1966 East Texas State Lions football team
| 1966 East Texas State Lions football | |
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LSC champion | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 5–3–2 (4–1–2 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sul Ross | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Payne | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&I | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McMurry | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University in the 1966 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Ernest Hawkins, who was in his third season at East Texas State. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. With a 5–3–2 record, the Lions won the Lone Star Conference championship, the first of four under Hawkins. Tailback Curtis Guyton was named All-American, the first black player in program history to be named All-American.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Abilene Christian* | L 0–7 | [1] | |
| September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Texas Lutheran* | W 42–0 | [2] | |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arlington State* |
| L 10–27 | [3] |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | McMurry |
| W 17–11 | [4] |
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas A&I |
| W 25–24 | [5] |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Sul Ross |
| T 14–14 | [6] |
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | Howard Payne |
| W 10–7 | [7] |
| November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at Sam Houston State |
| W 17–13 | [8] |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Southwest Texas State |
| T 14–14 | [9] |
| November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin |
| L 7–24 | [10] |
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Postseason awards[edit]
All-Americans[edit]
- Curtis Guyton, halfback, Third Team
Lone Star Conference superlatives[edit]
- Coach of The Year: Ernest Hawkins
All-Lone Star Conference[edit]
LSC First Team[edit]
- Curtis Guyton, kalfback
LSC Second Team[edit]
- Charles Froneberger, center
- Bill Garner, defensive end
- David McKay, safety
- Mike Venable, linebacker
- Sam Walton, offensive tackle
- Ronald Zwernemann, offensive tackle
LSC Honorable Mention[edit]
- Tommy Briscoe, offensive guard
- Leo Rhodes, offensive guard
- Tim Smith, defensive tackle
References[edit]
- ^ "Wildcats outswim Lions, 7–0". Abilene Reporter-News. September 18, 1966. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TLC takes 3rd loss of season". Express and News. September 25, 1966. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Williams sparks Reb win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1966. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas State trips McMurry, 17–11". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 9, 1966. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Javelinas suffer 3rd 1-point loss, 25–24". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 16, 1966. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lions tie SR in 14–14 tilt". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 23, 1966. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas State halts Howard Payne". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 30, 1966. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas off early to down Sam Houston". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas in 14–14 deadlock". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 13, 1966. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stephen F. Austin rambles over East Texas State, 24–7". The Shreveport Times. November 20, 1966. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2019.