1966 Tampa Spartans football team

1966 Tampa Spartans football
Conference	Independent
1966 record	4–5
Head coach	Sam Bailey
Home stadium	Phillips Field

1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		9	–	0	–	1
Colgate		–		–		8	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Georgia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		8	–	2	–	0
Dayton		–		–		8	–	2	–	0
Houston		–		–		8	–	2	–	0
Memphis		–		–		7	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Miami (FL)		–		–		8	–	2	–	1
VPI		–		–		8	–	2	–	1
Syracuse		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Colorado State		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
New Mexico State		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
Villanova		–		–		6	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–		6	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	4	–	0
Texas Western		–		–		6	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–		5	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Buffalo		–		–		5	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–		5	–	5	–	0
Air Force		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Utah State		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Xavier		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Pacific		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
San Jose State		–		–		3	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1966 college football season. It was the Spartans' 30th season and competed as a member of the NAIA. The team was led by head coach Sam Bailey, in his third year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 17	at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK	L 11–57
September 24	Bowling Green*	Phillips Field • Tampa, FL	W 20–13
October 1	at Akron*	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH	W 20–12
October 8	North Texas State*	Phillips Field • Tampa, FL	L 6–41
October 15	Furman*	Phillips Field • Tampa, FL	W 41–2
October 29	at Houston*	Houston Astrodome • Houston, TX	L 9–48
November 5	Northeast Louisiana*	Phillips Field • Tampa, FL	L 0–17
November 12	Buffalo*	Phillips Field • Tampa, FL	W 27–8
November 19	Eastern Kentucky*	Phillips Field • Tampa, FL	L 6–14
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

Tampa Spartans football
Venues	Plant Field (1933–1936) Phillips Field (1937–1967) Tampa Stadium (1967–1974)
Bowl games	1952 Cigar Bowl 1954 Cigar Bowl 1972 Tangerine Bowl
People	Head coaches NFL players
Seasons	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

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