1966 Illinois Fighting Illini football team information
American college football season
1966Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Record
4–6 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Pete Elliott (7th season)
MVP
Ron Guenther
Captain
Bo Batchelder, Kai Anderson
Home stadium
Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 2 Michigan State $
7
–
0
–
0
9
–
0
–
1
No. 7 Purdue
6
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Michigan
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Illinois
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Minnesota
3
–
3
–
1
4
–
5
–
1
Ohio State
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Northwestern
2
–
4
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Wisconsin
2
–
4
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Indiana
1
–
5
–
1
1
–
8
–
1
Iowa
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1966 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Illini compiled a 4–6 record and finished in a tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Bob Naponic with 998 passing yards, running back Bill Huston with 420 rushing yards, and John Wright with 831 receiving yards.[2] Guard Ron Guenther was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3]
^"1966 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
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