1966 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1966 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1966 record	2–8 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach	Paul E. Davis (5th year)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 35,000)

1966 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Alabama +	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
#4 Georgia +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Ole Miss	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
LSU	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Auburn	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1966 college football season. After the season, head coach Paul E. Davis was fired, along with athletic director Wade Walker.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 17		Georgia		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS		L 17–20
September 24		at Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL		L 7–28
October 1		Richmond*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 20–0
October 8		Southern Miss*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 10–9
October 15		at Houston*		Astrodome • Houston, TX		L 0–28
October 22		at Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		L 0–10
October 29		at #4 Alabama		Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)		L 14–27
November 5		Auburn		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS		L 0–13
November 12		at LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)		L 7–17
November 26		at Ole Miss		Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)		L 0–24
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

1. Via Associated Press. "Football, Athletic Heads Out at Mississippi State", The New York Times, December 11, 1966. Accessed April 6, 2009.
2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015