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Florida State

FBSI · 1966 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
73
1954–2026
All-Time Record
564–279–16
0.666 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1980, 1987, 1992 +3
#1 Finishes
6
Top 5: 16 · Top 10: 24 · Top 25: 39
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 12 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 2 seasons

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

1966 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 20Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 13–21
5Week 5 · Sep 27Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI8–2–1W 23–20
7Week 7 · Oct 11Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC9–2L 19–22
8Week 8 · Oct 18Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC4–6W 42–33
9Week 9 · Oct 25Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC2–8W 10–0
10Week 10 · Nov 1Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI8–2–1L 21–23
11Week 11 · Nov 8South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HACC1–9W 32–10
12Week 12 · Nov 15Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 21–37
13Week 13 · Nov 22Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC3–7W 28–0
14Week 14 · Nov 29Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC4–6W 45–21
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 27Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC10–1L 20–28

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
2.629
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+12
-10+22
  • Miami +8
  • Texas Tech +4
  • Maryland +4
  • Wake Forest +3
  • Mississippi State +2
  • South Carolina +1
  • Wyoming -1
  • Houston -2
  • Florida -2
  • Virginia Tech -2
  • Syracuse -3

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 #42Better than 70%
Win % Place 54thBetter than 61%

0.545 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#36Regular Season Final#36Post-Season W1#36Post-Season W2#40Post-Season W3#42Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-8
+3
-3
+9
+10
-2
+22
-16
+28
+24
-8

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

Final Rank by Season
#741961#431962#471963#21964#601965

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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