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Baylor

SWC · 1966 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–5
0.500 Win %
Conference
4th
3–4 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1903–2026
All-Time Record
633–606–41
0.511 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
2013
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Baylor head-to-head · History & Eras

1966 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI8–3W 35–12
5Week 5 · Sep 27Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B87–3L 7–13
6Week 6 · Oct 4Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–7W 20–14
7Week 7 · Oct 11Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC8–2W 7–0
9Week 9 · Oct 25Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC4–5–1L 13–17
10Week 10 · Nov 1TCUH2HIND SWC2–8L 0–6
11Week 11 · Nov 8Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC7–4L 14–26
12Week 12 · Nov 15Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC4–6W 29–14
13Week 13 · Nov 22SMUH2HIND SWC8–3L 22–24
14Week 14 · Nov 29Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC2–8W 21–14

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.270
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+2
-23+25
  • Syracuse +8
  • Arkansas +8
  • Texas Tech +4
  • Washington State +3
  • Rice +2
  • Colorado -3
  • SMU -3
  • Texas -4
  • Texas A&M -5
  • TCU -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #56Better than 60%
Win % Place 55thBetter than 61%

0.500 Win % · Change -3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#53Regular Season Final#53Post-Season W1#53Post-Season W2#53Post-Season W3#56Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+23
-6
+6
+7
-4
-6
-12
+15
-2
+7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#521961#811962#241963#521964#631965

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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