p.m.	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	L 9–10	51,069
October 15	1:30 p.m.	No. 1 Michigan State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 8–11	84,282
October 22	1:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 24–13	84,265
October 29	2:30 p.m.	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 7–17	49,489
November 5	1:30 p.m.	Indiana	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 7–0	80,834
November 12	2:30 p.m.	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 14–10	44,677
November 19	1:30 p.m.	Michigan	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (The Game)	L 3–17	83,403
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff[]

• Woody Hayes – Head Coach – 16th year

Game summaries[]

TCU[]

1 2 3 4 Total TCU 0 0 7 0 7 • Ohio St 7 0 0 7 14 Date: September 24 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 75,375 Game weather: Sunny; 66°F; wind 8–10 W

Scoring summary 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

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Washington[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Washington 7 14 7 10 38 Ohio State 0 7 8 7 22 Date: October 1 Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 80,241 Game weather: Rainy, wind NW 10 mph, 59°F

Scoring summary 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

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Illinois[]

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 3 3 3 0 9 • Illinois 0 3 0 7 10 Date: October 8 Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois Game attendance: 51,069 Game weather: Partly cloudy, wind SSW 18-20 mph, 65°F

Scoring summary 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

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Michigan State[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan State 0 0 3 8 11 Ohio State 2 0 0 6 8 Date: October 15 Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 84,282 Game weather: Rain, wind SE 20-35, 69°F

Scoring summary 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

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Wisconsin[]

1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 0 6 7 0 13 • Ohio St 7 0 3 14 24 Date: October 22 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 84,265 Game weather: Clear; 65°F; wind 25 SW

Scoring summary 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

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Minnesota[]

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 0 0 0 7 7 • Minnesota 0 7 7 3 17 Date: October 29 Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois Game attendance: 49,489 Game weather: Overcast, 37°F

Scoring summary 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

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Indiana[]

1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 0 0 0 0 0 • Ohio St 0 0 7 0 7 Date: November 5 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 80,834 Game weather: Rain; 40°F; wind 15 S

Scoring summary Q3 9:39 OHST Hubbard 9 yard pass from Long (Cairns kick) OHST 7–0

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Iowa[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 0 7 0 7 14 Iowa 0 3 0 7 10 Date: November 12 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game attendance: 44,677 Game weather: Sunny; 38°F; wind 8 SE

Scoring summary 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

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Michigan[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan 3 7 7 0 17 Ohio St 0 3 0 0 3 Date: November 19 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 83,403 Game weather: Cloudy; 36°F

Scoring summary 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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1967 NFL draftees[]

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Mike Current	3	58	Tackle	Denver Broncos
Bo Rein	7	179	Flanker	Baltimore Colts
	12	300	End	Washington Redskins

References[]

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players