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1966 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1966
team	Nebraska Cornhuskers
sport	football
conference	Big Eight Conference
short_conf	Big 8
CoachRank	7
APRank	6
record	9–2
conf_record	6–1
head_coach	Bob Devaney
hc_year	5th
stadium	Memorial Stadium
champion	Big 8 champion
bowl	[Sugar Bowl](1967-sugar-bowl)
bowl_result	L 7–34 vs. [Alabama](1966-alabama-crimson-tide-football-team)

The 1966 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as a member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Schedule

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Roster

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Depth chart

HB
Dennis Thorell
Bob Best

HB
Larry Wachholtz
Ronald Poggemeyer

LB	LB
Rick Coleman	Lynn Senkbeil
Barry Alvarez	Leonard Janik

CB
Marv Mueller
Alan Kuehl

DE	DT	NT	DT	DE
Jerry Patton	Jim McCord	Wayne Meylan	Carel Sith	Langston Coleman
Dan Delancey	Lou Narish	Harry Meagher	Bob Lints	Bob Weinman

CB
Kaye Carstens
Adrian Fiala

}
-

TE
Dennis Morrison
Miles Kimmel

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Gary Brichacek	LaVerne Allers	Kelly Petersen	Joe Armstrong	Robert Pickens
Ed Hansen	Mel Brichacek	Robert Hill	James Osberg	Robert Taucher

TE
Tom Penney
Dennis Richnafsky

QB
Bob Churchich
Wayne Weber

|- |

LB	RB	FB
Ron Kirkland	Harry Wilson	Pete Tatman
Ben Gregory	Dick Davis	Charlie Winters

|} |}

Coaching staff

Name	Title	First year
in this position	Years at Nebraska	Alma mater
Bob Devaney		Head coach	1962	1962–1972	Alma
Tom Osborne			1964	1964–1997	Hastings
John Melton		Freshman	1962	1962–1988	Wyoming
Cletus Fischer		Freshman Line	1960	1960–1985	Nebraska
Mike Corgan		Offensive backs	1962	1962–1982	Notre Dame
George Kelly		Defensive line	1960	1960–1968
Monte Kiffin		Graduate assistant	1966	1966–1976	Nebraska
Jim Ross		Defensive backs	1962	1962–1976
Carl Selmer		Offensive line	1962	1962–1972

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Game summaries

TCU

Utah State

Iowa State

Wisconsin

Kansas State

Colorado

Missouri

Kansas

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma

Alabama

Rankings

Awards

NCAA 5th District Coach of the Year: Bob Devaney
UPI Big 8 Player of the Year: Wayne Meylan
All American: LaVerne Allers, Wayne Meylan, Larry Wachholtz
All Big 8: LaVerne Allers, Kaye Carstens, Bob Churchich, Wayne Meylan, Kelly Petersen, Bob Pickens, Lynn Senkbeil, Carel Stith, Larry Wachholtz, Harry Wilson

Future professional players

Kaye Carstens, 1967 13th-round pick of the Chicago Bears
Dick Czap, 1966 12th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
Dick Davis, 1969 12th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
Ben Gregory, 1968 5th-round pick of the Buffalo Bills
Ron Kirkland, 1967 9th-round pick of the Indianapolis Colts
Wayne Meylan, 1968 4th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
Bob Pickens, 1966 3rd-round pick of the Bears
Carel Stith, 1967 4th-round pick of the Houston Oilers
Bob Taucher, 1968 7th-round pick of the Dallas Cowboys
Pete Tatman, 1967 10th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings
Harry Wilson, 1967 3rd-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles

References

(September 18, 1966). "Cornhuskers slip past TCU, 14–10". Wichita Falls Times.
"Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax.
"Assistant coaches". HuskerMax.
(December 19, 1966). "Devaney given big pay boost". Deseret News.
"1960s Nebraska football schedules". HuskerMax.
"1967 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 269)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
"Nebraska vs. TCU 1966". HuskerMax.
(1966-09-26). "Football's Week – Sep. 26, 1966". Sports Illustrated.
"1967 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 270)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
"Nebraska vs. Utah State 1966". HuskerMax.
(1966-10-03). "Football's Week – Oct. 3, 1966". Sports Illustrated.
"Nebraska vs. Iowa State 1966". HuskerMax.
(1966-10-10). "Football's Week – Oct. 10, 1966". Sports Illustrated.
"1967 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 271)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
"Nebraska vs. Wisconsin 1966". HuskerMax.
"Nebraska vs. Kansas State 1966". HuskerMax.
"1967 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 272)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
"Nebraska vs. Colorado 1966". HuskerMax.
"Nebraska vs. Missouri 1966". HuskerMax.
"Nebraska vs. Kansas 1966". HuskerMax.
(1966-11-14). "Football's Week – Nov. 14, 1966". Sports Illustrated.
"1967 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 275)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
"Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State 1966". HuskerMax.
"Nebraska vs. Oklahoma 1966". HuskerMax.
(1966-12-05). "A Bitter Harvest For The Sugar-bound Huskers". Sports Illustrated.
"Nebraska vs. Alabama 1966". HuskerMax.
"Huskers Victimized by Best Effort of Bryant's ‘Greatest Team'". Omaha World-Herald.
"1966 Nebraska Football Honors". HuskerMax.

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