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WAC · 1966 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
8–2
0.800 Win %
Conference
2nd
3–2 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
102
1922–2026
All-Time Record
642–447–26
0.587 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1984
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 23
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons

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

1966 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–7W 19–9
6Week 6 · Oct 4Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–3W 27–24
7Week 7 · Oct 11Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 27–7
8Week 8 · Oct 18Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND WAC5–5L 7–10
9Week 9 · Oct 25New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC2–8W 33–6
10Week 10 · Nov 1Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC3–7W 16–14
11Week 11 · Nov 8UTEPH2HIND FBSI6–4W 53–33
12Week 12 · Nov 15Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC5–5W 35–13
13Week 13 · Nov 22Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC10–1L 14–47
14Week 14 · Nov 29Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 38–0

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
1.685
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+28
-6+34
  • Colorado State +7
  • UTEP +6
  • Utah +5
  • Utah State +4
  • Pacific +4
  • San José State +3
  • Arizona +3
  • New Mexico +2
  • Wyoming -1
  • Arizona State -5

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 #15Better than 90%
Win % Place 14thBetter than 91%

0.800 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#19Regular Season Final#18Post-Season W1#18Post-Season W2#18Post-Season W3#15Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+10
+3
+20
-3
+27
+2
+20
+22
-33
+38

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

Final Rank by Season
#981961#771962#1151963#791964#491965

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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