1966 Big Ten Conference football season

August 2023 1966 Big Ten Conference football season American football 10 Bubba Smith Michigan State Champion Purdue Bob Griese 1965 1967 The 1966 Big Ten Conference football season was the 71st season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The 1966 Michigan State Spartans football team, under head coach Duffy Daugherty, won the Big Ten football championship, compiled a 9–0–1 record, and was ranked No. 2 in the final AP Poll. Four Spartans' players were among the first eight selections in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft: defensive tackle Bubba Smith (first); running back Clinton Jones (second); linebacker George Webster (fifth); and flanker Gene Washington (eighth). The 1966 Purdue Boilermakers football team, under head coach Jack Mollenkopf, finished in second place with a 9–2 record and was ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll. The Boilermakers received the conference's berth to play in the 1967 Rose Bowl because of the Big Ten's "no-repeat" rule and defeated USC, 14–13. Purdue quarterback Bob Griese led the conference in passing yards and total yards and won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten's most valuable player and the Sammy Baugh Trophy as the nation's top collegiate passer. Griese also finished second behind Steve Spurrier in the voting for the 1966 Heisman Trophy. Season overview Results and team statistics Conf. RankTeamHead coachAP finalAP highOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAGMVP1Michigan StateDuffy Daugherty#2#19–0–17–029.39.9George Webster2PurdueJack Mollenkopf#7#79–26–127.014.0Bob Griese3 (tie)MichiganBump ElliottNR#86–44–323.613.8Jack Clancy3 (tie)IllinoisPete ElliottNRNR4–64–317.319.3Ron Guenther5MinnesotaMurray WarmathNRNR4–5–13–3–112.416.0Tim Wheeler6Ohio StateWoody HayesNRNR4–53–412.013.7Ray Pryor7 (tie)NorthwesternAlex AgaseNRNR3–6–12–4–113.721.3Roger Murphy7 (tie)WisconsinMilt BruhnNRNR3–6–12–4–18.721.2Bob Richter9IndianaJohn PontNRNR1–8–11–5–110.422.9Frank Stavroff10IowaRay NagelNRNR2–81–68.625.3Dick Gibbs Key AP final = Team's rank in the final AP Poll of the 1966 season AP high = Team's highest rank in the AP Poll throughout the 1966 season PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game1966 Big Ten Conference Year Summary Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football January 31, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/big-ten/1966.html MVP = Most valuable player as voted by players on each team as part of the voting process to determine the winner of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy; trophy winner in boldVote Griese Big Ten's Most Valuable: 1st Boilermaker To Be Awarded Silver Football Chicago Tribune December 26, 1966 3–1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8681524/vote_griese_big_tens_most_valuable/ Preseason Regular season Bowl games 1967 Rose Bowl Post-season developments Statistical leaders The Big Ten's individual statistical leaders for the 1966 season include the following: Passing yards RankNameTeamYards1Bob GriesePurdue1,7492Dick VidmerMichigan1,6093Frank StavroffIndiana1,4064William LongOhio State1,1805Bill MelzerNorthwestern1,171 Rushing yards RankNameTeamYards1Clinton JonesMichigan State7842Perry WilliamsPurdue6893Mike KrivoshiaIndiana6754Dave FisherMichigan6725Curt WilsonMinnesota546 Receiving yards RankNameTeamYards1Jack ClancyMichigan1,0772John WrightIllinois8313Roger MurphyNorthwestern7774Jim BeirnePurdue7685Tom McCauleyWisconsin689 Total yards RankNameTeamYards1Bob GriesePurdue1,9642Dick VidmerMichigan1,6393Jimmy RayeMichigan State1,5964Ed PodolakIowa1,4915Frank StavroffIndiana1,328 Scoring RankNameTeamPoints1Jim DetwilerMichigan602Perry WilliamsPurdue542Bob ApisaMichigan State544Carl WardMichigan484Jim BeirnePurdue48 Awards and honors All-Big Ten honors the complete All-Big Ten selections 1966 All-Big Ten Conference football team The following players were picked