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1966 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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1966 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Big 8 Champions
Template:Alternative links, L 7-34 vs. #3 Alabama
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
1966 record9-2-0 (6-1-0 Big 8)
Head coachBob Devaney (5th season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Big 8 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Nebraska 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
Colorado 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
Missouri 4 – 2 – 1     6 – 3 – 1
Oklahoma 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma State 4 – 2 – 1     4 – 5 – 1
Iowa State 2 – 3 – 2     2 – 6 – 2
Kansas 0 – 6 – 1     2 – 7 – 1
Kansas State 0 – 6 – 1     0 – 9 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1966 college football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Schedule[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 17* TCU #3 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska W 14-10   60,974
September 24* Utah State #4 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska W 28-7   63,543
October 1 at Iowa State #6 Clyde Williams Field • Ames, Iowa W 12-6   25,548
October 8* at Wisconsin #7 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin W 31-3   52,428
October 15† Kansas State #6 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska W 21-10   64,108
October 22 at Colorado #7 Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado W 21-19   46,112
October 29 Missouri #8 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska W 35-0   64,489
November 5 at Kansas #6 Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas W 24-13   40,881
November 12 Oklahoma State #4 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska W 21-6   65,102
November 24 at Oklahoma #4 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma L 9-10   42,884
January 2* vs. #3 Alabama #6 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana (Template:Alternative links) L 7-34   82,000
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Roster[]

Official Roster
  •  2 Ahlschwede, Bob LG (So.)
  • 67 Allers, LaVerne LG (Sr.)
  • 55 Alvarez, Barry LB (Jr.)
  • 65 Armstrong, Joe RG (So.)
  • 90 Ashman, Carl LT (So.)
  •  8 Beechner, Sam S (So.)
  • 27 Best, Bob S (So.)
  • 76 Brichacek, Gary LT (Sr.)
  • 69 Brichacek, Mel LG (So.)
  • 40 Brunk, Kenny HB (Jr.)
  • 41 Buckler, George FB (Jr.)
  • 52 Buda, Joe C (So.)
  • 95 Buda, Sam DT (So.)
  • 68 Canarsky, Leonard LT (So.)
  • 21 Carstens, Kaye CB (Sr.)
  • 71 Casbeer, Tom DT (So.)
  • 15 Churchich, Bob QB (Sr.)
  • 62 Coleman, (Edward)Ricard LB (Sr.)
  • 80 Coleman, Langston DT (Sr.)
  • 99 Cooper, Louis DT (So.)
  • 35 Critchlow, Paul FB (So.)
  • 70 Czap, Dick DT (Sr.)
  • 13 Daiss, Bill CB (So.)
  • 45 Davis, Dick HB (So.)
  • 92 Delaney, Dan DE (So.)
  • 32 Fiala, Adrian CB (So.)
  • 11 Fierro, Al QB (So.)
  • 74 Fitzgerald, Richard LT (Sr.)
  • 28 Frost, Larry HB (So.)
  • 47 Galbraith, Denis FB (So.)
  • 78 Gatziolis, Jim RT (Sr.)
  •  3 Green, Laurie CB (So.)
  • 34 Green, Mike HB (So.)
  • 22 Gregory, Ben HB (Jr.)
  • 57 Grell, Stan LG (Sr.)
  • 38 Haasch, Richard HB (Jr.)
  • 58 Hansen, Ed LT (So.)
  • 79 Hansen, Larry DT (Jr.)
  • 16 Harding, Bruce QB (So.)
  • 39 Hartman, Dan S (So.)
  • 53 Hill, Robert C (Sr.)
  • 98 Hornbacher, Bill MG (So.)
  • 43 Janik, Leonard LB (Jr.)
  • 81 Jarmon, Sherwin E (So.)
  •  4 Jubeck, Tom FB (So.)
  • 84 Kimmel, Miles E (So.)
  • 20 Kirkland, Ron HB (Sr.)
  • 13 Kobza, Dan LB (So.)
  • 61 Kudrna, Roger RG (Sr.)
  
