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Top 25 College Football Games of 1966

Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
84/100
Overtime
0

National ranking

The season's top 25

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1966Week 11

    Michigan State at Notre Dame

    Michigan State 10, Notre Dame 10

    No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 1 Notre Dame · 0-point margin

    Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    84

    Game score

  2. 1966PostseasonNeutral site

    Purdue vs. USC

    Purdue 14, USC 13

    No. 7 Purdue vs. No. 10 USC · 1-point margin

    Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    69

    Game score

  3. 1966Week 12

    Georgia Tech at Georgia

    Georgia Tech 14, Georgia 23

    No. 8 Georgia Tech vs. No. 4 Georgia · 9-point margin

    Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15

    66

    Game score

  4. 1966Week 11

    USC at UCLA

    USC 7, UCLA 14

    No. 10 USC vs. No. 6 UCLA · 7-point margin

    Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    64

    Game score

  5. 1966PostseasonNeutral site

    Syracuse vs. Tennessee

    Syracuse 12, Tennessee 18

    No. 7 Syracuse vs. No. 10 Tennessee · 6-point margin

    Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    64

    Game score

  6. 1966PostseasonNeutral site

    Georgia vs. SMU

    Georgia 24, SMU 9

    No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 10 SMU · 15-point margin

    Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15

    58

    Game score

  7. 1966Week 6

    Michigan State at Ohio State

    Michigan State 11, Ohio State 8

    No. 2 Michigan State vs. Unranked Ohio State · 3-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    56

    Game score

  8. 1966Week 6

    Alabama at Tennessee

    Alabama 11, Tennessee 10

    No. 4 Alabama vs. Unranked Tennessee · 1-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    56

    Game score

  9. 1966PostseasonNeutral site

    Georgia Tech vs. Florida

    Georgia Tech 12, Florida 27

    No. 8 Georgia Tech vs. No. 9 Florida · 15-point margin

    Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15

    55

    Game score

  10. 1966Week 9

    Virginia at Georgia Tech

    Virginia 13, Georgia Tech 14

    Unranked Virginia vs. No. 5 Georgia Tech · 1-point margin

    Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    55

    Game score

  11. 1966Week 5

    UCLA at Rice

    UCLA 27, Rice 24

    No. 4 UCLA vs. Unranked Rice · 3-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    54

    Game score

  12. 1966Week 12

    Nebraska at Oklahoma

    Nebraska 9, Oklahoma 10

    No. 6 Nebraska vs. Unranked Oklahoma · 1-point margin

    Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    54

    Game score

  13. 1966Week 2

    TCU at Nebraska

    TCU 10, Nebraska 14

    Unranked TCU vs. No. 4 Nebraska · 4-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    53

    Game score

  14. 1966Week 5

    Washington at USC

    Washington 14, USC 17

    Unranked Washington vs. No. 5 USC · 3-point margin

    Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    53

    Game score

  15. 1966Week 2

    USC at Texas

    USC 10, Texas 6

    No. 5 USC vs. Unranked Texas · 4-point margin

    Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    52

    Game score

  16. 1966PostseasonNeutral site

    Nebraska vs. Alabama

    Nebraska 7, Alabama 34

    No. 6 Nebraska vs. No. 3 Alabama · 27-point margin

    Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 8/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  17. 1966Week 2

    Oklahoma State at Arkansas

    Oklahoma State 10, Arkansas 14

    Unranked Oklahoma State vs. No. 6 Arkansas · 4-point margin

    Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  18. 1966Week 8

    Auburn at Florida

    Auburn 27, Florida 30

    Unranked Auburn vs. No. 7 Florida · 3-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  19. 1966Week 5

    Tennessee at Georgia Tech

    Tennessee 3, Georgia Tech 6

    Unranked Tennessee vs. No. 7 Georgia Tech · 3-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  20. 1966Week 7

    Nebraska at Colorado

    Nebraska 21, Colorado 19

    No. 8 Nebraska vs. Unranked Colorado · 2-point margin

    Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  21. 1966Week 6

    Purdue at Michigan

    Purdue 22, Michigan 21

    No. 9 Purdue vs. Unranked Michigan · 1-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  22. 1966Week 4

    Clemson at Georgia Tech

    Clemson 12, Georgia Tech 13

    Unranked Clemson vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech · 1-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  23. 1966Week 4

    Missouri at UCLA

    Missouri 15, UCLA 24

    Unranked Missouri vs. No. 2 UCLA · 9-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  24. 1966Week 5

    Florida at Florida State

    Florida 22, Florida State 19

    No. 8 Florida vs. Unranked Florida State · 3-point margin

    Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  25. 1966Week 8

    USC at Miami

    USC 7, Miami 10

    No. 9 USC vs. Unranked Miami · 3-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    49

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.