1966 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1966 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Big Eight champion
Sugar Bowl, L 7–34 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 6
1966 record	9–2 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Bob Devaney (5th year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1966 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6 Nebraska $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Colorado	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Missouri	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Oklahoma	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
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 1966 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as a member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1966 college football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 17		TCU*	No. 3	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 14-10	60,974
September 24		Utah State*	No. 4	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 28-7	63,543
October 1		at Iowa State	No. 6	Clyde Williams Field • Ames, Iowa		W 12-6	25,548
October 8		at Wisconsin*	No. 7	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin		W 31-3	52,428
October 15		Kansas State	No. 6	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 21-10	64,108
October 22		at Colorado	No. 7	Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado		W 21-19	46,112
October 29		Missouri	No. 8	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 35-0	64,489
November 5		at Kansas	No. 6	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas		W 24-13	40,881
November 12		Oklahoma State	No. 4	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 21-6	65,102
November 24		at Oklahoma	No. 4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma		L 9-10	42,884
January 2	1:00 PM	vs. No. 3 Alabama*	No. 6	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana (Sugar Bowl)		L 7-34	82,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Roster

Official Roster
2 Ahlschwede, Bob LG (So.) 67 Allers, LaVerne LG (Sr.) 55 Alvarez, Barry LB (Jr.) 65 Armstrong, Joe RG (So.) 90 Ashman, Carl LT (So.)  8 Beechner, Sam S (So.) 27 Best, Bob S (So.) 76 Brichacek, Gary LT (Sr.) 69 Brichacek, Mel LG (So.) 40 Brunk, Kenny HB (Jr.) 41 Buckler, George FB (Jr.) 52 Buda, Joe C (So.) 95 Buda, Sam DT (So.) 68 Canarsky, Leonard LT (So.) 21 Carstens, Kaye CB (Sr.) 71 Casbeer, Tom DT (So.) 15 Churchich, Bob QB (Sr.) 62 Coleman, (Edward)Ricard LB (Sr.) 80 Coleman, Langston DT (Sr.) 99 Cooper, Louis DT (So.) 35 Critchlow, Paul FB (So.) 70 Czap, Dick DT (Sr.) 13 Daiss, Bill CB (So.) 45 Davis, Dick HB (So.) 92 Delaney, Dan DE (So.) 32 Fiala, Adrian CB (So.) 11 Fierro, Al QB (So.) 74 Fitzgerald, Richard LT (Sr.) 28 Frost, Larry HB (So.) 47 Galbraith, Denis FB (So.) 78 Gatziolis, Jim RT (Sr.)  3 Green, Laurie CB (So.) 34 Green, Mike HB (So.) 22 Gregory, Ben HB (Jr.) 57 Grell, Stan LG (Sr.) 38 Haasch, Richard HB (Jr.) 58 Hansen, Ed LT (So.) 79 Hansen, Larry DT (Jr.) 16 Harding, Bruce QB (So.) 39 Hartman, Dan S (So.) 53 Hill, Robert C (Sr.) 98 Hornbacher, Bill MG (So.) 43 Janik, Leonard LB (Jr.) 81 Jarmon, Sherwin E (So.)  4 Jubeck, Tom FB (So.) 84 Kimmel, Miles E (So.) 20 Kirkland, Ron HB (Sr.) 13 Kobza, Dan LB (So.) 61 Kudrna, Roger RG (Sr.)		42 Kuehl, Alan CB (Jr.) 94 Kusserow, Ken C (So.) 91 Liggett, Bob DE (So.) 49 Lints, Bob MG (So.) 93 McCarthy, Curtis DE (So.) 64 McCord, M.Jim DT (Jr.) 58 Meagher, Harry MG (Jr.) 66 Meylan, Wayne MG (Jr.) 37 Moore, Bob DE (So.) 89 Morrison, Dennis E (Jr.) 30 Mueller, Marv CB (Jr.) 56 Narish, Louis DT (Sr.) 17 Nettelmann, Bill S (Jr.) 59 Osberg, James RG (Sr.) 33 Pappas, Tom LB (Sr.) 10 Patrick, Frank QB (So.) 88 Patton, Jerry DE (Jr.) 77 Pavoris, Ed DT (Sr.) 85 Penney, Tom E (So.) 54 Petersen, Kelly C (Sr.) 73 Pickens, Robert RT (Sr.) 26 Poggemeyer, Ronald S (Sr.)  6 Quinten, Karl CB (So.)  5 Raymondi, Mike LB (So.) 82 Richnafsky, Dennis SE (Jr.) 97 Rudd, Michael RG (Sr.) 63 Senkbeil, Lynn LB (Sr.) 12 Sigler, Ernie QB (So.) 83 Smith, Tom E (Jr.) 50 Stigge, Russ LB (So.) 72 Stith, Carel DT (Sr.) 48 Tatman, Pete FB (Sr.) 75 Taucher, Robert RT (Jr.) 25 Thorell, Dennis S (Sr.) 51 Unrath, James C (Sr.) 36 Wachholtz, Larry S (Sr.) 18 Walls, Don MG (Jr.) 46 Washington, Joe DE (So.)  7 Watson, Jim S (So.) 14 Weber, Wayne QB (Jr.) 90 Weinman, Bob DE (Jr.) 96 Wilks, Jerry RT (Sr.) 31 Wilson, Harry HB (Sr.) 44 Winters, Charlie FB (Jr.) 87 Wynn, Mike E (So.) 24 Yannon, Buster HB (So.)  1 Young, Lynn RT (So.) 29 Ziegler, Mick HB (So.) 86 Zimmer, Ivan DE (Jr.)

