1966 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1966 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBarry Switzer (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChuck Fairbanks (1st season)
Captains
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Big Eight Conference football standings
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 1966 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Mackenzie, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference.

A longtime assistant at Arkansas, Mackenzie was hired in December 1965.[1]

Following one of the worst seasons in program history, the Sooners improved to 6–4, defeated rival Texas for the first time in nine years,[2] and upset undefeated rival Nebraska on Thanksgiving,[3][4] Mackenzie was named the Coach of the Year in the Big Eight.[5]

  1. ^ "Mackenzie faces two big problems". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 23, 1965. p. 10.
  2. ^ "Field goals boost OU past Texas". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. October 9, 1966. p. 11A.
  3. ^ "Sooners upset Nebraska, 10-9". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 25, 1966. p. 13.
  4. ^ "Nebraska loses bid for college crown". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. November 25, 1967. p. 10.
  5. ^ Van Valkenberg, Jim (December 1, 1966). "Nebraskans lead All-Big 8 team". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. p. 15.