1966 NAIA football season

1966 NAIA football season
Regular season	August–November 1966
Postseason	November 26–December 10, 1966
National Championship	Tulsa, OK
Champion	Waynesburg

The 1966 NAIA football season, as part of the 1966 college football season in the United States, was the eleventh season of college football sponsored by the NAIA.

The season was played from August to November 1966, culminating in the 1966 NAIA Championship Bowl, played this year on December 10, 1966 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Waynesburg defeated Wisconsin State–Whitewater in the Championship Bowl, 42–21, to win their first NAIA national title.

Conference standings

1966 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Arkansas A&M + 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Ouachita Baptist + 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Arkansas State Teachers + 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Harding 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Southern Arkansas 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Arkansas Tech 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 Henderson State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1966 Carolinas Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lenoir Rhyne + 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Presbyterian + 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Guilford 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Catawba 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Newberry 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Western Carolina 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Appalachian State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 Elon 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1966 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 15 Fort Hays State + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 No. 14 Pittsburg State + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Emporia State 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Washburn 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Omaha 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 Evergreen Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 19 Eastern Washington $ 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Puget Sound 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Central Washington 2 – 2 – 2 2 – 5 – 2 Western Washington 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 2 Whitworth 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll	1966 Gateway Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Milton $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Northwestern (WI) 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Lakeland 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Eureka 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1966 Iowa Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Central (IA) $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Luther 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Upper Iowa 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Buena Vista 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Dubuque 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Simpson (IA) 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Wartburg 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 William Penn 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 18 College of Emporia + 8 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 No. 11 Ottawa + 8 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Southwestern (KS) 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Baker 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Friends 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Bethany (KS) 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 McPherson 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Kansas Wesleyan 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Sterling 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Bethel (KS) 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA poll	1966 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Texas State $ 4 – 1 – 2 5 – 3 – 2 Southwest Texas State 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Sam Houston State 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Sul Ross 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Stephen F. Austin 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Howard Payne 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1 Texas A&I 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 McMurry 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1966 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 10 Defiance $ 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 Bluffton 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Wilmington (OH) 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 9 Hamline $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Gustavus Adolphus 4 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2 Minnesota–Duluth 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Concordia (MN) 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Saint John's (MN) 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Augsburg 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 St. Thomas (MN) 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Macalester 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll	1966 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Tarkio + 3 – 0 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 William Jewell + 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Central Methodist 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Missouri Valley 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Culver–Stockton 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Graceland 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1966 Nebraska College Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wayne State (NE) $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 No. 20 Kearney State 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Hastings 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Peru State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Chadron State 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll
1966 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Mayville State + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Jamestown + 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Minot State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Valley City State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Ellendale 2 – 4 – 0 ? – ? – ? Wahpeton Science 2 – 4 – 0 ? – ? – ? Dickinson State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Dickinson State forfeited a win over Ellendale.	1966 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Central $ 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1 Central State (OK) 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 SW Oklahoma State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 NW Oklahoma State 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Langston 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 SE Oklahoma State 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Northeastern State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Panhandle A&M 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1966 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Oregon College $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Southern Oregon 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Eastern Oregon 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Oregon Tech 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 George Fox 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1966 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northern State $ 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 2 Southern State (SD) 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Black Hills State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 General Beadle 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 South Dakota Tech 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Dakota Wesleyan 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Huron 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1966 Tri-State Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Yankton + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Westmar + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Sioux Falls 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Concordia (NE) 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 Dana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Midland 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Northwestern (IA) 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions

Postseason

Bracket

	Semifinals November 26, 1966					Championship December 10, 1966 Tulsa, OK
	Waynesburg		30
	New Mexico Highlands*		27
						Waynesburg		42
						Wisconsin State–Whitewater		21
	Central (IA)		18
	Wisconsin State–Whitewater*		41

Championship game outstanding players

• Back: Rich Dahar, Waynesburg
• Lineman: Dennis Williamson, Wisconsin State–Whitewater