1966 Texas Longhorns baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 1966 |
| Team: | Texas Longhorns |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 24–9–2 |
| Conf Record: | 9–6 |
| Head Coach: | Bibb Falk (24th year) |
| Stadium: | Clark Field |
| Champion: | SWC champions |
| Bowl: | College World Series |
| Bowl Result: | 1–2 |
The 1966 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1966 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 24th season at Texas.
The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing tied for fifth with a first round win over Arizona and losses to fourth-place St. John's and runner-up Oklahoma State.[1]
Personnel
Roster
Schedule and results
| Legend |
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| | Texas win |
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| 1966 Texas Longhorns baseball game log[3] |
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| Regular season |
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| February/March |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
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| Feb 28 | | | W 13–8 | 1–0 | | | Mar 1 | Sam Houston State* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 9–3 | 2–0 | | | Mar 4 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 13–11 | 3–0 | | | Mar 4 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | T 4–4 | 3–0–1 | | | Mar 5 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–1 | 4–0–1 | | | Mar 8 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 9–2 | 5–0–1 | | | Mar 15 | at | | W 5–1 | 6–0–1 | 1–0 | | Mar 16 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 4–3– | 7–0–1 | 2–0 | | Mar 19 | at | | W 6–4 | 8–0–1 | 3–0 | | Mar 21 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 13–9 | 9–0–1 | | | Mar 22 | Minnesota* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–9 | 10–0–1 | | | Mar 23 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 2–6 | 10–1–1 | 3–1 | | Mar 26 | at | | L 0–9 | 10–2–1 | 3–2 | | Mar 30 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–5 | 11–2–1 | 4–2 | | Mar 31 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–1 | 12–2–1 | 5–2 | |
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| April |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score– | Overall record | SWC record |
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| Apr 7 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 16–0 | 13–2–1 | | | Apr 12 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 11–4 | 14–2–1 | | | Apr 15 | Baylor | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–3 | 15–2–1 | 6–2 | | Apr 16 | Baylor | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 2–3 | 15–3–1 | 6–3 | | Apr 22 | at Rice | | W 2–0 | 16–3–1 | 7–3 | | Apr 23 | at Rice | Houston, TX | L 5–6 | 16–4–1 | 7–4 | |
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| May |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
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| May 3 | at TCU | | W 2–1 | 17–4–1 | 8–4 | | May 3 | at TCU | TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX | W 2–1 | 18–4–1 | 9–4 | | May 9 | Texas A&M | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 5–9 | 18–5–1 | 9–5 | | May 10 | Texas A&M | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 6–8 | 18–6–1 | 9–6 | |
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| Postseason |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
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| May 18 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | T 4–4 | 18–6–2 | 0–0–1 | | May 19 | Houston | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 4–5 | 18–7–2 | 0–1–1 | | May 21 | at Houston | Cougar Field • Houston, TX | W 9–3 | 19–7–2 | 1–1–1 | | May 21 | at Houston | Cougar Field • Houston, TX | W 8–5 | 20–7–2 | 2–1–1 | |
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| Exhibitions |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
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| June 7 | SMI Steelers | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–2 | 21–7–2 | | June 8 | | | W 3–2 | 22–7–2 | | June 9 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–0 | 23–7–2 | |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
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| June 13 | | | W 5–1 | 24–7–2 | 1–0 | | June 14 | | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 0–2 | 24–8–2 | 1–1 | | June 15 | | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 1–6 | 24–9–2 | 1–2 | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: 1966 College World Series. July 16, 2020. Omaha.com. July 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200717101525/https://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1966. dead.
- Book: Baseball Letterwinners. Texas Longhorns. July 16, 2020.
- Book: Texas Baseball Year by Year Results. Texas Longhorns. July 16, 2020. 10.
