1966 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1966 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2–1 against Big 8 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Big 8, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 121 to 116. Dan Devine was the head coach for the ninth of 13 seasons.^[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

1966 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	6–3–1 (4–2–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Dan Devine (9th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Nebraska $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Colorado	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Missouri	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Oklahoma State	4	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Oklahoma	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	3	–	2			2	–	6	–	2
Kansas	0	–	6	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Kansas State	0	–	6	–	1			0	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Charlie Brown with 576 rushing yards, Gary Kombrink with 433 passing yards and 645 yards of total offense, Chuck Weber with 157 receiving yards, and Bill Bates with 27 points scored.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	Minnesota*	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 24–0	48,500
September 24	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 21–14	55,378
October 1	at No. 2 UCLA*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 15–24	32,649
October 8	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 27–0	15,800
October 15	Oklahoma State	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 7–0	30,310
October 22	Iowa State	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	T 10–10	30,310
October 29	at No. 8 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 0–35	64,489
November 5	Colorado	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 0–26	56,500
November 12	at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	W 10–7	55,585
November 19	Kansas	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 7–0	52,279
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Kansas

The 75th meeting between the two rivals was a defensive struggle that was finally broken in the third quarter. On third-and-seven from their own 46, Earl Denny caught a pass from Gary Kombrink in stride at the Kansas 38 and went in to score.^[4]