1966 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1966 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Bill Elias.^[1]

1966 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Bill Elias (2nd season)
Captain	Don Downing
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial 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
Virginia Tech		–		–				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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Boston College	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 27–7	20,201
September 24	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Stadium Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 3-21	58,000	[2]
October 1	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	L 7–15	46,801
October 8	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 14–28	39,000
October 15	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 24-7	39,029
October 22	William & Mary	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 21–0	23,909	[3]
October 29	vs. Notre Dame	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 7–31	70,101
November 5	Duke	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 7–9	22,303	[4]
November 12	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 30–14	18,583	[5]
November 26	vs. Army	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 7–20	102,000
Homecoming

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Roster

1966 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 16 Phil Bassi QB 15 John Cartwright Jr TE 84 Mike Clark G 60 Tim Cocozzo RB 35 Tom Daley C 58 Harry Dittmann C 54 Ron Lemon G 66 Dave Lohr G 67 Art Meinhold RB 24 Terry Murray RB 48 Bill Newton QB 18 Ken Pease OT 75 Rich Red OT 79 Kit Ruland WR 80 Tom Shrawder WR 82 Rod Taylor	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 28 Rick Bayer DT 77 Emerson Carr DB 26 Bernie DeGeorge DE 87 Bill Dow LB 51 Don Downing LB 69 Pete Eisenhauer DB 38 Jim Goebel DB 34 Rogers Lammers DB 49 Scott McDaniel DB 11 John McIntosh DE 74 Tom McKean LB 56 Francis Poole DE 85 Curt Schantz DT 78 Dave Tate	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Elias Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt