Misplaced Pages

1966 Wiley Wildcats football team

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
American college football season

1966 Wiley Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record0–8 (0–7 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWiley Field
Seasons← 19651967 →
1966 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southern + 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
No. 13 Grambling + 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Texas Southern 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Jackson State 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Prairie View A&M 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Alcorn A&M 2 – 3 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Wiley 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1966 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Moorman, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 0–8, with a conference record of 0–7, and finished eighth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24vs. Texas SouthernL 6–64
October 1at Bishop*L 13–14
October 8Alcorn A&ML 2–21750
October 17vs. Prairie View A&ML 0–211,000
October 29at Jackson StateL 14–285,438
November 5at SouthernL 0–2711,528
November 12Grambling
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
L 14–45
November 19Arkansas AM&N
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
L 18–54
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "'Cats eye Bishop; Texas Southern zips, 64–6". The Marshall News Messenger. September 26, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "'Cats eye Alcorn after 14–13 loss to Bishop". The Marshall News Messenger. October 3, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wiley falls, 21–2". The Marshall News Messenger. October 9, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  5. "Prairie View wins State Fair Football Classic". The Kilgore News Herald. October 18, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Jackson State slams Wiley". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 30, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Jackson State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  8. "Southern takes 27–0 decision". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  10. "Grambling breezes by Wiley, 45–14". The Shreveport Times. November 13, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Wiley falls again". Wichita Falls Times. November 20, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Wiley Wildcats football
VenuesWiley Field
People
Seasons
National championship seasons in bold
Stub icon

This college football 1960s season article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
1966 Wiley Wildcats football team Add topic