| Type: | NCAA College Division |
| Year: | 1966 |
| Champions: | San Diego State (AP, UPI) Tennessee A&I (black) |
The 1966 NCAA College Division football season was the 11th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.
See main article: 1966 small college football rankings. College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the AP (a panel of writers) and by UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played.
In 1966, both services ranked San Diego State (10–0) at the top, with Montana State (8–2) ranked second by UPI and third by the AP, led by quarterbacks Don Horn and Dennis Erickson, respectively. They later met in the Camellia Bowl in Sacramento, California,[1] with San Diego State prevailing, 28–7.[2] [3] United Press International (coaches) final poll
Published on November 30[4]
| Rank | School | Record | No. 1 votes | Total points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10–0 | 30 | 336 | ||
| 2 | 8–2 | 3 | 272 | ||
| 3 | 9–0 | 19 | 262 | ||
| 4 | 9–0 | 166 | |||
| 5 | 7–2 | 161 | |||
| 6 | 8–1 | 122 | |||
| 7 | 9–0 | 109 | |||
| 8 | 8–2 | 104 | |||
| 9 | 6–3 | 85 | |||
| 10 | 6–3 | 46 |
| Rank | School | Record | No. 1 votes | Total points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10–0 | 14 | 158 | ||
| 2 | 9–0 | 2 | 126 | ||
| 3 | 8–2 | 113 | |||
| 4 | 9–0 | 72 | |||
| 5 | 9–1 | 70 | |||
| 6 | 7–2 | 43 | |||
| 7 | 9–0 | 41 | |||
| 8 | 7–2 | 39 | |||
| 9 | 8–2 | 32 | |||
| T10 | 9–0 | 31 | |||
| T10 | 6–3 | 31 |
The postseason consisted of four bowls as regional finals, played on December 10.
| Bowl | Region | Location | Winning team | Losing team | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangerine | East | Orlando, Florida | 14 | 6 | ||||
| Grantland Rice | Mideast | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Tennessee A&I | 34 | 7 | |||
| Pecan | Midwest | Abilene, Texas | North Dakota | 42 | 24 | |||
| Camellia | West | Sacramento, California | San Diego State | 28 | Montana State | 7 | [6] | |