1966 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–8 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDick Gibbs
CaptainDick Gibbs, Dan Hilsabeck
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
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

The 1966 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Ray Nagel, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Arizona*W 31–20
September 24Oregon State*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 3–1743,276[1]
October 1Wisconsin
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
L 0–752,787
October 8at PurdueL 0–3552,715
October 15at MinnesotaL 0–1762,631
October 22Northwesterndagger
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 15–24
October 29Indiana
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 20–1938,952
November 5at No. 2 Michigan StateL 7–5668,711
November 12Ohio State
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 10–1444,677
November 18at Miami (FL)*L 0–44
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Arizona

At Purdue

At Michigan State

At Miami (FL)

References

  1. "OSU throttles Iowa for Beavers' first". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. September 25, 1966. p. 1B.


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