1966 East Texas State Lions football team
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| 1966 East Texas State Lions football | |
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LSC champion | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 5–3–2 (4–1–2 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 10,000) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University in the 1966 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Ernest Hawkins, who was in his third season at East Texas State. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. With a 5–3–2 record, the Lions won the Lone Star Conference championship, the first of four under Hawkins. Tailback Curtis Guyton was named All-American, the first black player in program history to be named All-American.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Abilene Christian Wildcats* | L 7–0 | |
| September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Texas Lutheran Bulldogs* | W 42–0 | |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arlington State Mavericks* |
| L 27–10 |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | McMurry Indians |
| W 17–11 |
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas A&I Javelinas |
| W 25–24 |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Sul Ross State Lobos |
| T 14–14 |
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | Howard Payne Yellowjackets |
| W 10–7 |
| November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at Sam Houston State Bearkats |
| W 17–13 |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Southwest Texas State Bobcats |
| T 14–14 |
| November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin State Lumberjacks |
| L 24–7 |
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Postseason awards
All-Americans
- Curtis Guyton, Halfback, 3rd Team
All-Lone Star Conference
LSC Superlatives
- Coach of the year: Ernest Hawkins
LSC First Team
- Curtis Guyton, Halfback
LSC Second Team
- Charles Froneberger, Center
- Bill Garner, Defensive End
- David McKay, Safety
- Mike Venable, Linebacker
- Sam Walton, Offensive Tackle
- Ronald Zwernemann, Offensive Tackle
LSC Honorable Mention
Tommy Briscoe, Offensive Guard Leo Rhodes, Offensive Guard Tim Smith, Defensive Tackle [1]
References
- ^ a b "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2019.