1966 Penn State Nittany Lions football team information
American college football season
1966Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference
Independent
Record
5–5
Head coach
Joe Paterno (1st season)
Offensive scheme
I formation
Defensive coordinator
Jim O'Hora (1st season)
Base defense
4–3
Captains
Mike Irwin
John Runnells
Home stadium
Beaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Notre Dame
–
–
9
–
0
–
1
Colgate
–
–
8
–
1
–
1
No. 8 Georgia Tech
–
–
9
–
2
–
0
Army
–
–
8
–
2
–
0
Dayton
–
–
8
–
2
–
0
Houston
–
–
8
–
2
–
0
Memphis State
–
–
7
–
2
–
0
No. 9 Miami (FL)
–
–
8
–
2
–
1
VPI
–
–
8
–
2
–
1
Syracuse
–
–
8
–
3
–
0
Colorado State
–
–
7
–
3
–
0
New Mexico State
–
–
7
–
3
–
0
West Texas State
–
–
7
–
3
–
0
Villanova
–
–
6
–
3
–
0
Holy Cross
–
–
6
–
3
–
1
Southern Miss
–
–
6
–
4
–
0
Texas Western
–
–
6
–
4
–
0
Tulane
–
–
5
–
4
–
1
Florida State
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Buffalo
–
–
5
–
5
–
0
Penn State
–
–
5
–
5
–
0
Air Force
–
–
4
–
6
–
0
Boston College
–
–
4
–
6
–
0
Navy
–
–
4
–
6
–
0
Utah State
–
–
4
–
6
–
0
Xavier
–
–
4
–
6
–
0
Pacific
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
San Jose State
–
–
3
–
7
–
0
Pittsburgh
–
–
1
–
9
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1966 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Penn State University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season.[1] It was Joe Paterno's first season as head coach of Penn State.
^"Penn State Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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