Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|
September 17 | Boston College | | W 27–7 | 20,201 | |
September 24 | at SMU | | L 3-21 | 58,000 | |
October 1 | at Air Force | | L 7–15 | | |
October 8 | at Syracuse | | L 14–28 | 39,000 | |
October 15 | at Pittsburgh | | W 24-7 | | |
October 22 | William & Mary | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| W 21–0 | 23,909 | [3] |
October 29 | vs. Notre Dame | | L 7–31 | 70,101 | |
November 5 | Duke | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| L 7–9 | 22,203 | [4] |
November 12 | at Vanderbilt | | W 30–14 | 18,583 | [5] |
November 26 | vs. Army | | L 7–20 | | |
- Homecoming
|
1966 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
|
Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
QB
|
16
|
Phil Bassi
|
QB
|
15
|
John Cartwright
|
Jr
|
TE
|
84
|
Mike Clark
|
G
|
60
|
Tim Cocozzo
|
RB
|
35
|
Tom Daley
|
C
|
58
|
Harry Dittmann
|
C
|
54
|
Ron Lemon
|
G
|
66
|
Dave Lohr
|
G
|
67
|
Art Meinhold
|
RB
|
24
|
Terry Murray
|
RB
|
48
|
Bill Newton
|
QB
|
18
|
Ken Pease
|
OT
|
75
|
Rich Red
|
OT
|
79
|
Kit Ruland
|
WR
|
80
|
Tom Shrawder
|
WR
|
82
|
Rod Taylor
|
|
Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
DB
|
28
|
Rick Bayer
|
DT
|
77
|
Emerson Carr
|
DB
|
26
|
Bernie DeGeorge
|
DE
|
87
|
Bill Dow
|
LB
|
51
|
Don Downing
|
LB
|
69
|
Pete Eisenhauer
|
DB
|
38
|
Jim Goebel
|
DB
|
34
|
Rogers Lammers
|
DB
|
49
|
Scott McDaniel
|
DB
|
11
|
John McIntosh
|
DE
|
74
|
Tom McKean
|
LB
|
56
|
Francis Poole
|
DE
|
85
|
Curt Schantz
|
DT
|
78
|
Dave Tate
|
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
|
- ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 193. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Cartwright passes Middies to victory". The South Bend Tribune. October 23, 1966. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke tops Navy 9–7". Tallahassee Democrat. November 6, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Navy sails past Vanderbilt 30–14". The Courier-Journal. November 13, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.