1966 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

1966 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
1966 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–1
Head coach	Jerry Raymond (2nd season);
Captains	Jonas Halonen; Ed Mass; Lonny Head;
Home stadium	Briggs Field
	Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t e	Conf.			Overall
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 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University as an independent during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In their second and final season under head coach Jerry Raymond, the Hurons compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored their opponents, 100 to 87.^[1]

In August 1967, Eastern Michigan athletic director Frosty Ferzacca announced that Raymond was being replaced as head coach by Dan Boisture. Although Raymond had served as head coach for two full seasons, Ferzacca stated that "Raymond was serving as our interim coach."^[2] Raymond compiled an 8–7–2 record in two seasons as the school's "interim" head coach.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Findlay	Findlay, OH	L 0–20
September 24	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	T 0–0
October 1	Kentucky State	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	L 9–26	6,000
October 8	Western Reserve	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 16–3	4,500
October 15	at John Carroll	University Heights, OH	W 12–2
October 22	Ferris State	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 21–6	6,500
October 29	Wayne State (MI)	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 16–0	5,000
November 5	at Ohio Northern	Ada, OH	L 9–17
November 12	Eastern Illinois	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	W 17–13	3,500–3,900	^[4]^[5]
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