Year: | 1966 |
Team: | Oklahoma Sooners |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Big Eight Conference |
Short Conf: | Big 8 |
Record: | 6–4 |
Conf Record: | 4–3 |
Head Coach: | Jim Mackenzie |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Off Coach: | Barry Switzer |
Oc Year: | 1st |
Def Coach: | Chuck Fairbanks |
Dc Year: | 1st |
Captain: | Ed Hall |
Captain2: | Jim Riley |
Stadium: | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
The 1966 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Mackenzie, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. A longtime assistant at Arkansas, Mackenzie was hired in December 1965.[1]
Following one of the worst seasons in program history, the Sooners improved to 6–4, defeated rival Texas for the first time in nine years,[2] and upset undefeated rival Nebraska on Thanksgiving,[3] [4] Mackenzie was named the Coach of the Year in the Big Eight.[5]
See also: Red River Rivalry.
See also: 1966 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.
See also: 1966 NCAA University Division football rankings.
The following players were drafted into the National Football League or American Football League following the season.[8]
2 | 29 | Jim Riley | Tackle | Miami Dolphins | |
3 | 80 | Ben Hart | Running back | New Orleans Saints | |
4 | 96 | James Roy Jackson | Wide receiver | Oakland Raiders | |
9 | 236 | Eugene Ross | Defensive back | New Orleans Saints | |
13 | 292 | Tom Stidham | Kicker | New York Giants |