  • 42 Kuehl, Alan CB (Jr.)
  • 94 Kusserow, Ken C (So.)
  • 91 Liggett, Bob DE (So.)
  • 49 Lints, Bob MG (So.)
  • 93 McCarthy, Curtis DE (So.)
  • 64 McCord, M.Jim DT (Jr.)
  • 58 Meagher, Harry MG (Jr.)
  • 66 Meylan, Wayne MG (Jr.)
  • 37 Moore, Bob DE (So.)
  • 89 Morrison, Dennis E (Jr.)
  • 30 Mueller, Marv CB (Jr.)
  • 56 Narish, Louis DT (Sr.)
  • 17 Nettelmann, Bill S (Jr.)
  • 59 Osberg, James RG (Sr.)
  • 33 Pappas, Tom LB (Sr.)
  • 10 Patrick, Frank QB (So.)

* 88 Patton, Jerry DE (Jr.)

  • 77 Pavoris, Ed DT (Sr.)
  • 85 Penney, Tom E (So.)
  • 54 Petersen, Kelly C (Sr.)
  • 73 Pickens, Robert RT (Sr.)
  • 26 Poggemeyer, Ronald S (Sr.)
  •  6 Quinten, Karl CB (So.)
  •  5 Raymondi, Mike LB (So.)
  • 82 Richnafsky, Dennis SE (Jr.)
  • 97 Rudd, Michael RG (Sr.)
  • 63 Senkbeil, Lynn LB (Sr.)
  • 12 Sigler, Ernie QB (So.)
  • 83 Smith, Tom E (Jr.)
  • 50 Stigge, Russ LB (So.)
  • 72 Stith, Carel DT (Sr.)
  • 48 Tatman, Pete FB (Sr.)
  • 75 Taucher, Robert RT (Jr.)
  • 25 Thorell, Dennis S (Sr.)
  • 51 Unrath, James C (Sr.)
  • 36 Wachholtz, Larry S (Sr.)
  • 18 Walls, Don MG (Jr.)
  • 46 Washington, Joe DE (So.)
  •  7 Watson, Jim S (So.)
  • 14 Weber, Wayne QB (Jr.)
  • 90 Weinman, Bob DE (Jr.)
  • 96 Wilks, Jerry RT (Sr.)
  • 31 Wilson, Harry HB (Sr.)
  • 44 Winters, Charlie FB (Jr.)
  • 87 Wynn, Mike E (So.)
  • 24 Yannon, Buster HB (So.)
  •  1 Young, Lynn RT (So.)
  • 29 Ziegler, Mick HB (So.)
  • 86 Zimmer, Ivan DE (Jr.)

Coaching staff[]

Name Title First year
in this position		 Years at Nebraska Alma Mater
Bob Devaney Head Coach 1962 1962-1972 Alma
Tom Osborne 1964 1964-1997 Hastings
John Melton 1962 1962-1988 Wyoming
Cletus Fischer 1960 1960-1985 Nebraska
Mike Corgan Running Backs 1962 1962-1982 Notre Dame
George Kelly 1960 1960-1968
Jim Ross 1962 1962-1976
Carl Selmer Offensive Line 1962 1962-1972

[1][2]

Game notes[]

TCU[]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
TCU 0 7 3 0 10
• #3 Nebraska 7 7 0 0 14

[3][4][5][6]

Utah State[]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Utah State 0 0 7 0 7
• #4 Nebraska 7 0 3 18 28
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 63,543

[3][7][8][9]

Iowa State[]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
• #6 Nebraska 6 0 0 6 12
Iowa State 0 6 0 0 6
  • Location: Clyde Williams Field, Ames, Iowa
  • Game attendance: 28,543

[3][7][10][11]

Wisconsin[]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
• #7 Nebraska 3 7 14 7 31
Wisconsin 3 0 0 0 3