by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press International (UPI) as first-team players on the 1966 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Offense PositionNameTeamSelectorsQuarterbackBob GriesePurdueAP, UPIRunning backClinton JonesMichigan StateAP, UPI [halfback]Running backJim DetwilerMichiganAP, UPI [halfback]Running backDave FisherMichiganUPI [fullback]Running backBob ApisaMichigan StateAPEndGene WashingtonMichigan StateAP, UPIEndJack ClancyMichiganAP, UPITackleJack CalcaterraPurdueAP, UPITackleJerry WestMichigan StateAP, UPIGuardChuck ErlenbaughPurdueAPGuardTom SchuetteIndianaAPGuardDonald BaileyMichiganUPIGuardAnthony ContiMichigan StateUPICenterRay PryorOhio StateAP, UPI Defense PositionNameTeamSelectorsDefensive endBubba SmithMichigan StateAP, UPIDefensive endKen KmiecIllinoisAPDefensive endGeorge OlionPurdueUPIDefensive tackleLance OlssenPurdueAP, UPIDefensive tackleNick JordanMichigan StateAPDefensive tackleRichard HimesOhio StateUPIDefensive guardChuck KylePurdueUPILinebackerFrank NunleyMichiganAP, UPILinebackerChuck ThornhillMichigan StateAP, UPILinebackerGeorge WebsterMichigan StateAP [def. back], UPILinebackerBob RichterWisconsinAPDefensive backBruce SullivanIllinoisAP, UPIDefensive backRich VolkMichiganAP, UPIDefensive backPhil ClarkNorthwesternAPDefensive backJess PhilipsMichigan StateUPI [safety] All-American honors the complete All-America selections 1966 College Football All-America Team At the end of the 1966 season, four Big Ten players secured consensus first-team honors on the 1966 College Football All-America Team.2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2014 January 31, 2017 5–6 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf December 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222163944/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf dead The Big Ten's consensus All-Americans were: PositionNameTeamSelectorsOffensive endJack ClancyMichiganAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA [split end], UPI, Time, TSN, WCFFRunning backClinton JonesMichigan StateAP, CP, NEA, Time, TSN, WCFFDefensive endBubba SmithMichigan StateAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI, Time, TSN, WCFFDefensive backGeorge WebsterMichigan StateAFCA, AP, CP [linebacker], FWAA, NEA [linebacker], UPI, Time, TSN, WCFF Other Big Ten players who were named first-team All-Americans by at least one selector were: PositionNameTeamSelectorsOffensive endGene WashingtonMichigan StateAFCA, UPI, Time, TSNOffensive endJim BeirnePurdueCPOffensive tackleJerry WestMichigan StateNEACenterRay PryorOhio StateFWAAQuarterbackBob GriesePurdueAFCA [tie]Defensive backRick VolkMichiganTime, TSNDefensive backJohn CharlesPurdueTime, TSN Other awards Purdue quarterback Bob Griese received the Sammy Baugh Trophy as the nation's top collegiate passer. He also finished second in the voting for the Heisman Trophy.1966 Heisman Trophy Voting Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football January 26, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1966.html 1967 NFL/AFL Draft The following Big Ten players were among the first 100 picks in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft:1967 NFL Draft: Full Draft National Football League NFL.com January 26, 2017 http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1967 February 1, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013421/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1967 dead NamePositionTeamRoundOverall pickBubba SmithDefensive tackleMichigan State11Clinton JonesRunning backMichigan State12Bob GrieseQuarterbackPurdue14George WebsterLinebackerMichigan State15Gene WashingtonFlankerMichigan State18Cas BanaszekTight endNorthwestern111Jim DetwilerRunning backMichigan120John CharlesDefensive backPurdue121Rick VolkDefensive backMichigan245Mike CurrentTackleOhio State358Frank NunleyLinebackerMichigan362Phil ClarkDefensive backNorthwestern376John RowserDefensive backMichigan378Carl WardRunning backMichigan483 References