1966 Tampa Spartans football team

American college football season

1966 Tampa Spartans football

Conference| Independent
Record| 4–5
Head coach|

* Sam Bailey (3rd season)

Home stadium| Phillips Field

Seasons

← 1965

1967 →

1966 NCAA College Division independents football records

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
St. Norbert |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 7  | – | 1  | – | 1
Parsons |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 9  | – | 2  | – | 0
Drake |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 8  | – | 2  | – | 0
Northern Illinois |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 8  | – | 2  | – | 0
Indiana (PA) |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 7  | – | 2  | – | 0
Santa Clara |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 7  | – | 2  | – | 0
Cortland |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 2  | – | 0
Northeastern |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 2  | – | 0
Akron |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 3  | – | 0
Northern Michigan |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 3  | – | 1
Samford |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 3  | – | 1
Carnegie Tech |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 3  | – | 0
Eastern Michigan |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 3  | – | 1
Ashland |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 3  | – | 2
Northern Arizona |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 4  | – | 0
UC Santa Barbara |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 4  | – | 0
Boston University |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 5  | – | 0
Cal Poly Pomona |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 5  | – | 0
Chattanooga |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 5  | – | 0
Colorado College |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 4  | – | 0
Wabash |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 4  | – | 1
Milwaukee |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 5  | – | 1
Southern Illinois |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 5  | – | 1
UC Riverside |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 5  | – | 0
Tampa |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 5  | – | 0
Rose Poly |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 4  | – | 1
Hawaii |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 6  | – | 0
Portland State |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 6  | – | 0
Mississippi Valley State |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 6  | – | 0
Lake Forest |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 5  | – | 0
Wayne State (MI) |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 6  | – | 0

The 1966 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. It was the Spartans' 30th season. The team was led by head coach Sam Bailey, in his third year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5).

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 17| at Tulsa|

* Skelly Stadium
* Tulsa, OK

| L 11–57| 25,500|
September 24| Bowling Green|

* Phillips Field
* Tampa, FL

| W 20–13| 9,500|
October 1| at Akron|

* Rubber Bowl
* Akron, OH

| W 20–12| 9,500–10,000| [1]
October 8| at North Texas State|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| L 6–41| 10,000| [2]
October 15| Furman|

* Phillips Field
* Tampa, FL

| W 41–2| 9,600| [3]
October 29| at Houston|

* Houston Astrodome
* Houston, TX

| L 9–48| 41,182| [4]
November 5| Northeast Louisiana State|

* Phillips Field
* Tampa, FL

| L 0–17| 6,000–8,000| [5]
November 12| Buffalo|

* Phillips Field
* Tampa, FL

| W 27–8| 7,000|
November 19| Eastern Kentucky|

* Phillips Field
* Tampa, FL

| L 6–14| 6,500|

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## References

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1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 Akron)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
2. ^ "Eagles trounce Tampa". The Tampa Tribune. October 9, 1966. Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Spartans outscore Furman University". The Tampa Tribune. October 16, 1966. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Houston's passes top Tampa, 48–9". Express and News. October 30, 1966. Retrieved April 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Northeast does it again, upsets major college Tampa". Monroe Morning World. November 6, 1966. p. 1C. Retrieved January 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 Tampa)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.

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Tampa Spartans football

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* Plant Field (1933–1936)
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* Tampa Stadium (1967–1974)

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* Cigar Bowl
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