1966 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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The 1966 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1966 Big Ten season. In their seventh year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Fighting Illini compiled a 4–6 record (4–3 in conference games), tied for third place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 193 to 173.[1]

Record4–6 (4–3 Big Ten)
Headcoach
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1966 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–6 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPRon Guenther
Captains
  • Bo Batchelder
  • Kai Anderson
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
 1965
1967 
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1966 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Michigan State $700901
No. 7 Purdue610920
Michigan430640
Illinois430460
Minnesota331451
Ohio State340450
Northwestern241361
Wisconsin241361
Indiana151181
Iowa160280
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Bob Naponic (998 passing yards, 43.2% completion percentage), running back Bill Huston (420 rushing yards, 4.7 yards per carry), and wide receiver John Wright (60 receptions for 831 yards).[2] Guard Ron Guenther was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] Defensive end Ken Kmiec and defensive back Bruce Sullivan received first-team honors on the 1966 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[4][5]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at SMU*L 7–2628,000[6]
September 24Missouri*L 14–2155,378[7]
October 1No. 1 Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 10–2657,747[8]
October 8Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (Illibuck)
W 10–951,069[9]
October 15at IndianaW 24–1039,339[10]
October 22Stanford*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 3–656,561[11]
October 29at PurdueL 21–2561,643[12]
November 5at MichiganW 28–2159,322[13][14]
November 12Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 49–1453,645[15]
November 19at NorthwesternL 7–3537,625[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [17]
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