Coaching staff

Name	Title	First year in this position	Years at Nebraska	Alma Mater
Bob Devaney	Head Coach	1962	1962-1972	Alma
Tom Osborne		1964	1964-1997	Hastings
John Melton		1962	1962-1988	Wyoming
Cletus Fischer		1960	1960-1985	Nebraska
Mike Corgan	Running Backs	1962	1962-1982	Notre Dame
George Kelly		1960	1960-1968
Jim Ross		1962	1962-1976
Carl Selmer	Offensive Line	1962	1962-1972

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Game notes

TCU

1 2 3 4 Total TCU 0 7 3 0 10 • #3 Nebraska 7 7 0 0 14 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 60,974

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Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total Utah State 0 0 7 0 7 • #4 Nebraska 7 0 3 18 28 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 63,543

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Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total • #6 Nebraska 6 0 0 6 12 Iowa State 0 6 0 0 6 Location: Clyde Williams Field, Ames, Iowa Game attendance: 28,543

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Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total • #7 Nebraska 3 7 14 7 31 Wisconsin 3 0 0 0 3 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin Game attendance: 52,428

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Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total Kansas State 0 0 3 7 10 • #6 Nebraska 7 7 0 7 21 Date: October 15 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 64,108

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Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total • #7 Nebraska 7 0 0 14 21 Colorado 6 13 0 0 19 Date: October 22 Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado Game attendance: 46,112

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Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 • #8 Nebraska 0 14 14 7 35 Date: October 29 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 64,489

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Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total • #6 Nebraska 0 18 0 6 24 Kansas 0 0 7 6 13 Date: November 5 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas Game attendance: 40,881

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Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma State 0 6 0 0 6 • #4 Nebraska 0 7 7 7 21 Date: November 12 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 65,102

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Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total #4 Nebraska 0 3 6 0 9 • Oklahoma 0 7 0 3 10 Date: November 24 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 42,884

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Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total #6 Nebraska 0 0 0 7 7 • #3 Alabama 17 7 3 7 34 Date: January 2 Location: Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana Game attendance: 82,000 Referee: Earl Jensen

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After the season

Awards

• NCAA 5th District Coach of the Year: Bob Devaney
• UPI Big 8 Player of the Year: Wayne Meylan
• All American: LaVerne Allers, Wayne Meylan, Larry Wachholtz
• All Big 8: LaVerne Allers, Kaye Carstens, Bob Churchich, Wayne Meylan, Kelly Petersen, Bob Pickens, Lynn Senkbeil, Carel Stith, Larry Wachholtz, Harry Wilson

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Ranking Movement

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Final
AP	#3	#4	#6	#7	#6	#7	#8	#6	#4	#4	#6	#6
Coaches	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	#7

Future professional players

• Kaye Carstens, 1967 13th-round pick of the Chicago Bears
• Dick Czap, 1966 12th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
• Dick Davis, 1969 12th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
• Ben Gregory, 1968 5th-round pick of the Buffalo Bills
• Ron Kirkland, 1967 9th-round pick of the Indianapolis Colts
• Wayne Meylan, 1968 4th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
• Bob Pickens, 1966 3rd-round pick of the Bears
• Carel Stith, 1967 4th-round pick of the Houston Oilers
• Bob Taucher, 1968 7th-round pick of the Dallas Cowboys
• Pete Tatman, 1967 10th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings
• Harry Wilson, 1967 3rd-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles

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