1966 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1966 Wisconsin Badgers football

Conference

Big Ten Conference

1966 record

3–6–1 (2–4–1 Big Ten)

Head coach

Milt Bruhn (11th year)

Home stadium

Camp Randall Stadium

Seasons

« 1965

1967 »

	Conf							Overall
1966 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2/2 Michigan State †	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
#7/6 Purdue	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Michigan	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Ohio State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Indiana	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
Iowa	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1966 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1966 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	Iowa State*		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 20–10	51,051
September 24	#5 USC*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 3–38	52,235
October 1	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	W 7–0	52,787
October 8	Nebraska*		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 3–31	52,428
October 15	Northwestern		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	T 3–3	53,163
October 22	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 13–24	84,256
October 29	Michigan		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 17–28	51,816
November 5	Purdue		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 0–23	56,475
November 12	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	L 14–49	53,645
November 19	Minnesota		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	W 7–6	45,373
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players in the 1967 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Bill Gardner	Tight End	17	444	Green Bay Packers

References

^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wisconsin. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1967.htm

Wisconsin Badgers football

Venues	Camp Randall Stadium (1917–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Heartland Trophy (Iowa) Paul Bunyan's Axe (Minnesota) Slab of Bacon (Minnesota)

Culture & lore	Bucky Badger "On, Wisconsin!" University of Wisconsin Marching Band "Jump Around"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011