1966 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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.

1966 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–5 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPRay Pryor
CaptainMike Current, John Fill, Ray Pryor
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 81,109)
1966 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Michigan State $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –1
No. 7 Purdue 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
Michigan 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Illinois 4 –3 –04 –6 –0
Minnesota 3 –3 –14 –5 –1
Ohio State 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Northwestern 2 –4 –13 –6 –1
Wisconsin 2 –4 –13 –6 –1
Indiana 1 –5 –11 –8 –1
Iowa 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 241:30 p.m.TCU*
W 14–775,375
October 11:30 p.m.Washington*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 22–3880,241
October 81:30 p.m.at Illinois
L 9–1051,069
October 151:30 p.m.No. 1 Michigan State
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 8–1184,282
October 221:30 p.m.Wisconsin
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 24–1384,265
October 292:30 p.m.at Minnesota
L 7–1749,489
November 51:30 p.m.Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 7–080,834
November 122:30 p.m.at Iowa
W 14–1044,677
November 191:30 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 234Total
TCU 0 070 7
• Ohio St 7 007 14
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game attendance: 75,375
  • Game weather: Sunny; 66 °F (19 °C); wind 8-10 mph W
Scoring summary
Q110:10OHSTHudson 2 yard run (Cairns kick)OHST 7–0
Q38:41TCUShabay 2 yard run (Alford kick)Tie 7–7
Q412:31OHSTHudson 18 yard run (Cairns kick)OHST 14–7

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Washington
1 234Total
• Washington 7 14710 38
Ohio State 0 787 22
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 80,241
  • Game weather: Rainy, wind NW 10 mph, 59 °F (15 °C)
Scoring summary
Q111:26WASHJordan 3 yard run (Martin kick)WASH 0–7
Q211:08WASHJordan 1 yard run (Martin kick)WASH 0–14
Q24:27WASHJordan 4 yard run (Martin kick)WASH 0–21
Q20:12OSULong 1 yard run (Cairns kick)WASH 7–21
Q312:43WASHMoore 2 yard run (Martin kick)WASH 7–28
Q33:40OSULong 3 yard pass to Fontes (Long pass to Anders)WASH 15–28
Q49:03WASHMartin 23 yard field goalWASH 15–31
Q45:22OSULong 3 yard pass to Anders (Cairns kick)WASH 22–31
Q44:27WASHMoore 47 yard run (Martin kick)WASH 22–38

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Illinois
1 234Total
Ohio State 3 330 9
• Illinois 0 307 10
Scoring summary
Q14:48OSUCairns 22 yard field goalOSU 0–3
Q27:39OSUCairns 55 yard field goalOSU 0–6
Q20:34ILLStotz 29 yard field goalOSU 3–6
Q36:25OSUCairns 28 yard field goalOSU 3–9
Q46:26ILLNaponic run (Stotz kick)ILL 10–9

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Michigan State
1 234Total
• Michigan State 0 038 11
Ohio State 2 006 8
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 84,282
  • Game weather: Rain, wind SE 20-35, 69 °F (21 °C)
Scoring summary
Q18:09OSUSafety, center pass through end zoneOSU 2–0
Q36:02MSUKenny 27 yard field goalMSU 2–3
Q414:53OSULong 47 yard pass to Anders (kick failed)OSU 8–3
Q47:09MSUApisa 1 yard run (Kenney pass to Wedemeyer)MSU 8–11

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Wisconsin
1 234Total
Wisconsin 0 670 13
• Ohio St 7 0314 24
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game attendance: 84,265
  • Game weather: Clear; 65 °F (18 °C); wind 25 mph SW
Scoring summary
Q11:55OHSTHudson 2 yard run (Cairns kick)OHST 7–0
Q211:54WISSchinke 40 yard field goalOHST 7–3
Q2:22WISSchinke 47 yard field goalOHST 7–6
Q37:11OHSTCairns 27 yard field goalOHST 10–6
Q33:06WISJankowski 5 yard pass from Boyajian (Schinke kick)WIS 13–10
Q44:19OHSTHudson 7 yard run (Cairns kick)OHST 17–13
Q4:38OHSTHudson 8 yard run (Cairns kick)OHST 24–13

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Minnesota
1 234Total
Ohio State 0 007 7
• Minnesota 0 773 17
Scoring summary
Q27:58MINNFumble recovery in end zone by Wintermute (Bevan kick)MINN 7–0
Q311:45MINNWilson 3 yard run (Bevan kick)MINN 14–0
Q411:59OSULong 10 yard pass to Rein (Cairns kick)MINN 14–7
Q47:01MINNBevans 21 yard field goalMINN 17–7

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Indiana
1 234Total
Indiana 0 000 0
• Ohio St 0 070 7
Scoring summary
Q39:39OHSTHubbard 9 yard pass from Long (Cairns kick)OHST 7–0

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Iowa
1 234Total
• Ohio St 0 707 14
Iowa 0 307 10
Scoring summary
Q210:42IOWAAnderson 42 yard field goalIOWA 3–0
Q25:02OHSTHudson 4 yard run (Cairns kick)OHST 7–3
Q413:51IOWACrees 12 yard pass from Podolak (Anderson kick)IOWA 10–7
Q45:20OHSTRein 2 yard pass from Long (Cairns kick)OHST 14–10

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Michigan
1 234Total
• Michigan 3 770 17
Ohio St 0 300 3
Scoring summary
Q12:57MICHSygar 24 yard field goalMICH 3–0
Q23:50OHSTCairns 26 yard field goalTie 3–3
Q21:11MICHDetwiler 7 yard run (Sygar kick)MICH 10–3
Q39:04MICHWilhite 28 yard pass from Vidmer (Sygar kick)MICH 17–3

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1967 NFL draftees
PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Mike Current358TackleDenver Broncos
Bo Rein7179FlankerBaltimore Colts
Ron Sepic12300EndWashington Redskins

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