[3][12][13]

Kansas State[]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas State 0 0 3 7 10
• #6 Nebraska 7 7 0 7 21
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 64,108

[3][12][14]

Colorado[]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
• #7 Nebraska 7 0 0 14 21
Colorado 6 13 0 0 19
See also: Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry

[3][15][16]


Missouri[]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri 0 0 0 0 0
• #8 Nebraska 0 14 14 7 35
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 64,489
See also: Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry

[3][15][17]


Kansas[]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
• #6 Nebraska 0 18 0 6 24
Kansas 0 0 7 6 13

[3][15][18][19]

Oklahoma State[]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Oklahoma State 0 6 0 0 6
• #4 Nebraska 0 7 7 7 21
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 65,102

[3][20][21]

Oklahoma[]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Nebraska 0 3 6 0 9
• Oklahoma 0 7 0 3 10
See also: Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry

[3][20][22][23]


Alabama[]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Nebraska 0 0 0 7 7
• #3 Alabama 17 7 3 7 34

[3][24][25]

After the season[]

Awards[]

  • NCAA 5th District Coach of the Year: Bob Devaney
  • UPI Big 8 Player of the Year: Wayne Meylan
  • All American: LaVerne Allers, Wayne Meylan, Larry Wachholtz
  • All Big 8: LaVerne Allers, Kaye Carstens, Bob Churchich, Wayne Meylan, Kelly Petersen, Bob Pickens, Lynn Senkbeil, Carel Stith, Larry Wachholtz, Harry Wilson

[26]

Ranking Movement
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Final
AP #3 #4 #6 #7 #6 #7 #8 #6 #4 #4 #6 #6
Coaches N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A #7

Future professional players[]

References[]

  1. ↑ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100719123605/http://www.huskermax.com/coaches.html. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  2. ↑ "Assistant coaches". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100721014938/http://www.huskermax.com/coaches/assistants.html. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 "1960s Nebraska football schedules". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/allgames/1960s.html. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  4. ↑ "1967 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 269)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1967&page=269. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  5. ↑ "Nebraska vs. TCU 1966". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1966/01TCU.html. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  6. ↑ "Football's Week - Sep. 26, 1966". Sports Illustrated. 1966-09-26. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1079071/2/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "1967 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 270)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1967&page=270. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  8. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Utah State 1966". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1966/02utahstate.html. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  9. ↑ "Football's Week - Oct. 3, 1966". Sports Illustrated. 1966-10-03. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1079101/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  10. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Iowa State 1966". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1966/03iowastate.html. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  11. ↑ "Football's Week - Oct. 10, 1966". Sports Illustrated. 1966-10-10. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1079150/3/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "1967 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 271)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1967&page=271. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  13. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Wisconsin 1966". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1966/04wisconsin.html. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  14. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Kansas State 1966". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1966/05ksu.html. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "1967 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 272)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1967&page=272. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  16. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Colorado 1966". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1966/06colorado.html. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  17. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Missouri 1966". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1966/07missouri.html. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  18. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Kansas 1966". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1966/08kansas.html. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  19. ↑ "Football's Week - Nov. 14, 1966". Sports Illustrated. 1966-11-14. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1079262/2/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "1967 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 275)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1967&page=275. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  21. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State 1966". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1966/09oklastate.html. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  22. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Oklahoma 1966". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1966/10oklahoma.html. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  23. ↑ "A Bitter Harvest For The Sugar-bound Huskers". Sports Illustrated. 1966-12-05. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1079358/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  24. ↑ "Nebraska vs. Alabama 1966". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100819012608/http://www.huskermax.com/games/1966/11alabama.html. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  25. ↑ "Huskers Victimized by Best Effort of Bryant's ‘Greatest Team'". Omaha World-Herald. http://www.omaha.com/article/20090715/BIGREDBOWLS/707159842. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  26. ↑ "1966 Nebraska Football Honors". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/honors/honors_1966.html. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
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